Haar Discusses Staying Motivated During Weight Loss
Clinical Professor and Chair for the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences聽Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, was featured in a聽聽article about motivation and weight loss.聽Haar shares insight into behavior strategies, noting that the key to staying motivated is setting smaller, realistic goals that ultimately lead you to achieve a larger goal.聽
鈥淎s a registered dietitian nutritionist for more than 40 years, I can attest through my interaction with hundreds of clients that maintaining a healthful weight requires long-term lifestyle changes,鈥� she explains. 鈥淭hus, the slower, prudent loss of one to two pounds each week may take months or even years 鈥� the payoff is that with time, lifestyle changes and habits are more likely to become permanent with a long-term effect on weight.鈥� She also stresses the critical nature of self-compassion. 鈥淲hen you may be less accepting of yourself if you feel you didn鈥檛 reach your goal, ask yourself what you would say to a good friend who had a similar experience.鈥�