Last year, I wrote a post about a weight-loss incentive program implemented by the mayor of Varallo, Italy. The reward for this program was 200 euros if the individual was able to lose a certain amount of weight and maintain the weight loss for a period of 5 months. I also posted what I thought were some [...]
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Pros and cons of getting paid to lose weight.
After writing some intial thoughts about the incentive program initiated by the mayor of Varallo and the potential implications if implemented on a larger scale in Canada, I began to wonder what the possible success rate of such a program might be. Mike Howard on the Diet Blog poses some interesting initial questions to consider [...]
Talk about external motivation!
I came across this interesting article about a small Italian town, Varallo, whose mayor has decided to take weight-loss incentives to a whole new level! Here we thought that trying to sell the idea of losing weight for personal health benefits was motivation enough. What were we thinking? The mayor of Varallo has decided that [...]
Successful weight loss essentials.
For many of us, losing weight is a matter of being able to fit into those old pair of jeans or into that new dress we bought “for when we lose weight”. But no matter how much you may want something, it doesn’t make the road to success any easier. So let’s be honest here. [...]
When ignorance isn’t bliss.
Yesterday a story about an 8 year-old boy, Connor McCreaddie, in the UK who may be taken away from his mother for being severely overweight hit the news. According to health and social authorities, the boy, weighing in at 14 stone (approximately 89kg or 196lbs), required an immediate intervention to save him from the abuse [...]
The “not-so-secret” secret to successful weight loss.
In a society that is focused on immediate and tangible rewards, there are bound to be repercussions. For many of us, a delicious piece of chocolate cake is a “well deserved” reward after a long week (sometimes day…but who’s counting?) at work, after a quick workout, or after a week of bland but nutritious foods. [...]