The Wellspring Weight Loss Plan: The Simple, Scientific & Sustainable Approach of the World's Most Successful Weight Loss Progra

Description

The Wellspring Weight-Loss Plan outlines the weight-loss program of the same name that has helped thousands of teens lose weight and find happiness. This plan is built on three principles: science, simplicity and sustainability and follows the 3-1-8 plan: * 3 Simple Behavioral Goals: eat as little fat as possible, walk at least 10,000 steps per day, and write down your eating and activities * 1 Challenging Mission: to develop a "healthy obsession" * 8 Steps to Developing a Healthy Obsession: Make the Decision; Know the Enemy-Your Biology; Eat to Lose; Find Lovable Foods that Love You Back; Move to Lose; Self-Monitor and Plan Consistently; Understand and Manage Stress-With and Without Food; and Use Slump Busters to Overcome Slumps Hundreds of news and television stories around the world have followed the development of Wellspring's programs, starting with two camps in the summer of 2004 and expanding to 12 programs in the summer of 2010. From Wellspring Camps to Wellspring Academies (the world's first boarding schools for overweight teenagers) to Wellspring Vacations and Retreats (eight-day programs for adults), Wellspring participants learn to master the 3-1-8 approach described in The Wellspring Weight-Loss Plan. Find out why this program works and use it to transform the lives of teens you know.

Dr. Daniel Kirschenbaum a clinical psychologist, is Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Medical School. He is also Clinical Director and Vice President of Wellspring (a division of CRC Health Group)--the leading provider of treatment services for overweight young people in the United States. He is currently on the U.S. Olympic Committee's Registry of Sport Psychologists and is a Certified Consultant, AASP. He has served as a consultant to the United States Olympic Committee, the National Basketball Association, the Ladies Professional Golf Association, Weight Watchers, WebMD, the Adler School of Professional Psychology, and numerous scientific journals.