Enabling Obesity – Why Some People Help Others Become Overweight

Enabling Obesity

While this seems like a harsh accusation, the truth is that many people enable those they love to gain weight, not because they don’t love them, but because they do love them. Here are some common reasons why some people help others become overweight or obese.

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Overcoming Emotional Eating

Not only are there many physical changes that happen when you lose weight, but there are also many emotional and psychological changes that happen as well. One of the biggest changes in myself is how I deal with problems in my life.

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Leptin and Weight loss: How the Fat Hormone Affects Hunger and Metabolism

Leptin is a hormone produced by fat cells and found in the blood plasma. One area of growing interest lately has been in determining the exact role that the hormone leptin plays in regulating metabolism and hunger.

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Talking to Your Children About Weight Loss

If you are a parent of a child, regardless of whether they are overweight or not, it is a good idea to sit down with them and have a heart-to-heart about how they feel about their body weight. If your child is overweight, or you feel they may be heading in that direction, do not ignore this problem because guaranteed it is something that they are thinking about all the time.

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Weight Loss Commitment

Losing weight is never easy, but you have the best chance at success when you set realistic goals and then follow through with your weight loss commitment as best you can.

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Health Conditions That Cause Weight Gain

Certain health conditions can not only cause weight gain, but exacerbate efforts of losing weight. Leading the pack of such health conditions are under-active thyroids, otherwise known as hypothyroidism.

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Tips to Avoid Overeating

It’s a fact that all dieters must know – if you overeat, you are going to gain weight. In fact, overeating is one of the reasons why so many of us are now looking to drop some pounds. There are some tips that can help you avoid overeating. Some will work for you and others will not. Dieters should experiment to see what works best for them and then they should stick with it.

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