Publisher Description

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 behavioural 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. 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, 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.

Author Biography

Gary Foster, Ph.D., is the Chief Scientific Officer at WW (formerly Weight Watchers International). He is the founder and former director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University, and he served as clinical director of the Weight and Eating Disorders Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is the author of numerous scientific publications on the psychology, causes, and treatment of obesity and has worked with thousands of people in group and individual settings. He lives in Philadelphia.

Table of Contents

NOTE TO READERS INTRODUCTION: I'll Lose Weight By Changing the Way I Eat Think Shifting Your Mindset MINDSET SHIFT 1: I Must Be Tough on Kind to Myself to Lose Weight Embracing Self- Compassion MINDSET SHIFT 2: I See Setbacks As Proof I've Blown It Opportunities to Refocus Building Helpful Thinking Styles MINDSET SHIFT 3: I Should Take Big Small Steps for Big Results Setting Goals and Forming Habits MINDSET SHIFT 4: I Need to Fix My Weaknesses Enhance My Best Traits Leaning into Your Strengths MINDSET SHIFT 5: I Have to Hate Appreciate My Body to Lose Weight Valuing Your Body MINDSET SHIFT 6: I Deserve to Go It Alone Get the Support I Need Finding Your People MINDSET SHIFT 7: I Can Feel Good Once I've Lost Weight Now Experiencing Happiness and Gratitude

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