PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: State Implementation Plan, The Resignation, Fad Diet
11 Mar 2013
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Weight loss is one of the most sensitive subjects to teach about since there are so many students in the class who struggle with their weight. Many feel badly about how much they weigh. Even though weight loss is a very common goal it is one that many people struggle with. Baumeister talks about many self control problems that we face in our everyday lives, but he says that there is something special and especially difficult about setting goals to try and lose weight. There is something uniquely difficult about losing weight. Her bmi is exactly where it should be but she herself says she wishes she was 10. She weighs 145 pounds and is 5"7. She says to stay this way she has to exercise 1 hour a day and constantly monitor how many calories she is taking in. She has to always be thinking about her weight, exercise and calories.
