Psychological Aspects Of Losing Weight

The right psychological attitude is as important for successful weight loss as diet and exercise. How to set yourself up to win over excess weight?

The right psychological attitude is as important for successful weight loss as diet and exercise. How to set yourself up to win over excess weight?

It's no secret that after achieving success in losing weight, a person begins to treat himself differently - the new weight and new figure are reflected in his psychological mood. But at the same time, many of those who seriously decided to fight excess weight forget that without the right psychological attitudes, efforts will be unsuccessful. Evidence of this is the failure of diets and the return of lost kilograms (most often with excess).

We suggest that you arm yourself with effective psychological attitudes that will help you adjust to achieving the desired result.

• Find the right motivation to lose weight. Motivation will give you the strength to go to the goal, help you not to give in to gastronomic temptations and perform physical exercises with pleasure. Motives for losing weight can be different - the desire to improve one's personal life, career growth, possible health problems due to excess weight , etc.
• Believe in success. Belief in one's abilities and in the method chosen for losing weight will speed up the progress to victory over excess weight, make it more effective and pleasant. Constantly present yourself in a new desired image and note that every day you are getting closer to this goal.
• Set yourself only real and concrete goals. Determine how much weight you need to lose and over what period of time. At the same time, do not forget that you can lose 0.5-1 kg per week without harming your health. In addition, such rates help to consolidate the result.
• Rejoice as often as possible. Fill your life with pleasure so that you don't seek pleasure in food (hence the habit of "eating" negative emotions). Do sports: it is known that exercise increases the level of the "hormone of joy" serotonin, attend concerts and exhibitions, walk more, find a hobby to your liking. Feel an interest in life and others. This will help you stay away from the fridge.
• Make your diet and exercise fun. Most often, going to the gym and the need to limit one's diet to certain products are perceived by those who want to lose weight as a boring "obligation". Meanwhile, you can always find an alternative that will bring pleasure and benefit. For example, choose a diet to your heart's content, prepare a variety of delicious dishes from healthy products, find for yourself the type of physical activity that will be interesting and pleasant for you.
• Enjoy a healthy lifestyle without the guilt. Strict diets lead to breakdowns, and then there is a feeling of guilt and self-hatred, there is a desire to "eat" the problem. To prevent this from happening, sometimes arrange "unloading days in reverse". Determine which day you will not have training, and which day you can afford a piece of cake. Such days are the best prevention of breakdowns.
• Think positively. During a diet, such a psychological problem as self-doubt can worsen. You should not succumb to this and feel sorry for yourself - it is better to engage in meditation or repeat psychological attitudes that will set you up for success. The following attitudes are suitable for those who are losing weight: "I love my body", "I have an excellent figure", "The organs of my body are healthy and function normally". All statements must be in the present tense and do not contain negations (participles "not").
• Find a companion for losing weight. Fighting extra pounds in the company of one or more people with the same problem is much easier than alone. Exchange of experience, support of "comrades in misfortune", discussion of successes and failures will help to achieve success.

There are other psychological methods that contribute to weight loss. Some of them may seem exotic. For example, scientists from the University of Missouri suggest losing weight with the help of virtual games in which a person needs to create an avatar. According to scientists, after giving a virtual character the desired appearance, an overweight person will strive to look like him externally. A more familiar version of this psychological technique is to hang a picture of yourself on the refrigerator where you look slim. Every time, looking at the photo, you will strive to get a beautiful figure again, and at the same time, you will get rid of the desire to open the refrigerator one more time. If you don't have such a photo, a graphic editor will help you!

Other scientific experiments have shown that the amount eaten depends on the color of the plates and wallpaper in the kitchen. It turns out that if the color of the dish matches the color of the plate, then a person can eat more. The contrast helps to correctly estimate the portion size. According to psychologists, red, orange and yellow colors of plates and wallpaper in the kitchen stimulate the appetite. And light green, light yellow, gray, emerald, brown colors help to control it.

There is increasing evidence that the cause of physical health problems, including excess weight, lies in the human mind. That is why, after reviewing your psychological attitudes, a person can become healthier and more beautiful.