Posted on January 6, 2013 by Yvelette Stines in Health
Childhood obesity is at an alarming rate, there has been many efforts to help the future of our children?s health. A topic that I am passionate about, I felt it was my duty to create change, so I used my gifts and wrote a book Vernon the Vegetable Man. Understanding in order to change the future it starts with the youth, NBC?s ?The Biggest Loser? has decided to focus on childhood obesity for season 14. I recently participated in a conference call regarding the new season and why the show decided to take on childhood obesity. The new season premieres tonight at 9/8c on NBC.
With much controversy about this season, the producers are extremely clear that the show was thought out with a lot of strategic planning. The show producer, Lisa Hennessy explained that ?The network quietly held an ?obesity summit? involving childhood obesity experts to decide how to move forward. Among the ways the game is being changed to accommodate the teens, who are dubbed show ?ambassadors?: They won?t step on a scale, they won?t face elimination, and they won?t be put on a drastic, low-calorie diet. Instead, they will be immersed in a food-and-fitness regimen overseen by a childhood obesity expert that puts the emphasis on functional fitness and making sound food choices.? She also asks that viewers release judgment until they watch the first couple episodes.
The shows contestants are 13-year-old Noah ?Bingo? Gray, who aspires to be a professional baseball player and describes himself as a ?skinny kid trying to get out of a fat teenager?s body?; 16-year-old Sanjana ?Sunny? Chandrasekar, who juggles Advanced Placement classes and extracurricular activities like singing and tennis, and says that being overweight takes away from her self-confidence and affects every aspect of her life; and 13-year-old Lindsay Bravo, who loved being a cheerleader for two years but gave it up when others started teasing her about her weight, and hopes that by going on the show, she can inspire others to change their lives and get healthy. Sunny was happy she participated. ?The choice to be on the show was all mine, I wanted to seek out help. I feel healthy, happy and ready to continue,? she explains.
The show also brought on board Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, a childhood obesity expert and pediatrician whose book Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right: The Food Solution That Lets Kids Be Kidsfeatures the child-friendly healthy eating plan the kids will follow. Along with the trainers and the ?Biggest Loser? medical staff, the kids will follow an age-appropriate program that will help them get healthy, achieve their personal goals and transform their lives during the course of the season.
Jillian Michaels shares tips about teaching children self-acceptance and encouraging them to be healthy.
1. The reality is, you are your kid?s primary role model. So if you?re sitting there picking yourself apart and talking about how fat you look in these jeans or you?re always on a diet or you?re speaking poorly of other women in front of your girl or your boy for that matter, because we?re starting to see body issues more and more in boys, they pick it up. Then they start to feel self-conscious and think, ?Oh if we?re judging this person for that, well I have that and does that make me less fat?? So first and foremost [if you are] insecure, don?t pick yourself apart and don?t pick other individuals apart based on their health or their weight.
2. Health should be a family affair. You need to get outside and play with your kids. You need to take better care of your health and yourself, because they?re going to follow your lead. It isn?t about, ?Oh this, you know, (insert name) is fat,? or, ?This kid in the family is a problem. Oh you sure you want to eat that honey?? Oh, you know, ?We can?t keep that in the house because little Bobby is overweight.? All a kid?s going to hear is you love them conditionally. You need to love your child unconditionally. Then you need to be a part, or the entire family needs to be a part, of their healthier lifestyle that you then establish. You buy healthier foods, they come in the house.
Tune in tonight at 9/8c to see season 14 of ?The Biggest Loser.?
What are your thoughts?about the show taking on childhood obesity?
Peace and blessings,
Yvelette
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Source: http://calmingcorners.com/2013/01/the-biggest-loser-tackles-childhood-obesity/
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