Psychological Barriers

**Excess fat can easily lead to adult-onset diseases, and improper weight loss can actually reduce muscle mass.** Dieting lowers basal metabolic rate, putting the body into energy-saving mode. Once normal eating resumes, a yo-yo effect can occur. Long-term appetite suppression can also lead to bulimia nervosa, characterized by uncontrollable binge eating and vomiting, severely impacting social...

This article analyzes four other reasons for weight gain in summer: insufficient protein intake leading to edema-type obesity, improper choice of late-night snacks, poor rest affecting appetite, and insufficient exercise. Corresponding solutions are also provided.

This article elucidates the relationship between obesity and atherosclerosis, with cholesterol being the primary culprit. It highlights the serious need to be paid attention to secondary obesity caused by hypothalamic diseases. It points out that people with upper body obesity (apple-shaped) are more likely to develop diabetes than those with lower body obesity, and that some genetic diseases...

Food journaling is an effective tool for changing eating habits. This chapter provides a detailed food journal template, requiring you to plan your meals for the next day in advance and record the time, place, and contents of each meal, while also analyzing the causes of binge eating.

Emotional eating is a common weight loss obstacle, triggered by negative emotions such as stress and anxiety. Research shows that suppressing emotions can exacerbate binge eating. This chapter provides five self-test questions to help identify emotional eating and uses the ABC model for recording and analysis.