The “who” is you and the “what” is weight loss. The “how” hopefully is, or at least includes, diet and exercise. But, what about the “why”? The why is different for everyone and hopefully you’ve taken some time to pen down your personal why. Here we’ll talk about why having a “why” is important for …
You all have done it. You start the day with a commitment to eat healthy the whole day but by 5:00p.m., you are either munching on stale doughnuts on the drive home or sneaking snacks after everyone else is in bed. But somehow you convince yourself that these choices are okay. You “deserve” this treat …
We are all aware of the psychological and physiological ramifications of carrying extra weight. Let’s turn to a sunny note on the positive benefits of losing weight and keeping it off. A recent research review (Lasikiewicz et.al, 2013) looked at the psychological benefits of losing weight either by behavioral, or dietary changes, and surgery. It …
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Losing weight is hard. Gaining it is easy. Conversely, losing weight is hard. Gaining it back is emotionally ripping. But, if you can lose weight and keep it off in the long-term, the primary psychological benefits of losing weight and keeping it off for a year or more begin to affect you emotionally. One of …
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You’ve probably experienced stress eating and if you haven’t, you’ve must have heard of it. Things aren’t going too well, or maybe things are going too well and you feel a little overwhelmed, and you find yourself making … less than excellent food choices. But, why? Stress eating isn’t just an excuse and it isn’t …
First, let’s set a ground-rule. Leonard: “Everyone stop. This was a stupid idea. Negative reinforcement isn’t working.” Sheldon: “I think you mean positive punishment. Negative Reinforcement is the removal of a positive stimulus. But it’s a common mistake.” Howard: “Negative reinforcement is really wrong?” Sheldon: “It’s used incorrectly all the time. Even Bill Murray makes …
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You have probably heard the statistic that is often thrown around that 95 percent of all diets fail. Whether or not this specific metric is accurate, it is true that most people who try a diet to lose weight are unsuccessful in either reaching their weight loss goal or maintaining their loss over a significant …
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Lasting habits It’s very simple. Most people who lose weight gain the weight back, sometimes more. Whether you, your doctor, or society like it or not your body has a set point. This is the weight your body thinks is right for you. We have evolution to thank for that neat trick. Your body’s set …
A feeling is an emotional state or disposition. Your emotions are the part of your consciousness which involves feeling or sensibility. They’re your natural and instinctive responses to your circumstances, mood, or relationships. Currently, there’s no scientific consensus, one all encompassing, correct definition of our emotions. We just know they exist, they inform our decisions, …
“I don’t have enough time to cook.” “It’s too expensive to make healthy food.” “I’m too tired to prepare all these meals.” “I just want to be able to eat without all this worry.” While these may seem like reasons why you are not losing weight, they are, in fact, excuses. The real reason you …
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