MaryRose Spence
MaryRose established her private dietetic practice, the Nutrition Consultants, in Auckland over 20 years ago. It’s a busy practice with about 120 GP’s and Specialists referring on a regular basis. The Nutrition Consultants provide advice on a range of nutritional issues, however over the last 8 years have specialized in weight loss and the associated problems that come with excess weight – mainly type 2 diabetes and raised cholesterol levels. The WeightWise course has been developed as part of MaryRose’s campaign to provide an easier, more successful and more permanent way to weight loss. It uses leading edge technology to determine an individual’s body makeup and then food requirements are matched according to this information. It is an initial 7 session course with messages reinforced with ‘food filled’ audio-visual displays that provide professional, unbiased information and deliver a refreshing approach to the usual weight loss messages. WeightWise is available online, as individual consultations and in small groups. MaryRose is frequently consulted for her expert opinion by television, radio and the print media and is the author of ‘Size does Matter – how to eat, drink and lose weight …forever’.
Do Calories Count? Main Session  Friday, 13 June 2014 Start 2:20pm Duration: 20mins Baytrust We understand the calorie value of every food available, but this has been no solution to the upward trend in body weights. While an understanding of calories is important, we need to be able to discuss them in the bigger picture of successful weight control. It’s time to move away from the same old dated weight loss messages that surround us and put a fresh perspective onto this health issue that presents itself and its complications on a daily basis. Weight Issues in Kids Main Session  Saturday, 14 June 2014 Start 9:30am Duration: 15mins Baytrust As health professionals we have a strong obligation to help overweight young ones. Children respond well to making changes to their present patterns, however who do we target – the parents or the child? At what age can children start taking responsibility? How do you ‘push the buttons’ to get changes happening? Obesity - Working Together to Achieve Better Outcomes Concurrent Workshop Repeated Saturday, 14 June 2014 Start 11:00am Duration: 55mins Room 4 Start 12:05pm Duration: 55mins Room 4 Join us for a workshop that provides tools to move your patients beyond the usual diet messages. Professor Cliona Ni Mhurchu will discuss her research on how food marketing, pricing, labelling and the meal environment affects our food choices. MaryRose Spence, Dietitian, will then target this research to your weight loss patients. We’ll send you away with simple, practical lifestyle tips – small consistent changes for better weight loss outcomes. Weight Loss in a Nutshell Nurses Programme Saturday, 14 June 2014 Start 3:00pm Duration: 30mins Sportsdrome Despite the best intentions, body weights continue to track steadily upwards. As health professionals you can be a crucial turning point in this scenario, so let’s have a look at some effective messages – small changes that over time make a big difference to body weights. Update on Healthy Food Choices Concurrent Workshop Saturday, 14 June 2014 Start 4:30pm Duration: 60mins Room 2 What do we mean by ‘healthy food choices’? Our lifestyles have changed considerably in the last 20 years, but have our food choices kept up with this? It’s time to understand why ‘healthy’ for one person may not be ‘healthy’ for the next one. We’ll have a closer look at many of the nutrition messages and decide if they really are as good as the public (and health professionals) perceive them to be. Your Tool Kit to Weight Loss Concurrent Workshop Sunday, 15 June 2014 Start 8:30am Duration: 55mins Room 3 Start 9:35am Duration: 55mins Room 3 The national weight statistics are disappointing, and unfortunately high body fat opens the door to the associated health complications of high blood pressure, raised blood sugars and raised cholesterol levels. You’ll go away from this workshop with effective tips on how to move your patients away from the latest diet fads and into successful long term weight loss. We’ll look at the framework of the day and then place food choices, fluid and activity into this.