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~Chats with Lucy~ |
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may have read Lucy's Story on this site. When
Lucy was a teen she lost a lot of weight by cutting in half whatever she
ate, choosing healthy foods, and doing fun active stuff. After being
successful at weight loss, Lucy decided that she wanted to help other kids
to lose weight and be healthy, too. She went to college and studied
nutrition. Now she is a Registered Dietitian! Ashlie RN also helps with the chat. Ashlie was Lawrence's girlfriend, who used to be overweight, helped Lawrence to lose weight, and later became a nurse and helps kids lose weight. Every Wednesday, either Lucy or Ashlie is in the new chatroom, from 7 pm to 8 pm ET (East coast USA time) 1900-2000 hrs. This is 6 PM central time, 5 PM mountain time, and 4 PM west coast time, and 12 midnight UK time, 1 AM European time, and 9 AM in Australia (Brisbane). Ashlie RN does a chat for parents in the new Parents Chat room on Thursdays one hour later - 8 pm to 9 pm ET (East coast USA time). Click here for a World Time Converter. You can get to the new chatroom from either the Teens Area or the PreTeens Area, or by the link at the bottom of the home page. Note: Lucy and Ashlie are not able to engage in private conversations in the chat room. Each week the chats are about a different topic. Check out these upcoming topics: December 23, 2009 - Christmas and other holiday foods - Cookies always around. Eggnog to drink. Huge family dinners. Does the food ever end? All this food can make eating less a lot harder. Come chat with other kids and teens about coping with this tough "eating" time. December 30, 2009 – New Year Resolutions - Do you have any goals for the New Year? How can goals help in weight loss? Bring your ideas and announce your New Year goal!January 6, 2010 - craving control Having a tough time walking past a plate of brownies? Chat with Lucy about ways to feel stronger and more control around foods like these. January 13, 2010 - Food Diaries - What are food diaries? Why are they helpful for weight control? What other things have helped overweight kids with weight control? January 20, 2010 - Calories--How low should I go? - Come chat about the most discussed word on the bulletin boards. What are calories? Is eating less best? If a person does not burn off all the calories they ate in a day, do they gain weight? Or, can they still lose weight? Can a person eat too little? The answers may surprise you! January 27, 2010 - Surviving Stress Without Food! - Food is used a lot to deal with tough times. School is back in session which means stress is already in full force. If food is the way a person gets through stress, of course they can gain too much weight. Has this happened to you? Come chat about your experiences. Find some ways to relieve stress without using food. February 3, 2010 - Help! I can't stop eating when I am bored! - Do you find yourself with an empty bag of chips in your hand after school everyday? Many kids and teens eat when they are bored. Most are bored after they get home from school. Come chat about things to do to stop eating when you are bored! February 10, 2010 - The Relationship Blues -Seems like this time of year reminds us of being in a couple. What if you are not in a relationship? Come chat about how being single helps or hurts your weight loss. This is just in time for the valentine day candy! February 17, 2010 -
Motivational Mates - This time of year, you may be asking "What New Year's resolution?" Finding a weight loss buddy, or Motivational Mate (or MM for short) may help your weight loss. Come chat about the perks of support during your weight loss. Who knows...you might even find your own MM!
February 24, 2010 - Food Addiction - Do you have a
tough time eating less? Do you have a REALLY tough time eating less of
certain foods? When you try to cut down on those foods do you get "antsy"
and stressed out? You may be "addicted" to the pleasure of food. Find out
how to deal with food addiction.
To see a list of past
Lucy Chat topics click here. If you have a
topic for Lucy to chat about, please send it to Lucy by clicking here. The time again is 7 pm
to 8 pm EST (East coast USA time) in the new chatroom.
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