Weight Management

Weight Management

Keeping at your most comfortable weight means focusing on a healthy lifestyle, combining healthy foods with plenty of regular physical activity.

The best way to get in all the nutrients you need is to eat a variety of foods from these five groups every day:

  1. Plenty of Vegetables, including different types and colours, and legumes/beans
  2. A range of nourishing Fruit
  3. Whole grains such as breads, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles, polenta, couscous, oats, quinoa and barley
  4. Protein: Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, and legumes/beans
  5. Dairy: Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or their alternatives, mostly reduced fat
  6. And drink plenty of Water.

And limit foods containing saturated fat, added sugars, added salt and alcohol.

For individualised advice on weight management, based on the most up-to-date evidence, contact Raymond Terrace Therapy to make a booking with our Dietitian.

Weight loss goals

Goal setting is an important component in your weight loss journey. Setting meaningful and achievable goals using Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timely goal structure.

Smart eating

  1. Tune in to your hunger. Encourage positive eating habits and food awareness
  2. Some foods should be eaten occasionally rather than every day. 
  3. Energy vs expenditure: Aim for at least an hour or more of moderate intensity physical activity on most, if not all, days of the week for weight loss
  4. Choose a variety of foods. Aim for at least 20 different food items or ingredients daily. Eating a variety of foods will ensure you get an array of vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients
  5. Keeping a Food Diary record of the foods you eat can also help with weight management