Dr. Dee Dawson: Weight loss management in Harley Street, London

Dr. Dee Dawson is a specialist in eating disorders and obesity. She is now offering expert help in weight loss management in Harley Street, London.

Dr. Dee Dawson BSc. M.B.A. M.B.B.S. is a medical practitioner who specialises in the treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders and children needing to lose weight. Twenty years ago she founded Rhodes Farm Clinic, the first unit in the UK to specialise in the treatment of children and adolescents with weight loss problems and eating disorders.

Dr. Dawson has written two books on weight loss and eating disorders and frequently lectures at conferences and meetings. She retired as Medical Director of Rhodes Farm in February 2011 and now uses her experience to help adults as well as children who have problems with food. As well as dealing with diet and nutrition, Dr. Dawson addresses the behavioural issues around food and eating. The psychological problems are as important as the diet plan when helping people to slim. This has long been recognised in the treatment of anorexia but not for people needing to slim.

Overweight people are often very depressed about their inability to lose weight and Dr. Dawson has long felt that doctors do not do enough to help. Many people are forced to rely on "fad" diets that they read about in magazines instead of being given good medical advice.

Having helped many teenagers deal with their weight issues, Dr. Dawson would now like to offer the same service to adults who have spent their lives following one diet after another but failing to manage their weight problems. Being overweight can have harmful effects on health and Dr. Dawson believes it should be treated by doctors. 

With 20 years experience, Dr. Dawson is fully aware of the importance and the role that food plays in people's lives. 

Weight loss in London

1. Eat when you're not hungry?

2. Give up and binge when you have 'broken' your diet once?

3. Eat a lot before you start your diet?

4. Spend most of your life dieting?

5. Weigh more and more after each diet?

6. Yo-yo diet? 

   
   

No one can open a magazine without reading about the latest quick fix 'magic' diet. "Fad" diets such as Atkins, Hay, low fat, low carbohydrate etc, all promise amazing, fast results with little effort.

These diets only aid weight loss if they also happen to be low in calories. It is not possible to lose weight without reducing your calorie intake.

Those who manage to stick to these very restrictive regimes lose weight temporarily but have done nothing to change their eating pattern and very quickly regain the weight they have lost. If you want to lose weight and stay slim you need to re-educate your body to accept less food on a permanent basis. The problem is not solved by spending a few weeks eating a bizarre diet which cannot be sustained.

A low calorie diet allows you to have a glass of wine, an occasional chocolate, even some chips without feeling you have 'broken' your diet and failed in some way. No foods are bad, only the quantity of them that you eat can be bad.

These are common problems which need addressing. It is not enough to follow a diet, you have to think about how you can change your relationship with food. With Dr. Dawson you will not be on a deprivation diet, you will be eating a wide selection of delicious foods healthily prepared but in smaller quantities than you have been in the habit of eating. No foods will be forbidden, it will be easy to follow and difficult to 'fail'.

Weight loss programme

You will be seen in a Harley Street suite just a short walk from Oxford Street tube station.

Dr. Dawson will start with an introductory session of 1.5 hours. You will then meet for 50 minutes every week for 5 weeks. You will plan and outline your meals for the coming week and discuss how to deal with restaurant meals, dinner parties etc.

You will be given lots of practical advice on how to reduce your calorie intake without feeling hungry. You will also talk about what triggers your overeating and what can be done to help you overcome the urge to eat when you are not hungry.

Patients who find it difficult to travel to London can arrange for some of the sessions to be done on the telephone.

If you would like to discuss the programme before you start, please send Dr. Dawson an email with your telephone number and some suitable times for her to call.

Testimonials for weight loss treatment with Dr Dee Dawson

Whilst under Dr. Dawson's care I successfully lost 2 stone over 12 weeks. Dr Dawson taught me that the only way to succeed with permanent weight loss was to count calories and consume normal food, just in smaller portions. I did not exercise and still don't and I have managed to stay at my target weight for many years. I learnt not to deny myself any foods, therefore I don’t crave them, I just eat them in moderation. I believe Dr. Dawson's attitude to sensible eating has changed my entire outlook on food, weight, and the diet industry.

 - Weight loss patient

Dr. Dawson helped our daughter lose over 50kg. She ate a varied diet, did no strenuous exercise but lost at least 1 kg each week.

 - Parents of a weight loss patient

Contact details

30 Harley Street
London

W1G 9PW

Tel: 0207 436 9226

Email: dee-dawson@msn.com

Website: www.drdeedawson.com

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