Ask the psychologist about diet, exercise, and weight loss.
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Q: My son is 14 years old. He is stealing and lying. He started this behavior a few years ago, first with family only and later with outsiders, schoolmates, and now friends, too. He mainly steals money. I want to say that he is usually a good kid; he understands it is wrong and that [...]
Q: For the past three years, I’ve been experiencing what I assume to be an eating disorder. I’m 5′ 1.5″ and have weighed anywhere from 142 down to 105. So, I’ve never weighed enough to be obese and never low enough to be considered anorexic. I’ve mostly kept it to myself about my weight fluctuations, [...]
Q: I’m an engineer working in the Middle East. I’m 27 and still a virgin. I have never had a serious girlfriend. All the girls I have wooed (4 girls) rejected me. I think the reason must be that women find me sexually unattractive due to my excessive skinniness. I also think the girls think [...]
Q: How can a wife motivate her retired 62-year-old husband to stay active during his retirement? A: People are not only living longer but also they are working longer than they did only 15 years ago. Many people enjoy vibrant, active, and challenging lives well into their eighties. Research into the secrets of remaining active [...]
Q: Can you explain the psychology behind someone’s losing a bunch of weight, and then immediately gaining it back again? I have unfortunately done this many times, always saying that I was changing my lifestyle forever. But after being successful for awhile, I fall back into my old ways and gain back all the weight [...]
Q: I am 28 years old, 5’11″ and 330 pounds — and I can’t seem to stick to a diet. I lost 12 pounds with Weight Watchers but then gained it back after 3 weeks and then did this class for 6 weeks with the Hospital and only lasted 3 weeks; I lost 10 pounds [...]
Q: I’m a 20-year-old psychology major, and it seems I can’t even figure out my own problem. I’ve been overweight all my life, not significantly but a couple extra pounds. I am currently in a long distance relationship in which we only see each other every 3-4 months, but we are faithful to one another. [...]
