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Synopsis
From the newly-rebranded Weight Watchers, Gary Foster's The Shift is not about points, or what to eat or not eat. It's about building new thinking habits, proven through science, to help readers lose weight...
Synopsis
Gary Foster's The Shift is not about what to eat or not eat. It's not about when to eat. It's about building thinking habits, proven through science, that help you lose weight.
Can you lose weight before you value your body? Are big goals needed to achieve big results? Do you deserve to go it alone because you got yourself into this? Is it possible for a weight loss journey to avoid setbacks? Must gratitude and happiness wait until you've succeeded at your wellness goal?
No. To all of it.
Dr. Foster's 7 Mindset Shifts show you how--and why--to treat yourself in a way that feels better and primes you for likelier success. His argument and the techniques in each chapter, built on years of research and breakthroughs in cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology, can lead to results on the scale--but, more important, in your own thinking. The Shift flips old-fashioned weight-loss theory on its head, training you to recognize when your thinking is taking you away from your goals, to focus on action rather than outcome, and to value non-scale victories more than the number on the digital display. It's evidence-based motivation--and it really works
The 7 Mindset Shifts include learning to enhance the traits you like best about yourself, leaning into your strengths, appreciating the power of small steps (and more frequent reward), finding your people, and truly relaxing into happiness and gratitude.
"Diet thinking" isn't habit-forming; mindset thinking is. And muscular yet kind mental habits, like the ones found in The Shift, are key to permanent, positive change.
Synopsis
Gary Foster's The Shift is not about what to eat or not eat. It's about building mindset habits, proven through science, that help you lose weight and keep it off.
Do you need to be tough on yourself to lose weight? Should you put your life on hold until you lose weight? Are big goals needed to achieve big results? Do you deserve to go it alone because you got yourself into this? Is it possible for a weight loss journey to avoid setbacks? Must gratitude and happiness wait until you've lost weight?
No. To all of it.
Dr. Foster's 7 Mindset Shifts show you how--and why--what you think is just as important as what you eat when it comes to weight loss, and shows you how to start with the most important shift: from self-criticism to self-compassion. Dr. Foster's arguments and the practical, actionable techniques in each chapter are built on years of research and breakthroughs in cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology, leading to results both on and off the scale. The Shift flips old-fashioned "diet thinking" on its head, training you to recognize when your unhelpful ways of thinking take you away from your goals, then teaches how you to turn friction into fuel on weight loss journey.
The 7 Mindset Shifts include:
- Learning to enhance the traits you like best about yourself
- Leaning into your strengths
- Appreciating the power of small steps (and more frequent rewards)
- Finding your people
- Truly relaxing into happiness and gratitude
"Diet thinking" isn't habit-forming; mindset thinking is. And strong yet kind mindset habits, like the ones found in The Shift, are key to success that lasts.
Synopsis
The Shift is not about what to eat or not eat. It's not about when to eat. It's about building thinking habits, proven through science, that help you lose weight.
There are so many myths surrounding weight loss: Setbacks mean failure. Big results require big goals. You need to power through alone. You have to hate your body to lose weight. Happiness awaits you only at the end of the journey.
All of these are untrue, unhelpful--and actually undermine long-term weight loss.
Dr. Foster's 7 Mindset Shifts show you how to--and why you should--treat yourself in a way that feels better and primes you for likelier success. His argument and the techniques in each chapter, built on years of research and breakthroughs in cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology, can lead to results on the scale--but, more important, in your own thinking. The Shift flips old-fashioned weight-loss theory on its head, training you to recognize when your thinking is taking you away from your goals, to focus on action rather than outcome, and to value non-scale victories more than the number on the digital display. It's evidence-based motivation--and it really works
The 7 Mindset Shifts include treating yourself with compassion, leaning into your strengths, appreciating the power of small steps (and more frequent rewards), finding your people, and truly relaxing into happiness and gratitude.
"Diet thinking" isn't habit-forming; mindset shifts are. And muscular yet kind mental habits, like the ones found in The Shift, are key to long-term, positive change.