Table Of ContentNOTE 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
SynopsisCan 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 behavioral 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., The Shift Isn't about what to Eat to Lose Weight. It's about how to think. Drawing from years of research and breakthrough in cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology, Dr. Gary Foster shows you how-and why-shifting your mindset will set you up for lasting weight-loss success. In 7 simple steps, Dr. Foster flips old-fashioned weight-loss theory on its head, teaching you how to treat yourself with kindness, focus on action rather than outcome, and value non-scale victories more than the number on the digital display. It's evidence-based motivation that really works-for losing weight and gaining healthy habits. For life.