You look good.In a recent poll conducted by SparkPeople.com, 35 percent of respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. named the scale as their primary motivation to lose weight. While this mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. seems harmless The term harmless may be taken in several ways:
di·e·ti·tian or di·e·ti·cian n. A person specializing in dietetics. Becky Hand thinks it may contribute to the growing dieting failure rate. "The scale is a short-term motivator," she says. "Once you're bored with the numbers, you're bored with your diet. The best strategy is to not put so much pressure on the scale to move, but see beyond the numbers and understand the role that weight loss will have on the rest of your life." Hand notes that a total of 44 percent of respondents were most motivated by how they looked (mirror or compliments) rather than an arbitrary number. SparkPeople.com |
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