Episode Details

Secrets from the Eating Lab Author Dr. Traci Mann, professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota and an expert on the psychology of eating, dieting and self-control joins Jen, Annie and Lauren in discussing the science behind the hot topics of self-control, temptation, diets and the alternative to dieting.

What you'll hear in this episode:

• How much of our weight can we influence?
• How much of our weight is influenced by genetics?
• The concept of the Leanest Livable Weight
• Goal weights and reasonable ranges
• Weight regain and dieting – how common is it?
• Why you regain weight after dieting
• What happens to your body when you go on a diet
• What you start to notice when you go on a diet
• Is weight regain guaranteed?
• Characteristic of people who keep weight off
• The role of healthy movement you enjoy in maintaining weight loss
• Self-control: who struggles with it and can you increase it?
• The obesogenic environment: what it is
• Temptation free checkouts and apple bins, reducing the need for willpower at the grocery store
• The role of small obstacles and inconveniences
• Making healthy choices convenient to increase compliance
• Keeping the focus on health instead of weight

Resources:

Secrets from the Eating Lab

Dr. Mann's Facebook Page

Dr. Mann on Twitter

Episode 4: What A 70-year-old Starvation Experiment Taught Us About Dieting

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