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What to eat to lose weight? This question always comes back. Who wouldn’t want to combine the useful with the pleasant, i.e. to eat without depriving oneself while losing weight? Dietitians have thought about this problem and have come up with answers that go in the right direction. Generally speaking, it is better to divide […]
Resolution 2022: Prevention At the beginning of the year, some people make resolutions to improve their health. This is an interesting realization and one worth repeating every day. Every day we are a new person. Every day we make choices, hundreds if not thousands of choices. When to get up, when to eat, when to […]
Help us to help you. An important publication published in the AJBM (the journal of the American Association of Medicine concerned with weight management) which reports on the validation studies of the Mental Weight Questionnaire®. Dr. Stotland’s conclusions highlight the effectiveness and indispensability of such a tool in the treatment of people with excess weight […]
Calorie banking Once patients have reached the maintenance stage, « calorie banking » is a very practical approach to help them balance their food intake for life. It stems from the idea that we live in a society that is basically five days on and two days off (referring to a work or school week). Once a […]
No miracle diet! The Motivation program is not another miracle diet: it’s a scientific weight loss program that includes a personalized diet and behavioral and motivational change techniques. Fast benefits… and for a long time! Our program allows you to achieve two goals: rapid weight loss and maintaining your ideal weight. You are no […]
Are you stressed? Questionnaire: Are you stressed? For each question, write on a separate sheet of paper the number that corresponds to the frequency with which you experience these various symptoms. Write down: 0 for never 1 for occasionally (about once or twice a month) 2 for fairly often (up to once a week) […]
Why do I always fail? Because you’ve only done half the treatment. There are actually two treatments to follow in order to be successful: 1. Weight loss, which is relatively easy by following a diet that is appropriate to your needs and expectations. 2. Weight maintenance, which has nothing to do with dieting. It’s about […]
An integrated approach Weight loss with an emphasis only on changes of food choices, of fewer calories, of less of certain types of foods that one might enjoy, is difficult to sustain long term. One must not just focus on food, but integrate healthy eating with other appropriate lifestyle changes that lead, day by day, […]
Mission impossible « There’s nothing you can do, doctor, I’m excessively nervous. » « I was born very emotional, I’ll probably never be able to change that. » « I’ve always had nerves on edge, I’ll have to live my whole life like that. » Stories of abandonment and helplessness in the face of being able to control your nerves and […]
How to lose weight by managing your emotions? To lose weight, watching your diet and practicing regular physical activities is not always effective if the mind does not follow. Indeed, it is also important to manage one’s emotions, a factor that has a determining influence on metabolism. 1/ The influence of emotions on weight Emotions […]
Physical consequences of being overweight Type 2 diabetes Formerly called adult-onset diabetes because it was diagnosed in people 50 years of age and older, type 2 diabetes is now found in young people under 20 years of age, hence the new name. Experts predict that within a few years, there will be two to four […]
Obesity has reached the stage of a pandemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity has reached the stage of a pandemic, meaning that it is now considered an epidemic that spans several continents. This is the first time in history that a disease that is not infectious is referred to as an epidemic. […]
