SIZE MATTERS
A Weight Management Plan For Life
Weight management that starts with more than what's on your plate.
What we eat matters. But so can how, when and why we eat.
SIZE MATTERS is a personalised programme designed to help you explore the habits, thoughts and responses that influence the way you eat — and develop changes that fit realistically into your life.
THIS ISN'T A DIET
Because knowing what to eat isn't always the same as changing the way you eat.
Many people already know a great deal about healthy eating. The difficulty can be putting that knowledge into practice consistently.
Eating can become connected with routines, emotions, boredom, reward, social situations or simply habits that have developed over many years.
SIZE MATTERS looks beyond what you eat to explore the patterns surrounding how you eat and the choices you make around food.
The aim is not perfection. It's to develop a way of managing your eating and weight that feels realistic enough to become part of everyday life.
That's much more distinctive than the current “fits your personality, lifestyle, goals and most importantly into your mind.”
WHAT MIGHT BE GETTING IN THE WAY?
You may find that you:
Eat when you're not physically hungry
Use food as comfort, reward or relaxation
Start with good intentions but find them difficult to maintain
Eat automatically without really thinking about it
Struggle with portions or knowing when you've had enough
Move between being very controlled and giving up altogether
Know what you'd like to change but find yourself repeating the same habits.
The question isn't only “What am I eating?” It can also be “What keeps me eating this way?”
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
This is where DAtechnique® and your philosophy come in.
Rather than giving everybody the same set of rules, we'll look at your eating patterns, your routines, your goals and what may be getting in the way of change.
Our work may draw on DAtechnique®, Clinical Hypnotherapy, NLP techniques, visualisation, behavioural strategies and your Alert Eating Method.
Together, we'll work on practical changes that can be reviewed and adapted as you progress.
You don't need another set of rules you can't live with. You need changes you can continue living with.
HOW SIZE MATTERS WORKS
LET'S TALK
We start with a free, confidential conversation about what you'd like to change, what you've tried before and what you're hoping to achieve.
It's also an opportunity to decide whether SIZE MATTERS is appropriate for you.
UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS
Your introductory session explores your eating habits, routines, goals and some of the thoughts and responses that may be influencing your relationship with food.
We'll begin developing an approach built around you rather than a generic diet plan.
YOUR PERSONALISED PROGRAMME
Sessions are used to review progress, explore what's working and what isn't, and adjust your approach as your needs change.
Depending on what's appropriate, our work may include DAtechnique®, Clinical Hypnotherapy, visualisation, NLP techniques, behavioural strategies and Alert Eating.
SUPPORT & ADJUSTMENT
Change isn't always a straight line.
We'll review what's happening as you progress and adapt the programme where necessary, helping you develop habits you can continue beyond our work together.
DESIGNED AROUND YOU
Sessions: approximately 60 minutes
Typical programme: around 6 sessions
Spacing: usually every 3–4 weeks
Format: online or face-to-face where appropriate
THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
USING A WEIGHT-LOSS INJECTION?
WORRIED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STOP?
USE THE OPPORTUNITY
ALERT EATING
Eating with greater awareness rather than simply following more rules.
The Alert Eating Method is designed to help you become more aware of the decisions, habits and automatic responses surrounding eating.
Rather than concentrating only on restriction, we work on recognising what's happening before, during and around eating, giving you more opportunity to make conscious choices.
READY TO CHANGE MORE THAN YOUR DIET?
Tell me what you'd like to change, what you've tried before and where you feel you're getting stuck. We'll start there.
A NOTE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH
SIZE MATTERS focuses on the behavioural and personal aspects of weight management. It does not replace medical care or individual nutritional advice from an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
If a medical condition, medication or other health consideration may be affecting your weight, appropriate medical advice should form part of your overall approach.