Positive Psychology And Weight Loss Coaching
July 27, 2007
Weight loss coaching is usually a combination of coaching, consulting and counseling. I’m a big believer in blending our expertise with our coaching skills. In this way, every coach is a weight loss coach — this issue is going to be raised by many coaching clients, because people are often successful in every area of their lives except weight loss. It’s frequently a symptom of people who are overachieving, taking care of everyone else . . . of our overresponsible, overdone lives.
Weight loss is about your whole life. If we only ate when we were hungry and stopped when satisfied, then no one would have a weight problem. If we only talked about food and weight issues in coaching, it would get pretty boring — and it wouldn’t be getting to the real issues. So we talk about stress, and what’s getting in the way of getting to the goal. It’s about overcommitted schedules, managing stress and managing feelings — using food to push through the day.
Positive Psychology exercises can help clients manage their mood and energy levels, give more time to themselves and change their self-talk.
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It sounds like coaching around weight loss provides an entry into life-coaching. I’m curious how you deal with the issue of “counseling,” which could be a line stepped over in terms of is this coaching or therapy.
Weight loss coaching is certainly an entry into coaching. And weight loss is a grey area, which can border on therapy, since there are emotional issues involved. I try to stay centered and use my coaching techniques as much as possible, not to say that one cannot have deep, emotionally-laden conversations in coaching. But there are distinct differences. One has to know where the line is, and know when a referral to a therapist is appropriate.
thank your 4 sharing this info, I think weight loss coaching is a necessity. we all need help from somebody else.
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