• Behavioural Change Techniques
  Most of us need some help making lifestyle changes. Helpful strategies include self-monitoring, problem solving and learning how to deal with relapses.
• Individualised Food Plan
  This should be flexible and provide you with all the nutrients you need to take into account your current eating habits, lifestyle, food preferences, ethnicity and any medical conditions.
• Nutrition Education
  Sound nutrition education will help protect you from the vast array of misinformation that exists about food and weight loss.
• Cooking and Shopping Tips
  These will give you the "how to" of selecting and preparing nutritious and tasty meals.
• Learning How to Reduce Non-Hungry Eating
  Eating when you are not physically hungry is a major contributor to weight gain for many people. If this is true for you, it will be helpful to learn new ways of dealing with the underlying reasons for eating. This could involve making more time for self-nurturing (the more you can nurture yourself, the less you need to depend on food) or learning stress management techniques (as learning effective ways to cope with the demands of life can help reduce stress-related eating or drinking).
• Regular and Enjoyable Physical Activity
  Finding an enjoyable form of physical activity that can be intergrated into your lifestyle should be one of the highest priorities in a weight management program.
• Body Image and Self Esteem
  Many people want to lose weight to improve the way they feel about their bodies and boost their self esteem. It is important to learn how to improve your boday image and self esteem regardless of what happens to your weight. Developing a positive attitude to your body will also motivate you to want to look after your body through a sensible weight management program, rather than punish it thorugh strict diets.
• Ongoing Support
  Generally speaking, people who recieve ongoing support for managing their weight do it better than those who go on a short term program. Support can be in the form of individual consultations or group meetings, with peers or health professionals.
  
  .....and don't forget - that while you're aiming to be the healthiest weight you can, it's important to be accepting of your inherited size and shape.

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