don'tweight: Buidling positive attitudes and healthy habits for a lifetime

building positive attitudes and healthy habits for a lifetime

don’t weight gives kids and parents the tools and strategies necessary to achieve and maintain a healthy relationship with food and a physically active lifestyle

Kids build habits at a young age

For Tweens & Teens & Parents

Ages 8-12 & and 13-18 whose BMI is over a healthy Weight Healthy Weight: BMI is between the 5th - 84th percentiles Underweight: BMI is less than the 5th percentile Overweight: BMI is between the 85th and 94th percentiles Obese: BMI is equal to or greater than the 95th percentile

can face serious medical, emotional and social consequences.

Overweight and obese kids are at increased

risk of developing health complications such as Type 2 Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension and orthopedic ailments. In

addition, many overweight and obese youth have low self-esteem and poor body image and face discrimination from their peers.

That’s why we created a program called don’tweight.

Our licensed Dietitians/Nutritionists, Social

Workers and Certified Personal Trainers work together to focus on the social/emotional/

behavioral, nutritional and physical aspects of a healthy lifestyle.

By structuring our program to include both group and individual sessions, we promote healthy habits at an early age to last a lifetime.

building positive attitudes and healthy habits for a lifetime

Tweens & teens who are overweight or obese

The Program

Modification, Physical Fitness

1. Nutrition Component – promotes a non-diet approach with an emphasis on healthy food choices and portion control. Specific topics include: fuel up on breakfast,

low fat/nutrient dense foods, learning to like fruits and

veggies, portion control, label reading, balancing meals, healthy snacks vs. treats, healthy fast food eating, back in the kitchen and more.

2. Behavior Modification Component – the program

includes many topics regarding behavior modification to help participants replace negative, unhealthy behaviors with positive, healthy ones. The program’s goal is to

change habits gradually for long-term success, while

improving overall self-esteem. Participants will become

aware of overeating triggers and learn strategies to cope with such triggers. Specific topics include: learning to self-regulate meals, avoid being over restrictive, selfimage, stress eating, self deception, intolerance to hunger and more.

3. Physical Fitness Component – along with improving eating behaviors, the program’s goal is to increase

participants’ physical activity and improve their fitness ability. Furthermore, getting the kids to like moving more anyway they choose to move. Exercise does

promote weight loss but more importantly it provides the groundwork for long term health.

building positive attitudes and healthy habits for a lifetime

Our three-part approach: Nutrition, Behavior

Group Approach

individual attention gives your child the solid

support system necessary to change his/her

old ways of behaving in favor of newer healthier behaviors. Groups are kept small to allow

individual attention while integrating a group dynamic. They are a safe and fun place for

children to share ideas and feelings, allowing kids to help other kids feel good about themselves.

Being part of a group gives a child a sense

of belonging, the experience to interact with

peers, and develop necessary relationship skills.

Belonging to a group oftentimes makes your

child realize that he/she is not alone and that

there are other children with the same problems and concerns.

building positive attitudes and healthy habits for a lifetime

It is our belief that combining group with

The Benefits

• Weight management: lose or maintain • Build muscle/lose fat • Increase stamina and energy • Become a healthier eater • Prevent future health conditions • Prevent future physical disabilities • Increase self esteem • Improve body image • Feel less isolated • Make friends BENEFITS FOR PARENTS • How to be a better role model • Decrease stress • Improve family’s health • Save time grocery shopping

building positive attitudes and healthy habits for a lifetime

BENEFITS FOR TWEENS/TEENS

Program Hours

Accountability is a major component of behavior change Maintenance Programs offered

Kids meet 2 days per week in a group/individual environment for 12 weeks 1st Day — 60 minute group for Nutrition/Behavior Support and 60 minutes of Fitness

(parents will be asked to attend the first session and a few additional sessions)

2nd Day- 60 minutes Fitness for Teens/Tweens while parents meet with Dietitian/ Behavior Counselor Our team believes it is essential to provide safely connected constant support with 24/7 monitoring and motivating

phone: 224.676.1658 www.dontweight123.com info@dontweight123.com