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HOW TO BREAK THE EAT-REPENT-REPEAT CYCLE
—Renowned speaker, doctor, and author combines personal experience with
professional wisdom to help individuals conquer ineffective dieting
As a family physician, motivational wellness speaker, author, workshop facilitator, and consultant, Michelle May, M.D. has all the credentials one would expect from someone advising individuals about changing their lifestyle. But there is another more qualitative element that sets her apart from the rest-the fact that she is a recovered yo-yo dieter herself.
May overcame her own struggle with chronic dieting and a love-hate relationship with food by developing a fearless, mindful approach to eating, eventually leading to a passion for inspiring audiences to find lasting health. May founded the proven Am I Hungry? Workshops, a mindful eating program that helps individuals find a balance between eating for enjoyment and eating for nourishment.
With her new book Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle due out October 1st, Michelle May will reveal an alternative approach to the food-focused, diet-driven downward spiral caused by deprivation and sacrifice.
With passion, energy, and humor, May will share with your audience:
- Reflections of her personal struggle with the eat-repent-repeat cycle-not just how she conquered it but how she is able to eat what she loves, and love what she eats
- How to rediscover when, what, and how much to eat without restrictive rules
- Specific ways to resolve mindless and emotional eating
- Why reconnecting with internal cues of hunger and fullness enhances one's ability to manage their weight instinctively and effortlessly
- Keys to building a fitness program that is based on small, positive steps–not as punishment for eating
Michelle May, M.D. is a recovered yoyo dieter and the founder of the Am I Hungry?® Mindful Eating Program which received the Excellence in Patient Education Innovation Award. She is the award-winning author of Am I Hungry? What to Do When Diets Don't Work. Her newest book, Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break the Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle will be available in October 2009. She holds an M.D. from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and a B.S. in Psychology from Arizona State University.
May has trained and licensed over 170 health professionals to facilitate Am I Hungry?® Workshops worldwide. She has been featured on the Discovery Health Channel and Oprah and Friends with Dr. Oz and quoted in Body+Soul, Fitness, Parents, Self, USA Weekend, US News & World Report, Vim & Vigor, WebMD, and others. Her personal success story was published in Chicken Soup for the Dieter's Soul. Dr. May shares her compelling message and constructive approach with audiences around the country, conducts corporate workshops, and advises numerous organizations about promoting healthy lifestyles.
May must practice what she preaches in order to balance her personal and professional life while maintaining her own optimal health. She cherishes her relationships with her two children, Tyler and Elyse, and regularly enjoys yoga and hiking near her home in Phoenix, Arizona. She and her husband Owen, a professional spa chef, share a passion for gourmet and healthful cooking, recipe development, wine tasting, and traveling.
To learn more about mindful eating or to pre-order Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break the Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle, please visit www.AmIHungry.com.
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