There are weight loss camps for tweens and teens. There are summer camps that parents attend with their children. Now there’s a weight control camp for families.

Wellspring Family Camp in the upper peninsula of Michigan is the first and only program that parents or grandparents can attend with an overweight child (or children). It is the only weight control camp for children as young as five. This summer marks Wellspring Family Camp’s second year. However, the staff plans very few changes because the first year was so successful, according to Rachel Yudin, camp director. The only major change are new one-week sessions for families who cannot participate in the two-week sessions.

The premier consumer review website for nutritional supplements, UltimateFatBurner.com, recently announced that its visitors rated iSatori Technologies’ Lean System 7 number one in the fat-burner category!

“The most common questions about fat burners presented to UltimateFatBurner.com are, 1) what is the BEST fat burner, and 2) which one really works?” shares the founder of UltimateFatBurner.com, Paul Crane. “I’ve had the opportunity to try Lean System 7, and I found that it worked far better than most ephedra-free products.”

If you think hypnotism is just another hocus pocus solution to losing weight, then think again. Recent studies released in May by The University of Maryland Medical Center reports that efforts to reduce obesity with hypnosis when used in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise, and a low-fat diet may be effective.

The power of suggestion is a very powerful thing.

“Hypnosis bypasses the conscious mind and works to help the subconscious mind lay the groundwork for healthier behaviors and increased motivation,” says Tom Nicoli, a published author and Harvard lecturer on Hypnosis.

Why is it that when the countdown towards summertime begins, everyone is on a race to lose the extra pounds that they have gained during the winter months? And why is it that when the weather gets breezy and sunny, the first thing we think about is “beach” and “bikini” and then “diet”?

Even one of my girlfriends asked me the other day for some advice on how to lose an inch on two just in time for “bikini weather”. So, I said “Shelly, you want to lose an inch or two by tomorrow?” and she said “yeah”. Maybe I should be a little bit more sympathetic, but, it is unrealistic to want to look like a Baywatch babe overnight. Having a beautiful body needs preparation, planning, and working hard to achieve the goal. There is no shortcut around it.