FUNTIONAL IMAGERY TRAINING FOR SUSTAINED WEIGHT LOSS
A Revolutionary New Method
Functional Imagery Training (FIT) is a revolutionary new method that doesn’t rely on strict diets or punishing exercise plans. It helps you tap into the power of your own mind, using your own experiences to guide lasting change. The method was developed by Dr Linda Solbrig, whose research demonstrated the effectiveness of FIT by outperforming the best established motivational intervention by a significant margin.
Results from the FIT Weight Loss intervention Study
Below is the conclusion of the findings from the study. You can read the full paper here.
“Less than 4 hours of Functional Imagery Training, a novel intervention that combines motivational interviewing with mental imagery training, led to substantially greater weight loss over 6 months than MI alone, despite the fact that specific education on lifestyle and activity was absent from this intervention. The benefits of FIT persisted to 12 months; participants continued to make substantial reductions in weight even after therapy ended.”
The Benefits of FIT for Weight Loss and How it can Help You.
It only requires a few hours of intervention spread over 6 months, for lasting results.
It can help you break free from the emotional rollercoaster of yo-yo dieting and the disheartening feelings of failure that this entails.
It doesn’t ask you to follow a rigid diet or an extreme exercise regime. Instead, it empowers you to harness the power of your mind, using your own knowledge and experiences.
With FIT, you take charge of your unruly mind, developing self-reliance and transforming your relationship with food and your body. This isn’t another diet – it’s a sustainable approach to weight loss and wellbeing, rooted in your personal journey.
Our work together leverages your innate strengths and knowledge. You are the expert on your own life, and with FIT, you learn to visualise your goals and develop strategies to achieve them. You’ll create a mental toolkit that helps you stay focused, overcome cravings, and maintain healthy habits.
No more following someone else’s strict rules. With FIT, you design a personalised path that fits seamlessly into your life, ensuring long-term success and fulfilment.
Once you are trained in Functional Imagery, you can use this technique to make future well-being goals you choose to set achievable.
Sounds Too Good To Be True?
This is not a magic solution and does involve a little commitment from you. In order to get the results outlined in the study, you will need to commit to:
4x 1 hour sessions to learn all of the FIT imagery techniques.
Up to 2 motivational booster conversations in the subsequent months
Practice imagery daily, but don’t worry, this won’t take longer than 5 minutes and is actually a really enjoyable thing to do, similar to a good daydream. Think of it like an intentional daydream that you experience with all of you senses.
Greg March
“Just wanted to let you know that I went for annual blood tests as a check up and they weighed me and I’ve lost 11kg since March! I’ve only made some smalls adjustments so I was amazed! So thank you so much for your sessions!”
THREE WAYS TO TAKE YOUR FIRST STEP
One to One Coaching
Online Group Coaching
Self Study Online
All three options are a game-changer if you’re tired of traditional methods that never seem to stick. Our 4-week Functional Imagery Training interventions are designed to empower you with the skills to take control of your weight loss journey. In this weekly program, you’ll learn how to use the proven technique of functional imagery to visualise and achieve your goals. By the end of the course, you'll not only see changes in your body but also develop the mental tools to maintain long-term success. Each session builds on the last, ensuring that you leave with the confidence to independently use functional imagery to stay committed, motivated, and on track. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your mind and body for good!
One to One FIT Weight Loss Coaching
Choose this option if you want individual personal support where the conversation is fully focused on you.
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For a limited time, we’re offering a 10% discount on our coaching. Book your free consultation before March 30th, 2024, and secure this exclusive offer. Don’t miss out on the chance to transform your life and regain control over your health and wellbeing.
Cost: £450
How to Get Started:
1. Click the “Request Your Free Consulation” Button: Take the first step towards lasting change.
2. Schedule Your Free Consultation: Choose a time that works best for you.
3. Begin Your FIT Journey: Start using Functional Imagery Training to achieve your goals
Online FIT Weight Loss Group Coaching
Choose this option if you want to be part of an online group and help create a community supporting each other on your weight loss journey.
Cost: £350.
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Self Study Online
Choose this option if you like to learn independently and at your own pace.
Cost: £250
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A summary of the FIT Weight Loss Study
In this first randomised controlled trial of FIT, we have shown that two FIT interviews and nine brief booster phone calls, amounting to under 4 h of therapist contact over 6 months, resulted in substantially greater and clinically meaningful weight loss and waistline reductions at 6 months, compared with Motivational Interviewing.
Seventy-one percent of the FIT group lost >5% of their initial weight, easily exceeding the NICE weight management target that at least 30% of service-users should do so.
Importantly, we found that FIT was acceptable to participants and that they would recommend FIT to a family member, friend or colleague.
To put these findings into a broader context, FIT performed favourably compared to a longer, more intensive intervention in a recent UK trial: Ahern and colleagues tested weight loss in participants with overweight and obesity referred by GPs to Weight Watchers. Participants randomised to the Weight Watchers programme for 12 months had lost an average of 6.8 kg at 12 months, only 0.4 kg more than participants in our RCT, who received <4 h of FIT spread over 6 months. Participants on the standard 12-week Weight Watchers programme lost less than FIT participants in this study: only 4.8 kg on average.
The approach tested in this trial, of providing solely motivational support, differs from the strategy recommended by Public Health England [54, 55] of combining behaviour change techniques with lifestyle education and advice. NICE recommends including MI and imagery in behaviour change strategies. FIT combines both in a coherent, structured intervention that trains users to become their own therapist; the present results support this approach.
The fact that FIT outperformed the best established motivational intervention by such a margin is encouraging.
That FIT demonstrates such an improvement over an existing treatment, and produces continued weight loss after the end of the intervention period, highlights the benefit of developing and adapting existing interventions based on recent developments in cognitive science.