Experts advise: Focus on ‘slow, permanent change’
As a nutritionist, Patti Kuniak has heard many people say they want to lose weight, especially when a new year rolls around.
She said having an end goal is only the start of the process, and people should instead think of changes they can make that will result in them living a healthier lifestyle.
“You need time to make changes; it doesn't happen overnight,” Kuniak said. “Everything that you do for weight management needs to be slow, permanent change.”
Kuniak is the lifestyle coaching program manager at Butler Health System, a program that began in 2015 through grant funding. The program continues to provide free services to anyone in need, including virtual classes on self-care, lifestyle coaching for different conditions and volumetrics weight management.
