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Teen Weight LossTeen Weight Loss- The "Don'ts" of Teen Dieting Even
though the urge to try a quick diet pill or a fad diet to lose weight
fast is something all overweight people want, the truth is these
methods are unsafe and eventually lead to weight gain – often more
weight than where we started. An effective teen weight loss program is one where you can lose weight and more importantly, keep the weight off. Although my kids are no longer teens (they are now 27, 26 and 23), I remember the days of their impatience of wanting anything and everything now. So I can relate, or at least understand, why teens are looking for a quick weight loss. But I also know that these methods, while giving some nice results at first, are not lasting results and furthermore can be harmful to your health. So, before moving on to the some healthy quick ways for teen weight loss, I wanted to first address what not to do for a quick weight loss. Don’t Crash Diet As a teen, your body is still growing and changing, and getting the proper nutrition is critical to your growth process. Crash dieting usually in tales extreme reduction of calories, depriving your body of key energy and nutrients. In fact, crash dieting for anyone, including adults, generally leads to reduced metabolism and ultimately weight gain. Fad diets and crash diets that reduce calorie intake too extreme will show some short term results, even for teens. However, the body’s natural defenses take over and will slow down your metabolism, conserving energy. It begins to store your foods as fat and reduces your Basal Metabolic Rate. This is why after the short period of time, instead of seeing quick weight loss results, people hit a weight loss plateau and then eventually gain the weight back and then some. An extremely low calorie intake can cause health problems for anyone but is especially damaging to teens. Because teenagers are still growing, their body needs higher amounts of calories and nutrients to supply the body with the energy it needs for the growing process. Without these nutrients and calories, you may experience skin and hair problems, extreme tiredness, bone weakness as well as hormonal problems. Don’t use Laxatives and Unsafe Supplements Recent surveys show that some teenagers are resorting to using laxatives as a way for quick weight loss for teens. Laxatives are for a specific purpose and weight loss is not one of them. Using laxatives for teen weight loss is neither a healthy approach nor a successful approach. Here’s why laxatives don’t work as an easy weight loss for teens and can be harmful to your health.
Don’t Fall for Fad Diets  Most fad diets
have some kind of gimmick that they use to lure you into their “perfect
and fast way to lose weight”. The truth is, most fad diets are just a fancy way of saying an extremely low calorie diet. Fad diets, like crash dieting, can be harmful to your growing process and tend to lead to additional weight gain once the initial quick weight loss is over. With any diet plan, you need to make sure it consists of a healthy eating plan. This advice applies to both adults and teens, but for teens is especially critical. Not only do you need to make sure you are getting the right types of foods and teen calorie intake, you are at a younger age where building a new healthy lifestyle is critical for not only your teen years, but your adult life. Now that we’ve talked about what not to do, you are probably asking yourself, what can I do to lose weight? Check out these quick weight loss for teens tips to help you start losing weight today. Parents, if you are looking for ways to help support your teen, read these tips for parents. Back to Teen Weight Loss Additional articles Free Fitness Videos Check out all the free fitness videos on this site to learn how to exercise correctly to make the most out of your workout. Exercise
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