Obese teens can turn their lives around at teen weight loss camps.  For teens, the camp focus is on changing their lifestyle.  This is a critical time for kids.   The acceptance of their peers is important to them.   They want to be attractive to the opposite sex.

It is hard to be an overweight teenager.   For teens who are overweight, the years that should be carefree and fun are often torture.   Too often, obese teens are exposed to cruel comments from family members as well as school mates.  They are teased and stared at and the high school experience for them is not one they want to remember.  Overweight teens don’t accept their excess pounds as normal as they may have done as a child.  Boys with weight problems are the last picked for sports teams and get used to sitting the bench.  They are often shy around girls and become the best friend rather than the boy friend.

The approach at weight loss camps for teens is on changing not only the teen’s weight but also their entire lifestyle and outlook.  Teens who have avoided school dances due to embarrassment about their size find themselves dancing without being self conscious.  At camp they change their diet and learn how to make food choices when they leave camp.   Information about nutrition and calories is combined with facts about fast food and common snacks and the low-nutrition, high-calorie problems they present for the teens.

Counselors at weight loss camps for teens understand the teenage mind – which is something parents find hard to do.  Teens are encouraged to contribute ideas and to make choices.   Returning home from weight loss camp, many teens have a different outlook on life.   They understand what led to their weight problems in the first place and have acquired tools to help them continue to lose weight and gain confidence long after “fat camp” is over.