Trim-Life(R) Comes to AB & Associates

Trim-Life ® is officially launched! I am really happy to report that our first group began with a 2.5 hour meeting dedicated to helping individuals release weight! As an individual who has struggled with weight issues her whole life, it makes me take a step back and wonder how many other people out there are offered and accept negative messages about themselves. How many other people are taught archaic and guilt-inducing values about food that cause them to over-eat. Ever have an older brother or sister that called you “chubby? “ “Tons-of-fun?” Okay, I will accept the tons of fun part but not in the connotation that it was offered. It’s quite probable that those negative messages we receive and accept into our subconscious were not meant maliciously by the people who love us the most, but the ill effects are certainly ingrained over the course of a lifetime. “Eat everything on your plate; there are starving children in Africa.” “You will sit at that table and eat every bite of your food!” (Can someone please tell me where the dog is? It’s dinner time!), “If you eat all your peas, you can have dessert.” Okay, now let’s use sweet high-in-carbs, sugars, etc. as rewards for obedience. Oh Brother!!! I am wondering the long-term effects sweet candy and cookies will have on behavioral therapy recipients. Aside from dental anxiety and high dentist bills, what are we teaching our youth about food? Specifically, candy? Trim-Life ® is a heart-centered program designed to help an individual release weight. It utilizes a combination of hypnosis, education, group therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. At our office, it is five weeks long, two hours per session. Participants have the opportunity to involve themselves in additional monthly support therapy. Throughout the process, we introduce creative ways to eat delicious, healthy foods too (whoever heard of a weight release program that serves snacks!). Programs are ongoing. Our next round or Trim-Life® begins in February on Thursday evenings. Trim-Life, because it is a therapeutic program, may be reimbursable through your insurance! Feel free to call the office if you are interested and by all means, give the gift of health for Valentine’s Day!