psychology behind dieting
What we eat affects how we feel, so
what influences our eating behaviors?
There are many factors that do, such
as cultural, social, familial,
evolutionary and individual factors.
But the treatment used to weight
management is actually a cognitive
behavioral treatment. Cognition is the
therapy that focuses on identifying the
thinking patterns that contribute to
weight loss problems. The treatment
involves recognizing the patterns of
thinking that can make you belittle your
success at weight loss and helps you learn
how to cope with them. For example, if
you say to yourself “this is too hard. I
can’t do it” a positive coping self-statement would be “I need to stop this overeating pattern of behavior.”
So to lose weight, the first thing you must change is your thinking. It’s a life changing process, and not a mere temporary fix.
Aya Hassan
For more information, go to: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/healthy_living/weight_control/hic_the_psychology_of_eating.aspx