Weight Loss & Relapse Prevention

I have been providing clinical services to individuals with moderate to severe obesity for 25 years, and I tell my relatives as I'm telling you now: Before taking on this challenge, consider the outcome research! What does it mean that the long-term outcome of weight loss programs is very poor? How does that affect the way you approach this vital challenge so that you succeed and follow your path of greatest advantage.

As opposed to conventional treatment for obesity, which not only does not work, but usually makes the problem worse [Click here for more about dependence on external agency and its impact on long-term weight management], this web site presents a self-directed approach designed to promote the irreversible changes required to prevent relapse and achieve good long-term outcome.

The self-tests below can be taken to satisfy your curiosity or to share with our staff for feedback and consultation. The PARTS' Mood Screen is a brief measure of depression and anxiety; the Locus Of Control Assessment Scale [LOCAS] is an opportunity for you to review your approach to solving this problem; the Trap Detector will help you identify the traps that have held you back to this point; the final link, Begin the Path, describes some Advanced Cognitive Strategies that you may find helpful in managing the inevitable crises that await you.

PARTS' Mood Screen

Brief self-evaluation: Signs and symptoms of depression & anxiety

LOCAS

How does change come about in your life? How should you approach this problem?

Trap Detector

What is the nature of my addictive trap?

Advanced Cognitive Skills

Skip the self-evaluation for now and go to the next step of the passage

"If one remains as careful at the end as at the beginning, there would be no failure."

- Lao Tsu