Emotional and social support promote a sense of self-efficacy and commitment to lifestyle changes [ 22, 45– 52], encouraging patients to do better and stay "on track" [ 46, 48– 58].
The MNL raw coefficients are presented in table 3 and the prioritisation criteria considered to be important for the public are presented in table 4 and graphically in figure 2. On average, there was a strong preference to prioritise those who had shown commitment to lifestyle change before surgery (weight 79.81, 95% CI 75.79 to 83.88).
Potential surgery recipients were described by seven key characteristics or attributes: body mass index (BMI), presence of comorbid conditions, age, family history, commitment to lifestyle change, time on the surgical wait list and chance of maintaining weight loss following surgery.
It is possible that perceived lack of compatibility resulted in little interest in incorporating the CLT into routine practice despite a commitment to addressing lifestyle issues.
2. Make a commitment to a healthy lifestyle.
Living sustainably requires a commitment to an alternative lifestyle, sacrificing individualism and personal ambition, which for many it turns out is too high a price to pay for the sake of sustainable living.
Make a commitment to a healthier lifestyle with your mate.
Let your mate know that you care about him or her and would like to see him or her make a commitment to a healthy lifestyle.
But when we have the space to reflect on the lives we wish to lead and have made a commitment to living healthy lifestyles, then rational choices between instant and delayed gratification are easy.
Even where patients had expressed a commitment to adopt healthier lifestyles they recognised that depression could confound their desire to enact such self-management plans: "as you get older like I want to be fitter in myself and then… these little conditions, they stop you doing things, and then your motivation, if you're feeling down and you're depressed, then your motivation's not there".
As the holiday season unfolds, make a commitment to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
