Adopt a healthy lifestyle, improve your eating habits & lose weight!
Explore all the different factors that affect your weight.
Work on building a positive self-image and meet women whom you never meet otherwise
Join Slim Peace, a healthy lifestyle and nutrition group of Palestinian and Israeli women. This first-ever group was the idea of the critically acclaimed documentary by filmmaker Yael Luttwak. Inspired by the film, the UK Charities Advisory Trust is funding additional Slim Peace groups.
Intended participants: Women of all ages from East/West Jerusalem and the West Bank area who want to lose weight and to improve their eating and nutritional habits.
Each group meets once a week for 10 weeks. Our 8th group begins April 30, 2009. The group is run by a Palestinian dietitian and facilitator, Ms. Suha Khoury (MNT), and an Israeli facilitator, Ms. Jill Levenfeld. The meetings will take place on Wednesdays 17:00-19:00 (with consideration of Jewish/Christian/Muslim holidays), at the Anglican International School Jerusalem (82 Ha-Nevihim St.)
COURSE OUTLINE
Session one
The benefits of the Mediterranean diet for your health. Learn how to plan your meals using the Mediterranean diet foods.
Session two
Healthy lifestyle and nutrition recommendations. Sorting out fad diets from evidence-based nutrition guidelines.
Session three
Find out the proper balance between calorie intake with physical activity. Design ways for meeting the requirements for fruits and vegetables intake. Distribution of pedometers.
Session four
Learn about the negative impact of fiber deficiency on your health. Determine the changes that you need to make in order to increase your fiber intake.
Session five
The challenge of eating the appropriate amount and type of fat. Label reading. Recipe modification. Principles of healthy cooking.
Session six
Explore the situation of women in the world, their special qualities and the specific nutrients they need.
Session seven
Mindful eating. Overcoming powerful habits. Managing lapses, relapses, and collapses.
Session eight
Integrate all the nutrition and physical activity recommendations into your lifestyle. Explore what you need to introduce into your life in order to move closer to your goals.
Session nine
Investigate your resources for maintaining success and achieving sustainability. Connect to your inner power. Learn about your individual techniques for dealing with challenges.
Session ten
The power of positive thinking. Sharing a joint healthy group meal together. Closure.
Participants will be charged 300 NIS at registration and 50 NIS will be refunded at the conclusion of the program.
A discount is available for those in need; Please apply as soon as possible. Slim Peace Groups is a nonprofit program; fees are to cover expenses only.
For further info send an email to: info@slimpeace.org or yaelluttwak@hotmail.com
A limited number of openings are available for each group please apply soon.
Join Slim Peace, a healthy lifestyle and nutrition group of Palestinian and Israeli women. This first-ever group was the idea of the critically acclaimed documentary by filmmaker Yael Luttwak. Inspired by the film, the UK Charities Advisory Trust is funding additional Slim Peace groups.
Intended participants: Women of all ages from East/West Jerusalem and the West Bank area who want to lose weight and to improve their eating and nutritional habits.
Each group meets once a week for 10 weeks. Our 8th group begins April 30, 2009. The group is run by a Palestinian dietitian and facilitator, Ms. Suha Khoury (MNT), and an Israeli facilitator, Ms. Jill Levenfeld. The meetings will take place on Wednesdays 17:00-19:00 (with consideration of Jewish/Christian/Muslim holidays), at the Anglican International School Jerusalem (82 Ha-Nevihim St.)
From the film: Suha measures Tagreed.
COURSE OUTLINE
Session one
The benefits of the Mediterranean diet for your health. Learn how to plan your meals using the Mediterranean diet foods.
Session two
Healthy lifestyle and nutrition recommendations. Sorting out fad diets from evidence-based nutrition guidelines.
Session three
Find out the proper balance between calorie intake with physical activity. Design ways for meeting the requirements for fruits and vegetables intake. Distribution of pedometers.
Session four
Learn about the negative impact of fiber deficiency on your health. Determine the changes that you need to make in order to increase your fiber intake.
Session five
The challenge of eating the appropriate amount and type of fat. Label reading. Recipe modification. Principles of healthy cooking.
Session six
Explore the situation of women in the world, their special qualities and the specific nutrients they need.
Session seven
Mindful eating. Overcoming powerful habits. Managing lapses, relapses, and collapses.
Session eight
Integrate all the nutrition and physical activity recommendations into your lifestyle. Explore what you need to introduce into your life in order to move closer to your goals.
Session nine
Investigate your resources for maintaining success and achieving sustainability. Connect to your inner power. Learn about your individual techniques for dealing with challenges.
Session ten
The power of positive thinking. Sharing a joint healthy group meal together. Closure.
Participants will be charged 300 NIS at registration and 50 NIS will be refunded at the conclusion of the program.
A discount is available for those in need; Please apply as soon as possible. Slim Peace Groups is a nonprofit program; fees are to cover expenses only.
For further info send an email to: info@slimpeace.org or yaelluttwak@hotmail.com
A limited number of openings are available for each group please apply soon.