囧研究： 只要想着會瘦，你就會瘦

People can lose 10 times more weight by simply changing how they think, according to a study.

研究表明，通過改變想法，人們可以減掉10倍以上的體重。

Researchers found simply imaging yourself as being slimmer can be enough to help dieters achieve their weight-loss goals.

研究人員發現只是單純地想着更瘦的自己就能幫助減肥者達到減重的目的。

Plymouth University scientists found dieters using functional imagery training (FIT) lost 1st (14lbs) and 9cm from their waists after a year, on average.

普利茅斯大學的科學家們發現經過一年功能性想象訓練，減肥者們體重平均減輕14磅，腰圍平均減少9釐米。

In contrast, patients who tried 'motivational interviews' - being encouraged by a counsellor to shed fat - lost just 0.1 stone (1.4lbs) and 0.24cm from their waists.

相反，那些採取“激勵療法”（即通過鼓勵來減重的方法）的人，體重平均只減輕了1.4磅，腰圍也只減小了0.24釐米。

All of the patients were on a diet or exercising regularly - two known factors that can boost weight loss efforts even further.

所有參與實驗的人員都在節食並定期運動——衆所周知，這兩項是可以加速脂肪燃燒的。

The researchers analysed 141 overweight volunteers; defined as having a BMI of at least 25.

研究人員們調查了141位超重的志願者，他們的體重指數至少都有25。

Fifty nine of the participants received FIT, while the remaining 55 had 'motivational interviews' (MI).

9名志願者接受了這種名爲FIT的療法，另有55名接受“激勵療法”。

MI involved the participants being counseled on why they wanted to lose weight.

另一種名爲MI的療法中，受試者會被問及他們想要減重的原因。

All of the participants had two sessions, the first of which was for an hour face-to-face and the second 45 minutes over the phone.

所有受試者都會經歷兩個階段的訓練，第一個階段是一小時的面對面交流，第二階段則是45分鐘的電話交流。

Weight and waist circumferences were measured at the start of the study, and six and 12 months on. After six months, those receiving FIT lost 0.6 stone (8.4lbs) and 7cm off their waists. 

FIT受試者在實驗開始時，6個月後及12個月後分別測量體重和腰圍。6個月後他們體重減輕了8.4磅，腰圍減少了7cm。

But the MI participants had still lost just 0.1 stone and even gained 0.24cm in their waist circumferences since the six-month mark.

然而MI的受試者6個月後體重只減輕了1磅，腰圍也只減少了0.24釐米。

All of the participants reported greater quality of life after six months, but the FIT group more so.  

所有受試者都感覺自己6個月後的生活質量有所提高，但FIT組提高的指數更多。

The results were published in the International Journal of Obesity. 

此次發現刊登在了《國際肥胖期刊》上。

'Most people agree that in order to lose weight, you need to eat less and exercise more, but in many cases, people simply aren't motivated enough to heed this advice - however much they might agree with it,' Dr Solbrig said.

Solbrig 博士說：“大部分人都知道減肥要“管住嘴，邁開腿”，但無論他們多麼贊同這句話，他們都通常缺少將這個信條一以貫之的動力。”

FIT is thought to be more effective than MI due to it stimulating many different senses.

普遍認爲，相較於較MI療法，FIT治療法更能激勵人心。

This allows dieters to visualise what weight loss would be like, which may motivate them to achieve their goal.

它使得減重者將自己的目標可視化，這更能激勵他們達到自己的目標。