Weight Loss
With 18% of our population obese and another 39% overweight, we can see that since 1990, the prevalence of obesity in Ireland has increased by 67%. In children, as with adults, obesity contributes to raised blood pressure, abnormal blood fat levels, chronic inflammation, increased blood-clotting tendency and raised blood insulin levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This grouping of cardiovascular disease risk factors, known as the insulin resistance syndrome, has been identified in children as young as 5 years of age.
It’s also official that dieting makes us fat. When your food intake is restricted, your body thinks there’s a shortage of food and it doesn’t know how long this “famine “ is going to last, as a result it does the following: Firstly, it slows down its metabolism so you don’t burn so many of the calories that it thinks are scarce. Secondly, it lets go of muscle and water first to preserve your fat stores. The overall result is you’re losing water and muscle and slowing your metabolism. The result is that you eat like a bird, but after an initial loss, your weight plateaus. When you eat normally again, the weight piles on as fat.
What can we do?
If you are overweight or obese, you can check with your doctor if you have other risk factors such as as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol. By even losing a small amount of weight, it will improve your overall health and help reduce your risk of heart disease.
Good nutrition has proven to be a key factor in improving health. By eating a low GL diet and stabilising your blood sugar, you can control your weight.
Daily exercise is vital also as it stabilises the blood sugar and the combination of exercise and a low GL diet will have positive results.
So looking to lose weight now, give Mary a call on Mary Carmody Nutrition at 087 2884461
Let Mary help you put your own personalised weight loss and nutrition programme in place choosing the foods that you will like to help you lose weight and make a lifestyle change. Mary will help support and motivate you while you follow her highly successful diet which will help overcome your barriers to success and which will provide genuine, long lasting results.
The Process
- Questionnaire form is sent to client to be filled in and emailed back prior to meeting up on first consultation
- First Consultation – client is weighed and BMI taken, we discuss details on completed questionnaire including the possibility of any food intolerances and we focus on the key areas showing up plus discuss goals for next visit. Client is then given a folder which includes a weight loss card, some recipes and healthy snack options to suit client’s tastes plus tips to follow to achieve a healthy diet and lifestyle for the long run. After visit, Mary prepares an Action Plan for each of her clients based on all of the above and client normally returns within 2 weeks but in some cases, clients might wish to return each week for a weekly weight in and quick chat.
- Follow Up Visits client is weighed in, goals assessed, recipes and tips discussed, any obstacles discussed and new goals set plus more recipe tips given. Different topics are covered in each follow up visit including, how to read a food label, how to make a healthy immune boosting or weight loss smoothie, how to make a healthy breakfast including a simple 5 minute granola that can be kept for a week, how to make soups that taste really good,portion sizes explained, how to basically eat and feel better and also lose weight and how to make this diet and lifestyle last long term
Testimonials
Mary has been helping many clients achieve their weight loss goal and here are some of the testimonials
“I wanted to lose 2 stone so I went to see Mary to see if she could help me give up all the bad food that I actually enjoyed – After just one month I was down 1 stone and I had so much energy and my skin was feeling really good – I would highly recommend Mary to help you lose weight.”
Peter – Cork City
“I was recommended to go and visit Mary after I had my baby to help me lose some weight. I had no energy, had constant cravings and was a vegetarian who didn’t really like fish either. Mary then helped me to find new protein type foods which I had never heard about’before including quinoa and tofu and she also helped me find nice fish dishes to enjoy, she also helped me choose snacks I really enjoyed and still do and she also helped me lose weight – I had tried so many other weight loss programmes before and none of them worked. I cannot thank Mary enough for all her help as she really motivated me to make these simple changes and I am feeling so well now.”
Sheila - Fermoy
“I had absolutely no motivation to go and lose weight but i made an appointment with Mary to see how she could help – i never knew what to snack on except for a scone and jam and i have now been seeing Mary for 3 months and my life has totally changed – I eat a breakfast every day, I eat 2 healthy snacks and I watch my portion sizes as much as possible and I am now a healthy BMI so thank you Mary.”
John – Ballgarvan
Clinics
Weight loss clinics in Cork City at Riverside Clinic at 9 Penrose Quay and in weight loss clinics also in Carrigaline – call 087 2884461 or email mary@marycarmodynutrition.ie for more details.
One to One
NUTRITION AND WEIGHTLOSS ONE TO ONE CONSULTATIONS PACKAGES AVAILABLE – please call 087 2884461 for details and to book your place as numbers are limited.
Groups
NUTRITION AND WEIGHTLOSS SMALL GROUP PROGRAMMES AND PACKAGES AVAILABLE – please call 087 2884461 for details and to book your place as numbers are limited.
Irish Health Article on Obesity
“Obesity is caused by lifestyle choices, and these habits need to be broken if an obese person is to stand a good chance of losing weight. There are no quick fixes. Your GP can refer you to a dietician or a nutritionist who will draw up a personal diet plan to help you lose weight. In order to lose weight successfully, it is essential to take up some regular exercise. This need not involve hard and repetitive work in the gym. Walking briskly for 20 minutes each day will help to keep the heart in good working order, and use up some of the excess energy that has been stored as fat” Read More
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