I am a camp counselor at a regular camp (not a Fat Camp) and I really need to lose about 15-20lbs. I really want to eat healthy and stay fit because those are two major requirements for my job (not only for my body, but for stress, moods, etc.) The food at camp is essentially basic (scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, Mexican, Greek, etc) so too much fat or too many carbs is not THAT much of a problem (although the desserts are to die for!) For Breakfast, there is always a fruit and yogurt bar which also has cereal, peanut butter and things like that and for Lunch and Dinner they always have a wide variety of veggies at the salad bar (but no fat free dressing options which sucks!) Everyday, the menu is different so it’s not boring to be eating the same things over and over and the food is usually tasty and it probably isn’t too fattening because it’s for kids to eat too…and since childhood obesity is a huge problem, city parks are trying to cut down on fattening meals. So it all sounds simple right? Wrong! It’s so hard to maintain a small portion because

I just keep on adding and adding more food to my plate, thinking, “just one more piece of bacon is ok, right?” Or “whatever, I’ll burn it all anyway by playing freeze tag with my campers” But that’s the whole point! I need to burn the calories that I eat so I can LOSE weight, not lose the 8 lbs of french fries I consumed at lunch! Besides all that, the job really is stressful; I have so many responsibilities that food and diet should be the last thing on my mind, but that’s what life is about isn’t it? Trying to juggle everything in your life (career, diet, family, etc). So if anyone has any ideas about what foods to eat and how to stop when I need to and things like what to eat to target fat, and relieve stress or just some ways to shed a few pounds, please share because I really want to lose weight this summer and go back to college and focus more on my studies and be happy with my body. Thanks so much for your support!

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