I’ve been thinking about ways to make weight loss fun. What’s missing from most programs is just that.
My most successful group program was Chef Clinic, which our contestants (we had contestants, like Jillian Michaels!, back in ’98) called “Camp for Adults.” No panty raids, but a lot of campfires, and incredible success.
Now I’m preparing to do a weight loss program for overweight kids, at the YMCA here in Santa Barbara. With a 8 week easy Chef Clinic, for parents, nearly all online. To give parents the cooking/healthy eating/fitness/coping skills they don’t have, to take the pressure off overweight and obese kids, to make the best choices easy choices. At home, at school, on weekends, at night.
My friend Mark Palmer sent me the video below, from thefuntheory.com, part of Volkswagen. Bugs have always been fun, and Vanagons too (I learned to drive in a parking lot, grinding the gears of Julie P’s bright yellow VW). Boy, was that fun.
And Mark has it right: creating a environment helps people do the right thing in that environment. But even in a suboptimal environment, parents can help kids, especially kids under 12 years old with more dependence and less autonomy than teens, make the right choices by making them for the family. Without blame or finger pointing, but instead with a wink and a nod.
How does your family have fun eating to lose weight?
7 Comments
Comment by Sue — March 12, 2010 @ 10:52 am
I started having my mom cook with me “hanging around underfoot” (really I’m supervising)
http://backdoorlogic.blogspot.com/2010/03/ma-cooks.html
Comment by Dr John — March 12, 2010 @ 2:41 pm
Good to be in a kitchen, no matter what
Comment by Chasity Bellah — March 16, 2010 @ 9:48 am
hmm id love to see more of this subject ahaha
Comment by Dr John — March 17, 2010 @ 2:10 pm
Yes ahaha is the right way to go.
Comment by Nathanael Frullate — March 27, 2010 @ 7:50 am
You pointed a hundred p.c exact.I If i could add simply few words about my expertise, i was 253 pounds and i managed to take 83 pounds off, it wasn’t easy and it was anything but not healthy , i was starving ,taking numerous drugs and constantly training-end result was dehydrations,weaknes,depressions……you title it, well being security,correct plan and realistic goal with a will to vary life-style should always be a part of weight reduction, in any other case you would be combating complete life with a same challenge -lose few pounds-get them again and again and again and again……
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Comment by Dr John — March 30, 2010 @ 10:49 am
Excellent, Nathanael…congrats on your success
Comment by Dr John — April 20, 2010 @ 10:08 am
Excellent, Nathanael: I’m proud of your efforts…keep it up: balance is everything.
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