PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Eileen Barton, Urban Dictionary, Leptin
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To understand why losing weight is so difficult. To consider whayt might be a healthy approach to losing weight or maintaining the loss. 35 y o admin assistant & free lance writer. Weight and exercise are always on my mind . Bmi 22. 7 she is working constantly to maintain her weight exercise at least 1h/day. If she eats a cake, she will add a 45 min of exercise. When she was in high school, she was 120lbs, 5"7"". When she got to college, she gained 60 pounds during her first semester: she went to the doctor, he said no problem, maybe predisposed to be heavier. Moved to work and attained 135 lbs. but she became crazy about it to maintain her weight so decided to let her weight to 140-145. In today"s society where ever greater varieties of food are available and in larger and larger portions, 78% of women 64% of men currently dieting or watching their weight.