The psychologist named some of the reasons for the inability to lose weight

Yulia Kamoeva, an eating psychologist, spoke on Thursday, July 2, about the hidden reasons that usually prevent weight loss. According to the expert, the first reason is that food is becoming the only available way for many to regulate emotions. When a person has no other tools to deal with anxiety, irritation, boredom or loneliness, he goes to the refrigerator.

She noted that most women with this pattern don't even realize that they're not eating out of hunger. They think they just like to eat or they don't have the willpower.

"In fact, this is a well-established stress management mechanism that was formed in childhood. Without working with this mechanism, any diet is a temporary solution," the specialist said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

She noted that the second reason that often prevents weight loss is chronic lack of sleep and its hormonal effects. Cravings for sweets and carbohydrates the day after a bad night are biochemistry, not a weakness of character, the psychologist explained.

"I've seen clients whose weight shifted off the ground only after we normalized sleep. Without changing the diet," Kamoeva said.

According to the expert, the third reason is an unconscious ban on one's own body. For some women, at a deep level, thinness is associated with danger, with attention, sexuality, envy of others, loss of "armor", and in this case the body retains weight as a protective mechanism, she explained.

The specialist added that the fourth reason that can prevent a person from losing weight is perfectionism.

"Paradoxically, it is precisely perfectionism in nutrition that leads to overeating. Strict rules create tension that builds up and eventually breaks through. After a breakdown, a feeling of guilt follows, and the guilt gets stuck again," she said.

Kamoeva emphasized that all four reasons are united by the fact that they require working with a person's psychology, with his habits and emotions, with beliefs about himself and his body.

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Earlier in the day, Daria Savelyeva, an expert on eating behavior, said that weight loss should begin not by banning certain foods, but by changing attitudes to nutrition, RT reports.

On the eve of July 1, Daria Savelyeva, an expert on eating behavior, said that the tendency to gain weight depends not only on the calorie content of the diet and the level of physical activity, but also on the hormonal background. Insulin plays a key role in this process.

In turn, nutritionist Elena Solomatina reported on June 3 about the serious risks associated with extreme diets, which many celebrities choose. 360.ru . According to her, such methods can cause the development of chronic diseases.

Clinical psychologist Olga Aristova said that to improve the quality of sleep, it is important to sleep in a cool and dark room and not overeat in the evening.