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Giant Brain Candy: The Daydream Penalty. In one small study of a year-long weight-loss programme, women with the most glowing daydreams of success lost about 24 pounds less than women whose imaginings included the struggle. Source: Positive fantasies and effort.
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  1. Oettingen, G., & Wadden, T. A. (1991). Expectation, fantasy, and weight loss: Is the impact of positive thinking always positive? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 15(2), 167–175.

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The Daydream Penalty

In one small study of a year-long weight-loss programme, women with the most glowing daydreams of success lost about 24 pounds less than women whose imaginings included the struggle.

Source: Positive fantasies and effort · Growing evidence

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