South East Wales is a good place to live, but especially so
if you would like to lose some weight because that is where Debbie Saunders
works. Debbie is a qualified, trained counsellor and coach, who uses the highly
regarded techniques of cognitive behavioural therapy and transactional analysis
to help people who have serious weight issues, or want to lose a little and
maintain. Our modern day relationship
with food is very complicated; we have the same urges as our hunter gatherer
ancestors, but have access to as much food as we could possibly want and more. Over
time, our bodies are affected by this constant feast without famine and we lose
the sensations that tell us to stop eating when we are full.
With a structured diet plan, group counselling sessions and
lots of support, it is possible to get your body back on track. Debbie has done this for hundreds of clients
over the past six years and is an expert on the whole diet journey. For example, even on a steady diet containing
exactly the same calories each week, weight loss is not constant. There are
times when the weight loss plateaus, and despite the diet, nothing happens for
a week or two which is when people are tempted to give in, but Debbie helps
clients understand what their body is doing and see this in a different
way. Sure enough, the body relents and
the weight drops again, with a sudden big jump. It is this kind of insight that
enables Debbie to help her clients reach their goals. An unexpected weight gain
could be down to a stressful week, as high levels of cortisol released into
your system will encourage water retention.
Talking through why your body is reacting the way it is can help you to
stay focused.
There are a number of reasons why group counselling is so effective;
firstly there is the support that comes from the other members. Everyone has
good and bad weeks, so it is great to be able to pool experiences and strategies
to cope with the down times but also to celebrate successes together. There is nothing as motivating as a group
member hitting an 11 stone weight loss target!
Groups also mean that costs are kept down, although Debbie is happy to
provide 1:1 sessions if that is what you would prefer. So if you are lucky
enough to live around the Abergavenny, Monmouth areas and need some help to
reach your ideal weight, why not give Debbie a call and find out how she can
help.
