Too Outdated for Weight Loss? - 1
Most people know that diet and exercise will usually result with effective weight loss results. For decades authorities still push the importance of behavior modification from the 80's and cognitive behavioral strategies along with diet and exercise because the results are even greater, especially for long term results. They may have been created in the 80's but they are still every bit as effective now.
Oddly enough though people have asked what exactly is behavior modification and cognitive-behavioral change and what do these fancy names mean in terms of weight loss? Today I'll briefly review behavior therapy and how it applies to weight management.
A few basic behavior modification examples are simply house proofing your house of unhealthy foods, eating healthy regular meals and snacks throughout the day, learning appropriate serving sizes, slowing down your eating time, not engaging in other activities while eating (watching TV, driving, etc.), eating from a smaller plate to make portions look larger, keeping a food diary and numerous other behavioral skills that contribute to weight loss.
Doesn't it make sense then to work on positive lifestyle changes than merely going on one more fad diet plan?
Later this week I’ll get into the cognitive-behavioral strategies and their importance in weight management.
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Posted by: Todd29 | Jul 12, 2009 2:22:40 PM
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Posted by: Dorthy W | Jul 3, 2009 3:23:29 PM
I completely agree that losing weight and looking great require a positive lifestyle change which means that trendy diets are absolutley out of the questions. I found some articles at http://www.stephensonandcompany.com/articles that discuss this idea of living a healthier lifestyle. It really is important if you want any weight loss results to be long lasting.
