I will never ask you to weigh yourself (unless you suffer from a serious food disorder which requires closer monitoring). Scales only contribute to your stress and pressure and will stop you from re-learning to enjoy food - real food.

'Real' food is always on the menu. Being French, I will never recommend that you eat a piece of carrot and a lettuce leaf for lunch! No-one can be healthy through starvation. Rather, I will ask you to nourish your body and mind with proper food, real butter and other beneficial fats, good quality proteins, lots of vegetables and fruits, and wholesome, filling carbohydrates. 

I will of course assess whether your body finds certain foods more challenging than others, and I may ask you to cut these out of your daily meals. This is likely to be temporary however, and most will re-introduce these foods after a few weeks. 

However unusual this may sound, I won't try and make you thin or bigger - I will make you healthier, full of energy and joy - and you will love food again for what it is - a joyful, nourishing, comforting tool towards health. The likelihood is that the pounds will either drop off or add up naturally to reach your 'natural' weight.