Beyond Calories & Exercise: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors

Beyond Calories & Exercise: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors (SDBs) is organized by Professional Development Resources (PDR), Inc.

Course Description:
Beyond Calories & Exercise: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors is a 5-hour online continuing education (CE) course that “walks” readers through the process of replacing their self-defeating weight issues with healthy, positive, and productive life-style behaviors. It moves beyond the "burn more calories than you consume" concept to encompass the emotional aspects of eating and of gaining and losing weight. Through 16 included exercises, you will learn how to identify your self-defeating behaviors (SDBs), analyze and understand them, and then replace them with life-giving actions that lead to permanent behavioral change.

Learning Objectives:
• Identify the elements of an education model of change as it applies to weight-loss issues
• List ways to apply the educational model to therapy with clients
• Describe the process and parts of the self-defeating system
• Describe the process and parts of the life-giving system
• Differentiate between mythical and real fears
• Compare and contrast faulty conclusions and reality-based conclusions

Please note - this course contains common material on eliminating SDBs with Living a Better Life with Chronic Pain: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors