A cool spot with groovy health tips for teens.

" The pessimist complains about the wind the optimist expects it to change the realist adjusts the sails."
~William Arthur Ward

" Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed in the things that you didn't do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~Mark Twain

THE POND GUYS^©

How to Enjoy Hoppy Weight Loss!

Once I saw a very unhappy frog. For the most part, frogs are very hoppy and free - no cares, no worries, simply simple simpletons.

So when is a frog an unhappy frog? When it's a bright and sunny day, then night heralds a blue northern.

Frogs instinctively burrow up to escape the cold, but once in a blue moon, a frog will play Rambo and tough out the weather - thinking that a cold snap might be a hoax rather than the real thing. Tom and I call these frogs The Pond Guys.

Some people act like The Pond Guys when it comes to their daily diet, particularly when holidays and special celebrations go around.

They'll have a slice of pumpkin pie, a quart of eggnog, twin turkey legs and a keg of apple cider. The day after the feast, they ignore all the Weight Gain Warning Lights going off in their little heads - just like The Pond Guys when it comes to impending foul weather.

Rather than 'watch what they eat' these....er....Pond People like to think that the extra food won't hurt them. They ate all they wanted the day before and didn't gain weight. So they can't gain weight! They are invincible against weight gain!

And of course, you know the story from here. The Pond People wake up a few days later and even those fat clothes in their closet won't fit. They have to lay down on the bed just to get their jeans zipped. And then they wonder why their tummy aches.

So - from all of this we can learn an important lesson. We are what we eat - no matter if we believe that we aren't. The pounds will pack on even as we're telling them, " You can't do that!"

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Looking Good, Feeling Great

Why Can't I Be a Cheerleader, Too?

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Implementing Weights Into Your Fitness Workout

Understanding Anorexia & Bulimia

Everyone Has Fat Cells

About Cellulite

About Oily Complexions

Fresh N Fruity

A Diet Journal

Your Daily Nutritional Needs

When Parents Rule What You Eat

The Most Important Meal of the Day

The Least Important Meal of the Day

Are More Teens Choosing the Vegan Way?

Blasting Fat From Your Diet

Pulling Your Sweet Tooth

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A cool spot with groovy health tips for teens.

" The pessimist complains about the wind the optimist expects it to change the realist adjusts the sails."
~William Arthur Ward

STRESS & WEIGHT GAIN^©

Stress Kills Healthy Diets

Stress leads to weight gain because stress captures our minds and many times, it misplaces our good sense.

We go to lunch one day and we are stressed out over a big test, and before we know it, we've eaten all our lunch and didn't even realize it. We didn't even taste it.

Stress can lead to unhealthy grazing sessions, or food binges. Why? Because when we are stressed, we tend to fall back on things that give us comfort - those familiar things.

It may be chocolate, or cheesecake or chocolate cheesecake. But when stress leans on eating for comfort, one of the best ways to combat weight gain is to divert your attention to healthier modes of comfort. Here are just a few healthier suggestions:

- Read a good book.
- Shoot some hoops.
- Grab for fresh fruit over refined sugar.
- Call up a friend and chat it out.

Before I close out this article, I want to say to anyone reading this who may be a Cheerleader or a Sport's Jock - I hope that you use your position at school to set an example to be looked up to rather than one that looks down on others from a lofty throne.

This article is not to say that all Cheerleaders are mean OR that all Sport's Jocks are snobs, because there are a lot of great ones out there who do make a difference in their fellow student's lives by creating warm memories. If this sounds like you, congratulations for making a positive mark in life.

And keep in mind that most of us don't write our success stories in life. Our kids and friends do!

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