Are Your Thoughts Keeping You Thick?

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1 TM FREE INFORMATION SESSION Are Your Thoughts Keeping You Thick? The Full Plate Diet Slim Down, Look Great, Be Healthy! From the creators of The Full Plate Diet Stuart A. Seale, M.D. Teresa Sherard, M.D. Diana Fleming, Ph.D., LDN

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3 Always a thought before you eat; always a trigger before that thought.* Eat or not. Trigger *the Beck DIET solution by Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., pages 26, 29, and 30. FullPlateLiving.org 1

4 Environmental Food Triggers: They re Everywhere You Turn There s food in your home. Snack machines at work. You drive past countless fast-food restaurants. And shopping for groceries brings you face-to-face with aisles of high-calorie temptations. And each environment triggers a thought about eating... and maybe an urge to eat. Research suggests we make over 200 decisions about eating every day.* That s 1,400 decisions per week, 6,000 per month, and 73,000 per year. In the face of so many environmental food triggers, what can we do to make smart decisions about eating? Help! *Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink, Ph.D. 2 FULL PLATE LIVING WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

5 What s Coming Session 1 Discover the missing ingredients to permanent weight loss: thoughts and triggers. Session 2 Learn to eat in response to the Biological Trigger of hunger so you can lose weight and keep it off. Session 3 Find out if you re an emotional eater, and if so, what to do about it. Session 4 Discover how to solve the problems behind your negative emotions. Session 5 Memories of food, daydreams of donuts... thoughts of food can prompt us to eat and overeat. Discover practical ways to prevent these thoughts from undermining your weight loss efforts. Session 6 Whether it s at work, home, or the mall, you re prompted to think about food. Here s how to keep that pondering from turning into pounds. Session 7 Discover smart strategies for coping with social eating situations. Don t go to your next family get together or holiday party without knowing what you ll learn here! Session 8 Learn strategies to outsmart your cravings so they don t drive you crazy. FullPlateLiving.org 3

6 About the Program session Participant Guide Thin Thoughts Daily Reading Book Are Your Thoughts Keeping You Thick? Magnet $ This has been life changing. Brought up things I ve never thought about before. Jessica This has made a huge difference in my journey of a healthier lifestyle. I ve lost six pounds since the beginning of these sessions. Doug 4 FULL PLATE LIVING WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

7 Moving Forward Step A: I ll go online and check out the free resources on the Full Plate Living website at Step B: I ll sign up today for the 8-session Are Your Thoughts Keeping You Thick? Program that s starting soon. Session Dates: Time: Location: Facilitator Name: Facilitator Phone #: Facilitator Step C: I m going to create my own step, which is: FullPlateLiving.org 5

8 Frequently Asked Questions 1. Is this Program a form of group therapy? This Program is educational and is not designed to treat any form of medical or psychological problem. Neither the authors nor the facilitators are engaged in rendering medical, psychological, or any other kind of professional services. 2. Will this Program help me if I have an eating disorder? Because this Program is only educational and not meant to be any form of therapy, it s not appropriate for the treatment of someone with an eating disorder. If you have an eating disorder or think you may have one, talk with your physician or mental health provider. 3. Is this Program based on a specific diet? No, any diet will work. However, if you want to lose weight and keep it off, you need a healthy, nutritious, balanced, and sustainable eating plan, not a quick-fix approach. If you don t have one, we recommend The Full Plate Diet. A brief overview is found in Appendix A. You can check out our book at as well as the group weight-loss program based on the book. 6 FULL PLATE LIVING WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

9 Are Your Thoughts Keeping You Thick? Participant Registration Form Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone (Mobile): Phone (Home): How did you hear about the Program? Please read the following: I understand that the publisher, authors, or facilitator of the Are Your Thoughts Keeping You Thick? Program are not engaged in rendering professional advice or services to the individual participants. The ideas, procedures, and suggestions contained in any Program materials are not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or mental health provider. Neither the publisher, authors, or facilitator shall be liable or responsible for any loss or damage allegedly arising from any information or suggestions in the Are Your Thoughts Keeping You Thick? Program materials. If I decide to make dietary changes that are mentioned in the Are Your Thoughts Keeping You Thick? Program, I realize it is my responsibility to communicate these changes to my personal physician. I recognize that if I am taking medication, and I decide to make healthy diet changes, it could possibly affect my need for medication and I should speak to my personal physician regarding this matter. By signing below I agree that I have read the above statement and understand it. Signature Date Please print name FullPlateLiving.org 7

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