Triggers can kick-start weight loss
Submitted by Michelle Miller on Monday, 9 October 2006No Comment
If you’re heavy and want to trim down, a comment such as "You’ve gained weight!" could be the best thing you’ve ever heard.
A recent study at the University of Colorado Health Science Center found that most people who lost weight and kept the weight off got started with a so-called "trigger event" or "critical incident." The catalysts cover the gamut, from medical (a doctor tells you to lose weight), to emotional (someone makes a derogatory comment about your weight) to some wholesale life change (such as a divorce).
Whatever its origin, a trigger is invariably an "aha" moment. It causes you to see yourself as you really are.
