Lifestyle Changes: Where Do I Start?SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS

Overviews− What is your “lifestyle"− What affects behavior− What is your eating style− Are you ready for change− How to get motivated

Definitions of Lifestyle

The behaviors we adopt, based on our life circumstances and past experiences

A manner of living that reflects our values and attitudes

Our pattern of living, expressed in our activities, interests, and opinions

Factors That Affect BehaviorBehaviors/Lifestyle

Predisposing Factors Enablin

g Factors

Reinforcing Factors

Predisposing Factors− Beliefs and attitudes− Past experiences− Enjoyment− Self-confidence

Enabling Factors− Skills and knowledge− Resources− Access− Environment

Reinforcing Factors− Family − Peers− Health− Social norms

Eating Style− Number and size of meals− Hunger and emotional eating− Comfort foods− Food associations− Dieting history− Food preferences

How do you know who you are, or what your eating style is?

Food Diary− Time− Food eaten− Place− With whom− Hunger level− Emotions

Why Do People Change?− Concerned− Convinced− Plan− Commit− Take action

Where Are You?

You can take action and make changes!

Weigh the BenefitsTo Change or Not to Change

A Decisional Balance

Benefits of NOT changing

vs.Downside of changing

Benefits of changingvs.

Downside of NOT changing

Summary

− Understand your lifestyle: predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors

− Assess your eating style: food diary− Determine your readiness for change− Motivate yourself: pros vs. cons