Got A Lot On Your Plate?

Aisling Connolly Kimberly Rd MON20DEC21

here are, of course, at least one million and one ways to lose weight…

From signing up to The Church Of The Happy Pear to the less painful 1920s practise of ingesting tape worms, most come with a massive side order of nonsense.

That weight loss simply boils down to eating less and moving about more seems to have escaped a ridiculous amount of people.

Aisling & Paul Connolly

In truth, the trick when it comes to lightening your load is not so much about shedding the pounds as maintaining that healthy, sveltey new you.

Luckily, help is at hand courtesy of happy loving couple Paul and Aisling Connolly, this dynamic duo having stepped out on their own after years of practise in a noted Dublin weight loss clinic run by the former’s old man, Dr. Declan Connolly.

The couple recognised the need for helping people maintain their new, ideal weight, especially given that old eating habits can be extremely hard to break. Especially when your local pizza joint keeps offering 2-for-1 specials.

Dr Maurice Larocque

Determined to explore the psychology of the overweight, the Connollys headed to North America to attend several obesity conferences, and were particularly impressed by a lecture entitled Mental Weight, presented by world-renowned French-Canadian expert Dr. Maurice Larocque.

“Dr. Larocque’s methods treated the person not the condition,” explains Paul. “So, it was a question of ‘why’ the person ate, not just what they ate.”

The good doctor Maurice discovered that 70% of overeating was emotional, and that if emotional issues were not treated, the condition would not be treated.

Before & after…

Which is how Motivation Weight Management was born, Paul and Aisling perfecting the successful clinic model over 5 years before opening their very first HQ on Dawson Street back in 1995. There are now 19 Motivation Weight Management Clinics across Ireland.

Actually, scratch that. From January, there’s going to be 20, Paul and Aisling having just secured a premises at Mariner’s View on Kimberley Road. A sweet little spot for their one-on-one consultations.

Which is where we met up with Aisling to find out a little more about how the heck this couple hope to make Greystonians even more sexy than they already are…

Opening in late January, you can book your spot with the Motivation gang right about here, book your Greystones spot right here, or request a callback right about here.