No dates are currently scheduled for this seminar.
This one-day workshop will
take you beyond the traditional techniques for permanent
weight loss. No longer will you hear, “I have tried
everything to lose and nothing works.” Now you will have
the answers to share with your clients, family, or
anyone who asks you about the latest dietary fad.
Explore innovative solutions for use in your practice
with patients.
HIGHLIGHTING…
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Understand the body’s defense
mechanisms against a calorie-controlled regimen
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Identify the seven “red flags” of fraudulent products.
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Identify optimal treatment and realistic goals
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The Team approach to permanent lifestyle
change
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Confronting emotional eating
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Guidelines/Strategies for patient/family
success
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Confronting gastroplasty as the ultimate solution
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Effective patient monitoring tools
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Barriers to motivation
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Identifying and overcoming exercise
resistance
Instructed By: Lynda Graham-Murray, MA, RD, LD Registered dietitian and coordinator of the “Moving
Beyond Diets” program at Great River Medical Center.
PURPOSE & CONCEPT…
This innovative one-day workshop is a
“must attend” event for anyone who works with clients who
need to stop yo-yo dieting and achieve permanent success.
Research demonstrating the latest in obesity development,
the dieting process, metabolic barriers and patient-guided
eating and movement prescriptions are highlighted.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND…
All health care professionals involved in the
care of individuals with weight issues, such as:
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Dietitians
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Physical Trainers
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Nurses
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Diabetes Educators
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Exercise Physiologists
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Dietary Managers
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Dietary Technicians
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Home Health Personnel
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Nurse Practitioners
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Others Involved In Personal
Or Professional Struggles With Weight
BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES…
At the conclusion of this workshop, the successful participant
will be able to:
Identify the chief theories of obesity and fat cell
development.
State the physiology of why diets
are destined to fail, resulting in weight rebound.
Demonstrate tools to determine
satiety and eating satisfaction.
Develop behavior change solutions
for emotional eating.
Identify methods to give the body
a metabolic calorie-burning boost.
Target clients who need a
concentrated Team approach for success.
WORKSHOP CURRICULUM…
PART 1. ETIOLOGY/MECHANISM OF FAT CELL DEVELOPMENT
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Causes of obesity: (genetics, environmental, cultural,
metabolic, others)
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Enzymes that store fat: lipoprotein lipase (LPL)
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Obesity Gene (leptin)
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Risk factors for youth
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What happens to teens who embark on a diet?
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Obesity: Don’t blame the Pyramid
PART 2. PHYSICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE DIETING
PROCESS
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Identify the difference between dieting and starvation
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Brain effects of dieting
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Body effects of dieting
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Why diets have a 95% failure rate
PART 3. SCALES ARE FOR FISH.
ASSESSMENT TOOLS
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Size prejudice - prevalent among
the medical community?
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BMI, electrical impedance, others
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National Weight Control Registry
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Obesity Myths
PART 4. TOOLS TO ERADICATE THE
DIETING BRAIN
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Pseudo-dieting (Orthorexia Health
Quiz)
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10 smart things people do to
manage their weight
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Tuning into the body- Intuitive
Eating skills
WORKSHOP FACULTY…
Spend an empowering day with Lynda Murray, a registered
dietitian and coordinator of the “Moving Beyond Diets” program
at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. Murray
was graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in
dietetics and earned her Masters degree from the University of
Northern Iowa.
She is an adjunct faculty member at Southeastern Community
College and has worked in a variety of inpatient and
outpatient settings from businesses to hospitals, nursing
homes, colleges, public health and fitness centers. She
frequently is a guest lecturer and has contagious energy that
won’t quit! Lynda is a Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year
award recipient from the American Dietetic Association.
