A medical diagnosis needs to be made if possible. However, tests often reveal very little. Mostly obesity and weight problems are mainly psychological.

Background: Obesity has become a huge health issue for both adults and children in recent times. The health risks are only one aspect of the problem because for many of us our body image can pre-occupy our minds reflecting a precarious sense of self-esteem. Many people feel unattractive, unlovable and a failure at times simply because they are overweight.

Hundreds of new diet books are published every year. The reason there are so many is that none of them really work in the long-term. The key to losing weight is to eat a healthy diet and exercise. But how do you motivate yourself to do this?

What Provocative Therapy offers:

Most people do not like being told what to do. That’s why I never tell overweight people to exercise and eat sensibly in moderation. That’s far too easy, as well as being somewhat patronising. Instead they are likely to find themselves in a rigorous yet amusing conversation with me where I use reverse psychology (the essence of Provocative Therapy) to get them to tell me how they are going to lose weight and convince a very sceptical me that they are capable of doing it. This is just one of the strategies I use (there are over 26 ways of therapeutically provoking people) and as every case is different, a specific provocative tool is chosen just for you. One that will be the catalyst to galvanise you into action!

Provocative Therapy sessions are recorded on audio and video/DVD so patients can observe their defences in this negotiation, which are usually rendered obsolete by the end of a short series of consultations - generally 4 to 5 sessions of Provocative Therapy really does the trick.

Provocative Therapy is an excellent choice for those who want to lose weight*.

*Where the issues are more complex, as in anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia, this will require a longer series of consultations and not every patient would be suitable for this approach.

Mr Stefan Chmelik on Stubborn weight problems, obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, difficulty gaining weight

Metabolic syndrome describes a cluster of factors including dyslipidaemia (high or low blood fat levels), glucose intolerance, diabetes and hypertension with organ fat. The problem is a new one and related to modern lifestyle, but increasing worldwide in direct relation to obesity levels.

I have had many people over the years say to me “I put on weight even if I barely eat anything”. For the most part, these people are not deluding themselves, but are victims of Metabolic Syndrome.

Because of the body-mind connection that is central to holistic medicine, a whole-person approach is needed to recover from this problem. What this means is that we recognise that the body affects the thought processes and vice versa. This is why it is so hard to get the motivation to do the things you know will help you – the mind as well as the body becomes sluggish and sustained effort is impossible to maintain.

Just dieting is not enough, and simply talking the problem through is not enough. The right treatment programme will incorporate several aspects, but in a way that is manageable and with all the support you will need.

Conversely, some people find it hard to gain muscle no matter what they eat. This is hard to live with, as the people around them invariably call them ‘lucky’. In reality, it is another form of metabolic imbalance.

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