Walk With Your Doc Fridays

Hi gang!

It was great seeing and walking with everyone today!

As said, we will use this blog as a resource; a place to see what we covered this week and check the HOMEWORK exercises. Remember with the exercises and this program, it's like a smorgasbord, give something a try and see if you like it!

This program is a pilot and would not be possible without the involvement of our team from the Integrated Health Network (DH, WB and SG)! Also special thanks to SW from the Practice Support Program for helping us with the initial concepts!

You are all pioneers with this new kind of medical practice and we appreciate your time and interest!


Remember, we are not losing weight anymore. We are becoming fitter, healthier and curvier/slimmer/happier (pick any ___er!)...

The program is to be FUN and not fear-based...This week we discussed WHY we eat (besides for survival)…some other reasons included pleasure, stress, social, boredom, low mood, environment, our family...We learned about DOPAMINE, the little neurotransmitter which causes all sorts of "good" things...How it is involved with eating and procreating...How it can be misused and overused in addictions.

HOMEWORK this week includes:

1) write out 1 day food log (everything you eat in a day and why)
2) try and leave something on your plate or glass at 1 meal a day
3) be more mindful of water intake (this includes green/white tea)
4) think of 3 to 5 of your most Accomplished or Powerful Moments (it can be anything, anything that you feel good about like when you learned how to ride a bike, getting your driver's license, graduation, getting your first paycheque, getting married, having children...you get the idea).
5) daily Appreciation (every day think of three moments or people you appreciate and are grateful for)

And don't forget to write them down in your spankin' new notebooks!!

See you next Friday at 1PM at Anchor to walk about to NRGH!

Take care,
Dr.P