Willpower Ch 10

<p>Self-control can hinder weight loss efforts. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The body craves more food when exercise is increased. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Never equate being overweight with having weak willpower. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The majority of dieters fail over time. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Oprah Paradox (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She regained the weight after initially losing it. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Going on restrictive diets that eliminate foods. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They become more resistant to losing weight. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They aspire to an idealized body type that is often unattainable. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It fights to maintain weight, assuming a famine situation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Counterregulatory eating (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Making gradual dietary changes for lasting effects. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Realistic and achievable goals. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It makes cravings more intense. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Keep fattening food out of sight. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using implementation intentions. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can cause feelings of deprivation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pursuing rapid weight loss with extreme goals. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It helps preserve willpower. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The what-the-hell effect (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They stop counting and become less aware (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Obese individuals respond more strongly to external cues (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Learning to ignore feelings of hunger (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They often binge and increase their total intake (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diet plans impose external eating rules (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An increase in irrational eating behavior (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to sense when they are hungry (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They ate significantly more ice cream. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dieters farther from M&amp;M's showed better self-control. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nondieters only. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Depleted glucose in the bloodstream. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They need to eat less to maintain self-control but feel weak. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Postpone sweet foods to a later time. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They may begin a binge-eating cycle. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It drains their willpower and affects persistence. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dieters may struggle with self-control more than nondieters. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mood did not correlate with ice cream intake significantly. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The unexpected finding that the connection between willpower and weight loss is not as direct as previously thought.

The high likelihood of dieters failing to maintain weight loss in the long run.

A common, but incorrect, assumption that links dieting to strong self-control.

Do not diet, do not vow to give up food groups, do not believe that being overweight is a sign of weak will.

Oprah's experience highlights the complex relationship between dieting and weight loss, demonstrating that short-term success doesn't translate to lasting results.

Self-control slightly helps in weight management, but the impact is limited compared to other life areas.

Increased exercise doesn't automatically lead to long-term weight loss; the body often compensates by craving more food.

Weight loss is challenging because of biological responses like increased hunger in response to exercise.

Maintaining a thin physique requires significant resources, including a personal trainer, chef, nutritionist, counselor, and assistants, and even then it is not guaranteed.

The human body, having survived periods of famine, fights against dieting. When put on a diet, the body, perceiving a famine, works to store fat. The more times someone is put on a diet, the less effective successive dieting attempts become.

The tendency for dieters, after a lapse in their diet, to consume significantly more food than they would have otherwise, often leading to a perceived failure of self-control and a spiral of overeating.

Goals for weight loss that are often too ambitious and unattainable, leading to frustration and failure.

Weight loss goals that are achievable and sustainable over time, leading to long-term success.

The act of overeating after a perceived lapse in a diet.

Maintaining moderation in one's diet and lifestyle choices despite distractions or cravings in order to reach a long term goal.

Dieting often depletes willpower, making it harder to resist cravings. This leads to a vicious cycle where dieting weakens self-control and makes it more likely to fail.

Strategies that help resist temptation before it arises, like keeping unhealthy food out of sight or brushing teeth after dinner to signal the end of eating.

Specific if-then plans to automate healthy behavior, like "If I see dessert, I will choose fruit" to reduce willpower effort and make healthy choices easier.

Using rewards and penalties to maintain weight loss after reaching a goal, similar to how you used them to achieve it.

This test demonstrates how depleted willpower makes it harder to control mental processes, but implementation intentions can help automate tasks and reduce willpower effort.

Dieters often rely on external cues, like a planned eating schedule or calorie targets, rather than internal cues, like hunger and satiety, to guide their eating.

Studies show that dieters who break their daily calorie limit become less aware of how much food they consume, often overestimating or underestimating their intake.

Humans are born with the natural ability to eat just the right amount, guided by internal cues of hunger and satiety. This ability often declines as individuals age.

Research suggests that obese individuals may be more responsive to external cues, such as the time of day or the type of food presented, when it comes to eating.

Obese individuals often become less responsive to internal cues due to dieting, which promotes reliance on external rules and restrictions.

Dieting typically involves periods of hunger, as individuals may eat less than what their bodies naturally demand.

Dieting often interferes with the ability to recognize the 'stop' signal for eating, resulting in overindulgence once a diet is broken.

The idea that willpower is a limited resource that can be exhausted by resisting temptations. When your willpower is depleted, you're more likely to give in to other temptations, like overeating.

Suppressing emotions, like tears, can deplete willpower, making it harder to resist temptations like overeating. This is because suppressing emotions takes effort and uses up your mental energy.

Being constantly tempted by something, even if you resist, can wear down your willpower. This can lead to giving in to other temptations later, such as overeating.

Dieters tend to experience willpower depletion more quickly when exposed to tempting snacks, while non-dieters are less affected by the presence of food.

Exerting self-control (using willpower) depletes glucose in the bloodstream. This can lead to cravings for sweet foods, which are a quick way to replenish glucose.

Dieters face a dilemma: to resist temptation, they need willpower, but to replenish willpower, they need to eat. This can lead to a cycle of dieting and overeating.

Cravings for sweet foods are often stronger after exerting self-control because the body wants to replenish its glucose levels quickly.

A strategy to resist temptation. Tell yourself you can have the tempting food later, but eat something else now. This gives you time to cool down and possibly lose the craving.

Healthy foods can also replenish glucose levels, just like sweet foods. Eating nourishing foods is a better choice for overall health.

Resisting temptations, even minor ones, uses up willpower. This can make it harder to resist other, bigger temptations later on.