Skills for continued success
Why are Wellspring campers so successful at maintaining or continuing weight loss when they return home? One reason is that Wellspring Florida provides campers with the basic skills to prepare the delicious meals at home that they have at camp. Parents often tell us that the entire family benefits when their child returns home and begins showing off his or her skills in the kitchen!
Nutrition Education
Most overweight teens have tried to lose weight many times, in several different ways. They have gone to weight loss programs, dieticians, personal trainers, or simply tried to stay away from foods known to be unhealthy. Eating junk food and spending too much time on the couch are things we all know are not good for us. But what exactly should we do?
Wellspring Florida’s nutrition education program trains campers on what they need to know about weight loss and weight control. Instead of overloading students with information about vitamins and nutrients or the “food pyramid,” Wellspring focuses on what really matters—eating a healthy diet that promotes long-term weight control.. Wellspring’s nutrition curriculum was developed by staff and top students at our sister program, Wellspring Academy, formerly Academy of the Sierras.
- Deciding when a diet does and does not have a scientific basis
- Understanding scientific credentials; when to trust someone, and when to recognize that someone is taking advantage of their title
- Science of weight gain: why is it so easy to gain and so hard to lose?
- What science shows us about weight loss
- What science tells us about successful long-term weight control
- Fad diets and teen diets
- Ways to stay satisfied while continuing to lose
- Restaurant training – how do we do go out to eat without regaining weight? Campers visit local restaurants to test their new skills.
- Portion sizes
- Grocery store training: games and exercises at the supermarket so that campers know what to look for and buy when at home
