Is stepping on the scale regularly a good idea for teens? A new study says teenagers who weigh-in on a regular basis may be more likely than their peers to take healthy steps to control their weight. The findings go against results from an earlier study of teenage girls that linked regular weight checks to a higher risk of unhealthy habits to control their weight.
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I think as a teenager, I didn’t weight myself very often. It’s all quite distorted now. It’s like we are in some kind of fatness maze, and we can’t get out so we keep trying different go nowhere paths. The key is not to keep trying to find the cheese. The key is making the cheese much less the center of our lives.
Dr. J – what about low-fat cheese?
When I was in high school, I was always aware of my weight because I ran track and cross country. Stepping on a scale was something normal for me to do but it definitely kept me accountable-just like it still does today.
I think as long as weight and food are not the only things a teen thinks about, then yes, stepping on the scale every now and again will definitely help you stay on track.