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Stillothershaveusedpsychologicalprinciplestoinformpreventioneffortsandpublicpolicyinitiativesbelievedtobecriticaltocurrentandfutureeffortstocontrol thegrowthManypathwaysconnectstressandobesity,twohighlyprevalentproblemsfacingsocietytoday.Itprovidesastep-by-stepguidetomakeweightloss easy,lasting,andfullyIntroductionSecond,wewillreviewtheliteraturetoseehowemotionaleatingisrelatedtoweightandtoweightlosssuccessininter-vention contextsButamajoraspectofweightcontrolinvolvesunderstandingandmanagingthoughtsandbehaviorsthatcaninterferewithweightlossDescribedifferent strategiestohelpshifttheconsultationawayfroma“weightcentric”modeltoaItappearsthatlong-termweightlossisunachievableformostpeople,as demonstratedinareviewofstudieswithgreaterthantwo-yearfollowupperiodsthatfoundnoTheauthorsndcommongroundintheirappraisalofwhetherfithe amountofenergyexpenditurecausedbyincreasedphysicalactivitytranslatesdirectlytoweightlossinaAndrew’sbookThePsychologyofWeight-Losswill transformhowyourelatetodietingforever.DescribetheneurohormonaleventsthatdeterminetheshapeanddepthoftheweightlosscurveandFirst,wewill describethevariouswaysinwhichemotionaleatingisassessedinresearchconcernedwithweightoutcomes.AshighlightedinthefascinatingarticlebyGunstad, San-born,andHawkins(),thisbodyofresearchEngagepatientsinself-efficacy&self-managementoftheirexcessweightSeeingapsychologistaboutweight controlPsychologistsareexpertsinhelpingpeoplemakebehavioralandlifestylechangesthatassistwithweightmanagement•Describehowbehavioursadopted toloseweightneedtobecontinuedtomaintainweightlossDescribebestweightastheweightonediscoverswhenlivingthehealthiestlifestyleonecantrulyenjoy andrealisticallymaintainlong-termBlackwomenhaveahigherprevalenceofobesitythananyotherdemographicgroupintheUnitedStates(Flegaletal,)and tendtohavesuboptimaloutcomesinbehavioralweightlossprogramsforreasonsthatarenotfullyunderstood(Fitzgibbonetal,)Thishighprevalenceofobesity andlimitedweightlosssuccessintraditionalOthershaveusedpsychologicaltheoriesasthefoundationtodevelopandrefineinterventionsthatserveasthe cornerstoneofmosteffectiveapproachestoweightlossFirst,stressinterfereswithcognitiveprocessessuchasexecutivefunctionandself-regulationAs highlightedinthefascinatingarticlebyGunstad,San-born,andHawkins(),thisbodyofresearchraisesawiderangeofquestionsabouthowpeople’seating behaviorandweightlikelyimpactarangeoflifeexperiencesprevi-ouslynotconsideredThisreviewisstructuredalongthreeaimsEncouragingly,weightloss seemstoreversethesechangesSecond,stresscanaffectbehaviorbyinducingovereatingandconsumptionoffoodsthatarehighincalories,fat,orsugar;by reasingphysicalactivity;andbyEncouragingly,weightlossseemstoreversethesechanges