Mindful Eating Program

"Rebuild your self-image and rediscover the pleasures of eating"

Program Leaders

Lisa Kaufmann, MD, Director Center For Health and Meditation

Terry Podolak, RD, Outpatient Nutritionist Upstate Medical University

The Mindful Eating Program is a non-diet approach designed for those individuals who:

• are chronic dieters
• have struggled with their weight
• have tried all the "latest and greatest" fads and gimmicks
• have hit the diet bottom

Participants will learn to:

• Respect & recognize their hunger
• Enjoy foods, while naturally eating less
• Cope with emotions without using food
• Exercise for fun
• Be at peace with their body

The Mindful Eating Program is a non-traditional approach to healthy weight loss and improved self-esteem. Using the principles of mindfulness, individuals learn to recognize what triggers their eating. Participants learn to recognize the difference between physical and non-physical hungers and how to cope in a healthy way with both.

Program Structure

Ten week course, 2 hr sessions.

Classes will meet at ShoppingTown Mall, DeWitt, OASIS/HealthLink Center (near Macy's).

Cost is $300 and will include texts, course material, and food during classes. Payment plans and scholarship applications are available.

Topics will include:

• Overview of Mindful Eating
• Eating personalities
• Rejecting the diet mentality
• Recognizing hunger & using the hunger scale to measure it
• Making peace with food
• Challenging the Food Police
• The eating experience /fulfilling your cravings
• Coping with emotions and non-physical hunger
• Exercise for fun
• Nutrition for life

For registration information regarding these courses and dates when they are offered please contact Upstate Center for Health and Meditation by calling 315 464-5774.

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