Aug 20, 2026 · 7 min · 8 segments
Ever beat yourself up after a bad food day, only to find that self-criticism makes it even harder to get back on track? In this episode of the Body and Mind Strong podcast, I break down a research…
The article is titled, The Impact of Self-Criticism and Self-Reassurance on Weight-Related Effect and Well-Being in Participants of a Commercial Weight Management Program.
Very long title, but there it is.
And is found in the source, Obes Facts.
And of course, I'm going to have the link to this article in the show notes.
And if I understand the author information section correctly, the authors of this article are from the UK and Portugal areas.
Now, with all the research studies, always keep an objective mind as you read them.
And today, take what I say with a grain of salt.
maybe not that small, maybe a grain of rice.
Anyways, as I was reading this one, I noticed some areas that needed improvement.
I also noticed that some of what they were finding was running in sync with what we have all known for some time.
And that is the power of our minds have on our feelings and behaviors.
A side note, I work with a great deal of my therapy clients on perspectives and how it can impact our communications with each other.
This goes the same for coaching.
As I discuss this article, keep in mind, it's coming from my perspective and how I interpret that information.
If you're interested in this topic, I definitely encourage you to read the study yourself and see how you interpret it.
Okay, here's some of the basics.
The basis of the study is they wanted to find out the impact of psychological and emotional factors on attempts at weight loss management, thus looking at self-criticism and self-reassurance and one's well-being.
In general, the results showed a positive correlation between self-criticism and struggles with weight loss management and between self-reassurance and weight management success.
So for those who are unaware, a positive correlation between two factors just mean when one factor increases, so does the other, and when one decreases, so does the other.
Just another side note, on the flip side, when one factor goes up and the other goes down, this is referred to as negative correlation.
The article is titled, The Impact of Self-Criticism and Self-Reassurance on Weight-Related Effect and Well-Being in Participants of a Commercial Weight Management Program.
Very long title, but there it is.
And is found in the source, Obes Facts.
And of course, I'm going to have the link to this article in the show notes.
And if I understand the author information section correctly, the authors of this article are from the UK and Portugal areas.
Now, with all the research studies, always keep an objective mind as you read them.
And today, take what I say with a grain of salt.
maybe not that small, maybe a grain of rice.
Anyways, as I was reading this one, I noticed some areas that needed improvement.
I also noticed that some of what they were finding was running in sync with what we have all known for some time.
And that is the power of our minds have on our feelings and behaviors.
A side note, I work with a great deal of my therapy clients on perspectives and how it can impact our communications with each other.
This goes the same for coaching.
As I discuss this article, keep in mind, it's coming from my perspective and how I interpret that information.
If you're interested in this topic, I definitely encourage you to read the study yourself and see how you interpret it.
Okay, here's some of the basics.
The basis of the study is they wanted to find out the impact of psychological and emotional factors on attempts at weight loss management, thus looking at self-criticism and self-reassurance and one's well-being.
In general, the results showed a positive correlation between self-criticism and struggles with weight loss management and between self-reassurance and weight management success.
So for those who are unaware, a positive correlation between two factors just mean when one factor increases, so does the other, and when one decreases, so does the other.
Just another side note, on the flip side, when one factor goes up and the other goes down, this is referred to as negative correlation.
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