Is Optimism Bad For Weight Loss?
Seven Japanese researchers have found that too much optimism when beginning a new weight loss program could actually be bad, negatively affecting your rate of success.
The study, published in BioPsychoSocial Medical journal, closely examined the psychological characteristics of 147 obese individuals who participated in 6-month weight-loss program, which included exercise and dieting as well as psychological counseling.
The researchers found that subjects who were very optimistic when they began the program were less likely to lose weight, while those who became more self-aware were more likely to lose weight than those who didn’t. The study also found that although optimism may have been bad in the beginning, the overall levels of optimism of patients improved – but this was not related to the weight loss itself.
Strangely enough, the researchers also discovered the opposite; that being negative had a positive effect on weight loss in that these subjects seemed to care more about their weight.
I don’t know about you, but I have a feeling that these Japanese researchers may have been confusing the term “optimistic” with “realistic”…
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