The path to changing our behavior has very little to do with resolve. We achieve control, not through willpower but by finding ways to take willpower entirely out of the equation. The central force for eliminating bad habits, according to social psychologist Wendy Wood, author of “Good Habits, Bad Habits,” is friction. In other words, making bad habits inconvenient. She cites the ways in which increased friction has produced a decline in smoking: laws that ban it in restaurants, bars, airplanes, and trains; taxes that have helped triple the price of cigarettes in the U.S. in the past twenty years; the purge of cigarettes from vending machines, and of tobacco ads from TV and the radio. We can apply the same concept to eating … [Read more...] about Eliminating Triggers
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The Potential BENEFITS of Weight Cycling
For years we’ve been told that losing + regaining weight might be detrimental to our health and metabolism. In 2016, a New York Times article about weight regain among The Biggest Loser contestants went viral. Many lost hope. However, little is known about hormone regulation and body fat composition after multiple episodes of weight cycling. Today, a University of Washington team released a first-of-its-kind study, published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology—Endocrinology and Metabolism that highlights the potential benefits of multiple weight loss attempts. Repeatedly losing and regaining weight may lead to improved insulin levels and lower body fat percentages in the long term, even during weight … [Read more...] about The Potential BENEFITS of Weight Cycling