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The hero's journey -- into weight loss and into a healthier future

The journey of weight loss is a challenging one, further complicated by the fact that so many people have tried and failed to improve their diet and exercise habits before, it is easy to feel dispirited. As your exercise and nutrition coach, I will be providing practical suggestions for you to lose weight. I will also give you the opportunity to talk about the struggles and challenges you may be dealing with, as you cultivate a new relationship with food. Although I have certain suggestions that I think will be valuable in helping you lose weight, ultimately the decisions you make about your health and body will be your own. This consultation will be a way of exploring 'what works for you,' rather than imposing a specific new diet program upon you.

Losing weight can enhance one's health and it can enable a person to engage in activities he or she never believed possible before. The goal is not fitting into a specific dress size or getting the scale to read a certain number, but being freed of an addiction to food. Instead of eliminating foods, the focus should be on making better choices, on selecting healthy foods that nourish the body rather than nutrition-poor foods that trigger cravings. "If you are eating a healthy diet it is so much easier to control your weight" (West 2012). When setting goals for your weight loss journey, you should focus on concrete activities rather than upon appearance-related...

'I want to run a 5K' or 'I want to walk up the stairs without getting winded' can be measured, versus vague, unachievable goals about reaching standards of perfect beauty. Appearance is always subjective, and focusing on appearance alone can be counterproductive to long-term weight loss. Feel good about yourself in the here and now, instead. Buy clothes that fit -- you can always give them away as you shed pounds.
Of course, there are certain technical aspects of weight loss: the 'calories in, calories out' phenomenon cannot be ignored. It is very easy to fall prey to the 'ostrich with the head in the sand' phenomenon about calories and underestimate one's portion sizes. That is why the first component of coaching will be self-awareness. You will keep a food diary for the first week of our counseling, even before we embark upon a new dietary prescription for you. You will eat normally, but weigh and measure what you typically eat. This can be an important wake-up call. Portion sizes are exploding all over America, and it is very common to eat what one is served, regardless of one's level of satiety. "The amount of food on a plate or bowl increases intake because it influences consumption norms and expectations and it lessens one's reliance on self-monitoring. It seems that people use their eyes to count calories and not their stomachs" (Wansink, Painter & North 2005:3).

However, although eating cues are often psychological in nature it is still important to understand the physiological reasons for overeating. I do not believe in 'diets,' at least in the sense of restrictive eating. The fast-and-feast cycle is why diets are doomed to failure, creating a continual cycle of starvation and misery. As part of…