Weight Management 7/23/2015 1

Food for Thought… What are your favorite foods? Why do we crave certain foods? 7/23/2015 2

Why do you eat? Hunger – the body’s physical response to food Appetite – a desire to eat Sight or smell of food Time of day Your mood Satiety – the full feeling 7/23/2015 3

Breakfast is Important! When you wake up in the morning, you haven’t eaten for 10 to 12 hours! You need glucose (energy) for your brain to function! 7/23/2015 4

Food provides energy, but … how much energy do you need? The more active you are, the more energy your body uses. The amount of energy needed for an activity also increases as body weight increases. 7/23/2015 5

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) The minimum amount of energy needed to keep you alive when you are in a rested, fasting state, such as just after you wake up in the morning. 7/23/2015 6

Energy Balance When the amount of food energy you take in (eat) is equal to the amount of energy you use (activity), you are in balance. If you take in more calories than you burn or take in fewer calories than you burn you are out of energy balance. 7/23/2015 7

A growing problem Overweight: heavy for his/her size (10% over highest recommended weight) Obesity : a condition in which there is an excess of body fat for one’s weight (20% above recommended weight range). ◦Health Problems: Heart disease and high blood pressure, certain forms of cancer - prostate, colon, and breast, Type 2 diabetes, sleeping problems 7/23/2015 8

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Weight trends in the US With more and more fast food restaurants and kids being less active due to computers and television, the obesity rate is growing throughout the United States. In the following video watch the growing trend from /23/

Maintaining a Healthy Weight 7/23/

What determines your weight? Heredity Lifestyle Certain conditions that have been passed down from your parents Habits and behaviors that you choose that could influence your health 7/23/

Body Mass Index Index of weight in relation to height 7/23/

Going ON a diet suggests that you will go OFF… DIETS ARE USUALLY TEMPORARY. INSTEAD YOU SHOULD AIM FOR LIFESTYLE CHANGES! 7/23/

Fad Diets A diet that requires major changes in your eating habits and promises quick results. 7/23/

Common Fad Diets  Low carbs  Liquid diets  Stimulants  Fasting  Diet pills 7/23/

Surgery Gastric bypass – changes the structure of the digestive tract by bypassing part of the stomach Lap Band – an adjustable band that makes the opening of the stomach smaller ◦Reduces the amount of food you can eat 7/23/

Weight loss- the safe way Lifestyle change ◦Balance your calorie intake with your exercise ◦Change the habits that lead to weight gain 7/23/

Eating Disorders 7/23/

Eating disorders Conditions that involve an unhealthy degree of concern about body weight and shape and that may lead to efforts to control weight by unhealthy means May include ◦Never eating enough ◦Dieting excessively ◦Eating only certain types of foods ◦Eating too much ◦Not responding to natural feelings of fullness or hunger 7/23/

Body image How you see and feel about your appearance and how comfortable you are with your body Having a healthy body image means you accept your body’s appearance and abilities. 7/23/

Common eating disorders Anorexia Bulimia Binging or binge eating 7/23/

Anorexia Involves self-starvation, a distorted body image, and low body weight Signs/symptoms ◦Intense fear of weight gain ◦Over exercising ◦Preferring to eat alone ◦Preoccupation with calories ◦Extreme weight loss ◦Loss of menstrual periods ◦Hair loss on head ◦Depression and anxiety ◦Weakness and exhaustion 7/23/

Bulimia An individual repeatedly eats large amounts of food and then uses behaviors such as vomiting or using laxatives to rid the body of the food Signs/symptoms ◦Preoccupation with body weight ◦Binging with or without purging ◦Bloodshot eyes and sore throat ◦Dental problems ◦Irregular menstrual periods ◦Depression and mood swings ◦Feeling out of control 7/23/

Binge eating Eating large amounts of food in one sitting Above-normal body weight Binging episodes accompanied by feelings of guilt, shame, and loss of control 7/23/

Some examples are…  Binging every once in a while, not regularly  Purging after eating small amounts of food  Deliberate dehydration for weight loss  Hiding food Eating behaviors that are not severe enough to be classified as a specific eating disorder DISORDERED EATING PATTERNS 7/23/

Getting help Professional help from physicians, psychologists, and nutritionists is essential to manage and recover from an eating disorder. 7/23/