Your weight does not have to be the problem it has been for you.

Losing the weight you want to lose and keeping it off permanently is within reach.

Diet and exercise are only part of the answer.

Why not have the complete answer.

What people mean when they say they are going on a diet is they are going to follow a food plan. Research shows that the weight-loss success rate from dieting using a food plan alone is low. Most people who diet regain whatever weight they lost. Research on exercise shows that it also is an ineffective aid to losing weight. However, exercise is an effective support for keeping weight off, once you lose it.

Just a food plan and exercise are not enough. Changing your weight means changing not only your eating and exercise habits, but changing other things as well. It means handling your feelings differently and handling your relationships differently. With just a food plan and exercise, you are left to your own devices to deal with all else that makes you overeat. If you’ve been relying on willpower alone to fix your bad eating habits, you know how disappointing this can be.

What if you had help? Counseling and psychotherapy can help you with the changes you need to make if you are to eat right and lose weight. Psychologists are trained to help people make changes in their lives, changes that last.

You can learn to:

Set your goal and believe in your ability to get there
Overcome your overeating
Answer your real needs
Choose a food plan that will be just right for you
Get right back on when you fall off and never give up
Use the mind/body connection effectively
Build on your strengths every day
Achieve your weight-loss goal

For more information, contact Dutchess Psychology Practice, LLC.