I’ve been researching psychological factors that lead to weight gain.
Since I’ve had Gastric bypass surgery I’m more aware of what I’m eating and tend to gravitate toward salty snacks when I’m experiencing anxiety or feel stressed.
A few weeks ago I found out that I didn’t get this job that I interviewed for after having six interviews. It took about eight weeks and ended up being a huge disappointment to me. While I was going through this interview process my weight pretty much stalled and I reached for salty snacks. I felt hungry although I was eating an adequate amount of food.
After researching this topic because I’m aware of my reaction to stress, I’ve found that many people lean toward food to cope. When I’m experiencing depression, I tend not to eat.
I remember meeting with my surgeon as a final step before my surgery. He wanted to educate me on the different types of bariatric surgeries and offered me an opportunity to ask him questions. I asked what the percentage of patients who gain the weight back after surgery. He said it was about 40 percent and stressed the importance of staying connected to the surgery center’s team. He said that he was giving me a tooI and that long term weight maintenance is going to be based on food choices, going to follow up visits, and reaching out when and if I started gaining back weight.
I’m not an expert but I feel that psychological challenges often lead to weight gain. Have any of you researched this and do you have suggestions for books on this topic? I want to learn coping mechanisms so that I don’t regain my weight and continue losing because I’m close to my goal weight.
Since I’ve had Gastric bypass surgery I’m more aware of what I’m eating and tend to gravitate toward salty snacks when I’m experiencing anxiety or feel stressed.
A few weeks ago I found out that I didn’t get this job that I interviewed for after having six interviews. It took about eight weeks and ended up being a huge disappointment to me. While I was going through this interview process my weight pretty much stalled and I reached for salty snacks. I felt hungry although I was eating an adequate amount of food.
After researching this topic because I’m aware of my reaction to stress, I’ve found that many people lean toward food to cope. When I’m experiencing depression, I tend not to eat.
I remember meeting with my surgeon as a final step before my surgery. He wanted to educate me on the different types of bariatric surgeries and offered me an opportunity to ask him questions. I asked what the percentage of patients who gain the weight back after surgery. He said it was about 40 percent and stressed the importance of staying connected to the surgery center’s team. He said that he was giving me a tooI and that long term weight maintenance is going to be based on food choices, going to follow up visits, and reaching out when and if I started gaining back weight.
I’m not an expert but I feel that psychological challenges often lead to weight gain. Have any of you researched this and do you have suggestions for books on this topic? I want to learn coping mechanisms so that I don’t regain my weight and continue losing because I’m close to my goal weight.
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