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Kindness Can Help With Weight Loss
Welcome to Day 14 of our 30-Day Kindness Challenge. Today, we're talking about how Kindness Can Help With Weight Loss. If you're just joining us or listening for the first time, let me tell you what we've been doing. Every day in November, I'm doing a short podcast about kindness. I will talk about some kindness facts and give you a kindness challenge.
Exploring the Connection Between Kindness and Weight Loss.
There is evidence to suggest that cultivating kindness can positively influence our well-being, including our ability to manage weight. Today we're discussing how being kind can help with weight loss.
Self-Kindness in Weight Regulation
A study published in The National Library of Medicine examined a model of self-compassion, body shame, and mindful eating. The study looked at the Role of Self-compassion and Self-kindness in Weight Regulation. Self-compassion means being aware of your own existence and being kind and empathetic toward yourself, like you would with a friend or loved one. It consists of three components:
- Self Kindness
- Common Humanity
- Mindfulness
The study found the following:
- Self-compassion can help with weight loss and mindful eating.
- Differentiating self-compassion from self-kindness is important; they are not the same.
- Self-kindness varies among individuals, leading to different behaviors, some of which may have negative health consequences.
- Self-compassion may affect food choices, emotional eating, and prioritizing psychological over physiological hea
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