'Love Your Body' to Lose Weight

[nebula]

'Love Your Body' to Lose Weight

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Researchers from the Technical University of Lisbon and Bangor University enrolled overweight and obese women on a year-long weight loss program. Half the women were given general health information about good nutrition, stress management, and the importance of looking after yourself. The other half attended 30 weekly group sessions (the intervention plan) where issues such as exercise, emotional eating, improving body image and the recognition of, and how to overcome, personal barriers to weight loss and lapses from the diet were discussed.

On the behavioral intervention plan women found that the way they thought about their body improved and that concerns about body shape and size were reduced. Compared to the control group they were better able to self-regulate their eating and they lost much more weight, losing on average 7% of their starting weight compared to less than 2% for the control group.

Dr Teixeira from Technical University of Lisbon, who led the research, said, "Body image problems are very common amongst overweight and obese people, often leading to comfort eating and more rigid eating patterns, and are obstacles to losing weight. Our results showed a strong correlation between improvements in body image, especially in reducing anxiety about other peoples' opinions, and positive changes in eating behavior. From this we believe that learning to relate to your body in healthier ways is an important aspect of maintaining weight loss and should be addressed in every weight control program."

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[~candice~]

Interesting. I'm not super overweight, just 20 lbs or so, but I don't like my body at all. It fails me so often.

[Sheenalee]

'Love Your Body' to Lose Weight

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Researchers from the Technical University of Lisbon and Bangor University enrolled overweight and obese women on a year-long weight loss program. Half the women were given general health information about good nutrition, stress management, and the importance of looking after yourself. The other half attended 30 weekly group sessions (the intervention plan) where issues such as exercise, emotional eating, improving body image and the recognition of, and how to overcome, personal barriers to weight loss and lapses from the diet were discussed.

On the behavioral intervention plan women found that the way they thought about their body improved and that concerns about body shape and size were reduced. Compared to the control group they were better able to self-regulate their eating and they lost much more weight, losing on average 7% of their starting weight compared to less than 2% for the control group.

Dr Teixeira from Technical University of Lisbon, who led the research, said, "Body image problems are very common amongst overweight and obese people, often leading to comfort eating and more rigid eating patterns, and are obstacles to losing weight. Our results showed a strong correlation between improvements in body image, especially in reducing anxiety about other peoples' opinions, and positive changes in eating behavior. From this we believe that learning to relate to your body in healthier ways is an important aspect of maintaining weight loss and should be addressed in every weight control program."

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[Sheenalee]

I hear you candice. This is my problem. (among many I am sure) I just want to fit back into my clothes again! And I just need to lose 10 pounds to do it. It is so hard to diet when so many diets only focus on the food and not the brain. I recently got a book by Dr. Phil to read as well as my diet because I need to not obsess so much over it. I know that worrying is not a good thing, but I can hardly think of anything but food nowadays, and then every time I go to eat something I freak myself out by wondering if I am going to feel good about it later. It is super hard and frustrating and lately all I have been thinking of is food food food. (A lady came up to me in our small town restaurant and asked me if I was pregnant, I am NOT!) Generally I like my body, but it's summer time and with everybody wearing swim suits to go play in the sun, it made me curious. So I hopped into an old swimsuit from last year and surprise! I AM TOO BIG FOR IT! What a total deflation of self-pride. It made me feel sad and overwhelmingly unhealthy. I need a good support system, but I literally have zero friends. ~Sheena

[mizzdy]

Interesting. I'm not super overweight, just 20 lbs or so, but I don't like my body at all. It fails me so often.

I gain and loose the same 10 lbs every month or so, its all apart of the autoimmunes I have but if I could just..... And on top of being about 20 or so over weight to start with! yuck! I hate it when I pull out a skirt that fit just a few days before and its too tight! I am thinking mumus are the way to go!!

shalom,

Mizz

[nebula]

Hi Sheena, welcome to Worthy!

I used to be horribly overweight. What got me started losing was decreasing the volume of food I ate. I'm an eating addict and would consume well beyond my full level. I had to learn to stop eating at feeling satisfied - not at feeling stuffed, not even at feeling full. Resisting that "just one more bite" can go a long way. Seriously!

I hope you can find the strength in the Lord you need to get through this.

[nebula]

Interesting. I'm not super overweight, just 20 lbs or so, but I don't like my body at all. It fails me so often.

The point, I think, is about loving yourself. Probably the majority of overweight people are such because of self-hatred roots of some sort.

Prayers that you can see yourself as the Lord sees you.

[RedMomma]

i just read this and i thought it was very interesting and educational ty neb for posting

[Shiloh62]

Its a visciuos cycle. People become overweight, feel bad about themselves, and eat to feel better.

[monaliza]

'Love Your Body' to Lose Weight

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Researchers from the Technical University of Lisbon and Bangor University enrolled overweight and obese women on a year-long weight loss program. Half the women were given general health information about good nutrition, stress management, and the importance of looking after yourself. The other half attended 30 weekly group sessions (the intervention plan) where issues such as exercise, emotional eating, improving body image and the recognition of, and how to overcome, personal barriers to weight loss and lapses from the diet were discussed.

On the behavioral intervention plan women found that the way they thought about their body improved and that concerns about body shape and size were reduced. Compared to the control group they were better able to self-regulate their eating and they lost much more weight, losing on average 7% of their starting weight compared to less than 2% for the control group.

Dr Teixeira from Technical University of Lisbon, who led the research, said, "Body image problems are very common amongst overweight and obese people, often leading to comfort eating and more rigid eating patterns, and are obstacles to losing weight. Our results showed a strong correlation between improvements in body image, especially in reducing anxiety about other peoples' opinions, and positive changes in eating behavior. From this we believe that learning to relate to your body in healthier ways is an important aspect of maintaining weight loss and should be addressed in every weight control program."

Full report

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Edited August 4, 2011 by Isaiah 6:8
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