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Getting in shape can feel like a one-step-forward, two-steps-backward dance that doesn?t stop. Sure, we all know what calories are. We also know the magic equation: combine a healthy diet with exercise, and your dream body will become a reality. So why do our efforts involve so much struggle and often end in frustration"
Research suggests that 80% of people who shed a significant amount of body fat can?t maintain their new weight for 12 months. Furthermore, they?re likely to regain more than half of what they lost within two years. These alarming statistics result from weight-loss programs that don?t take into account one major factor: the mind.
Scientists have discovered that there is a psychological aspect that explains why people struggle to lose weight and keep it off. They theorize that your mind is so powerful that if you don?t work on it, your resolve to eat healthfully or exercise more might not last long. This ground-breaking discovery is behind the development of a new weight loss strategy that involves cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). It is a psychology-based approach that involves not just changing eating and exercise habits, but also one?s mindset.
Several studies have been done to find out whether CBT actually works. The findings are impressive. In one study the participants lost 15% body fat in 12 months and didn?t regain it within the following 12 months. In another study, participants who adhered to the CBT program lost 9.9% body fat ...