My Weigth management Doc...

I don't know if i am allowed to post this here,let me know if i am wrong.I see this doctor and i love it so far.He has weekly motivation letters and achived ones.I thought some of you might like to read this:

BISHOP, MD, HEALTHY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES

1081 Carling Avenue, Suite 210

Ottawa, ON K1Y 4G2

Tel: 613-761-8015

Email: food intake, physical activity, and weight throughout treatment. Armed with this information, you try to reduce hidden sources of fat and sugar from your diet and decrease energy intake by approximately 500 to 1000 kcal/day. Record-keeping is increased over time to include information about times, places, and feelings associated with eating. You will become aware of previously unknown calorie consumption such as fruit juices or sodas. It tends to reduce but not eliminate obese individual’s tendency to underestimate their food intake by 40 to 50 %.

Stimulus Control

Chief among these techniques are avoiding high-risk venues, such as fast-food restaurants, all-you-can-eat buffets, convenience stores, and certain aisles of the grocery store. If you reduce exposure, you reduce consumption. Also, you will learn to store ‘trigger’ foods out of sight, to serve modest portions sizes, to keep serving dishes off the table, and to clean plates immediately after eating to decrease nibbling on leftovers.

Cognitive Restructuring.

Cognitive restructuring teaches people to identify, challenge, and correct the irrational thoughts that frequently undermine weight control efforts. Thoughts typically fall into one of three categories: (1)the impossibility of successful weight control (in view of previous failures), (2)unrealistic eating ad weight loss goals, and (3) self-criticism in response to overeating or gaining weight. You must learn, and to be pleased even with modest weight losses, and not give into “abandonment” when your perception of achievable weight loss and what is realistic don’t meet.

Physical Activity.

This is absolutely necessary, and must be looked at beyond calorie burning and more towards its over-all health benefits, from cholesterol reduction to improved energy to reduced blood pressure, to reduction in incidence of diabetes. It also is a huge stress reducer in our hectic lives!

Think about all of these things. Indeed it takes time to change eating behaviors permanently. But you can do it. We will be with you until its done!

Good luck. You can do it. Challenge yourself to do one change this coming weekend, and try to stick with it this coming week. (??no evening Snacks??)

Dr. Doug