Weight Loss Facts That May Surprise You

By Corrie Pikul

You're aware that you should eat more fiber and less saturated fat, and that soda is like liquid candy. But did you know about the 134-calorie mistake you're making at lunch?

5 Things We Didn't Know About Weight Loss

5 Things We Didn't Know About Weight Loss

1 of 5 This Writing Exercise Could Be As Slimming As The Kind You Do With Hand Weights Women who were asked to make a list of values (like relationships, politics and religion), and then write about the one that that was most important to them lost more weight, had lower BMIs and smaller waistlines than those who didn't write about their values, found researchers from Stanford University and the University of Waterloo in Canada. In the journal Psychological Science, the study's authors speculated that when we focus on what's important to us, we feel better about ourselves and more in control of our habits, making us less likely to turn to food in times of stress or emotional need.

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As a reminder, always consult your doctor for medical advice and treatment before starting any program.

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