Weight problem is a health problem that affects people’s lives and has increased in prevalence in recent years, including in our country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity is in the risky disease category.
Obesity is a chronic disease that occurs when the energy taken in through food exceeds the energy expended and the ratio of body fat mass to lean body mass increases.
Obesity is an important health problem that causes cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome and psychological problems. For these reasons, it is an important problem that reduces the quality of life of the person and increases the application to health institutions and health expenditures.
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Dieting alone provides weight loss in a short time, but when the diet is stopped, the old weight is quickly returned. In the process of losing weight, psychological support and psychotherapy are used to address cognitive and behavioral factors.
Psychological factors are often the most neglected aspect of weight loss programs.
Eating; The function of soothing unhappiness, sadness, anger, rage, pain and food being a reward for the person may work in the short term but in the long term it becomes a problem.
People who are trying to lose weight should first take the first steps of self-observation and monitoring regarding their own eating behaviors, beliefs about eating, emotional and environmental factors that trigger overeating, physical activity levels, lifestyles, and problem-solving styles. Then, focus should be on healthy eating, slow weight loss, increasing awareness of emotions, thoughts, and eating behaviors, creating changes in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, resisting overeating, and maintaining current weight loss.
