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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Inside the Minds of Successful Dieters (Students)?

Tips for teachers and dieters. Steve
These preferences are like mental defaults your brain automatically resorts to when evaluating the world unless otherwise prompted, and most people employ some combination of quadrants.
  • "A" quadrant (upper left): People who favor this area are analytical, mathematical, logical problem solvers. Drawn to statistics and the workings of machinery, they can overanalyze a situation so much, they have trouble taking action.
  • "B" quadrant (lower left): These people are controlled, methodical, disciplined, sticklers for structure and routine. Punctual and neat, they always have a plan, timetable, and calendar with appointments penciled in.
  • "C" quadrant (lower right): Lower-right thinkers are emotional, spiritual, and focused on people and human connection.
  • "D" quadrant (upper right): "D" types are strongly visual and easily bored, attracted to new ideas, fun, and risk taking.


Read more: http://www.oprah.com/health/Inside-the-Minds-of-Successful-Dieters-How-to-Think-Thin/2#ixzz1edI1QmP6
3. Inside the Minds of Successful Dieters - How to Think Thin - Oprah.com
According to Herrmann-Nehdi, simple activities practiced over a period of about three weeks can bolster your inner bookkeeper. They can be done in stages, she says.
  • Begin with organization. Alphabetize your CDs, then, a few days later, your spices. A few days after that, rearrange your closet, then your tax papers.
  • Next comes timeliness. Keep a time log of your daily activities, and start being punctual for every appointment.
  • Then comes planning. Sit down and map out a week in advance. It's also helpful to follow a routine—jogging a certain course every other day, balancing your checkbook once a week.
  • Finally, there's step-by-step thinking: Cook from a recipe exactly as it's written, knit from a pattern, learn a computer program by following a tutorial or manual.


Read more: http://www.oprah.com/health/Inside-the-Minds-of-Successful-Dieters-How-to-Think-Thin/4#ixzz1edHZZPiV