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.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Bouncing Back
Here at AOS, we learn about the three stages of weight control. They are honeymoon, frustration, and acceptance. The honeymoon stage coincides with the commitment to make long term weight controlling your own. For a while everything seems easy. It feels good to be losing weight, and being in control. But for many, this honeymoon stage does not last. After a while, the weight controller begins to get burnt out. It is not as easy as it was to practice good weight controlling skills. I am currently in the frustration phase of weight control. For some time now, I have had difficulties sticking to my program. I have to figure out how to get myself out of this stage.
To be honest, I am not 100% sure how to do it. For the moment, all I can do is not give up on myself or my program, and keep chugging along on the long road to being a long term weight controller.
Labels: frustration, stages, weight_control
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Frustration and Motivation
I would like to say hello to my massive reading audience out there. I hope everybody is doing well. Lately, I have been having some issues finding motivation to control my weight. I have found from my experiences that motivation really is one of the key components to having success in weight control. You can be educated about what to eat or how to exercise, but if you don't have the drive to use what you learned, it is very difficult to be successful. I have been thinking of what I can do to gain back the motivation that I once had. I remember what it feels like to get up every morning and want to exercise, and be motivated to take the steps necessary to control my weight. For me, and a lot of other weight controllers, it is a struggle to control our weight when we don't have clear objectives and goals. If I don't know what I am working for, it is very hard stay committed. So, with this in mind, I decided to search for something to keep that would help keep me motivated. For some people this symbol is a picture of them at their heaviest, something that they never want to look like again. Others have a goal in mind that they keep in the forefront of their brains. Whether it be fitting in a pair of size 34 pants, or slipping into a dress that didn't used to fit, short term goals are very important.
As I write this, I am in the process of trying to find a short term goal that will help put me over the edge in my weight control. And, I encourage anyone who is having an issue with their own weight to find something, whether it be a goal, or an image to help them in their efforts to be healthy.
Opening day for the San Francisco Giants = 26 days away
Labels: frustration, goals, motivation
