http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article336181.ece
Professor Ben Fletcher and Dr Karen Pine, two scientists researching the psychology of obesity. Professor Fletcher had discovered something remarkable. The naturally slim and the overweight did not differ so much in what they ate, but whether or not they were driven by a collection of hidden habits. Over-eating was a side-issue, a symptom of something deeper.
They theorised that if you could break these hidden habits then people would naturally slim down to their ideal weight. When they tested their theory on obese volunteers, they discovered that you could lose weight simply by breaking these habits. A diet wasn’t needed at all. It was instantly dubbed “The No-Diet Diet”.
In clinical trials their programme helped people lose around two pounds a week. Remarkably, this weight loss continued long after the patients had completed the initial 28-day programme. In most cases they continued losing weight until their body’s ideal healthy figure emerged. Some people in the clinical trials lost over 40 pounds and virtually everyone kept the weight off.
It turns out that the key to the no-diet diet lies in breaking the core habits that force people to overeat. And, bizarre as it seems, this is done by doing such simple things as taking a different route to work or switching off the TV for a day.
basically it tells you to change your daily routine
**Each day you need to do something a little differently - such things as stopping and noticing things on your way to work rather than rushing to the office. It means spending a few moments looking at the flowers in the park, the leaves on the trees, the grip of a baby’s hand on your finger, how your loved one looks when they concentrate, the way a musical tune rises and falls, the colour of your friend’s eyes, the full moon in a black sky.
Yes, stopping and enjoying life really can help you lose weight. And wouldn’t that be a nice change
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