Keyword: Confidential by Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D., (referred to as WLC below) challenges the prevailing thinking on teen Weight Loss New York, including many beliefs commonly help by professionals in the field.Misconception: Teens who diet invariably fall prey to fads and have unhealthy eating habits.WLC: The more than 100 teens that Fletcher interviewed lost a significant amount of weight without going to extremes: Their average Weight Loss New York was 58 pounds, and three-fourths of the teens lost 30 pounds or more. Many said they followed diets, but they were healthy diets.Misconception: Teens who have tried and failed at losing weight many times before don’t succeed.WLC: Seven out of 10 teens lost and gained weight multiple times before finally succeeding.Misconception: The methods used by adults to lose weight are inappropriate for teens.WLC: A number of experts steer teens away from counting fat grams and calories, keeping food records and working out, believing these things might lead to an unhealthy obsession with weight and food. Many of the teens Fletcher interviewed used these techniques, and their attitudes about weight and food are healthy.Misconception: Teens are rebellious by nature, so efforts to help them will backfire.WLC: A strong majority of the teens indicated their families’ support was important to their success.Misconception: Overweight teens from overweight families are unlikely to overcome the odds and lose weight.WLC: Most of the teens said at least one parent was overweight.Misconception: Teens who have been overweight since they were very young don’t have much hope of losing weight permanently.WLC: On average, teens reported becoming overweight at approximately 9 years of age.From Weight Loss New York Confidential: How Teens Lose Weight and Keep it Off – and What They Wish Parents Knew. Copyright (c) 2007 by Anne M. Fletcher. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Back to top
