Lifestyle Patient Information

A Home Audit for Weight Loss

The environment influences much of what we eat and do for exercise. And while we can’t do much about the bigger ‘macro’ environment, there are things we can do about the more local ‘micro’ environment. Checking around the home for example might be a good start.
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Breaking Habits

Much of the behaviour we carry out (or don’t carry out) to make us fat, is learned. We learn to have a piece of cake with a cup of tea for example. Psychologists call this ‘conditioning’.
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Measuring Your Progress

Concentrating too much on the outcome of a weight loss program can often be counter-productive. It leads to disappointment and a sense of failure if this doesn’t happen the way you’d like.
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Quitting Smoking And Weight Loss

Smokers are often afraid to quit because they think they’ll gain weight. And there’s good reason for this. But provided the appropriate actions are taken, this doesn’t have to be so.
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Tips For Weight Management

1. Keep ‘hunger busters’ handy: If there’s a problem with overeating from an appetite that’s out-of-control, keep a healthy ‘hunger-buster’ snack handy at all times. 2. Learn to read labels...
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Weight Loss Maintenance

Losing weight is one thing. Stopping it from coming back on is another. In fact, preventing regain may be the single most important factor in long-term weight loss.
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