Dr. Susan’s Girls-Only Weight Loss Guide

Too much weighing causes weight gain

A new study shows a correlation between weight gain in teenage girls and how often girls weigh themselves. There seems to be a link between weighing and unhealthy eating behavior.

I wonder if which comes first. Do you think that you eat unhealthily and then weigh yourself to see if you've gained weight? Or do you weigh yourself a lot and that somehow this triggers you to eat unhealthily. Or maybe you weigh yourself because you feel bad about eating a lot and seeing a high number on the scale reinforces that bad feeling.

The point is that weighing yourself all the time is not good for you! I've been saying that all along. It is fine to weigh yourself once in a while, IF you've been eating healthily AND exercising to make healthy changes in your life. But weighing yourself all the time will just make you feel bad about yourself because your weight can change from day to day even when you're healthy. Frequent weighing is like negative self-talk, it's not good for you!

Your health is always first!

Dr. Susan

Teen weight loss, teen diet plans, & teen exercise programs