Showing posts with label behavior. Show all posts
Showing posts with label behavior. Show all posts
Changing Diet and Behavior to Drive Weight Loss
Sunday, May 11, 2014
(Article first published as Changing Diet and Behavior to Fuel Weight Loss on Technorati.)
Friends and Family Influence Our Weight
The results of a study released by the University of Michigan examined the effect of peer pressure and behavior modification on female college freshman roommates. They found that roommates with a partner who weighed more than average were much less likely to gain weight over the course of their first year. On average, dorm mates with a heavier counterpart gained only one-half pound during the year while the typical gain was two and a half pounds for those with slimmer roommates.
Understanding the Social Impact on Weight Loss
Researchers suggest that the heavier roommate was much more likely to be on a reduced calorie diet or exercise routine and these positive weight reduction behaviors were adopted by the slimmer partner. Each roommate became more aware of the importance of diet and nutrition to prevent the dreaded ‘freshman 15’ and altered their lifestyle habits toward weight maintenance and reduction. There are a number of important behaviors you can adopt to assist your weight loss goal.
Set a Goal You Can Live With
The top reason people fail to achieve their target weight goal is they set an unrealistic number to reach. It’s much more important to focus on the lifestyle changes you need to make to drop weight rather than reaching for a number which is out of reach. Set an intermediate weight goal which may be mid way between your current weight and ultimate target. Successful weight loss is accomplished in steps as you allow your body time to metabolically adjust to each new weight plateau.
Reward Your Success
Get Help From Your Peers
Behavior which encourages healthy weight loss is socially contagious. We are subconsciously aware of the beneficial and negative habits of our friends, family members and peers. When our immediate circle of friends engages in activities which promote weight gain, we’re much more likely to follow suit and the pounds suddenly appear. Become a team leader and modify your diet and lifestyle habits toward healthy weight loss and others around you will follow.
Our behavior is constantly changing based on the influence of people around us along with environmental factors. Find friends with a common weight loss goal to provide yourself the opportunity to develop a healthy weight loss lifestyle. Take the initiative to lead your friends, family and peers toward a life which promotes sustainable weight loss.
Swaying Brains for Behavior Change
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
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The DMCB isnt surprised because its postings are tailored for a select readership on the front lines of program development, management and research. Even if readers disagree with the DMCBs biases, theyll know what the opposition is thinking.
To those of you who are consistently returning day after day and week after week, the DMCB thanks you!
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After reading the DMCBs shameless self promotion, check out this Wall Street Journal weekend essay on "Five Ways to Sway Voters Brains." It seems political consultants on both sides of the partisan divide are brazenly stealing a decades worth of disease management behavior change technology to manipulate voters.
The italicized text above is an exercise in their subterfuge:
1. Make the voter/patient/reader "visualize" the perred behavior (accessing the intranet with the DMCB as a browser favorite)
2. Portray the perred behavior as cool ("savvy" and "select" health care "leaders.")
3. Predict voter/patient perences ("development, management and research") and tailor the messaging ("insights").
4. Manage any negativity with an alternative rationale ("know what the opposition is thinking")
5. Let them know they are being watched (IP addresses from your universities, businesses and homes)
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