We can use research on learned helplessness to shed light on how people get stuck when trying to lose weight. Hopefully, a learning optimism can be promoted that creates solutions. Many of the salient features of hope can translate helplessness into success. Whether for health or

We can use research on learned helplessness to shed light on how people get stuck when trying to lose weight.

Hope can Promote A learning optimism, which can create solutions.

many of the salient features that are expected can turn helplessness into success.

Whether for health or other reasons, at any specific time, , for example, many adults of ( and children ) are on a diet.

Some of them are the third, fourth or fifth time in the past year. Obviously, people have a lot of frustration. No matter what they are doing ( weight loss ) It seems that will not work. Many people think they are failing because of this, and many people eventually give up.

What can be done to reverse this situation

To at least partially answer this question, we can trace back to the classic study of learned helplessness of 967 html

As early as 967, people trepidated dogs when they cannot escape. Eventually, they become listless and passive. Then, when they were in a situation where they could escape the shock, they didn’t do so. They have "know" that there is no hope.

Maybe it was because of the discovery at the time, When people turned to studying humans and depression , We want to find a way to help. After decades of studying dogs, people have established positive psychology .

Now we go back to people trying to lose weight. Research tells us that dietary helplessness has been found to be significant in obese individuals and individuals who have experienced weight cycles or fluctuations. These groups are also prone to depression.

At this time, we need to start paying attention to hope as a way to get rid of depression and the helplessness or despair that accompanies it. One of the common characteristics of depression and helplessness is that individuals don’t feel that there are many choices that can change this situation.

"Learning Optimism" is recognizes that unfavorable situations are not permanent. This opens up the possibility that this situation can be seen as a challenge rather than an individual failure. A person does not need to stay in the idea of ​​their failure or limited choices.

In fact, hope is the best natural defense against helplessness.

Hope how to change us

When facing the difficult task of losing weight, how to overcome a person's helplessness?

Hope to create autonomy.

Research tells us that autonomy awareness for any behavior we are trying to change is essential. You can also call it self-efficacy or self-decision, hope means we can start exploring choices, finding out what makes sense to us, and taking action.

Unfortunately, many people follow a diet or prescribed plan. Occasionally, there may be success. But usually, doing so actually gives individuals "false hope".

They may even feel that they are taking action as planned after all. The action is very good. But following the diet means 's "tell me what to do" method, a passive that is not conducive to learning or controlling the process.

hope to create optimism.

Let people get hope will produce what he calls "flexible optimism". This means that individuals are free to apply hope in the form of finding new ways to succeed. Once there is no feeling of failure, a person can start looking around for ways to solve problems they could not consider before. Their motivations are very different from the old paradigm of using the motivation to have to remain following a restrictive diet.

Hope that we can persevere in the face of challenges.

Optimism is crucial to perseverance. You can think of the problem as a challenge with many potential solutions. When it comes to weight loss, hope means you can be happy to try new strategies, develop new plans, and learn new skills. Weight loss involves a series of very complex behavioral changes. Hope to help a person realize the complexity but provide them with the basis for dealing with them.

Hope to change the internal conversation

For example, individuals can start asking themselves the following questions:

Why do I want this?

What do I value myself?

Am I ready to use my problem-solving skills to achieve this?

What useless things have I done in the past? Why?

I would like to know why I have certain habits with food?

In addition, new strategies can be formulated to predict what life throws at us. For example:

resists change, which is inevitable

From the resistance of people around us and even destroys

Driving eating habits (unconscious diet)

Emotional eating habits and desires

Return to old food shopping and cooking habits

These are by no means exhaustive list! There are many challenges. But with hope and correct guidance, We can start to move towards our goals and wishes .

I wish you all a happy holiday and a successful weight loss!