Love your body more

July 18, 2011

How many of us would love our bods more if only we could lose that last 10 lbs, or by trimming that muffin top just a smidge? New research shows, though, the more you love your  body to start with, the more successful your weight loss efforts.

Two groups were involved in the study; one group received nutrition, stress and other info on how important it is to take care of yourself, while the second group were in an intervention plan and learned more about , body image, emotional eating and overcoming personal barriers to weight loss.

The ones in the intervention plan reported better body image and fewer concerns about body shape and size and lost an average of 7 percent of body weight compared to less than 2 percent in the control group.

(Mirror, Luis Alicandu)

Filed under: Diet,Fitness Swellness,Healthy Swellness

Tags: body image, body shape, successful weight loss, weight loss