Psychology of Weight Loss

Thoughts turn into actions. Actions turn into habits. Habits turn into results. I believe that the biggest aid to changing your thoughts is to change your perspective. If you view food as something you do to satisfy your emotions then inherently you will... Full Answer

Paul, a leading singer with the New York Metropolitan Opera who followed the program described in Eat More, Weigh Less says, “Resentment is a major factor. I’ve sensed resentment from people who have not been able to lose weight, or who lost... Full Answer

Mindless eating occurs when we "check out" during our meals or snacks; we are no longer present to enjoy the foods we are consuming or honor our hunger and fullness signals. It can become easy to rely of food to unwind and unravel but this habit is... Full Answer

Committing to a diet entails more than mysterious “willpower.” Committing encompasses a set of identifiable skills you can develop and practice. Here are several ways to fortify your will: Say it loud and proud. Declare your goal by... Full Answer

When our ancestors faced periods of famine, they stored fat in their bellies with an organ called the omentum. We do the same thing: When we face chronic stress, we eat more food than we need, and we store it in our omentum for quick access to energy.... Full Answer

Impulses occur without the time to realize or care what you are eating and how it impacts the rest of your day, week, etc. Impulse eating makes it so you eat whatever you can, and a lot of it because you're so hungry! Planning ahead is the best way to... Full Answer

Emotional eating isn't about reaching for celery. Rather, it's out-of-control, hedonistic eating (that often comes from your food memory), where we eat every cookie in the bag because they look good and taste even better. It's a craving—and usually... Full Answer

Eating is a behavior, thus psychology has everything to do with weight management - in fact probably more than any other discipline.  Psychologists can work with clients to determine WHY they eat the way they do, and can work in conjunction with... Full Answer

If you want to lose weight, the key is increasing your awareness. This means not only noticing the fat and calorie content of the foods you eat, but also noticing how much you eat and when. It also means noticing how much -- or little -- you move... Full Answer

Perhaps one of the most painful aspects of being overweight is that it often creates more isolation, leading many people to overeat in a vicious cycle in a futile attempt to numb that pain or to fill the emptiness. The pain of that isolation is usually... Full Answer