Weight Management, diets, etc

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Weight Management, diets, etc
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WEIGHT MANAGEMENT!!

• Diet and exercise plan to achieve or maintain a
  desirable weight and body composition.

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• A weight management plan is based on caloric
  intake and caloric expenditure.

How much do I take in versus how much do I burn?
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What does it mean to be overweight or obese?

• Terms are not synonyms
• Overweight is body weight 10 or more than
  desirable weight, obesity is 20 or more.
• Both put you at risk for many illnesss and
  disease

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Weight loss strategies often tried

• Fad diets
• Liquid diets
• Prescription meds
• Over the counter diet pills
• Laxatives and diuretics
• Balanced diet and exercise!!!

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Fad Diets
Approaches to weight control that are popular for
a short time, they come and go and rarely have a
lasting positive effect and sometimes have
lasting negative effects.
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Liquid diets

• Beverages are substituted for some or all meals
• Some used under medical supervision some are not
• Some sold in supermarkets-provide few calories
  and can be very dangerous

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Prescription Meds

• An ANORETIC drug decreases appetite.
• Medical supervision required.
• Person must have physical examination, blood
  tests and electrocardiogram
• Some have been determined unsafe and individuals
  need to be very cautious.

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OTC diet pills

• Are purchased in drug stores, etc.
• Side effects include, anger, depression, rapid
  pulse rate, sleeplessness, heart palpitations and
  many more.
• Can be dangerous, addictive, and ineffective

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Laxatives and diuretics

• A laxative is a drug that helps a person have a
  bowel movement.
• A diuretic increases amount of urine excreted
• Can be VERY dangerous, and often just ridding
  extra fluids, calories are still stored as fat

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Losing weight starting a plan

• 1- TARGET YOUR WEIGHT-based on your body frame,
  choose a healthy range.
• 2-SET GOALS-losing .5-1LB a week is realistic.
• 3-MAKE A PERSONAL PLAN- include both a nutritious
  eating plan and regular physical activity. Put in
  WRITING!!

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Some strategies.
Eat FEWER calories and burn more Calories through
exercise. Also eat nutrient dense foods and make
your portions smaller.
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Eating disorders

• Mental disorder in which a person has a
  compelling need to starve, to binge, or to binge
  and purge.
• BINGE-to eat large amounts of food over a short
  amount of time
• PURGE- rid the body of food by vomiting or using
  laxatives

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Anorexia Nervosa

• Eating disorder involving self starvation
• Use of laxatives, diuretics, extreme exercise and
  vomiting are also common
• OBSESSION with being thin and do not recognize it
  when they have become dangerously thin

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Health consequences

• Dehydration,constipation,nausea
• Hair loss
• Hormonal changes
• Damage to heart, kidneys, and other major organs
• Impaired immune system
• Absence of menstruation in females

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• Without treatment, 10 percent of people with
  anorexia nervosa will die. Other people will have
  permanent damage to body organs.
• People with anorexia may lack self respect,
  withdraw from others, be at risk for suicide,
  have bouts of depression.

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• Treatment-
• Involves a team of professionals- physicians,
  dieticians, and mental health professionals.
• Hospital stays may be necessary to treat
  malnutrition and dehydration
• A treatment plan is developed that deals with the
  individuals physical and emotional health problems

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Bulimia

• Eating disorder in which a person binges and
  purges
• Usually vomit or use laxatives or diuretics to
  purge. Bulimia is more common than anorexia
• Binge-purge cycle dominates their lives
• Unlike people with anorexia, many times people
  with bulimia know they have a problem

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Treatment for bulimia

• Difficult to diagnose because many people who
  suffer from it are successful at hiding their
  behaviors.
• Tests are done to assess body organ damage
• Repair usually needs to be done to treat gums and
  repair teeth.
• Serious treatment plans and hospitalization may
  be implemented.

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Other eating disorders.

• Binge-eating disorder
• A person can not control eating and eats
  excessive amounts
• Cannot resist urge to eat when food is in sight
• Turn to food as substitute for coping
• Skeletal difficulties, increased blood pressure,
  and diabetes are just a few of the risks

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WHY?

• Why some youth are at risk for eating disorders?
• Body image- a persons perception of their body
  appearance
• Body image distortion may be developed which is
  an inaccurate visual perception of ones body
• May be caused by the portrayal of teens in tv
  shows and magazines

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• Perfectionism-
• Compelling need to do everything perfectly
• Need for control
• Inability to express emotions

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Some signs.

• Constantly compare themselves with others
• Being unhappy with physical appearance
• Wearing baggy clothes
• Never being satisfied with anything they do
• Excessive exercising, starving themselves
• Feeling secure only when in control.

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