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Ellen Withrow wrote:We talked about this forum on the Starchivore Wednesday meetup on Zoom for McDougall graduates. Mark Cooper and everyone on this forum in invited to stop by Zoom at 8 a.m. Pacific Time on Heather McDougall's Zoom link
VegSeekingFit wrote:Does anyone have any specific food plans for Thanksgiving food? OMG – it is coming up quickly! I’ve been asked to bring hummus / veggie tray to event – hummus is MWL ok (except have to be conscious of sodium in the hot sauce – TJ’s has a good low sodium one…). Was thinking to do a tray of potatoes or sweet potatoes as well. Maybe I will bring fruit too
“These good results encourage greater compliance, which leads to even better results. In this way, the positive cycle is perpetuated.”
― John A. McDougall, The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss
I think you have this exactly right. Dr. Lisle's lecture, The Story of Willpower – What it Is & How it Works, is a great resource for understanding "willpower" and includes some strategies to bolster that resource. My go-to comforts for self-care tend to be physical: getting a massage, going for a walk, float therapy, or even just laying down in bed with a good book.Rebecka22 wrote:Good planning, setting up my environment and giving myself grace are my best strategies at the moment for this.
That "Bountiful Basket" sounds delightful! In regard to posting images -JeffN wrote:In regard to added salt and added sugar, we recommend buying and preparing food without either and if any are to be used, to add them at the table on the surface of the food. If either one is troublesome and create uncontrollable cravings for you, then leave them out.
The code to embed an image looks like thisMark Cooper wrote:I use flickr for my photos. You can get a free account (if you don't already have one) and then upload the images you want to share. For a specific image, if you select the share button, then BBCode, you can just cut and paste the code for the image into a post here on the forum. (You may know all this already, but I thought a quick primer might benefit everyone ).
[img]URL for your picture goes here[/img]
I think this is an important realization. Coping with challenging food environments gets easier with time and adherence, but we will never be invulnerable, so it behooves us to recognize that and, when possible, take precautions. We keep learning, and all of us will always have new things to learn, yes?Gimmelean wrote:Makes me realize just how vulnerable I will always be when I let go.
Abstract
Background
Adherence to dietary prescriptions is critical for successful weight loss and weight loss maintenance. However, research on specific instances of inadherence (lapses) is limited, and findings regarding the frequency, nature and causes of lapses are mixed. Additionally, no studies have examined lapses over the course of a weight loss program.
Purpose
In the context of a reduced calorie diet prescribed as part of a behavioral treatment, we aimed to characterize lapse occurrence, examine lapse frequency across treatment, examine predictors of lapses, and assess the relationship between lapses and weight loss.
Methods
Adults (n = 189) enrolled in a 12-month behavioral weight loss program completed ecological momentary assessment (EMA) at baseline, mid-treatment, and end-of-treatment. At each EMA survey, participants indicated whether a lapse had occurred, and responded to questions assessing situational, environmental, and affective states.
Results
Lapse frequency showed a curvilinear relationship over time, such that frequency first decreased and then increased. More frequent lapses at baseline were associated with less early and overall weight loss. Lapses occurred most often at home, in the evenings, on the weekends, and entailed eating a forbidden food. Greater overall levels of assessed affective and environmental triggers predicted lapses; greater momentary hunger and deprivation, and the presence of palatable food also prospectively predicted lapses.
Conclusions
In addition to characterizing lapse frequency, the current study identified prospective predictors of lapses across treatment. These findings support the importance of lapses to weight control, and provide insight for potential targets of intervention to prevent lapse occurrence.
Welcome! I'm glad you found this group and I'll look forward to your self-assessment report on Friday!Greens wrote:Hello! I would like to be part of The Behavioral Path to MWL Success group. I have read the orientation post and think I understand the plan. I attended the online program last February. I thought I was following MWL until i started writing a food diary and could see that I have some noncompliant foods there, more than I was conscience of. Thank you. I would appreciate feedback and accountability.
louie3084 wrote:Hi Mark and others, I'd like to rejoin and really commit to this. Other times I've found that I'm so busy with work and kids that I just don't get time for this.
I'd love to hear what others do to really make this work. Should I print things out and put them on the fridge!? As a reminder to stick to it.
Thanks
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