Showing posts with label social media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social media. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

This Woman Lost 150Lbs Only To Be Bullied Online And Regain Weight!

                     
                         


Saw this video and could not believe how horrible and nasty some people can be. Any weight loss takes lots of hard work and dedication. So wrong!

Let me know what you think?

Friday, 9 February 2018

How Apps and Social Media Can Help Your Weight Loss Plan


How to Swipe, Tap, Click Your Way to Weight Loss


If you’re among the app aficionados and gadget groupies using social media on the daily, putting the popular tech platforms on task to achieve body goals is a no-brainer.

But with more than 165,000 health apps tallied in 2015 by IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, not to mention the endless variety of social apps, knowing where to start can you leave you feeling disconnected.
Before you get started, check out these dos and don’ts of making social media part of your weight-loss strategy.

DO: Share your goals


When you only have to be honest with yourself at the end of the day, willpower can easily (and rapidly) fall to the wayside. Want to stick with that goal? Share it with others.
Dr. Gail Matthews, psychology professor at Dominican University of California found 70 percent of 267 study participants completed a goal or were more than halfway there when they sent weekly updates to a friend.
The success rate dropped to 35 percent for those who didn’t write down their goals or share them with others.
In addition to sharing your goals on social media, blogging can lead to big weight-loss wins. In a survey published in the journal Translational Behavioral Medicine, 194 participants reported an average 42.3 pound weight loss since they began sharing their journey online.

Thursday, 8 February 2018

Social Media. Can It Help Your Weight Loss.



Liking, following, and scrolling may not measure up to a HIIT session, but don’t sell social media short as a weight-loss tool: Sharing before-and-after photos on Instagram, and posting on Facebook and Twitter might be the extra oomph you need to lose weight.


How Can Social Media Tip the Scale in Your Favor?

An estimated seven out of every 10 Americans use social media regularly, according to 2017 Pew Research Center data.
As the line between of virtual and the real world increasingly blurs, studies show that social media can have a huge impact on your daily life — in good and bad ways.
While social media can be a time-suck and portray unrealistic body ideals, there are benefits when tech time is used strategically and in a positive way.
For example, one study shows that people in online weight-loss communities who shared their scale progress and actively engaged with their social network dropped 8.3 percent of their body weight, compared to a 4.1 percent loss of those who kept their numbers to themselves.

                          

“Social media can be a powerful tool in getting to know others who are on similar journeys, we can feel extremely motivated seeing others take steps toward and reach success, and it holds us accountable to our mindset and actions, thus facilitating behavior change,” says Ariane Machin, PhD., clinical psychologist and co-founder of the Conscious Coaching Collective.




Monday, 22 May 2017

Picky Eater? 8 Tips To Face Those Foods You Hate That Help You Lose Weight.

Picky eaters, you know who you are: You’re that kid who had “Mommie Dearest”-level standoffs over everything from “this tastes gross/weird/wet” to “omg the green beans are TOUCHING my noodles!”

Now you’re an adult and you want to drop some pounds. But that means you need to dial in your diet and finally face the foods that make your palate pucker.
Or maybe not?
Whole, unprocessed foods like lean proteins, veggies and fruit, and whole grains help form the foundation of a balanced, healthy diet, but pickings can get slim if your taste buds don’t mesh with the foods that can help you lose weight.
Luckily, there are ways to get around your picky palate and expand your food horizons. But first, let’s take a quick look and see how it all started.
Picky Eaters May Be Born, Not Made

Picky eating is most often associated with stubborn kids who won’t eat their veggies or try something new.
But a person’s food preferences may be genetically preset: In a 2007 study, the long-standing debate of “nurture versus nature” was applied to picky eating. For some foods, particularly produce and protein, children simply showed an innate like or dislike.
Kids are also born with palates that tend to be more sensitive to bitter and sweet flavors than adults, so what you may have hated as a child (boo, spinach!), you may love as an adult (hello, spinach and broccoli strata!).