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Fit Squad
Activity for Life
Food for Thought is a FREE course of
local group sessions, open to women and
men, offering a non-diet approach to
healthy eating, staying active and losing
weight.
Here’s what makes Food for Thought a
programme with a difference:
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• Offers positive advice to eat more
healthily, avoiding ineffective diets
• Identifies feasible and enjoyable ways to
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stay active
• Provides the solutions for obstacles to
managing your body weight
• Sets achievable goals, specific to you and
your needs
Over the course of seven 2-hour weekly
group sessions, Food for Thought promotes
successful lifestyle changes which can lead to
the following benefits:
• Realistic weight loss
• Improved weight maintenance
• Increased self-esteem and confidence
Take the first step to a new you and
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Tel 01254 380448
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Food for Thought could
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Here’s a brief summary of the topics covered
at each Food for Thought group session:
Welcome
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1
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Informal welcome and chance to meet your advisor and
fellow group members
Introduction to the programme and the other services
that the Healthy Lifestyle Service offer
Highlighting why
diets fail and
promoting healthy
lifestyle attitudes
A balanced
approach
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Discovering the benefits of
activity for physical and mental well-being
Practical ways to include exercise in your
daily life
Solutions to barriers to effective weight
management
Social
Situations
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2
Explanation of
long term weight
management
principles
Promoting the
benefits of a healthy
balanced diet
Learning valuable
techniques including controlling portion
sizes and eating patterns
How do
you eat?
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Positive
thinking
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6
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Exploring the myths and
minefields of food labelling
Advice for modifying recipes
to include your favourite
foods
A healthy approach to
supermarket shopping
•
Useful tips for
staying in control
when eating out
and socialising
Explore cheap
and easy recipe
ideas to make
your own healthy
‘takeaways’
How to enjoy
alcohol sensibly
• Learning how stress affects the
ability to make healthy choices
Promoting positive thinking about yourself
How to eat healthily without cutting out snacks
Long term success
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weight management
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Wellbeing
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For upto 12 months after
the programme, you will get
together at regular intervals
with your fellow group
members to review how you
are all getting on and offer
continued support.