Most of us know the sinking feeling of not meeting our weight-related goal, whether weight loss, muscle gain, optimising our nutrition, exercising to maintain our current weight or something else happily. So when we don’t meet those goals repeatedly, even if we engage the services of an experienced health professional like a dietitian through DVA, it can leave us confused and frustrated and affect our confidence, mood, and satisfaction in everyday life, and much more.

A combined approach recognises and respects that many aspects of a person’s life are relevant to their weight management journey - and sets them up for success accordingly. Being overweight is never a sole response to the minutes of exercise we complete or which foods we choose to eat; but also involves our genetics, metabolism, physical makeup, and a range of cultural, social, emotional and behavioural factors - to name a few. Some of us instinctively make the food choices we do because of our experiences in our early life, and having someone tell you the better options to make isn’t enough to reliably and repeatedly create change.

With all of this said, it makes sense that a combined, multidisciplinary program that considers all of these factors is best equipped to give you the most excellent chance of long-lasting success with your weight management goals - and research agrees. Countless studies show that a single-discipline approach is significantly less effective in managing weight or making lasting health improvements than working with a multidisciplinary team. The team includes nutritionists, exercise physiologists and psychologists who can each bring a unique set of skills and expertise to target different aspects of weight management ent is much more successful across the board. This becomes even more important for DVA members, who may have additional physical, mental and emotional considerations that often require targeted intervention.

Get in touch with the VBA team here to learn more about our combined program and how you can get your psychology, nutrition and exercise physiology services funded under DVA.

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