Lose Weight for Life - Week 1

Greetings all!

It was nice meeting everyone today. I wanted to thank Karen and company for having us down to Sooke to teach this program!

As promised, we have this blog to help you with your journey of becoming "fitter, healthier and slimmer/thinner/curvier/ sexier/happier (you pick the ____'er)"...

Today we discussed how language can have a significant impact on behaviour change like weight loss through neurolingusitic programming (nlp). As said, the unconscious mind only processes positives, so we won't be "losing" weight in this program!

The program is FUN and not fear-based... Remember there is no failure here... SUCCESS is a continuum.

HOMEWORK for Week 1 is:

1) complete medical history form (including height, weight, waist circumference and BP).

2) 2 day Eating Log - write down everything you eat (time, what and how much, where, with whom and reason/feeling).

3) leave something on your plate/glass at least once a day this week.

4) walk or dance with music (hum or sing along) 5 minutes a day or 10 minutes every other day. Parking the car further from work or the mall can help. Put those FREE pedometers to good use!

5) think about your personal REASONS on why you are doing this program (specific health reasons, family or friends, financial, personal growth?).

If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to post them on the blog or e-mail me at d.poteryko@gmail.com

Have a healthy week!

Dr.P

Lose Weight for Life - Sooke IHN

This will be a resource for those patients who are taking the "Lose Weight for Life" program at the IHN Sooke. Over the next 7 weeks, we will post a brief overview of the week's topics and the assigned homework.

The important note here is that you will only get as much out of this program as you put into it.

The address of this blog is: www.lifestyleinterventionclinic.blogspot.com

My e-mail is: d.poteryko@gmail.com

Looking forward to the weeks ahead!

Health and happiness!

Dr.P