Hi Everyone. My name is
Kim Trewhella and I am a Certified Health Coach
with Take Shape For Life. Maybe you have heard of us, after all Take Shape For
Life actually got started right here in Portland seven years ago by our Medical
Director and Co-Founder, Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen (see photo insert). Over the course of the
next several weeks, I am going to quote Dr. Andersen from his new book, Dr. A's
Habits of Health, and share with you some of the most common sense, practical
advice on many topics having to do with diet, exercise, keeping the weight off,
and "the Habits of Health" that will allow us to go from
surviving to thriving. Enjoy!
Here is your third
excerpt:
"Eighty-five percent of people who go on a diet without behavioral support
gain the weight back within two years. Those are lousy odds! If that isn't
enough to convince you to abandon the dieting circus, let's look at a recent
study out of UCLA. In the largest, most comprehensive and rigorous analysis to
date, investigators reviewing thirty-one long-term dieting studies discovered
(to no one's surprise) that the dieters gained their weight back and then some.
In fact, several studies indicated that dieters are actually more likely to gain
weight in the future and to suffer from poorer long-term health than
non-dieters.*
Ironic, isn't it? I know what you're thinking. . .there's no point in
dieting, so you're off the hook! Not so fast, my friend.
Dieting on its own may not be the answer, but neither is the status quo.
Being overweight increases the likelihood that you'll suffer from overall poor
health and eventually become sick. Medical literature is teeming with studies
that confirm it. And you don't even have to be obese to be at risk. As your
weight rises, so do your health risks.
Extra weight around the middle is a harbinger of poor health to come. As
body fat gathers around our organs, it sends out ever larger quantities of
dangerous substances that increase blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides,
and blood sugar, turning on a cascade of inflammatory pathways that erode the
body's defenses. This cluster of symptoms, called metabolic syndrome,
is currently attacking the health of over 70 million Americans.
So diets alone don't work, but it's dangerous to be overweight. . .what can
we do?
We need to go beyond simple dieting. Medical and pharmaceutic companies
are working overtime to treat symptoms caused by excessive weight gain. But the
cure will never come from medication or from focusing on treating disease. The
cure will come by helping people reach and maintain a healthy weight and by
equipping them with the habits to make it last.
Physicians tend to ignore this simple fact--it's almost as if they think
their patients just can't do it. And yet, with understanding, support, proper
motivation, and a long-term plan to follow, it is straightforward and very
doable. It's what this book is all about ("Dr. A's Habits of Health")!
Unlike a diet book, this book helps you sort through your life choices to
make sure they're positioning you for success. We'll look at your current
health and your daily habits, determine what you need to move forward, and
create an individualized, step-by-step plan to support what I call your Habits
of Health.
This plan is about much more than weight loss. It's about reaching and
maintaining optimal health. If you had the chance to live your best, in the
very best health possible, would you grab it? Of course you would. And I'm
going to help you get there!
Maybe you're already at a point where you're feeling unwell--gaining
weight, spinning out of control, even developing symptoms of metabolic
syndrome. Or maybe you're on medication, or have undergone angioplasty for a
blocked coronary artery. If so, you may be asking yourself why. Why is this
happening to me?
The reason is simple: our daily choices. Small errors of judgment in what
you eat, in how much you move or don't move, and other habits that seem
insignificant until one day you realize that you feel heavy, tired, and sick.
But you can stop this out-of-control scenario dead in its tracks. I'm going to
give you the knowledge, skills, and support to put you back in the driver's
seat."
*Mann, T., et al., "Medicare's Search for Effective Obesity Treatments: Diets
Are Not the Answer." American Psychologist 62 (April 2007): 220-233.
And, if there's room, could you add the jpeg of the book cover I have attached?
My hope is that this has encouraged you! Stay tuned for the next segment!
If you would like more information, please feel free to contact me at
503-771-7777 or at
kimtrewhella@gmail.com. You may also visit my website at
www.onmyweigh.tsfl.com.
BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES Of AllisonShe went from a size 12 - to a size 7! Losing 30 pounds in 3 months is impressive! 
