Won't Give Up

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I am really proud of myself for never giving up. Even before I started blogging I was trying to lose weight. I'd get off 30 or 35 pounds and then gain it back PLUS some. And then when I started this blog, at 278 pounds, I thought that would be the final time I'd ever have to lose weight. When I got down to 214 pounds that first year, I was SURE I would never regain any of that weight and would keep working hard and keep losing. Imagine how shocked I was to be back up to 245 pounds only a little over a year later.

But still, I did not regain it all. For the first time in my life, I didn't gain it all back and then add more pounds. And that's because I didn't give up. I got back down to 234 pounds before I started Medifast two and a half years after I started this blog. And I stuck with that and lost almost 60 pounds in 8 months. And I *knew* I was never going back. I would never regain any of those hard lost pounds.

Except I did. I worked hard to stay in the 170's and 180's for 8 months, but losing more eluded me. I even got into the 190's for 2 months before getting back down to 184. But by the end of 2011, I was back over 200 pounds, and let me tell you, that sucked. It sucked that I worked so hard to lose in the first place, and it sucked that I felt powerless to keep on losing weight or even to keep off what I had lost.

Bur I never gave up. For all of 2012 and 2013 I worked to stay under 220, and succeeded in only hitting a high of 221 once. Yet at the very end of 2013, I broke into the 220's, hit 226... and never got below that again... until this month, when I got to 225. Almost four years at 226+... up to and including 260 pounds. And yet, even at 260, I did not give up. I kept fighting. And I am still fighting, and I will never give up.

Some may see this as a story of failure, an exercise in futility, an obese woman spending over a decade trying to lose the weight but never getting there. Still fat, still on a diet. But some will see the story of success. The determination to reach that goal even if it takes a decade, trying different things, working not to regain it all... and *succeeding* at that. That's how I see it. Success.

I won't ever give up or stop trying. Never.








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Bumper Stickers Make Highways More Social

“You know how it is when you’re driving behind a car and you notice the bumper sticker, and you think to yourself ‘Oh, it’s that kind of person’ or, ‘Why would somebody put that on their car?’”

Walter Goettlich, a sociology graduate student at the University of Kansas.

“I was coming back from a vacation with my family…and I was behind a car and the bumper sticker on the car was almost illegible, the type was really tiny and it said, ‘When this baby hits 88 miles an hour, you’re going to see some serious s**t.’”

This was Goettlich’s AHA! moment. As you may guessed, the bumper sticker was a reference to the movie Back to the Future. It’s moments like this, on the highway, driving at speed, that can seem so solitary, but in fact there are opportunities to connect—and with perfect strangers. [Walter Goettlich, Interstate Interstitials]

“That’s’ what I’m trying to get at…the way that we think about the world, based on how we read what other people put on their cars.”

To sample the kinds of messages being sent on our roads, Goettlich drove more than 10,000 miles on interstate highways throughout the eastern United States. He says one major variety of bumper sticker refers to things nearly everyone knows about—an election, a church, a social issue. But other bumper stickers may require an observer to access what Goettlich calls “outside resources.” For example, the bumper sticker that says, “The Dude Abides” might drive some people to do a quick Google search. But a few viewers may feel an instant bond, being fans of the movie The Big Lebowski. 

“So, the kinds of stickers I tend to like are the ones that don’t make sense to me, because what they do is they challenge my preconceived notions of the world.”

Another type of care sticker is a response to other stickers. For example, you know those window stickers of stick families? Some even include a stick dog or a stick cat? “And then I saw recently another example which was ‘making my family,’ and it was what were clearly male and female stick figures having sex.”

And then there are the ones that say, “My son beat up your honor student.”

So, when you’re on the road, check the messages sent by other cars around you. You might just connect, in a way you never expected. And without even bending a fender.

—Emily Schwing

(The above text is a transcript of this podcast)

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December Challenge – “Don’t Wait for 2018” DietBet

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Why you’re more likely to remember something that you read to yourself out loud

By guest blogger Bradley Busch

Dr. Seuss wrote “the more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go”. The trouble is, we forget so much of what we read. Is there a way to read that makes it more likely we’ll remember things?

Keen to answer this question, researchers Noah Farrin and Colin MacLeod, from the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada, ran a study published in Memory. Their results shed new light on how to study more effectively.

It’s already known that reading aloud can aid memory, but it’s not clear why: is it the act of reading, or is it hearing oneself speaking, or both? To tease apart these possibilities, the researchers first invited 75 students to their psych lab and recorded them saying 160 words out loud. At this point, the students knew they’d be returning to the lab in two weeks’ time, but didn’t know why.

When the students returned to the lab, they studied half of the words that they’d encountered earlier, in preparation for an immiment memory test. They revised these words in four different ways: they read 20 of the words to themselves silently; they heard a recording of someone else reading 20 words; they heard the earlier recording of themselves saying 20 more of the words; and they read the last 20 words out loud to themselves (the participants varied in the order they completed these different revision methods).

The memory test that followed was a recognition test, made up of the 80 words they’d just studied and the other 80 words used two weeks’ earlier (it was assumed that these would largely be forgotten). On seeing each word, the students’ had to indicate whether it was one they had just studied or not.

The most effective revision method was reading the words aloud in the study phase. This led to, on average, 77 per cent correct answers (i.e. words correctly categorised as just studied or old). In order of decreasing effectiveness, this was followed by revising by listening to a recording of themselves, hearing a recording of someone else say the words, and then finally by reading in silence.

These results suggest that the reading aloud advantage comes from both the act of reading and the experience of hearing oneself. However, the gap between reading aloud and hearing a recording of oneself was quite small, with only 3 per cent difference in performance. The biggest gap (12 per cent) was between reading the words out loud and reading them in silence.

In discussing these results, the researchers used the term “the production effect”. This describes the memory advantage one obtains if you say things aloud instead of just hearing the information. The production effect is likely caused through the combined advantage of three factors. First, reading things aloud involves motor processing, making it a more active process. Second, when students read words, it requires an element of visual processing, which may lead to deeper learning rather than just listening. Third, reading aloud is self-referential (i.e. “I said it”), which can make the information more salient.

When the students read in silence (the least effective method) they didn’t experience any self-referential or auditory stimulation. These results also confirm previous findings suggesting it is advantageous to learn information using a combination of senses.

A recent review indicated that many students spend time rereading as a form of revision, rather than testing themselves, which would be more effective. If rereading is a strategy that students are going to use, then the current study’s findings are important as they indicate that doing so aloud will likely be more effective than doing so silently.

It would be interesting to see if the current results replicate when using materials that students have to study as part of their course, rather than simple word lists.

This study is a step forward in our understanding of how people can remember more information. Next time you come to read another brilliant BPS Research article, try doing so out loud (although your office or roommates may not thank you for this!).

—This time it’s personal: the memory benefit of hearing oneself

Post written by Bradley Busch (@Inner_Drive) for the BPS Research Digest. Bradley is a registered psychologist and director of InnerDrive. He has work with Premiership and International footballers and is the author of Release Your InnerDrive

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Vogue Recovery Center Expands Outreach Internationally With New Site and Diversified Insurance Options

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas-based Vogue Recovery Center has been experiencing a steady growth in the number of patients seeking out the center's versatile range of treatments and the caring competency of the clinical team. As the origin of patients has expanded internationally, the addiction treatment center has announced the expansion of insurances accepted along with new specific types of addiction treatment.

Often referred to as "Nevada's Finest Addiction Treatment," the sprawling luxury recovery center is nestled in the quiet suburbs of Las Vegas east of the iconic Strip. VRC private rehab provides for a list of special addiction treatments that are specific to cocaine, alcohol, heroin, opiate painkillers, marijuana, methamphetamine, and MDMA, among others. Vogue Recovery Center offers a full continuum of substance abuse treatment, beginning with a medically monitored detox facilitated by 24-hour licensed nursing staff, and supervised by our on-site medical director. Clients then begin the residential portion of treatment, where they attend daily process and psychoeducational groups, participate in recovery-based activities and meet individually twice weekly with a licensed therapist. As treatment progresses, many clients choose to continue to step down to the Intensive Out Patient phase of treatment and live in supervised supportive housing, where they can begin the journey to develop sober fulfilling lives through employment, education, and healthy social, and recovery opportunities. Family therapy, either in person or through telemedicine is strongly encouraged.

Vogue Recovery Centers utilize a variety of treatment modalities including neurofeedback and hypnotherapy, mindfulness, yoga and meditation, and music and art therapy; in addition to cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and other evidence-based practices for the most effective substance abuse treatment. Clients relax with deep tissue massages and recreational activities designed to promote fun in recovery. In addition, a gourmet chef is on-site to provide nutritional meals.

The programs involve a thorough residential inpatient program that involves close supervision from medical doctors, nurses, and mental health and addiction counselors.  As the patient progresses through several weeks of the program, the itinerary shifts towards outpatient therapy and supervised sober living.

The world-renowned treatment center now accepts a wider list of insurance providers that include Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Blue Cross, United Healthcare, and Cigna. VRC handles all intake of patients and their confidential information securely and according to HIPAA rules.

For more information, or to make a press inquiry, contact Vogue Recovery Center directly at 888-504-6904.

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