At this stage of hitting “Rock Bottom”  we imagine you are painfully aware that every attempt to lose weight has ended in “failure”. You are tired of valuing each day based on whether the scale is up or down a pound or two (or if you overate the day before). You think and worry about food all of the time.

Intuitive Eating is an evidence based and non-diet approach to wellness that helps you break free from the chronic side effects of dieting. It offers freedom from restriction and food rules and gets you back to normal eating. It’s an approach to help you get out of your head, and more into your body, removing the should / shouldn’t voices that constantly sit on your shoulders. You will learn how to honour your hunger, respect your fullness, how to cope with emotions without relying on food, and much much more. It’s about taking weight out of the equation and allowing our body to settle at its natural weight once eating patterns normalise. 

We don’t just give you a meal plan. We teach you a way to eat so you never struggle again. It’s not a magic pill, or quick fix… and it doesn’t try to be. You will learn a completely new approach to food. No deprivation. You can’t fail.

“Kat helped transform not just my relationship with food, but also my relationship with life. With help from Kat I was able to break a cycle of restrictive eating which was usually followed by uncontrolled eating”

A diet plan or a set of rules to follow can sound attractive and is a quick fix for the short term. However, in our experience, it can add more rules, demonises certain foods and ways of eating, is something to fall off of and feel guilty about. Ultimately can lead to damage in the long term*. 

For this reason, the framework that we use for support is Intuitive eating, which is a process of learning to honour your health by listening and responding to the direct messages of your body. Intuitive eating helps you to meet your physical and mental needs based on YOUR terms. Basically, making you the boss of you! This means not relying on external tools such as the time of day, thinking “what you SHOULD” be eating, points systems, calorie tracking, rigid rules or meal plans to show you the way. This may seem daunting, but this is where our support comes in. 

We assess individuals on a case by case basis, and in some instances, gentle guides need to be introduced in the first instance to stabilise eating patterns. 

If you’re like most of the clients we see, the idea of not restricting yourself in some way can be really scary (even when you know that you can’t choke down one more diet plan or drink). It’s normal to feel panicky about letting go of that restriction or a set of rules, especially when the world around you is on some form of diet. It’s probably been the only tool you have known to lose weight!

Many of our clients feel stuck between two fears:

1) “If I continue dieting, I will ruin my metabolism and gain weight”.

2) “If I stop dieting, I will gain more weight / I won’t stop eating / I won’t know what to eat / I will be out of control”.

However, the reality is, dieting/restriction is often the trigger for overeating. Of course it’s hard to stop eating when you’ve been under eating and restricting food. It’s a normal response to starvation/deprivation. But once your body learns and trusts that food will always be available, that intense desire will reduce. When you banish diets and become an intuitive eater, you will be eating in response to inner signals (hunger/fullness/satisfaction), rather than relying on the external cues (e.g. a plan, time of day, calories or carbs) to tell you what to eat.

The support will aim to help you stop overeating, reduce cravings, manage any medical conditions, and change your relationship with food so being healthy will come much easier. The process is designed to escape the diet trap so that you can find your natural weight for life.

Do you struggle with a negative, critical voice in your head telling you that your body isn't good enough?

Does that voice tell you what you should or shouldn't eat, which affects your relationship with food?

What do you think your life would be like if you felt that you were okay just as you are?

If any of these ring true for you, our intuitive eating counsellor and therapist Lucy may be more appropriate to lead your programme. Lucy’s work as an Intuitive Eating counsellor is through the lens of a therapist, rather than a dietitian. She offers a space to think about food from a self-care perspective (exploring clients’ relationships with food/body, identifying and challenging beliefs about food/body which might hinder the intuitive eating process) but does not offer explicit dietary guidance. Lucy is particularly interested in exploring the shame which often underlies clients’ struggles and aims to help clients to cultivate a healing mindset of acceptance and self-compassion.

If you would like further information and help to understand who may be the best clinician for you, please get in touch. 

Yes! Part of our mission is to provide equitable care for all. In order to enable access to our services for those experiencing financial hardship, we aim to offer up to 6 scholarship programmes per year (depending on available funds). This enables us to offer partial and full scholarships to individuals experiencing financial hardship.

If you have the means, please consider making a donation, all of which goes to provide services to people who can’t afford nutrition therapy. 

Any donations made will go directly to pay for scholarships for those who otherwise would not be able to afford nutrition services.

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