iLEAP: rethinking weight and body image

 

Specific Learning Objectives include: 

·         Learning to honor your body’s need for appropriate and healthful nutrition

·         Learning to enjoy all kinds of foods

·         Recognizing and honoring your hunger and fullness

·         Giving up guilt around food and body image

·         Learning how to handle stress by developing coping skills that don’t involve food

·         Learning to value fitness and to use physical movement as a way to take care of yourself

 

Program Goals

Participants will learn

·         To feel comfortable and confident in their unique bodies

·         To feed themselves appropriately and safely in ways that lead to appropriate weight for height and genetic makeup

·         To understand that physical appearance does not define one’s character and value

·         To spend less time worrying about food, weight or calories

 

Program Elements

In accordance with evidence that diets don’t work, GTW structures its recommendations on what has been proven to be most beneficial for pediatric and adolescent patients regarding issues of disordered eating and weight management.  After a comprehensive medical evaluation, GTW physicians work with patients and their families to design a program specifically according to their specific needs and interests, with best results expected from the following approach:

·         thorough medical assessment and periodic monitoring

·         nonjudgmental, achievable, solution-oriented, and individualized treatment plan

·         multidisciplinary treatment team addressing medical, nutritional, psychological, and fitness needs

·         customized, flexible combination of patient and family-based education and counseling

·         intensive initial program (minimum 8-12 encounters spaced every 1-2 weeks)

·         ongoing “maintenance” support (every 2-4 weeks for 12-24 months)

·         monthly physician follow-up visits

 

Eligibility for Participation

·         iLEAP is designed for girls and adolescent/young adult women who have concerns about nutrition, weight, or body image AND whose families are dedicated to providing support for long term behavior and lifestyle change. 

·         Enrollment options for boys and young men are under development; please contact iLEAP program staff if interested. 

Call 972-733-6565 or email us to book a private class or workshop for your group or organization!

 

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