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Pre-Surgical Stress and Social Support Predict Post-Surgical Percent Excess Weight Loss in a Population of Bariatric Surgery Patients

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Results indicated that before weight loss surgery, more stress paired with less social support for individuals eating healthy predicted lower excess weight loss three-months post-weight loss surgery. Before weight loss surgery, emotion regulation and sleep quality/quantity were not found to be predictive of excess weight loss three-months post-surgery. 5 Tips: Identify increases in stress levels. […]

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Sleep Disturbance and Insomnia in Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery

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Individuals seeking weight loss surgery were found to report poor sleep time, poor sleep quality, and clinically significant insomnia symptoms. Individuals seeking weight loss surgery were found to report significantly decreased sleep efficiency. 5 Tips: Keep a sleep journal to identify what issues you are having with sleep. Detail what activities you complete before going

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Binge Eating, Body Image, Depression, and Self-Efficacy in an Obese Clinical Population

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Poor body image and binge eating were found to be related. When individuals endorsed shame and concern with their appearance, they were found to have a strong relationship with binge eating. 4 Tips: When you experience negative thoughts about yourself, pick out positive aspects of yourself. 2. When you are going out in public, determine

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Depression, Anxiety, and Binge Eating Before and After Bariatric Surgery: Problems That Remain

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After receiving weight loss surgery, participants showed significant improvement in anxiety, depression, and binge eating in the following twenty-three months; however, anxiety, depression, and binge eating were found to worsen after twenty-three months post weight loss surgery. 5 Tips: After surgery, continue utilizing resources to increase the benefits that you had directly after surgery. Consult

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Impact of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders on Weight-Related Behaviors Among Patients with Obesity

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Based on the impact of COVID-19, individuals reported increased anxiety, depression, and difficulty in achieving weight loss goals. Individuals reported a decrease in time spent exercising and decreased difficulty in exercises while stock-pilling food and stress eating increased. 5 Tips: When you are having to workout at home, try to find things that are available

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Exercise is an Effective Treatment for Positive Valence Symptoms in Major Depression

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Exercise was found to significantly improve the pleasure, motivation, and energy of individuals. Motivation and energy were found to be associated with change in depressive symptoms. 5 Tips: Exercise has benefits both physically and mentally. Try to exercise once a day. Find exercise activities that you enjoy. Complete exercises that are appropriate for your skill

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Depression, Emotional Eating and Long-Term Weight Changes: A Population-Based Prospective Study

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The results show that as depression gets worse emotional eating does too, so the more depressed we are the more we tend to eat and the more weight we gain over a period of time. Also, emotional eating was found to predict an increased risk of developing weight related complications in the future (BMI and

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Obese African American Women’s Perspectives on Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery

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Based on a sample of 41 African American women, common barriers that were identified as affecting their motivation to lose weight were lack of time, access to resources, internal and external control, and identifying with larger size. Common barriers against weight loss surgery for this sample of African American women included the extremity of weight

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Disordered Eating After Bariatric Surgery: Clinical Aspects, Impact on Outcomes and Intervention Strategies

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The feeling of losing control and grazing can increase the risk of weight gain. Impulse control techniques can increase the success rate after bariatric surgery. 5 Tips: After surgery, monitor your eating behavior. If disordered eating behaviors start to appear, determine what increases that behavior. Discuss with your doctor ways that you can increase benefits

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