Home > Better health > Archives > 2008 > October > 07 > Entry
DEL.ICIO.USAdjust your attitude to a skinnier you
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We know you love your skinny friends, but don’t you just hate them? Weight loss seems to come easily to some people, and one researcher says he knows why.
Don’t look too hard at genetic differences, says Dr. John Foreyt, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
It’s all in the mind. Research shows that people who lost weight and kept it off were staying active through mild exercise, eating smaller portions and eating healthier foods.
But most of all, they had willpower. They had a plan and stuck to it - no gimmicks, no marathons, no fasting. Little decisions added up over time to create diet success, and those little decisions were the result of constant self-monitoring.
Do skinny people just have a better attitude, or are they born with it? (And can we still hate them?) Or do they eat better than you?
Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment | Categories: Food
Comments