STREAM™ Live

STREAM™

Live

STREAM™ is a 24-week medical weight management program that combines an intensive lifestyle program with a full meal replacement (Optifast® 900) under medical supervision. Entry into this program requires medication authorization.

STREAM™ Live consists of live lecture classes conducted online through Zoom. You will meet online at a regular time with a dietitian and a group of your peers for 24 weeks.

Interested in this course? Email us at [email protected]

Course curriculum

1. Link to reserve an Office Hours appointment - additional support
1. Slide Decks for Modules 1 Through 12
1. Welcome
2. Introduction
3. Change Toolbox
4. Roadmap to Change
5. Setting Goals: Big and Small
6. Success in Weight Management
7. Shaping Behaviour
8. Motivation
9. SMART Goals
10. Your Goals
11. Obstacles
12. Perserverance and Resiliance
13. Rewards
14. Activity: Weekly Goal
15. Reflection
16. Tracking Tool: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
17. Bonus video - Values & Goals
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. Obesity
4. Introduction to the "How to Lose 50 Pounds and Keep Them Off" Video
5. Video Link - How to Lose 50 Pounds and Keep Them off
6. Reflecting on the "How to Lose 50 Pounds and Keep Them Off" Video
7. Intake vs. Expenditure
8. Contributors to Obesity
9. Energy Needs and Metabolism
10. Body Composition
11. Creating an Energy Deficit
12. Prediction Predictability
13. The Brain: Our Control Center
14. The Brain-Body Connection - Part 1
15. Short-Acting Meal Signals
16. Long-Acting Energy Storage Signals
17. Adipose (Fat) Cell Facts
18. The Brain-Body Connection - Part 2
19. Reward Signals
20. Factors Affecting Weight Regulation
21. Hunger, Fullness, and Desire
22. Key Points - Part 1
23. Strategy 1: Eat On A Schedule
24. Strategy 2: Eat Protein At Breakfast
25. Strategy 3: Eat A Mix Of Energy Nutrients
26. Strategy 4: Eat Omega-3 Fats
27. Strategy 5: Eat Appetite Managing Foods
28. Strategy 6: Plan Low-Energy Density Meals
29. Strategy 7: Seek Pleasure From Other Activities
30. Strategy 8: Get Adequate Sleep
31. Strategy 9: Commit To Regular Exercise
32. Strategy 10: Enlist The Support Of Experts
33. Success In Weight Management
34. The Body's Response To Weight Loss
35. Medications For Weight Loss
36. Medications For Weight Loss Can Help
37. Key Points - Part 2
38. Reflection
39. Activity: Weekly Goal
40. Tracking Tool: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
41. Bonus video: The Gatekeeper, go getter and the sleepy executive
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. Why Journal? - Part 1
4. The Journaling Experience
5. Why Journal? - Part 2
6. Why Journal? - Part 3
7. Seven Strategies for Long-Term Success
8. What To Journal
9. Journal Options
10. Look at the Big Picture
11. Emotional / Thought Record Journal
12. What Lies Beneath?
13. How to Journal: Part 1
14. How to Journal: Part 2
15. Forms of Food and Fitness Journals
16. Low-Tech vs High-Tech
17. Food and Activity Journal Resources: Part 1
18. Food and Activity Journal Resources: Part 2
19. Fitness Trackers
20. Connecting Food and Fitness Trackers
21. Emotion-Focused Journaling
22. A Tool for Success
23. Wrap-Up
24. Activity: Weekly Goal
25. Tracking Tool: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Emotions - new responses to challenging feelings
2. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
3. Bonus Video: Emotions and the Brain
1. Aerobic Activity
2. "23 and 1/2 Hours" Video
3. Additional Resources
4. Links to Youtube Fitness Chanels
5. Exercising While on Optifast®
6. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. Cornerstones of Healthy Eating
4. What Our Clients Often Say
5. The Challenges of Change
6. Awareness and Change
7. Cognitive Behavioral Approach: Part 1
8. The Change Challenge
9. Our Metabollic Brain: Part 1
10. The Brain-Body Connection
11. Our Big Brain
12. The Subconscious Component
13. Dopamine: The Learning Chemical
14. Our Body, Brain, and Lifestyle
15. Our Metabolic Brain: Part 2
16. Cognitive Behavioral Approach: Part 2
17. Elements of Our Modern Environment
18. Distraction and Distortion
19. Cues of Size and Variety
20. Activity: I Say, You Think
21. How Behaviors Are Learned
22. CSI: Crave Scene Investigation
23. Activity: Brainstorm
24. HALT Before Eating
25. SLOW Before Eating
26. Is It Food That Will Satisfy You?
27. Things to Do Besides Eat
28. Wrap-Up
29. Activity: Weekly Goal
30. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Introduction
2. Review: The Cornerstones of Healthy Eating
3. Review: The Challenge of Change
4. Review: Why Change Is Hard
5. Skill vs. Will
6. Review: The Cognitive Behavioral Approach
7. Will Food Satisfy Me?
8. How Behaviors Are Learned
9. HALT
10. SLOW
11. Things to Do Besides Eat
12. Visualization Exercise
13. Skills of Change
14. The 80/20 Rule
15. Mindfulness of Thoughts
16. Get Active
17. Distraction
18. Manage Your Stress
19. Relaxation Techniques
20. Rather Than "No", "Not Yet"
21. Craving Train
22. Ambush Your Triggers
23. Assert Yourself
24. Broken Record and Fogging
25. Five Ways to Respond to Food Pushers
26. Thirsty?
27. Skills of Change
28. Your CSI (Crave Scene Investigation) Notes
29. Wrap-Up
30. Activity: Weekly Goal
31. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Introduction
2. Cornerstones of Healthy Eating
3. The Challenge of Change
4. The Cognitive behavioral Approach
5. Manage Your Cravings
6. Layers of Influence
7. Is It Food That Will Satisfy Me?
8. HALT
9. SLOW
10. Skills of Change
11. Get Active!
12. CSI: Crave Scene Investigation
13. Small Steps Toward Success
14. The Metabolic Brain
15. Short-Acting Meal Signals
16. A Good Offense Is the Best Defense
17. Be Aware and Be Prepared
18. Celebrate Success
19. Wrap-Up
20. Activity: Weekly Goal
21. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Fitness - Strength Training
2. Links to Youtube Fitness Chanels
3. Additional Resources
4. Tracking Tool: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Module 10 - Stress Management & Mindfulness
2. Additional Resources
3. Bonus Video: "90:10 The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do For Your Stress"
4. Bonus Video: Perspective from a glass of water
5. Bonus Video - Mindfulness Myths
6. Mindful Eating Tips
7. Drop-Anchor-Audio-Exercise-2min Present Moment Awareness
8. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Problem Solving - Intro & External World Problems
2. Problem Solving - Internal World Problems
3. Problem Solving - Building a house metaphor
4. Bonus Link- The Chess Board metaphor
5. Bonus Link - Radio Doom & Gloom
6. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Rethink Your Thinking - Intro
2. Rethink Your Thinking - Thinking Traps
3. Rethink Your Thinking - Choice Point
4. Rethink Your Thinking - The Sky & Weather
5. Bonus Video - Louise Evans presents "Own Your Behaviours, Master Your Communication, Determine Your Success"
6. Bonus - Stinking Thinking Worksheets
7. Stand up to 'stinking thinking'
8. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Slide Decks for Modules 13 Through 24
1. Featured Recipes for Modules 13-24
1. Optional Live Activity Coaching - CVE & LEAF Partnership
2. Set Yourself Up for Movement Success - tips from our partners at CVE
1. Introduction
2. Transition Overview
3. Choices (Exchanges)
4. Module Overview
5. Energy and Macronutrients
6. Calorie Awareness: Part 1
7. Calorie Awareness: Part 2
8. Low Energy Density Eating
9. Structure Your Meals
10. Which Would You Choose?
11. Keep It Simple Approach
12. Plate Method Approach
13. Structure Your Day
14. Intro to Food Labels
15. Nutrition Facts Changes
16. Ingredients List Changes
17. Wrap-Up
18. Activity: Weekly Goal
19. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Choose Your Foods Guide
2. Module 14 - Preventing Portion Distortion
3. Bonus: Portion Cues Experiment- Solids
4. Bonus: Portion Cues Experiment - Liquids
5. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Introduction
2. Module Overview
3. Transition Overview
4. Choices (Exchanges)
5. Structure Your Day with Nutritious Meals
6. Structured Meals
7. Balanced Meals
8. Keep It Simple Approach
9. Plate Method Approach
10. Structure of a Day
11. Going Back to Getting Started
12. Comparing Optifast to Structured Meals
13. Breakfast
14. A Typical Breakfast
15. Breakfast Ideas
16. Lunch
17. Lunch Ideas
18. Snacks
19. Dinner
20. Dinner Ideas
21. Using the Plate Method
22. Meal Planning Worksheets
23. Plate Method Ideas
24. Additional Resources
25. Wrap-Up
26. Activity: Weekly Goal
27. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Introduction
2. Module Overview
3. Transition Overview
4. Choice (Exchanges)
5. Macro vs Eating Pattern Approach
6. Top-Ranked Patterns
7. Mediterranean Diet
8. Foods Emphasized in Mediterranean Diet
9. Origins of and Research on Mediterranean Diet
10. Mediterranean Diet Pyramid
11. Healthy vs Unhealth Fats
12. Nutrient Profile of Fats
13. Seafood
14. DASH Diet
15. Foods Emphasized in Dash Diet
16. Origins of and Research on DASH Diet
17. DASH Guides
18. DASH and Potassium
19. How Are We Doing as Canadians
20. What the CCHS Tells Us
21. Additional Resources
22. Wrap-Up
23. Activity: Weekly Goal
24. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Module 17 - Flexibility & Stretching
2. Links to Youtube Fitness Chanels
3. Copy of Additional Resources
4. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
5. Activity: Weekly Goal
6. Bonus Video - "The Science Is in: Exercise Isn’t the Best Way to Lose Weight" Video
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. Introduction to the "Supermarket Secrets" Video
4. "Supermarket Secrets" Video
5. Reflection on the "Supermarket Secrets" Video
6. Real Food is Minimally Processed
7. Shop the Perimeter
8. Staples
9. Introduction to the "Navigating the Supermarket Aisles" Video
10. "Navigating the Supermarket Aisles" Video
11. Reflection on the "Navigating the Supermarket Aisles" Video
12. Shopping Smart
13. Nutrition Facts
14. Percent Daily Value
15. Salt
16. A Cautionary Tale
17. Introduction to Module Resources
18. Additional Resources
19. Activity: Weekly Goal
20. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. Toolbox of Change
4. Keys to Success
5. Definining Motivation
6. The Five Rs of Motivation
7. Why Am I Doing This?
8. Readiness for Change
9. Slipping Toward Success
10. Lapses
11. Introduction to the "Soothe Without Food" Video
12. "Soothe Without Food" Video
13. Reflection on the "Soothe Without Food" Video
14. Pros and Cons of Change
15. Motivational Cues
16. Reward or Nurture Yourself
17. Introduction to Additional Resources
18. Additional Resources
19. Wrap-Up
20. Activity: Weekly Goal
21. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Introduction
2. Tips for Planning Your Food Day
3. Breakfast
4. Great Grains
5. Power Up with Protein
6. Meal Frequency
7. Lunch
8. "3 Easy, Healthy Lunch Ideas for Work" Video
9. Reflection on the "3 Easy, Healthy Lunch Ideas for Work" Video
10. Veggies - They're Not Just for Salads
11. Meal Time
12. Balanced Plate or Reduced Carb Approach
13. Plan to Succeed
14. Additional Resources
15. Activity: Weekly Goal
16. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Balanced Fitness
2. Links to Youtube Fitness Chanels
3. Copy of Additional Resources
4. Bonus Video "The Science Is in: Exercise Isn’t the Best Way to Lose Weight"
5. Tracking Tool: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Module 22 - Low Carb vs Low Fat? Is that the question
2. Activity: Weekly Goal
3. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Eating out & Special Occasions - Considerations
2. Eating Out & Special Occasions - Tips & Strategies
3. Eating out & special occasions - menu review activity
4. Eating Out Worksheet
5. Bonus - Resources on Eating Away From Home
6. Eating-away-from-home
7. Bonus - Alcohol Tips (Diabetes Canada)
8. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire
1. Science of weight revisited - part 1
2. Science of weight revisited - part 2
3. Science of weight revisited - 10 Strategies to work with your body
4. Science of weight revisited - medications
5. Science of Weight - Wrap up
6. Bonus Video - How Does Your Body Know You're Full
7. Bonus Video - How to Lose 50 Pounds and Keep Them Off
8. Activity: Weekly Visit Questionnaire

About this course

Free
368 lessons
26.5 hours of video content

STREAM™

Live

Course curriculum

Office hours: optional additional support

Modules 1-12 Slides - Meal Replacement Phase

Module 1 - Goal Setting

Module 2 - The Science of Weight

Module 3 - Journaling

Module 4 - Emotions - New Responses to Challenging Feelings

Module 5 Aerobic Activity

Module 6 - Change - It's Challenging

Module 7 - Skill vs. Will

Module 8 - Managing Cravings

Module 9 - Strength Training

Module 10 - Mindfulness & Managing Stress

Module 11 - Problem-Solving

Module 12 - Rethink Your Thinking

Modules 13-24 Slides - Structured Meals Phase

Featured Recipes

Physical Activity Guidance - Tips and Optional Coaching to Enhance Your Progress

Module 13 - Nutrition Essentials

Module 14 - Avoiding Portion Distortion

Module 15 - Planning Structured Meals

Module 16 - Nutrition - Fuel for Success

Module 17 - Flexibility & Stretching

Module 18 - Savvy Shopping

Module 19- Motivation and Rewards

Module 20 - Quick and Nutritious

Module 21 - Balanced Fitness

Module 22 - Low Carb vs Low Fat

Module 23 - Eating Out and Special Occasions

Module 24 - The Science of Weight Revisited

About this course