ANN ARBOR, MI - Americans are spending $40 billion each year in search of the perfect weight-loss solution. But the obesity numbers continue to climb at an astounding rate—according to the CDC, the prevalence of obesity has increased 74 percent since 1991. And 95 percent of all dieters will regain their lost weight within one to five years.

Why are we losing the battle with food?

“It’s the meanings, associations and connections we attach to food which gives food its power,” says Marilyn Migliore, M.S., R.D., C.S.W., cardiovascular nutritionist with the University of Michigan Health System Preventive Cardiology Program. “The diet industry attaches meaning to foods and these hold tremendous significance in our minds. There are ‘good’ foods and there are ‘bad’ foods, and all of this leads people to feeling guilty when they eat the ‘bad’ food, but feeling deprived when they say no to the ‘forbidden fruit.’ We ultimately set ourselves up for failure.”

“Fad” diets only focus on food and overlook a person’s mind-body connection to overeating. People have an emotional attachment to food, and eating elicits responses in the brain that can stimulate the drive to eat.

That’s why the University of Michigan Health System Preventive Cardiology Services, a part of the U-M Cardiovascular Center hopes to help Americans take the focus off food and address the root of the problem with overeating, through the Hunger Within Workshop. This seminar, given by Migliore, offers real hope for lifelong weight management.

The Hunger Within 12-week workshop guides participants through an intensive program, unlocking the psychological barriers to permanent weight loss. This step-by-step course explores the core reasons for overeating, identifies the triggers that precipitate a binge and helps break the vicious cycle of emotional eating.

Start up the New Year by putting yourself in the driver’s seat. New sessions start this January:

• January 10 – March 28, Mondays: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• January 13 – March 31, Thursdays: 12-1 p.m., 5:30-6:30 p.m., 6:30-7:30 p.m.

The workshop is held at Preventive Cardiology at Domino’s Farms (24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor) and cost is $300 per 12-week workshop.

To register for the Hunger Within Workshop call 734-998-6000 ext. 258

Note:
The Hunger Within Workshop, a nationally recognized workshop, is facilitated by Marilyn Migliore, M.S., R.D., C.S.W., author of The Hunger Within: A Twelve-week Self-Guided Journey from Compulsive Eating to Recovery. Broadway Books, 1998.

Written by Erin Block

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