You’re probably familiar with online diet services. You fill in a form, check some boxes, answer a few personal questions and within minutes, you receive a ‘personal diet’ Often these are run by TV companies or newspapers and either come for free, or at very little cost and don’t get me wrong: they do a good job and often come at very little cost or are completely free of charge.
However, a lot of people need more than this. They want a personal nutritionist because their problems run deeper than just a few holiday pounds or post-baby weight. You are probably one of these people. You need a personal nutritionist with experience and a solid food science background and you are prepared to invest a little more to get your weight problems solved once and for all.
Problem is, you often can’t get to see a nutritionist in a clinic. You don’t know how to find one or are waiting for a referral from your doctor. Well, your worries are over because I am launching my new Personal Diet Programme for people just like you.
I worked for 16 years in a clinical situation with one-to-one clients who needed a very personal level of support. I still see a few old clients. There is a consultation lasting up to an hour and they can tell me all the underlying problems and background to their weight problem. Usually it is something they have struggled with for years, or they have special circumstances. They, like you, need a personal nutritionist.
I don’t have a clinic any more but I used to see about six clients a day, 30 a week: no more. Some came once and others stayed with me for months or years. I wanted to offer this service to people who couldn’t get to see me in clinic, but years ago, before the Internet and Email, it wasn’t possible
More people are online, simple as that. We don’t have to rely on the post or wait for phone calls. I have had huge success helping readers of my magazine columns lose weight over many months while never meeting me, and we have done it with a Personal Diet Programme and emails. Now, I want to offer this to everyone
You fill in the questionnaire and email me a current photo. Return the Questionnaire and someone will contact you. We will arrange a time to call or email and go through your Questionnaire.
This service is about more than providing a list of food to eat and day-to-day menus. Most people are seasoned dieters who have tried everything. I bet you know how and what to eat! Your Programme, therefore, will include personal advice, me to you, to cope with difficult situations, stressful moments and those awkward people in our lives who help de-rail us – like the 'Best Friend' who keeps saying you are no fun without a glass of wine or the husband who insists he likes you as you are – which is a huge pressure when you're unhappy with your size.
Just fill in the Questionnaire and return to me (email address in questionnaire). I will have a look over it and tell you if I can help. The situations where I will be honest and say I probably can’t help are if a medical problem is lurking or your emotional difficulties are so great that I know you're not in the right place for a PDP right now.
Medical problems are the realm of your GP. Sorry, but it is a professional discourtesy to your doctor to wade in and ask you to follow a diet when they are already treating you. I also don't have the benefit of meeting you face-to-face, so it's a difficult one all round. However, let's be positive and say we can go ahead and work together!
About 3-5 working days. The document includes an assessment of your current diet/habits, advice on ways to change and rules to follow, goals to be set for the next 4-8 weeks (depending how long we both think you need) and of course, your full diet, day-to-day, meal-by-meal.
If you like, we can agree to email one another after a week and see how you’re getting on. If you’d like daily support by email, we can do that too. I really look forward to hearing from you soon so we can arrange how we can work together to achieve the figure you have always wanted. .
All my Best wishes,
Monica Grenfell
