The HUGS Lifestyle Program
There will be a HUGS
Information Session on Wednesday, May 21st from 7-9pm at Carrefour Beausoleil. Registered Dietician, Lucy McCray will facilitate
the adult group.
The HUGS program promotes a diet-free lifestyle focusing on health, nourishing
eating and activity patterns, and self-acceptance rather than dieting and weight loss. It is Health focused, centred
on Understanding lifestyle behaviours, Group supported, and Self-esteem building. HUGS programs and workshops
are based on three books: You Count, Calories Don't; Staying Off the Diet Roller Coaster; and Tailoring Your
Tastes.
HUGS started in 1987 by registered dietician, Linda Omichinski. Searching
for a more effective way to assist clients in her private and consulting practice, Linda developed a group counselling format
on the empowerment model that emphasised eating for energy, physical activity for fun and self acceptance of genetic size
and shape variations.
Participants learn the skills required to break the diet mentality and live a confident energetic lifestyle without diets.
Here is an outline of some of the topics participants explore during the ten-week program:
1. Setting the Stage
· Shortcomings of dieting
·
Body image, body composition
· Why people diet
· Facts & myths
· Program concepts
2. A New Beginning
· Frequency/types of meals
·
How-to's of fat & fibre
· Getting the most energy out of foods
· Active living
3. The Balancing Act
· Balanced meals - hands on
·
Hidden fats
· How much to eat
· External vs internal cues
· Warm-up portion
4. Tuning In
· How to modify recipes
· Getting a
taste for lower fat foods
· Tuning into natural hunger signals
· How to combat automatic eating
· Aerobic portion
5. Hunger explained
· A blue-print for label reading
· Triggers to eating
· Hunger defined
· Willpower vs confrontation
· Cool-down portion
6. The Whys & Hows of Fluids
· How much & types
of fluids
· Enjoy foods with less sugar
· Do artificial sweeteners have a role?
· Putting skills into action
·
Relaxation portion
7. Are you really hungry
· Tasting food
· Physical
vs psychological hunger
· Visualization
· Are rewards necessary?
· Cleaning your plate
8. Lifestyle Strategies
· Problem solving for everyday
situations
· Reasons for losing control over food
· Building relaxation into life
· Eating out
9. The Perks of Physical Activity
· Making exercise
a lifestyle change
· Setting goals that count
· Intensity level
· REAL benefits of physical activity
10. Your New Attitude - lifebalance
· Evaluating progress
- making it work
· How to make stress work for you
· Learning from setbacks - a growth process
For more information contact Lucy McCray by phone at 506.622.4971,
email mircitysurplus@nb.aibn.com or visit the HUGS website at www.hugs.com
