Motivation with mental imagery; lose 5 X as much & keep it off

[Glenda]

The U. of Plymouth coached people for 4 hours but no diet was suggested.  The key aim was to help people to find their own image of what change might look & feel like to them & how it might be achieved & kept up even when challenges arise.    They emphasized how emotional & tight to our physical sensations imagery is.  They fully imagined and embraced their own goals, for example, "What would losing weight enable you to do that you can't do now?  They were encouraged to use all their senses; what would  that look, sound, smell like?  Think about swinging along in a parking lot when you see others lumbering along at a shuffle???  The participants lost 5 times as much and continued to lose after the study was finished.  You could Google the U. and imagery for more detail

[Drumbob]

Thanks for this tip! I've heard of doing this, positive imagery. I never thought much of it or tried it before. I have been practicing this and it has kept me from falling back into bad eating habits. More than once. Happy holidays and here's to a brighter new year,

[Glenda]

@Drumbob Good for you!!  Happy New Year.

[Drumbob · Accepted solution]

Thanks, Gloria. I see you're an experienced Pace Setter. I hope you don't mind, I have a question. I'm not allowed to vote on content. Is it because I'm too new? Thanks G I know this isn't the proper format to ask questions, but I appreciate it.

[Glenda]

Drumbob,  You know as much as I.  I voted for you and clicked all over the place to see what would happen.   I swear I definitely DIDN'T click on giving myself "Best answer" .  But I hope you really meant Glenda not Glloria.  Best wishes.

[Drumbob]

Oh my, sorry Glenda, must have had a senior moment. I'm new at this. I
never was involved with the community before. I think we need to take some
of this info with a grain of salt... or two. I should have said I couldn't
vote for a letter. I was blocked from all the subjects. Now my resting
heart rate has been going up one number everyday for the last 3 or 4 days.
Now I'm up to 55 bpm which is fine with me being that I'm 66 and just
getting back into healthy eating and moving.
Take care, have a great day, Bob