1. Introduction to Developing a Relationship with Food Going for the 3 Increases: Increase in Health, Increase in Happiness & Increase in Energy Strategies for Success in Weight Management By: James J. Messina, Ph.D.

2. Developing New Relationship with Food Identifying a Food Plan which suited for you Identifying a Food Plan which can be implemented easily and fit into your current lifestyle Eating to Live not Living to Eat Eating to be stay healthy, not eating to stuff emotions Eating plan which works while eating out Understanding the Nutrition of Food Keeping up on What is new in the Food arena

3. 1. Overcoming Myths Related to Weight and Food Myth 1: Being overweight is due to bad metabolism - its your behaviors not metabolism Myth 2: Being overweight is due to bad genes – its your behaviors not your genes Myth 3: Being overweight is due a thyroid problem - its your behaviors not your thyroid Myth 4: Fat-free and low-fat foods are good for my food program - fat-free is not calorie free

4. 2. Overcoming Myths Related to Weight and Food Myth 5: Some people just can’t lose weight – it takes a lifestyle change which anyone can do Myth 6: Fat people are fit – there are health problems which stem from obesity such as diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, stroke, cancer Myth 7: Bodies plateau and it is impossible to lose weight after that – efforts to lose weight plateau not bodies

5. 3. Overcoming Myths Related to Weight and Food Myth 8: Bodies want to be the weight they get to – bodies do not want to be overweight Myth 9: Big Boned People are overweight due to their Bones – skeletal size of average man or woman does not differ much Myth 10: Obesity can be result of being too muscular – that weight could be marbleized fat Myth 11: How can be gaining weight, since I do not eat? – increased body weight come from increased eating

6. 4. Overcoming Myths Related to Weight and Food Myth 12: It is not good to weigh yourself – the scale does not lie and is not in denial Myth 13: Dieting five days a week is a good plan – weight loss comes from a caloric deficit and requires a 7 day a week effort Weight loss = calories in minus calories out