The Psychology of Weight Regain
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This episode explores the psychological aspects of weight regain and the identity challenges faced after weight loss.
The Psychology of Weight Regain: Why The Battle Isn't On The Scale Most people think weight loss is the hard part. After more than 30 years coaching body composition, I'm convinced that's not totally true. In fact, the anxiety can kick in when the weight is gone In this episode, I explore one of the least discussed but most important topics in body composition: the psychology of weight regain. Not the calories. Not the macros. Not the exercise plan. The psychology. Because most people don't regain weight because they forgot how they lost it. They regain weight because they never fully became the person capable of maintaining it. I share some of my own story from my competitive bodybuilding days, including what it felt like to stand on the Ms. Olympia stage with one of the best physiques in the world and then gain significant weight back after competition season. Despite years of success, I often felt like a fraud. I could control the weight loss. I couldn't control the regain. And I now realize many people experience that exact same fear. Not necessarily the fear of losing weight. But the fear of losing control. The fear that the weight might come back. In this episode we…
People in this episode
Host: joanne lee cornish
Topics covered
- weight regain
- psychology of weight loss
- body composition
- identity gap
- anxiety and weight loss
- self-worth and body image
Keywords
- weight regain
- psychology
- body composition
- identity gap
- anxiety
- self-worth
- weight loss
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Ms. Olympia
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