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Come and join Dr. Porcello for a
FREE SESSION on
Thursday May 29th. at
Dr. Porcello's office. See how Walking Soles can help motivate you.
Last year the members made such great progress in a very
short time. they all walked for 30 minutes without
stopping (some couldn’t walk for 10 minutes when they
began). The group motivated each of them to go out and
participate in other physical activities since they felt
better and better about themselves. At the support
group, we worked on challenging our negative thoughts
and feelings and learning how to think more positively,
and become more proactive in our daily lives. The group
started to do other outdoor activities together, which
they had refused to do in the past because they were too
embarrassed about the way they looked... What a
wonderful experience for me to see them all out in the
park, moving, enjoying the wonderful weather and not
obsessing about how awful they look. The best part was
seeing them laughing and having fun as they walked and
talked together.
Listen to what one member said about the program:
Pat:
I was very hesitant to join this group. I have joined so
many programs in the past, and failed to stay with any of
them. I always hated exercising, and quit anything I would
begin, so I was very skeptical about spending more money on
another program. After speaking with Dr. Porcello, who
convinced me to come for one session, my feelings went from
hopeless to hopeful... I have problems with my back and
knees, haven’t done any exercise in the last year, and
didn’t think I could walk with this group at all. When I
started, I had to stop every few minutes to sit down, and
thought I would never make it around the path, but Dr.
Porcello sat with me and encouraged me to go a little
further each time, now I can walk 1/2 mile without stopping!
Dr. Porcello has really helped me to see how much I was
isolating myself and getting in my own way. As a diabetic,
my numbers were out of control before I started this
program, now they are stable and under control. The other
members are wonderful, we laugh and help motive each other
as we walk, then meet back and have a support group with Dr.
Porcello. Its so amazing to hear other people share the same
issues that I have, and find ways to resolve my problems
with food. I look forward to Saturday mornings now.
If you have been thinking about joining, use this free
session as your opportunity to meet with me and have a
session. Come and walk the walk with me, it could change
your life!
Please call and register in advance for the free class. I
will send you directions to the park.
Registration information:
Registration form in PDF format.
You can join at any time during the summer months.
I developed this program those of you out there who are not
motivated to start exercising, struggling with bingeing and
compulsive eating, feel isolated, hopeless and embarrassed
to get out in public. I really understand those feelings
because I was once in that hopeless place myself. Being over
400lbs in my past made me more and more isolated and
depressed. I know how easy it is to withdraw and isolate
when you feel so bad about your body and yourself, who leads
to a vicious cycle of depression, bingeing, isolation and
more weight gain.
My life’s mission is to help other compulsive eaters learn
to change their relationship with food, increase their
self-esteem, learn the skills of self-soothing without using
food, lose weight and change their relationships with
themselves and others, find their passions and overcome
their obstacles.
I have helped thousands of women like you find peace with
food, change their lives and lose weight.
Join me as I teach you how-to free yourself from your
negative inner critic and the self-loathing and self-hatred
destructive behaviors you live with every day.
I will teach you to make friends with your feelings,
self-sooth without using food and get moving with this fun,
safe group.
Call me if you have any further questions at 516-877-0200.
I look forward to walking the walk with you,
Virginia Porcello, PhD, LMHC, CEDS
Director
Solutions Program for Eating Disorders
1517 Franklin Avenue Suite #100
Mineola, NY 11501
516-877-0200
Fax: 516-877-0211
E-mail: drporcello@solutionsweigh.com
Website: www.solutionsweigh.com
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