Managing Weight

Free Download What you'll learn
Start to explore why it seems to be so difficult to lose weight and keep it off in the long term.
An introduction to Set Point Theory and the powerful influence it has on our weight.
Explore why we 'Yoyo' diet from a psychological perspecive
You will start to learn how sleep can affect our appetite and weight
Requirements
This course is designed for any body who wants to learn more about other factors (not just diet and exercise) that affect our weight.
Description
This course will empower YOU to understand the science behind weight loss and make choices that will really benefit your health.Written by Dr. Esme Banting (Clinical Psychologist) and Heather Pursey (Chartered Physiotherapist) who specialise in weight management, this is a course you will not want to miss!When it comes to weight loss most of us think about going on a dieting and exercising more... but did you know there are lots of other factors that can influence our weight? This course starts to explore some of them. We start by exploring the (often untold) science behind why, for many people, it is so difficult to lose weight and keep it off in the long term.Next comes an introduction to Set Point Theory which explains why two people can eat the same amount, yet one person gains weight whilst the other stays the same. We explain why the calories in, calories out equation doesn't quite add up.We talk through the science of how set point theory affects our weight and importantly. how we can use this knowledge to work WITH our bodies.rather than against them!Are you a yoyo dieter? This part of the course provides steps you can take towards changing your relationship with food and establishing healthy eating patterns for the long term.We lastly turn our attention to Sleep. We start to explore why the body needs sleep and the impact of not getting enough sleep on our food choices and weight. We then offer some ideas on how to improve sleep.Short on time to sit and watch a course? Our courses are designed so you can watch them as a video OR listen to them as an audio track.We have created helpful worksheets that complement the content and will support you in applying the techniques that are discussed.If you purchase this course via Udemy you will have lifetime access! This means you can watch it at a time and pace that suits you, and as many times as you want!
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Why is it so difficult to lose weight?
Section 2: The Set Point Theory
Lecture 2 What is Set point Theroy?
Lecture 3 What is my set point?
Lecture 4 How does set point work?
Lecture 5 It's just calories in, calories out, right?
Lecture 6 Dropping below set point.
Lecture 7 Inheriting set point.
Lecture 8 Going above set point.
Lecture 9 Going above set point and how it can go wrong.
Lecture 10 What can we do......?
Section 3: The diet cycle and regular eating.
Lecture 11 The diet cycle.
Lecture 12 The importance of regular eating.
Lecture 13 What happens when you go too long without food?
Lecture 14 The impact of skipping meals on blood sugar levels
Lecture 15 What does regular eating look like?
Lecture 16 Hints an tips to establish regular eating habits.
Section 4: Sleep
Lecture 17 Why we sleep
Lecture 18 How sleep affects our appetite.
Lecture 19 How much sleep do we need?
Lecture 20 The stages of sleep and the sleep cycle.
Lecture 21 How to improve sleep.
Individuals, health coaches, nutritionists, psychologists, health care providers


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