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Why Am I Gaining Weight?
Is Your Personality Making You Fat?
Larger-than-life personalities are real—they just might not be what you think
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Deciphering Your Personality
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If You’re a People Pleaser
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If You’re Depressed
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If You’re Impulsive or Compulsive
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If You’re Mean
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If You’re Ambitious
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If You’re Disorganized
If You’re Ambitious
Having a task-driven, take-no-prisoners mentality may get you far in the workplace, but an all-or-nothing personality can backfire when it comes to your weight. People who see the world in black and white often feel overly deflated or frustrated when they set ambitious goals that they can’t meet or fall short of a weekly weigh in, says Kushner. More often than not, they’ll quit their diet and exercise plan entirely because they can’t meet their goals perfectly.
Your Personality Prescription: Rather than let the tiniest failure derail your diet, focus on moderation. “It’s better to maintain your diet 80% of the time and be a “B student” rather than an “A+ student,” says Kushner. You’re more likely to stick to your plan in the long term if you cut yourself some slack to eat dessert now and then.
An attitude adjustment will also help. Instead of getting upset when you fall short of a weight-loss goal, focus on successes other than the number on the scale, such as whether you can climb two flights of stairs without getting winded or if you can fit into a smaller pair of pants.
6 Mini-Goals that Yield Big Results
Your Personality Prescription: Rather than let the tiniest failure derail your diet, focus on moderation. “It’s better to maintain your diet 80% of the time and be a “B student” rather than an “A+ student,” says Kushner. You’re more likely to stick to your plan in the long term if you cut yourself some slack to eat dessert now and then.
An attitude adjustment will also help. Instead of getting upset when you fall short of a weight-loss goal, focus on successes other than the number on the scale, such as whether you can climb two flights of stairs without getting winded or if you can fit into a smaller pair of pants.
6 Mini-Goals that Yield Big Results
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