How Do You Help A Teenager Lose Weight?
If your teen child is feeling uncomfortable about their body size, it’s only natural to want to know how to help a teenager lose weight. Healthy habits will last a lifetime and the teenage years are a great place to start if the family hasn’t always been so healthy. First, you need to make sure that your teen wants to lose weight. Nothing makes you feel worse than someone else suggesting that you need to lose weight if you are more than happy with your body. If you are absolutely certain that your teenager wants to lose weight, then you can be more direct in your suggestions. Otherwise, you may want to just change the family’s habits without mentioning “weight loss” Have a family meeting to discuss “getting healthy”. The focus on this meeting should not be weight loss. You should take the blame yourself and say that it’s you that wants to get healthy and you think that others should follow. Stop buying junk food. Make sure that your fridge and cupboards are stocked with only healthy fo