Weight loss for teenagers is fast becoming the number one priority in todays society as teenage obesity levels become a ‘growing’ menace! One reason behind this is that it’s very difficult to handle and control the lifestyle habits of teenagers. Teenagers always try to live life on their own terms since they believe that they are mature enough to take all the important decisions of their lives. Still, there are a number of ways you can make sure that your teenager is always fit, slim and healthy.

Have you ever taught the difference of healthy and unhealthy foods to your kids? Have you ever taught your kids how to identity those types of foods or ever offered them home cooked meals? Have you ever prevented them from eating junk foods or watching television for hours?

If your answer to all these questions is “no”, I’m sorry to say that you have not really been a good parent. Most parents make their kids eat junk foods because they are not only a cheaper alternative to home cooked meals but also to save them time. Most parents would prefer watching television or gossiping rather than making home cooked meals.

If a child is not made to taste healthy foods right from a very young age or is never taught to identify good and bad foods, it is only natural that they will continue with the unhealthy habits of their childhood right into adolescence and beyond! If one has never eaten anything except junk foods as a child, it is not unnatural that they would develop a certain kind of distaste towards organic foods as they get older. These unhealthy eating habits are one of the primary reasons behind teenage obesity.

Changing a teenager’s eating habit is a lot harder than changing the food habits of a younger child. The only way you can change your kid’s eating habit is by changing YOUR food choices first. When you become proactive at weight loss and fitness, your teenagers would follow suit! What you should be eating is something I will discuss at the end of this article.

Another reason behind obesity is the influence of television. Television not only makes a teenager idle but also influences their mind with those attractive ads on junk and fatty foods. As a parent, it’s your responsibility to make sure that your kids don’t watch television for a long time period. You should always encourage them to indulge in outdoor sports or at least take a walk outside.

As a parent, you should also not allow your kids to buy junk foods nor bring them home yourself. You as the parent should always set the example. When junk foods are available at the end of your street, neither you nor your kids would be able to resist the temptation but for goodness’ sake, it is best to just ignore this temptation and look for a healthy alternative instead.

Your kitchen and refrigerator should always be stocked with organic and healthy foods; that way, you can make sure the whole family eats them more often than junk alternatives. Eating organic foods is one of the best ways to keep your calorie consumption low. This, together with a little physical activity, would do you and your adolescent kids the world of good!

Remember that as parents, we have the choice to teach healthy or unhealthy lifestyle habits to our children. However, you need to teach your kids, especially teenagers, through action instead of words. When you start losing weight as a result of following a healthy lifestyle, your kids will do the same. This is really a great way to fight teenage obesity!

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Hi There – There is a community for teens on a healthy lifestyle and it has many helpful tools on there such as calorie counters, teen groups to join, exercises, workout programs, and weight loss experts. This site also has other people your age that are asking the same questions and facing the same challenges that you are experiencing. www.sparkteens.com Hope this helps!

And please, don't go on a diet/starve yourself hun!
It won't work.
Good luck girl!

i dont look super huge but i dont look skinny at all! ive cut back on fast food and i rarely eat it. ive been eating alotta special k lately with soymilk, but everyday i just feel fattter and fatter, i wear a size 4 in american eagle shorts and i really want to fit into a 1 or 2 like i used to.

im just sick of not being normal, i dont want to be judged on my weight ive been judged for 2 years now and im sick and tired of it. i desperately need help!!

Stay under 1,200 calories for 3 weeks and I guarantee you will lose at least 15 pounds, I did. 5 pounds per week. Go as long as you want, but be sure to get all the nutrients youy need, try taking mutlivitamins while you are dieting, so you dont go pale.

I also.. -Went for a 30 minute fast walk each day. -Drank at least 8 glasses of water. -Stayed away from junk/fatty/oily foods. -Dont eat 3 hours before you go to sleep.

——-J.Fink

try the lil Jack workout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKCGe2Ezris

Breakfast-No fat Yogurt

Lunch-Salad Dinner-Grilled Chicken Salad And Drink Lots of Water

Whatever you eat ALWAYS make sure it is low in fat, sugar, salt and calories!

For breakfast, eggs are the best choice. I read it in a magazine somewhere but eggs actually help you!
For lunch/dinner, I usually eat subways. Veggie delight is the best. I order Italian herbs and cheese, put swiss cheese, toasted, lettuce, tomato, onions, (light) mayo, and vinegar.

The point is, you’ve got to cut the junk food. If you want to lose weight, cutting junk food will help immensely. Instead of candy and sweets, eat an orange or an apple! Strawberries and raspberrys are good too. Also, cut the soda and FLAVORED (which is FAKE SUGARED JUICE) juice! Replace it with lots of water, and some milk once in a while. If you want something sweet to drink, drink Tropicana Orange Juice. From my experience, that’s the only REAL juice I’ve seen out there. Once in a while, I drink pomegranate juice too.

Also, I now have a habit in looking at the package for the calories. I can only limit myself into comsuming 2000 calories a day.

Oh, and you can find out if juice is not real juice by looking at the bottle. Usually they put it in tiny letters so you won’t find out. But its fake if it says Flavored.

& of course, you HAVE to excercise. Try walking up flights and flights of stairs. Walk the long way home (if its safe of course!) or dance crazily to your music (I do that, its fun AND healty).

WARNING: Do not starve yourself! I repeat, DO NOT STARVE YOURSELF! Don’t skip meals because once you eat again, you’ll gain all the weight back (and possibly gain more). This is because of the metabolism that had depleted.

I’m 14 by the way… and by following these rules, I lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks. Yeah, I use to be 120 lbs, but now I’m 110 lbs.

I hope this helps?

My mom was always a "curvy" girl at my age.
Once she hit her twenties she started getting underweight.

I don’t exactly wanna waste my childhood/teenage years
being at a weight that’s uncomfortable for me. I don’t wanna
"wait it out" I try eating healthy and I exercise for about 30 mins
a day but It’s difficult for me to drop just one pound!

Exercise tips, Healthy foods, anything I can do? – Thanks
Try to keep the answers positive- I suffer from anxiety and depression. The last thing I wanna hear is criticism.
I AM exercising. I do sports occasionally. I don’t want pills. Special foods and where I can find them would be better.

well last year i was 16, 5"6 and 240 i lost 100 pounds by completey cutting off soda, using less salt in my foods, drinking green tea, eating just a little healthier. And using the treadmill about 3 times a week ( the secret for me was putting the treadmill on 2.5-3.0 while watch a movie/show on my computer, sometimes i was on it for like 2-3 hours will out even realizing it ( i suggest headphones and an action movie, it pumps your adrenaline up and you end up walking faster). Hope it helps.

Don’t let peer pressure make you want to lose weight. As a teen the only reason I wanted to lose weight was because of other boys and girls. Walk around your neighborhood 3 or 4 times a week, and don’t eat junk food.

If you do eat junk food a lot stop slowly. Start eating less and less of it. Most people eat junk food but limit their intake. That is the point of weight watchers, they eat what they want, but limit how much they eat. You also have to exercise. There are no ways around it. I have been there.