4. _______________ Doctor Walz suggests that people have a difficult time with change, so when
someone we love alters his or her lifestyle, we have a problem dealing with it. People we know
will try to change us back to what the culture tolerates. There are other reasons to keep your
weight-loss plans to yourself. Dr. Peter Gollwitzer describes how spilling the beans and the
resulting response can change someone’s actions. His studies found that when you tell people
what you intend to do, and that intention is acknowledged, the recognition qualifies as an
indicator of accomplishment, lessening the urge to follow through.
(A) Sticking to your diet plans is difficult because temptations are hard to resist.
(B) The goals of your diet plans are subject to change when you take the suggestions of some
experts.
(C) Telling family and friends about your diet plans could have a detrimental effect.
(D) It is difficult to diet because we will go through a difficult period of behavior change.
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