Safe Dieting for Teens
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Second Edition
by Linda Ojeda Ph.D.
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American Teens Need a Diet That Makes Sense and Doesn’t Super-Size Anything!
Today’s teenagers are faced with a mind-boggling number of weight and lifestyle challenges and contradictions. They are less active than ever before (thank you TV, cars, computers and less PE in school), are served unhealthy fast foods in school and huge servings in restaurants but are constantly urged to try fad diets to look like stick-thin celebrities. It is no surprise that obesity, anorexia and bulimia are all on the rise.
If you are a teen today, what you need is not a ninety-pound role model, but rather information about balancing your nutrition and activity to feel good and gain a positive self-image. This book has the tools and information you need to make choices that will work for you, not against you.
Forget calorie counting, no-no foods and weight loss pills. Make small changes and learn healthy habits that keep the weight off for good.
The first edition of Safe Dieting for Teens introduced the basics of nutrition and exercise along with information on eating disorders and weight loss programs, helpful tips for teens and parents and much more. This revised edition has been fully updated, and important new sections include—
- Why most diets fail and the dangers of yo-yo dieting
- How to design your own unique diet
- Girls’ special diet dilemma
- How to stay motivated and confident
- Healthy alternatives for meals, snacks and drinks
Dr. Linda Ojeda shares knowledge that she has gathered from years of working with overweight teens, as well as from the personal weight issues she faced as an adolescent. She believes that no single weight loss solution is right for everyone and each person needs to find the unique combination of food, activity and motivation that works best for her or him. Most importantly, Dr. Ojeda inspires her readers to be healthy, fit and happy, no matter what the scale says.
REVIEWS AND TESTIMONIALS
"In a world of fad diets, super thin people, and obesity, it’s hard to feel good about your body. For
some people, it’s even harder to find the weight that suits them best. In this book, the author
stresses the importance of losing weight to please yourself instead of the people around you,
educates readers about proper nutrition, and shows the importance of exercise. She addresses the problems with fad diets and eating disorders, as well as why it’s harder for females to lose weight then it is for males.
This book would be very helpful for teens looking for the correct and healthy way to lose weight
and keep it off. With the exercise and nutrition advice, it’s not difficult to find a way to do it.
There are many helpful suggestions throughout the book to keep you motivated and thinking
realistically. Many teens, who are struggling with their weight, will be sure to find the correct way
to lose weight, or just become healthier with this book.
I thought that many of the suggestions in Safe Dieting for Teens seemed like things that the average teen would be able to do. It gave very simple suggestions on many different topics. I
would recommend this book to any teen looking for a solution to their weight problems. Patience is definitely needed to get through this book, since it’s not quite the action-packed book that you’d
expect from a topic like this. I believe that anyone who’s dedicated to losing weight the correct way will find this book completely helpful and will find their perfect way to lose all their weight. - Hillary Krajewski (age 15) for Reader Views
Health and self-image issues affecting teens are constantly in the headlines, and Linda Ojeda strives to present a balanced and realistic approach to weight management.
Ojeda has studied women’s health issues for more than twenty-five years and has written several books, including Menopause Without Medicine and Her Healthy Heart. The first edition of Safe Dieting for Teens was released in 1993.
“So you think you’re fat. Are you sure?” Ojeda insists that teens approach weight loss with an informed strategy. The psychological, emotional, and physiological components of weight gain and loss are thoroughly discussed, as well as the dietary aspect. Several calorie charts and a web-resource guide provide for further education. Included in the back is a note to parents with tips for success including, “Let them find their own way. Unless you’re asked, hold your tongue.”
The first half of the book focuses on general diet concepts, such as understanding why common diet techniques fail and simple ways to increase physical activity, like “taking my iPod for a walk.” Ojeda also asks the reader to embrace what is already great about them, independent of their weight, and to question themselves about why they want to lose weight.
The second half of the book focuses on food choices. Her cardinal rules are variety, moderation, and balance. She does not prescribe what to eat. “The secret is, you decide what route to take (not me), because what you choose, you will follow. This is your diet. …And when you succeed, it’s because of you, not me.”
Ojeda’s style is easy to follow. Each chapter is full of good tips, such as a quick way to visualize sugar grams—a teaspoon divided by four. Though the advice generally would apply to anyone, recommended caloric intake is specifically geared to the growing teen body.
Losing weight is not easy or fast. Ojeda’s adaptive and honest approach takes more commitment than teens might be used to, but anyone ready to be serious will find this book an approachable and useful tool. - Naomi Millán, Foreword Magazine
What a delightful book! The tone of this book is absolutely spot-on: helpful, empathetic, understanding, and sensitive to the preconceptions held by most teens about weight issues and how to deal with them. The author exhibits an extremely keen understanding of the challenges, questions and confusion that most teens (especially teenaged girls) experience regarding weight, body image, and weight-loss issues. This book is full of practical advice, straight talk, and usable information regarding nutrition, real-life exercise, and lifelong healthy eating habits and food choices. I would recommend this book for any teen looking for help in dealing with weight challenges and learning how to live a healthy lifestyle. - Blackenbooks, LibraryThing Early Reviewer
Safe Dieting for Teens"by Linda Ojeda is a remarkably straightforward, non-judgemental and factual look at helping teens develop healthy eating habits. The book offers some really good suggestions about dieting, including when not to diet, how to get help for eating disorders, and the importance of activity. Rather than focusing on a set menu like many diets do, Ojeda shows how to work healthy eating into the teen's lifestyle without feeling like they are depriving themselves of food. She also talks about developing a healthy body image and how to tell whether your size is right for you, warns girls not to try to diet with boys (frustration all around!) and not to compete with their friends. She writes in a personal and friendly way, relating her own eating struggles and passing on tips that helped her succeed. It's a write-in workbook, offering space for girls to record their own thoughts and feelings on weight loss, list their priorities and log their food and exercise. A section for parents is offered that has tips for helping their teenage girls lose weight. There is a substantial resources section in the back, and portion control, label reading, and sensible limits are stressed. The only two things I'd quibble with in this book are that her information on birth control pills is out of date and she doesn't fully explain how to do portion control. My teen daughter will be using the book to help reduce her own weight healthfully, and I'll be following along with her. - Mathilde, LibraryThing Early Reviewer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Chapter : To Diet or Not to Diet?
Chapter : Girls' Special Diet Dilemma
Chapter : Why Most Diets Fail
Chapter : When Dieting Takes a Dangerous Turn
Chapter : What's More Important than Losing Weight?
Chapter : Physical Activity and Exercise Are Key to Success
Chapter : Designing Your Own Unique Diet
Chapter 8: Help! What to Eat? What to Eat?
Chapter : Putting It All Together
Resources
Books for Parents
Index
Food Record and Calorie Log
A Note to Parents: How You Can Help Your Teen Lose Weight
PUBLICATION DETAILS
PUBLICATION DATE: 2008 March
EDITION: Second
PAGES: 144
SIZE: 6 x 9
ILLUSTRATIONS: Charts and Tables Throughout
INDEXED: Yes
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Linda Ojeda is a respected author and speaker who has studied nonmedical approaches to women’s health issues for more than 25 years. Her interests and experiences have taken her into a variety of health-related areas from maintaining a private practice in Southern California to hosting her own radio talk show, “Healthy . . .by Design”.
Because she was the first, and remains one of the few speakers, that can present facts about health issues from a woman’s perspective and in an easily understandable and entertaining style and format, Dr. Ojeda is a popular speaker at seminars, conferences, and most recently on internet web sites. A pioneer in the subject of women’s health, Linda Ojeda is the author of several books, including Exclusively Female, Menopause Without Medicine, Safe Dieting for Teens, and Her Healthy Heart.
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