Do your psychological beliefs have anything to do with how you eat and how much you weigh?

According to one research project involving nearly 10,000 people, the answer is YES.

People who believe that their weight and health status is changeable tend to eat better and exercise more. Those who believe their physical status is genetically determined exercise less and eat more unhealthy food.

It looks like believing you were ‘born fat’ encourages the behaviors that make it more likely you will stay that way.

Personal development leaders and coaches often promote the idea that your beliefs determine your reality. Personally held beliefs are said to create self-fulfilling prophecies that can expand or limit your potential.

The bestselling book Mindset, by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, suggests that being in a growth mindset, as opposed to a fixed mindset, is the key to fulfilling your potential. And Dweck shows us how to get there.

It’s worth learning to release limiting beliefs so that you can change an area of your life, particularly your weight.

Source:

http://heb.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/08/25/1090198115602266