Weight Loss Blog

The Weight Loss Blog offers news and information about nutrition and fitness as well as actual weight loss success stories as told by students at Wellspring Academies, formerly Academy of the Sierras, the first boarding school for overweight teens. WSA is part of Wellspring, which also runs Wellspring weight loss camps.

The Blog started with entries by 15-year-old Jahcobie who graduated from WSA after losing 176 pounds in seven months. Then Brooke, a 17-year-old from Prescott, Arizona, took over. Our latest student blogger was Melissa, a 17-year-old from Orange County, California. Melissa recently graduated and we wish her success and she continues down her path as a "long-term weight controller."

Andy D. a 17-year-old student at Wellspring Academy spent a few months sharing his adventures in weight loss, healthy eating, and fitness fun with us before he graduated the program in June.

Now we'll continue to update you with news and information about weight lose, healthy living, and childhood obesity. We'll have a new WSA student share their stories with us beginning in the Fall.

Wellspring programs are the most effective weight loss solutions for teens available today. But don't let us tell you. Let Andy, Melissa, Brooke, and Jahcobie tell you. Read about their journeys toward successful weight management in their own words.

Friday, March 30, 2007

Why do I eat?

That is the question that many weight controllers, myself included, are constantly asking themselves. This question has been in the forefront of my mind for the last several days. This past Tuesday I went home for an "Off Campus Challenge." In addition to seeing my family, going home provided me the opportunity to take a look at my current relationship with food. I had felt on top of my weight control efforts here on campus. But when I left the comforts of Reedley, California, I found it exponentially more difficult for me to control my food intake. When I asked myself why this was the case, I realized that I was eating only because the food was there. Here at AOS, we stick to a diet of healthy, wholesome foods. When I was off campus, and saw the high-fat, high-sugar foods that I used to love, I let the sight overwhelm me, and did not use what I had learned.

I did learn a valuable lesson, however. Next time I am in a situation where I am face to face with a cookie, I know how important it is never to underestimate the power of how strong just seeing some thing can make you want to eat it.

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