This is the first session of the 4-week Building Resilience module. Registering for Session 1 will secure you a spot for the rest of the module.

This course covers how to implement goal setting strategies to help with weight loss plateaus, preventing weight regain, and transitioning to weight maintenance. The principles reinforced over these four weeks can help build resilience when encountering these common barriers to long-term weight management.

Food often plays an important role in our culture and social gatherings. Consequently, when building a sustainable diet it is important to find healthy ways to incorporate foods that reflect our values into our meal plans. In this session we will be introducing strategies for making healthy appetizers to have when entertaining or attending social functions, giving tips and education on selecting healthy appetizers when eating out. 

We will introduce you to the MWM Structured Meal Plan that we offer for those patients who wish to try it. Research has shown that some modest weight loss at the beginning of a weight management program can be motivational and help build confidence. This diet is meant to be followed for about 3 to 6 months and in the meantime, patients are coming to the group medical visits and are working on the long-term, dietary changes that they can sustain and enjoy.

This is the first session of the 4-week Food Planning module. Registering for Session 1 will secure you a spot for the rest of the module. You only need to register for Session 2, 3, and/or 4 if you would like to submit a progress check to update us on your medical conditions.

Nutrition and food knowledge without application does not lead to behaviour change. Education through food planning and culinary skills has been shown to improve nutrition and overall diet quality.  This course addresses food planning and cooking skills required for healthy eating to benefit chronic disease management. Learning how to better plan and cook more at home can contribute to better health, prevention of weight gain and sustainable weight loss.

This module is for registered participants only. If you have successfully registered for Session 1, your spot is secured for the rest of the module. 

This module is for registered participants only. If you have successfully registered for Session 1, your spot is secured for the rest of the module. You do not need to register for this session unless you need to update us on your medical conditions or you are making up a missed session.

Tools to conquer an obesogenic world: Increase motivation & willpower, change destructive habits, and learn how to alter your food environment. In this talk patients will learn: 1) multiple ways to increase their motivation on a daily basis. 2) what willpower is, how it functions, and how not to deplete it throughout the day. 3) to identify self-destructive patterns and learn how to change them. 4) to set realistic goals and learn how to get back on track when things take a negative turn. 5) how to alter their food environment to counteract an obesogenic culture. 6) how to stay full, be satisfied, and have more energy on fewer daily calories. 7) to potentially incorporate meditation, affirmations, and priming with minimal effort to achieve maximum benefits. 8) to develop a desire for more movement even if they don't enjoy exercising. 9) to stay empowered towards a longer, healthier, and more fulfilling life by adopting lifestyle changes learned from the "blue zone" areas of the world. Presenter: Lynda Montis Lynda is an internationally recognized motivational speaker and entrepreneur. She draws on her formal training as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist with a specialty in weight management, her experience as a certified yoga, Pilates and barre instructor, as well as her personal experience losing and maintaining the loss of 42% of her total body weight. Lynda has struggled with weight issues since childhood and after 4 pregnancies decided to dedicate her time and education to the study of nutrition, obesity and movement. She opened a Yoga and Wellness Centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario and began teaching and leading numerous workshops in both movement and weight loss through lifestyle changes including presenting at the Annual Canadian Holistic Nutrition Conference. Lynda is passionate to share numerous tips on ways to increase motivation and willpower as well as how to make changes to destructive habits and personal food environment. She is also looking forward to sharing her current interest in the study of the longest lived cultures of the world and their lessons for us to age with mobility, vibrancy & joy.