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Originally Posted by wannaskipandlaugh
Lunar..... I believe and I lose... when I doubt.. I stall or gain..... Its funny how the mind works
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This has been my experience, too!
Granted, this does not apply in an "eat all I want and still lose weight" fashion.
But when I am eating mindfully and feel a strong drive within myself to lose weight, my body seems to respond to it more than if I eat mindfully and nada. My body really does respond in turn.
On that note, something I find very interesting is when people who are trying to lose weight have a disappointing "off" meal and come back in a few days saying they've gained x lbs (usually it's 2-4). I've seen it time and time again. Some of that gain is surely retained water from high sodium, etc. But after all of those things are accounted for, there is NO way the calories in a burger, pizza, sweets, etc. equal that kind of a weight gain, and sometimes I wonder if it is a belief in the high caloric content of the food (or the off-limits nature of the food, based on it being "the weight gain
")) that reinforces those processes within the body. I know it might sound crazy, but sometimes I really do wonder...
Having said all of this, I don't doubt there likely are behavioural components that change without our conscious awareness. Maybe the weight-loss cohort of cleaners WAS working harder. But perhaps it's also the case that our thoughts steer our physiology to a certain extent. Whatever it is, it is definitely fascinating to me, too! Great topic.