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People set lofty exercise goals with no follow-through because it's easier to not do it. All too often, diets don't work out. It's no wonder that more people are looking for better ways to lose weight and get healthy once and for all, since traditional diet and exercise programs are so prone to failure. Psychologists have always seen the need to change the entire person versus focusing on the physical aspect of diet and exercise alone. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of several ways that therapists are helping to create a change from the inside out with people who need to shed excess pounds and create healthy habits.

The mind-body connection to weight management is far more important than many people realize. Dieting and exercise can only go as far as a person's mind will take them. A person lacking in ambition and follow through cannot see as much success from a weight loss plan as someone who is driven to succeed. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy functions by changing the thought processes first, and then the physical appearance will change because the mindset demands it. In essence, therapists are able to help people lose weight, get healthy and maintain that healthy lifestyle over the years through re-programming and retraining the mind-body connection.

Yo-yo diets are frequently the result of trying to change habits without taking both mind and body into account. People usually do well for a short time when they change what they eat. Eventually, their old habits take hold and the weight returns because their mindset has not been changed at all.

Those who succeed at weight management and obesity management, studies show, are those who include therapy or some form of counseling in their weight loss program. This helps them get their mind in the right place while also improving their body. If diets, exercise, medications, or even surgery aren't enough to achieve a healthy body, CBT can give that extra push to help people establish the healthy lifestyle that they desire.

Establishing a direct relationship with a therapist can assist in creating a strong mind-body connection to weight management. Therapists can help people create an individualized plan to produce better results. Through things like CBT, meditation, and self-monitoring, people can learn to change the way they think. When this happens, it allows them to change the way they eat, exercise, and live their lives. The goal is the same across the board: creating a healthy lifestyle and changing a whole person so that the health is both physical and mental, rather than focusing solely on physical problems.

The reason that diets often don't work and that exercise routines are always 'good ideas' and little more is because the habits and mindset of the people trying to lose weight are unchanged. Until the entire person is addressed and a whole new healthy lifestyle for mind and body is created, weight loss may be fleeting, at best.