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The Psychology of Weight Loss: Is Psychology Important?

Many people are fixated purely on the physical realm that we live in and we call these people materialists. Science has actually become a religion and dogma has crept into its teachings such that to questions them invites derision. This … Continue reading

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The Psychology of Weight Loss: Managing expectations

Many claims are made about miracle cures in weight loss. Supplement companies, weight loss companies and experts all portray weight loss as a rigged reality that can be achievable through energy restriction and physical activity. Based on the flawed theory … Continue reading

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The Psychology of Weight Loss: Disinformation Agents

Self education is the key to success in any field, and this is true for nutrition. In order to become successful at fat loss there must be a certain amount of self education of matters pertaining to body composition improvement. … Continue reading

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Protein Delays Gastric Emptying

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The Psychology of Weight Loss: Rewarding Success

Following a high quality diet in order to lose body fat is not easy to those who have never eaten nutritious food before. Initially there are a number of obstacles to overcomes, the most difficult being the habit of consuming … Continue reading

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The Psychology of Weight Loss: Understanding Addition

In a broad sense addictions can be both psychological or physical. Psychological addictions are those where the individual feels that they require a particular food or drug, but there are no changes that suggest the substance is required for a … Continue reading

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The Psychology of Weight Loss: Dealing With Failure

The main cause of weight gain and obesity is consumption of the typical Western diet. The typical Western diet contains a number of foods that contribute to weight gain, but most prominent amongst these are the refined carbohydrates, particularly refined … Continue reading

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The Psychology of Weight Loss: Distractions

Effective long term fat loss is achieved by abandoning the typical Western diet and instead consuming a high quality diet based on traditional eating practices. Such practices include a diet based on high quality sources of protein, fruits, vegetables, dairy, … Continue reading

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Body Weight Variation: Predicts Future Weight Gain

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The Psychology of Weight Control: Visualisation

Visualisation is a psychological technique that requires the individual to imagine an event or result that is desirable. The basic idea behind visualisation is that where the mind goes the body will follow. Visualisation is used extensively by athletes where … Continue reading

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