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The Diets Don’t Work® Structured Program goals
and objectives for our clients include:
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Reduce obsessive thoughts of food, weight, diet, and
body image
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Connect with their internal Self, knowing
what they need
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Be able to calm and center themselves
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Be able to communicate their needs in an assertive,
compassionate manner
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Understand the difference between physical hunger and
emotional hunger
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Learn the effects of different foods on their bodies
and emotions
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Become aware of their own individual food triggers
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Eat when hungry, make healthy food choices, and stop
when full
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Determine healthy portion sizes
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Identify emotional eating and substitute appropriate
alternatives
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Deal with issues that are contributing to the disordered eating
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We do not force clients. Our goal is to help clients get
in touch with themselves, be true to themselves, and care
for themselves in healthy ways. Instead our measurements are
that clients:
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Become more self-aware of their body and their feelings
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Use food for physical nourishment
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Abstain from addictive behaviors
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Deal with emotions without using food
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Become more engaged in the outside world
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Become more honest with themselves and others
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Focus on internal indicators of well-being rather than
external one
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