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Weight Management

Why It Matters

80–95% of diets fail in the long term, often leading to weight regain and emotional distress.

Weight cycling (losing and regaining weight) increases the risk of heart disease, insulin resistance, and metabolic dysfunction.

1 in 4 adults is actively dieting at any time — yet many feel worse, not better.

Binge eating and emotional eating often stem from restriction, leading to cycles of guilt and overeating.

Research shows that sustainable weight changes are more likely when paired with behavior-based, supportive counseling.

Muscle mass declines with age, impacting metabolism and body composition — even in active individuals.

Could This Be You?

Have lost and regained weight multiple times and feel stuck

 

Avoid certain foods but end up overeating them later

Feel tired of all-or-nothing food rules that don’t align with your lifestyle

Have been told to “just eat less” without clear guidance or support

Want to improve muscle mass, metabolism, or overall body composition

Struggle with binge eating, emotional eating, or eating in response to stress or boredom

Are unsure whether weight loss is the right goal — but want to feel better in your body

Are managing PCOS, insulin resistance, or other conditions that impact weight

Are using GLP-1 medications (e.g., Ozempic, Wegovy) and want nutrition guidance to optimize outcomes

Want sustainable strategies that prioritize consistency and health over perfection

What We Will NOT Do

Provide a generic meal plan without context, education, or individualized support.

Assign a calorie target without explaining why or how to reach it.

Give strict food rules to avoid or restrict, knowing these often lead to overeating later.

Recommend quick fixes, detoxes, or fad diets that set you up for weight cycling.

Promote weight loss of more than 2 lbs per week, prioritizing rapid loss over sustainable change.

Ignore the emotional and psychological impact of diet culture, restriction, and binge-restrict cycles.

How We Help

Evaluate the Root Causes

Assess metabolic, hormonal, and psychological factors that influence weight, eating patterns, and energy.

Support Body Composition Goals

Optimize nutrition to build muscle, support fat metabolism, and prevent muscle loss.

Flexible Meal Structure

Develop consistent, satisfying meals that stabilize blood sugar and reduce the urge to overeat.

Diet Burnout Recovery

Shift away from chronic dieting and food rules that fuel restriction and binge cycles.

Behavior Change Counseling

Apply tools like motivational interviewing and CBT to support sustainable change.

GLP-1 Support

Provide meal strategies that align with GLP-1 medications (e.g., Ozempic, Wegovy), minimizing side effects and preventing muscle loss.

Health Gains, Not Just Weight Loss

Focus on reducing inflammation, stabilizing blood sugar, and improving lab markers.

Customized Support

Align nutrition strategies with medical needs, medications, and doctor recommendations.

Weight Management Concerns We Support

  • Weight Cycling & Yo-Yo Dieting

  • Weight Cycling & Yo-Yo Dieting

     Repeated weight loss and regain due to extreme or unsustainable diet patterns.

    How We Help

    • Create structured, balanced eating plans to stabilize metabolism.
    • Rebuild trust in hunger and fullness cues.
    • Focus on lasting habits, not quick fixes
    • Identify the behaviors that perpetuate diet cycles and reframe them.
    • Help you find health independent of weight, prioritizing consistency and balance.

  • Chronic Dieting & Food Fear

  • Chronic Dieting & Food Fear

     Persistent restriction, food tracking fatigue, or fear-based eating from years of dieting.

    How We Help

    • Normalize eating patterns to reduce food obsession.
    • Reintroduce previously “forbidden” foods without guilt.
    • Develop realistic, flexible meal plans that align with life.
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  • Body Composition Goals

  • Body Composition Goals

    A focus on improving muscle mass, reducing fat mass, or enhancing metabolic efficiency through sustainable nutrition and movement.

    How We Help

    • Support muscle recovery and growth with personalized protein targets and nutrient timing strategies.
    • Integrate strength-supportive meals and snacks that align with your resistance training routine.
    • Address underlying factors like inflammation, hormone balance, and sleep to optimize long-term results.
    • Promote sustainable body changes without extreme restriction or overtraining.

Weight Cycling & Yo-Yo Dieting

 Repeated weight loss and regain due to extreme or unsustainable diet patterns.

How We Help

  • Create structured, balanced eating plans to stabilize metabolism.
  • Rebuild trust in hunger and fullness cues.
  • Focus on lasting habits, not quick fixes
  • Identify the behaviors that perpetuate diet cycles and reframe them.
  • Help you find health independent of weight, prioritizing consistency and balance.

Chronic Dieting & Food Fear

 Persistent restriction, food tracking fatigue, or fear-based eating from years of dieting.

How We Help

  • Normalize eating patterns to reduce food obsession.
  • Reintroduce previously “forbidden” foods without guilt.
  • Develop realistic, flexible meal plans that align with life.
  •  

Body Composition Goals

A focus on improving muscle mass, reducing fat mass, or enhancing metabolic efficiency through sustainable nutrition and movement.

How We Help

  • Support muscle recovery and growth with personalized protein targets and nutrient timing strategies.
  • Integrate strength-supportive meals and snacks that align with your resistance training routine.
  • Address underlying factors like inflammation, hormone balance, and sleep to optimize long-term results.
  • Promote sustainable body changes without extreme restriction or overtraining.

Session Topics & Timeline

  • Gather full weight history
  • Conduct comprehensive dietary intake review 
  • Explore readiness for change 
  • Normalize weight-neutral health focus
  • Food as support, not punishment
  • Recommend lab work (if applicable)
  • Establish importance of consistent meals and snacks
  • Introduce simple structured eating:
    • 3 meals and 1–2 snacks daily
    • Create patient specific meals
  • Begin education on macronutrient balance
  • Teach hunger and fullness cues 
  • Discuss interoceptive awareness 
  • Explore early emotional eating patterns without judgment
  • Deepen fiber education (soluble vs insoluble fiber)
  • Teach why fiber supports satiety and energy regulation
  • Set a fiber expansion goal 
  • Discuss insulin resistance (If applicable)
  • Begin structured mindful eating practice
  • Normalize emotional eating (identify patterns without guilt)
  • Begin mapping emotional hunger vs physical hunger
  • Teach gentle meal planning
  • Focus on simplicity and flexibility
  • Offer a list of 10 easy meal templates in line with unique needs
  • Reframe movement (movement as celebration of ability, not punishment)
  • Explore types of joyful movement
  • Explore readiness for change 
  • Set small SMART movement goals based on patient interest
  • Begin body image timeline work 
  • Introduce body neutrality 
  • Identify one way to care for body outside of changing appearance
  • Discuss stress as a driver of eating behaviors: (nutritional vs. non-nutritional coping mechanisms)
  • Introduce basic stress management practices 
  • Teach importance of sleep hygiene for hunger regulation
  • Discuss foods to help with stress
  • Teach satisfaction factor 
  • Address restriction-binge cycle patterns
  • Offer satisfaction troubleshooting exercises
  • Continue exploring emotional eating → validating the hunger experience
  • Create emotional regulation toolbox
  • Reinforce coping strategies beyond food
  • Create custom flare-up and relapse prevention plan
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