The Psychology of Losing Weight

Get motivated to eat healthily and manage your weight loss carefully. Losing weight can be difficult, but it can be achieved if you take a sustainable, positive, mindful approach to your eating habits. Doing exercise is an important part of losing weight but, on its own, it is not the answer. A crucial reason people put on weight is that they eat too much, especially when they're not really hungry, and they eat poor quality foods or junk food. There is more to losing weight than simply eating some foods and not eating others. Deciding to lose weight does mean improving your food choices, but it also means permanently changing your eating habits. In this course, psychologist Peter Quarry explains four ways to lose weight while gaining satisfaction.

Limit your food intake - keep food out of sight and drink more water;
Research and plan healthy meals; only buy the food on your plan;
Develop better eating strategies, e.g. switch off distractions and chew slowly;
Lose weight with a friend or family member, to keep you motivated;