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Losing weight is more than a diet plan. Motivation, consistency, and other factors are critical. (136 posts)
Food: Dream Big, Eat Less
You'd think if you were really hungry and salivating over the last delicious meal you had, you'd be MORE inclined to chow down next time you eat--right? Nope. Not necessarily, if you're a woman.
Are Snack-sized Packs Making You Fat?
On a Budget: 7 Tips for Free Diet Support and Advice
This is the final post of the "Dieting on a budget" series.
I've covered how to shop and cook, exercise and eat out healthily on a budget. But where do you go for information and inspiration about dieting? Perhaps you currently buy several diet and fitness related magazines every month, and attend weekly Weight Watchers meetings. Here's seven ways to get advice and support for free:
» moreWatching Crime Shows Makes You Eat More?
I'm a little bit out of touch with what's popular on TV - but I do know that crime shows are perennial favorites. We really are fixated with murder and violence.
A curious study has shown that people eat more when they contemplate death.
» more4 Useful Solutions For a Failing Diet
Some lucky people seem blessed with an iron will; they decide to go on a diet, swear off chocolate, and not a morsel of it passes their lips until they've reached their goal weight.
The rest of us occasionally need a little help. What can you do when motivation vanished weeks ago, when you find yourself slipping back into bad habits - like buying snacks at school or work, having second helpings, drinking too much alcohol, and "forgetting" to eat fruit and veg"?
Women Wear Bikinis: Men Eat Chocolate Cake...
When some men see women in bikinis or lingerie - they lose their ability to delay gratification: whether it's about food or money.
The research in the Journal of Consumer Research is called "Bikinis Instigate Generalized Impatience in Intertemporal Choice".
From the the lead author: "Prior exposure to sexy stimuli may influence the choice between chocolate cake or fruit for dessert."
» moreHow Alcohol, Stress, and Friends Can Derail Your Diet
Have you ever abandoned a diet in despair, claiming that you "have no willpower"? Don't blame yourself. Sometimes, we need to avoid or confront external factors that sap our willpower, leading inexorably past "just one won't hurt" to "I might as well give up." There's three big ones...
» moreShame on You: Weight Loss Tactics That Don't Work
I'm a sucker for reality shows that focus on weight loss. Typically, these shows feature people who are attempting to lose weight and get fit with the whole world watching.
Last night I watched a show about three women trying to get "thin" for their wedding day. Although the template for this show was typical, the tactics involved seemed pretty darn unkind. I actually cringed at times as the very thin, very strident host taunted these overweight women and ridiculed them for their food and drink choices.
The camera angles seemed purposefully constructed to be as humiliating for these women as possible. And I wondered, are shame and harassment successful strategies for weight loss?
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