Tip #18 – Keep a gratitude list

By Dr John Ellis MD

I keep a gratitude list (along with recording weight and exercise routines) on my Google Calendar.

I wasn’t surprised to read that women who wrote about positive aspects of their values lost weight, while others did.  Just a simple positive, affirming writing exercise resulted in weight loss, even though the women didn’t know that that was the goal of the study.

Reports Men’s Health:

After four months, the students who wrote about their strongest beliefs lost an average of 3.41 pounds, while those who concentrated on others’ values gained an average of 2.76 pounds.

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