Good Tuesday Morning...
Yesterday I had an interesting discussion with a patient in our program which allowed me to obtain some additional insight into some of the damaging psychological aspects involved with people having weight control issues.
People who do not have weight issues do no think/angst for a second about such mundane things as getting on an airplane and thinking whether the seatbelt will go around them, thinking about whether an event will require a certain type of clothes that may not fit or worrying whether an event will include picture taking of the people attending.
My patient told me that before she lost a significant amount of weight, issues such as these and more would preoccupy her thought processes in a very negative fashion. Even so far as to choose (and pay more) for an airline that she knew had a larger seat/seatbelts that would fit around her.
Losing weight helps reduce medical risks such as diabetes, heart disease, cancers etc. However, the psychological improvement that accompanies weight loss is incredible.
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