I hate the word diet! Diets to me mean deprivation, weighing, counting calories, worry, stress, guilt, scales. Having to look a certain way or feeling like a failure.

 

So, although I want to help others feel comfortable in their bodies, for me as a Nutritional Therapist this is about being at the optimal weight for YOU, and be free of any symptoms that you might already be experiencing or ones you want to avoid in the future. This is about optimal health not dieting.

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Therefore, I am going to call my course the Optimal Health Course. You will learn how to take control of your weight management from a CLINICAL weight loss point of view – NOT DIETING.

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Here's why....

My name is Lucy and for most of my adult life I was a serial yo-yo dieter (actually from the age of 14). There wasn’t a diet I hadn’t tried. I would either not lose any weight at all, or lose a little then gain a lot back. If I could go back and tell my former 14 yr-old self it would be for god’s sake - DO NOT DIET!

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In my thirties I finally got it. And I did it on my own. No diet clubs, no shakes or disgusting meal replacements, no weighing or counting calories.

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There is no counting calories. And in fact my one message to you as this reader for 2024 if ANYONE – including from the health and fitness industry – tells you the answer is to EAT LESS and MOVE MORE - WALK AWAY! They have no idea what they are talking about. I do. I am trained in clinical weight management and in Nutritional Therapy.

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 I can teach you whether you have a little to lose or a lot, whether you are perimenopausal or menopausal (yes we have added complications to handle), whether you are pre-diabetic or already Type 2 diabetic. And most importantly I have been where you are. I am 48 and am healthier and fitter than I was in my early thirties.

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And I can help you too!

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Here’s some of the things you will be learning and embracing – things that may be negatively affecting your body’s natural weight.

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• How to banish dieting for good and take a new science-backed approach

    to balancing hormones – insulin, ghrelin, leptin, AMPK and adiponectin

• The Glycaemic Index of foods

• How to spot insulin resistance and what to do about it

• Understanding Ultra Processed Food

• Avoiding endocrine disruptors

• The importance of gut health in weight management

• How to sleep better to make weight loss easier

• Habit forming, health coaching and wellness visioning

• How to beat sugar cravings using amino acids

• Nutrition and supplements for fat loss

• Smarter Movement, Stress reduction techniques, Cooking and prepping, planning tips

• Fasting tips and whether it is right for you

• Personalising your approach

• And much more!

 

Course also includes:

Access to private What’s App group for support, Expert coaching, a full Nutrition Success Formula book, food plans, tasting sessions and 2 Anthropometric Health Checks at Strathaven Clinic.

 

Plus, the small group environment will be supportive, encouraging and allow you all to learn together. There are no targets, no goals but there will be changes and challenges along the way as you change your life for the better.

 

There will be a process for applying for this course:

8th FEBRUARY UPDATE.... I AM NOW ON ANNUAL LEAVE UNTIL 20TH FEBRUARY. HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL 2 SPACES LEFT ON THIS COURSE. I WILL BE CHECKING MY EMAILS SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE A PLACE, JUST DROP ME AN EMAIL

Lucy@backtohealth.solutions

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This course will take commitment and a willingness to embrace a new way of doing things. If you are ready to ditch the dieting – sign up now! And if you have read this all the way to the end, I can tell you are already half way there!

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Course dates: Venue (just along from the Crib)

Upper Thomson Hall

2-4 Thomson Street,

Strathaven

ML10 6JZ

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Session 1: Thursday 22nd February

Session 2: Thursday 7th March

Session 3: Thursday 21st March

Session 4: Thursday 18th April (avoids Easter holidays)

Session 5: Thursday 2nd May

Session 6: Thursday 16th May

Session 7: Thursday 30th May

Session 8: Thursday 13th June

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