Healthy Weight Loss
The Chocolate Frog Diet is a program which encourages and supports people in obtaining healthy weight loss. The dictionary defines health as “The optimal state of well-being – physical, mental, and social; not just the absence of disease”. This program aims to address all of these areas – concentrating on many of the areas which are not so well addressed by most other weight l
oss programs. Weight loss is often incorrectly seen as the ultimate goal of a weight management program. Our program’s approach is to maintain optimal health while achieving weight loss. Many studies have shown that good nutrition decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and many cancers. Ongoing studies into the nutritional status of 3 million people from America, Australia, and New Zealand are indicating that many people in first world countries lack adequate nutrition. This situation is made much worse by weight loss programs which rely on severe food restrictions, meal replacements (egg with protein drinks), or which result in rapid weight loss. To avoid this situation a weight loss program must address many facets. There are many facets to “The Chocolate Frog Diet”
1. Nutrition – The program assesses current nutritional intake (fresh fruit, vegetables and protein versus highly process foods), water consumption, alcohol intake, and the pattern of food intake during the day. It then ensures good nutrition is maintained during the process of weight loss.
2. Weight Management – Due to the approach used by this program weight management is successful in the long term.
3. Food Sensitivities and Allergies – can not only effect nutritional status, but also result in weight gain. We offer detailed and practical advice on this.
4. Nutritional Supplement Advice – Twenty-five years’ experience in this field enables us to give expert advice. Although many people do not require nutritional supplementation there are some who will benefit from it.
5. Emotional Support –is essential as emotions effect overall health, influence the ability to achieve lifestyle change, and are often one of the main reasons people are having weight issues. We work hard to ensure emotional support is provided every step of the way. We have extensive knowledge of many of the emotional challenges you will face. Monica has successfully lost over 45Kg so has personally experienced the emotions involved in doing this. Many clients comment this is the most important facet of the whole program.
6. Lifestyle Change - Our outcome based approach along with our close working relationship with each client ensures lasting lifestyle change. This is the key to long term weight loss
7. Initial assessment - with questionnaires about overall health, history of weight and medical problems, personality, and metabolism, combined with baseline measurement of weight, body size measurements, hydration, visceral fat and metabolic age gives much of the information we use to construct your individual program. This usually takes 60 minutes.
8. Tracking of each client’s progress - using most of the measurements we conduct at the initial assessment. Visits are usually performed weekly either in person or on the phone until the goal weight is achieved. They may be changed to longer intervals after that.
9. Support of each client’s new lifestyle with regular visits to identify and address any issues they may be having these visits are usually part of the tracking visits, but we also offer support between visits – usually by phone, texting, or email. Overall Approach
Each program is specifically designed for the individual taking into account age, personality, home life, work life, responsibilities, body type and general health. Following initial assessment our clients are counselled about the major areas in their life which are impacting on their weight. They are then supported over the ensuing months to change these areas. Careful monitoring ensures we have the opportunity to address issues which are blocking the required changes, and allows us to identify new areas that may need to be changed. Great emphasis is put on maintaining a diet which is easy to follow, and allows the individual to include foods they enjoy eating. A variety of techniques are used to assist the individual to do this. The program can be conducted either in person, over the phone, or by email. It is best to do the initial assessment either in person or over the phone but follow-up sessions can be done using email as well. Phone calls are made using pre-booked times and emails are answered within 24 hours. What can our clients expect?
100% commitment from our staff to help clients understand every aspect of his/her program
Each program personalized to fit into clients lifestyle
A caring attitude and no judgment
Our staff having the knowledge and understanding of what it is like having a weight problem as we have personally gone through this ourselves
Selected Health Fund Rebates are available
Corporate Clients are given special fees and conditions depending on the number of people involved. Health talks are available for corporate clients. Please advise our consultant about your booking availability. Google “The Chocolate Frog Diet” and there is a 5 minute video on YouTube from the TV show Brisbane Extra.
