Get Organized to Lose Weight

Organize Your Mind for Weight Loss Success

Flex your strongest weight loss muscle—your brain! Find out why a clearer, more organized mind can lead to a healthier, slimmer body
By Alyssa Wells fitbie
 

Apply the Brakes

When you open your fridge with every intent to grab a handful of raspberries and come out with a piece of cake instead, you’ve missed a chance to put the brakes on an impulse—and your waistline pays the price. One study even found that the top 10% most impulsive people weighed 24 more pounds than the bottom 10%. “Impulsivity leads you to make choices that come from emotional need rather than from a decision the ‘thinking brain’ reasoned out,” says Moore. When you find yourself making a snap decision for the worse—even if you’re already a couple bites in—get your thinking brain back in place by asking yourself questions about your other options. You could put the slice of cake back and grab the raspberries like you originally intended, or you could sliver off a very small piece of the cake and eat it with your fruit. Applying the brakes helps you slow down the decision process, weigh all of the options, and put a goal (fitting into that bikini, perhaps?) at the center of the discussion between your thinking brain and your emotional brain. “You need to have a head to heart conversation,” says Moore. “If you slow down and give the head a chance to make a decision, it will always make the better one.”

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