Dr. Oz’s Daughter – Daphne Oz – Diet Tips to combat the Freshman 15 Weight Gain
Daphne Oz, the daughter of the famous Dr. Oz, wrote a book titledThe Dorm Room Diet where she gives advice to teens on how to have a slim figure in college. What makes her book different is the fact that her diet and exercise tips are based on her personal experience from when she was in college and lost 30 pounds by graduation day.
Daphne’s advices are not about restrictive diets, but about how a college student can have a healthy lifestyle, while still indulging on the college experience.
“Fad diets are bad to begin with, but they were written for middle-aged housewives with a lot of time on their hands to cook meals and go shopping. That’s not something a teenager with weight issues could ever fathom having as an accessory,” says Daphne, explaining why her book is different.
Don’t graze “from a friend’s brownie” when going to birthday parties. That’s how Daphne managed to lose 30 pounds by graduation while still going to parties, like every other college student.
“There was nothing that was ever off limits. If I wanted to take advantage of a friend’s homemade birthday cake because it would help me enjoy the experience with them, that was something I would always allow myself to do. But I wouldn’t allow myself to casually graze from a friend’s brownie,” she says.
Try to overcome emotional eating. Daphne learned on her own that feeding emotions is not the best solution, especially if you want to lose weight. She says the first thing you have to do to recover from emotional hunger is to find ways to control emotions without making food part of the solution.
Find support among college friends and colleagues in order to change and improve eating habits. Having friends support your healthy eating choices can make a big different and motivate you to keep going. Currently, Daphne’s main goal is to inspire as many teens to live a healthier life.
” We’re so fortunate to have access to resources we’ve never had before, and I would love to be a part of inspiring my generation in particular to harness its health and make choices that mean we don’t end up on operating tables, and that people like my dad don’t need to see us in 20 years time with clotted arteries and heart disease because we’ve actually taken care of ourselves.”
You know what they say: like father, like daughter.
