Weight Loss Psychology

Dr Blair-West originally wrote this book as a therapy manual for his patients as it became apparent that it was too slow explaining to each of his morbidly obese patients the background as to why they needed to undertake a quantum shift in the way they thought about losing weight.

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Dr Blair-West's book reviews the emotional basis of our deep emotional attachment to food and the research into Restraint Theory and then looks at what this means for any weight loss plan.

Feedback

Innovations in the Prevention and Management of Obesity

In May 2007, Dr Blair-West gave the keynote address at this conference at the Hilton on the Park, Melbourne. The following email was sent by the conference organiser after Dr Blair-West enquired after the results of the feedback on his presentation:

Dear Dr Blair-West

There was quite a lot of feedback about your presentation. You were voted as the most informative presenter for these reasons:

'Outstanding presentation – relevant, dynamic, captured and held my attention for 75 mins.'

'Great perspective and very relevant for motivating my patient group'

'(Dr Blair-West presented) new information on approachs to weight loss/fitness and reasons for weight gain.'

Thanks again

Char Weeks

Conference Organiser

"A fantastic workshop. George is a great presenter who is able to cut through the science and deliver a practical seminar which is focussed on the daily challenges we face in therapy." Matthew Hand, Psychologist

"George is one of those rare individuals who is so interesting to listen to, he can hold an audience captive for long periods of time. He is passionate about his life, his work and his family and this energy radiates from him, spreading throughout the whole room. Add to this his wicked sense of humour and everyone leaves his workshops in good spirits taking with them much valuable, usable information."
Rozz Nutting, Clinical Psychologist

Workshop Feedback

Dr Blair-West takes great pride in running workshops that are engaging and fun as well as informative. In particular he aims to leave participants with practical skills they can take away and use the very next day with their clientele. As you can see from the table below Dr Blair-West achieves a high level of positive feedback for his workshops.

Feedback Results (NZ April 2007 – 25 attendees)	Percentage A+ or A*
The Presenter showed a command of the subject	91%
The style of delivery maintained my attention	86%
Concepts were clearly explained	100%
Attending this workshop was a productive use of my time	90%
I obtained ideas I can use in the workplace	86%
The presenter was well prepared	95%
I enjoyed the workshop	100%
* Possible ratings were: A+ (‘All Excellent’), A, B, C, D (‘Strongly Disagree’).