The key to successful weight loss
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wendybird5
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One of my MFP buddies shared this video with me and I had to pass it on. This is a Ted Talk about the psychology of weight loss - why so many struggle with it and what makes some succeed.
http://youtu.be/NWfqBy4sSD8
Key point in is: "Weight loss is not about eating less. It's about thinking differently."
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Key point in is: "Weight loss is not about eating less. It's about thinking differently."
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I haven't watched it yet, but the key point is so true for me. It's such a mental game, honestly. Changing my diet has not been hard - it's the lifelong commitment to it is what gets to me. My diet is not restrictive at all, but it can longer be the free wheeling, cheese-dipping, frozen food conundrum it once was.0
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thanks for the link - I love TED!!!0
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I will watch later. Thanks for sharing.0
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A very interesting video. I agree with pretty much everything she proposed; indeed, I've found my own path to success by following the same basic guidelines.
The only thing I take issue with is the fact that she started the talk by asserting that the ideas that "calories in < calories out" and "eat less, move more" are "wrong" when it comes to weight loss; these two points really ARE the ultimate crux of the matter.
All of her suggestions/tips essentially produce the same basic formula (i.e., eat less, move more) - but she demonstrates ways that they can be done differently than while under a traditional "diet" mindset.0 -
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Thank You for sharing0
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LOVED this. its true. its much more about eating less and depriving yourself, but more abt making better choices with the food you love. so good. thank you!0
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