The Complete Weight Loss Program
(12 sessions of 90 minutes)

This program encourages taking responsibility towards our weight problem and changing our lifestyle. This program, originally founded at the Montreal General Hospital, is based on a multi-disciplinary approach that incorporates the physiological, psychological and social aspects of weight control. The program represents the end of the never-ending yo-yo cycle. It is also destined for all those people who suffer obsessively with being thin and those who have a real problem with their weight. This innovative program places emphasis in the deep awareness on the profound role that nutrition plays in our daily lives. Although, the nutritional aspect is carefully examined, the program does not promote any particular diet. The aim is a progressive modification of eating habits using the most recent health and weight loss studies in the world. These group meetings last over a period of twelve weeks and cover the following themes:

1. The physiology of weight control.

• Reasons for weight gain and weight surplus.
• The dangers of Yo-Yo diets.
• The how and why of caloric combustion.
• How to change your metabolism

2. The psychology of weight control.

• The key to success: Commitment.
• The destructive cycle of being on a diet.
• Motivation, confidence or desire?
• Physiological hunger vs. psychological hunger.

3. Healthy eating for today and for tomorrow.

• The Canadian food guide: the pros and cons.
• How to read the labels.
• The mystery behind fat and fiber. A final point.

4. Transform your poor eating habits into healthy ones

• Identifying your bad eating habits.
• Classical conditioning.
• What are your triggers?
• Creating new eating habits.
• The desensitization of problem foods.

5. Eliminate your binge-eating once and for all

• The behavioral chain of binge behavior.
• The whys of binge eating.
• Strategies to combat food cravings.

6. The awareness of emotions.

• Identifying emotions.
• Emotions and their influence on your eating habits.
• Alternative solutions towards your emotional needs.

7. Assert yourself!

• The human being.The social being.
• The three types of behavior.
• Assert yourself with love!

8. Manage your stress effectively

• The principles of stress management.
• Two powerful relaxation techniques.
• The transformation of your negative thoughts.
• Identifying your cognitive distortions.

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Stephane Bensoussan, M.A.,
Holistic Psychologist
Clinic Psy-Sante
3608 St..Charles Blvd, suite 9
Kirkland, Quebec, H9H 3C3
Tel : (514) 695-5560