I am not one of those skinny bitches who starves herself. I am overweight and actually tying to loose weight. I love science, and I am also a nurse. I do not want to be one of those fat nurses- where you wonder hmm they are so hypocritical they are in health care and take care of patients and can't even take care of themselves!
Lets look a little closer at some of the causes of weight gain or why people can't loose: ( not that this is an excuse because we can do something about it!)
Have you gained weight recently? Have you experienced any of the following?
- life changing event
- ( death, birth, marriage, job loss, change, etc.)
- new house, moving, people moving in our out, loss of friendship
- emotional abuse, distance, mistreatment
- life altering news eg. Your grandma is an excon, or your wife is a serial killer etc. your husband is really a woman or things of that nature)
- stress- working too much or not enough, school/ college, relationship stress, family stress
- health issues
- physical abuse or hx of phsycial abuse, trauma ( eg emotional abuse, rape, physical abuse in childhood etc or witnessing such abuse)
- history of depression or mental illness in self or family
- incongruent morals./ compromising your morals or ethics
- poor self image/ self esteem
- lack of social supports : eg. friends and family who are not good for you and do not have your best interested at heart
- economic distress ( eg. insufficient funds to meet your basic needs or social expectations)
This is a long list of things. Think carefully and if you have experienced any of these things in the past 2 year.
Stress is can be correlated with weight gain. But there is hope! and ways to fix the damage.
Dr. Oz
