Visiting Psychiatrist Unravels Self-Sabotage of Weight Loss

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Tuesday, 20 March 2007, 3:42 pm

Press Release: Addenda Publishing

 

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20 March 2007

For immediate release

 

Visiting psychiatrist unravels self-sabotage of weight loss

Current obesity management techniques flawed

 

A visiting international medical doctor and psychiatrist claims

current traditional approaches to reduce weight loss are

unsophisticated, and often result in weight gain rather than weight

loss.

 

Dr Blair-West, the former Director of Psychophysiology at Brisbane's

River City Private Hospital is in New Zealand from 30 March to 3

April presenting workshops as part of a world tour. He believes that

when it comes to weight loss, most people are very aware that what

they're eating is wrong.

 

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In his book, Weight Loss for Food Lovers: Understanding the

Psychology & Sabotage of Weight Loss it's what Dr Blair-West

calls 'the whys' that are the real challenge.

 

" Why we eat what we shouldn't; why we don't eat what we should; why

we don't exercise to the level we should; and the biggest one - why

we sabotage our weight loss plans. "

 

The author and doctor has been invited to New Zealand by Dr Stephan

Raubenheimer to present the research into Restraint Theory, which

forms the basis of Blair-West's book.

 

" Dr Blair-West's work is one of the most significant breakthroughs

in our understanding of the struggle people have in trying to lose

weight since obesity has become a problem, " Dr Raubenheimer said.

 

" A lot of psychological research into the consequences of

deprivation hasn't made it to the frontline of obesity prevention, "

says Dr Blair-West.

 

" The 80% failure rate of traditional weight loss plans is no

surprise once you understand Restraint Theory.

 

" Most people have the psychology of diet motivation all wrong, " said

Dr Blair-West, who specialises in group and individual weight loss

psychotherapy and helping people make long-term lifestyle changes.

 

" The messages overweight and obese people get are that they are weak-

willed, slovenly and not disciplined enough, and this just is not

the case. This is where we were with smoking 20 years ago; we

learned that we needed to look at why people smoked not that it was

bad for them they all knew that. "

 

He says if we deprive ourselves of food we have an emotional

attachment to, we will ultimately sabotage our weight loss plan and

move into rebound overeating.

 

" Even the prospect of beginning a diet can cause people to rebound

into overeating in what is called the Last Supper Effect. And once

they have blown a diet, the What the Hell Effect kicks in, which

also results in overeating. "

 

According to Dr Blair-West, the more self-discipline a weight loss

program requires, the more likely it is to fail.

 

So what's the answer to combating obesity?

 

The solution to this conundrum according to Dr Blair-West is the Low

Sacrifice 'Diet' which is a long-term eating lifestyle. It's low on

self-discipline and there is no calorie counting.

 

Dr Blair-West uses Zen Buddhism teachings on mindfulness which teach

people how to happily eat less by tasting more.

 

" This is not a diet book. I don't tell people what to eat; I teach

them how to manage the psychological challenge of weight loss.

 

" And you really need to know how to sabotage your saboteur, so you

don't waste your time and money next time you try to lose weight. "

 

 

About Dr Blair-West

 

Trained as a medical doctor, specialising in psychiatry, Dr Blair-

West has worked as a psychotherapist for 20 years.

 

Dr Blair-West's motivation for writing this book is from his own

experience combating a cholesterol problem he developed in his late

30's. He took up a traditional weight loss programme involving

rigorous exercise, a strict diet and achieved his target weight over

a year. But within six weeks, he had put all the weight back on.

 

" I decided to do it differently the second time around, I had to do

it in a way that I could maintain for the rest of my life, " he said.

 

Delving into research showing the effectiveness of traditional

diets, he found the medical profession was better at treating most

cancers than at treating obesity. He also discovered an entire body

of research that was not being considered by most clinicians.

 

Weight Loss for Food Lovers: Understanding the psychology and

sabotage of weight loss is the result of this research.

 

Dr Blair-West is a Life Fellow of the Obesity Prevention & Treatment

Society. He is regularly invited to present at international obesity

congresses and is currently giving a series of workshops for

professionals throughout the western world.

 

Dr George Blair-West will be in Auckland from 30 March - 3 April and

is available for interview.

 

Appearances

Free public talk: Sunday, April 1, 11am at XL Caf, 167 Symonds St,

Auckland. Ph 09 3687145 to rsvp. For further information visit

www.weightlossforfoodlovers.com

 

Workshop: the Psychology and Sabotage of Weight Loss is on Saturday

31 March For further information visit www.weightlosspsychology.com

 

Weight Loss for Food Lovers: Understanding the psychology and

sabotage of weight loss by Dr George Blair-West is a paperback

distributed by Addenda Publishing priced at $34.99.

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Tuesday, 20 March 2007, 3:42 pm

Press Release: Addenda Publishing

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

20 March 2007

For immediate release

 

Visiting psychiatrist unravels self-sabotage of weight loss

Current obesity management techniques flawed

 

A visiting international medical doctor and psychiatrist claims

current traditional approaches to reduce weight loss are

unsophisticated, and often result in weight gain rather than weight

loss.

 

Dr Blair-West, the former Director of Psychophysiology at Brisbane's

River City Private Hospital is in New Zealand from 30 March to 3

April presenting workshops as part of a world tour. He believes that

when it comes to weight loss, most people are very aware that what

they're eating is wrong.

 

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In his book, Weight Loss for Food Lovers: Understanding the

Psychology & Sabotage of Weight Loss it's what Dr Blair-West

calls 'the whys' that are the real challenge.

 

" Why we eat what we shouldn't; why we don't eat what we should; why

we don't exercise to the level we should; and the biggest one - why

we sabotage our weight loss plans. "

 

The author and doctor has been invited to New Zealand by Dr Stephan

Raubenheimer to present the research into Restraint Theory, which

forms the basis of Blair-West's book.

 

" Dr Blair-West's work is one of the most significant breakthroughs

in our understanding of the struggle people have in trying to lose

weight since obesity has become a problem, " Dr Raubenheimer said.

 

" A lot of psychological research into the consequences of

deprivation hasn't made it to the frontline of obesity prevention, "

says Dr Blair-West.

 

" The 80% failure rate of traditional weight loss plans is no

surprise once you understand Restraint Theory.

 

" Most people have the psychology of diet motivation all wrong, " said

Dr Blair-West, who specialises in group and individual weight loss

psychotherapy and helping people make long-term lifestyle changes.

 

" The messages overweight and obese people get are that they are weak-

willed, slovenly and not disciplined enough, and this just is not

the case. This is where we were with smoking 20 years ago; we

learned that we needed to look at why people smoked not that it was

bad for them they all knew that. "

 

He says if we deprive ourselves of food we have an emotional

attachment to, we will ultimately sabotage our weight loss plan and

move into rebound overeating.

 

" Even the prospect of beginning a diet can cause people to rebound

into overeating in what is called the Last Supper Effect. And once

they have blown a diet, the What the Hell Effect kicks in, which

also results in overeating. "

 

According to Dr Blair-West, the more self-discipline a weight loss

program requires, the more likely it is to fail.

 

So what's the answer to combating obesity?

 

The solution to this conundrum according to Dr Blair-West is the Low

Sacrifice 'Diet' which is a long-term eating lifestyle. It's low on

self-discipline and there is no calorie counting.

 

Dr Blair-West uses Zen Buddhism teachings on mindfulness which teach

people how to happily eat less by tasting more.

 

" This is not a diet book. I don't tell people what to eat; I teach

them how to manage the psychological challenge of weight loss.

 

" And you really need to know how to sabotage your saboteur, so you

don't waste your time and money next time you try to lose weight. "

 

 

About Dr Blair-West

 

Trained as a medical doctor, specialising in psychiatry, Dr Blair-

West has worked as a psychotherapist for 20 years.

 

Dr Blair-West's motivation for writing this book is from his own

experience combating a cholesterol problem he developed in his late

30's. He took up a traditional weight loss programme involving

rigorous exercise, a strict diet and achieved his target weight over

a year. But within six weeks, he had put all the weight back on.

 

" I decided to do it differently the second time around, I had to do

it in a way that I could maintain for the rest of my life, " he said.

 

Delving into research showing the effectiveness of traditional

diets, he found the medical profession was better at treating most

cancers than at treating obesity. He also discovered an entire body

of research that was not being considered by most clinicians.

 

Weight Loss for Food Lovers: Understanding the psychology and

sabotage of weight loss is the result of this research.

 

Dr Blair-West is a Life Fellow of the Obesity Prevention & Treatment

Society. He is regularly invited to present at international obesity

congresses and is currently giving a series of workshops for

professionals throughout the western world.

 

Dr George Blair-West will be in Auckland from 30 March - 3 April and

is available for interview.

 

Appearances

Free public talk: Sunday, April 1, 11am at XL Caf, 167 Symonds St,

Auckland. Ph 09 3687145 to rsvp. For further information visit

www.weightlossforfoodlovers.com

 

Workshop: the Psychology and Sabotage of Weight Loss is on Saturday

31 March For further information visit www.weightlosspsychology.com

 

Weight Loss for Food Lovers: Understanding the psychology and

sabotage of weight loss by Dr George Blair-West is a paperback

distributed by Addenda Publishing priced at $34.99.

 

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