Weight loss is a journey and not a destination. When you are changing eating and exercise patterns, you want to think in terms of concrete changes you can apply to daily living now and in the future. Exercise and eating a well balanced diet are things you need to do for the rest of your life, not something that you do to quickly shed pounds. Tackling emotional eating and changing your relationship with food is a complicated journey. Where are you in the process? Maybe you are tired of hiding behind baggy clothes. Perhaps you have begun to isolate yourself. Maybe you may have run out of excuses for why this diet didn’t work. Or perhaps you have come to the realization that there is no such thing as a quick fix.

These days there are as many diet plans as there are foods in the grocery store. The diet industry makes billions of dollars annually and continues to seduce us into believing diets are the answer. Look at the magazines at the check out counter at the grocery store, notice the discrepancy…you can eat this luscious chocolate cake and by the way, walk off 10 pounds in 2 weeks. Unfortunately, it is not that easy. Changing your lifestyle and specifically your relationship with food takes time, persistence, and retraining.

Did you know that exercise alone does not work? Instead, it is the combination of both energy in (what you are eating) and energy out. If you are taking in more calories then you are expending, you will gain weight. If you are burning more calories then you are taking in, then you will lose weight. Maintenance is when you have a balance between the two. It sounds simple, yet we make it so complicated.

We place obstacles in the way of achieving our goals. Sometimes it is as simple as not knowing what it is that we want, not being able to visualize it and see it. Other times we create unrealistic expectations (“I want to lose 20 pounds in time for my sister’s wedding next month”, “I will only eat salads for lunch and dinner”) and we set ourselves up for failure. We create excuses to beat ourselves up, and don't allow for the chance for success.

My goal is to help you tackle the obstacles that are getting in the way of you having a successful and satisfying relationship with food. Using my background in Human Nutrition and Counseling, I will help you:

·         Determine the steps to successful weight management  

·         Cope with emotional eating

·         Understand portion sizes

 ·         Change your relationship with your body

·         Make peace with food