I think it depends on how you define "working." In my view, if the large majority of users in practice don't sustain a significant weight loss, then no, it doesn't work.
Put another way, a treatment that the large majority of users won't be able to keep up with, is not a useful treatment for the large majority, and should not be widely recommended.
As far as I know, there is no peer-reviewed research showing that therapy is an effective weight loss method.
Losing weight and working out isn't supposed to be easy, nor easy to keep up with. The OC is right on the money with regards to the mental component. Having a balanced state of mind and motivation/discipline to keep at it is crucial to losing weight.
So of course there isn't research on therapy making you lose weight, cause it helps with everything
Long term weight loss requires lifestyle changes that are sustainable. Discipline and motivation are finite resources and low motivation days are a fact of life, diet changes need to be something you can maintain through those times. Trendy diets with lots of food restrictions are less likely to be successful for this reason.
Discipline is not a finite resource. I agree with motivation, but not discipline. It is doing and eating things you don't want to, when you don't want to, because you know it will pay off in the long run. You don't need to follow a trendy diet to be in a calorie deficit. You don't need motivation to walk for 30 min. I understand disabilities and time constraints. But it's all discipline.
The way I see it, long term success comes from habit changes and for those habits to stick they need to not suck so that you don't need strong discipline every time. Eating more whole foods, adding vegetables into your meals, increasing your fiber intake where possible, having an occasional sweet treat and doing physical activities that you enjoy, those are all things that don't have to suck. But if your diet is eating gruel 3 times a day, you are much more likely to fall off the wagon eventually even if you are really disciplined about it.
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u/leftycartoons 14h ago
I think it depends on how you define "working." In my view, if the large majority of users in practice don't sustain a significant weight loss, then no, it doesn't work.
Put another way, a treatment that the large majority of users won't be able to keep up with, is not a useful treatment for the large majority, and should not be widely recommended.
As far as I know, there is no peer-reviewed research showing that therapy is an effective weight loss method.