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I have done just about everything over the years to lose weight. I tend to exercise a ton naturally, so it has been more about eating less than exercising more.
by dlevine 5y ago
I have done just about everything over the years to lose weight. I tend to exercise a ton naturally, so it has been more about eating less than exercising more. I would say that my natural weight is slightly overweight but not obese.
I've tried various brands of keto (Atkins/4 Hour Body), Weight Watchers, eating slowly, cutting out sugar and wheat, juice fasts. Everything has worked for a time, but the weight has eventually crept back. I have really good willpower, but I've read the research on willpower being a resource that you use up, and definitely agree with it.
For the past couple of months I have been on Noom. I have stuck to it, and I'm now thinner than I have been in a long time, but I'm a little bit skeptical that it's going to last long-term. But I'm getting married in less than 2 months, so I only need to stay where I am until the wedding, and then I can gain a few pounds.
- criticaltinker 5y ago> I've read the research on willpower being a resource that you use up, and definitely agree with it I don't enjoy subjecting you to cognitive dissonance here...but some highly cited research shows this belief may be a self fulfilling prophecy. > Study 1 found that individual differences in lay theories about willpower moderate ego-depletion effects: People who viewed the capacity for self-control as not limited did not show diminished self-control after a depleting experience. [1] > Study 2 replicated the effect, manipulating lay theories about willpower. [1] > Study 3 addressed questions about the mechanism underlying the effect. [1] > Study 4, a longitudinal field study, found that theories about willpower predict change in eating behavior, procrastination, and self-regulated goal striving in depleting circumstances. [1] > Taken together, the findings suggest that reduced self-control after a depleting task or during demanding periods may reflect people’s beliefs about the availability of willpower rather than true resource depletion. [1] [1] Ego Depletion—Is It All in Your Head? Implicit Theories About Willpower Affect Self-Regulation http://icelab.psych.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/job-dweck-2010-ego-deplecja-a-przekonania.pdf http://icelab.psych.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/job... [2] Beliefs about willpower determine the impact of glucose on self-control https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/110/37/14837.full.pdf https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/110/37/14837.full.pdf
- rich-cartwright 5y agoInteresting, reading this now.
- dlevine 5y agoInteresting! Thanks for sharing.
- pbhjpbhj 5y agoMaybe the beliefs come from experiences of different 'types' and the types cause the beliefs?
- rich-cartwright 5y agoReally smart to pick this. The econometrician in me smiled.
- reilly3000 5y agoHate to say it but marriage is a sure formula for men’s weight gain.
- Hallucinaut 5y agoAnd any subsequent kids are an exponential... at least during lockdown for me
- rich-cartwright 5y agoThere's a lot going on in terms of the kids angle: increased stress, sleep deprivation, hormone changes, less time for exercise & healthy eating. Not easy.
- rich-cartwright 5y ago"so I only need to stay where I am until the wedding, and then I can gain a few pounds" - this is interesting
- watwut 5y agoIs it possible that you are at healthy weight for you? Because given lifestyle you described, it is quite possible.
- rich-cartwright 5y agoAlso agree it's definitely possible, although would need to know more about OP.