I used to have quite the problem with overeating, as I used to be pretty chubby myself. Have you had that issue?
Fortunately I've been able to avoid that problem. I know it can be a big issue during the holidays, as many people tend to overeat during those times.
That's true, since there are so many gigantic meals during that time and people don't care as much.
It can also happen during festivals because people have built up so much anticipation to the event, and we even encourage overeating sometimes, for instance Thanksgiving.
We certainly do encourage overeating in some cases, but it seems to be very rare and it seems like weight loss stuff is really popular around that time too.
Well I think the market for weight loss programs goes up during that time because they know people will be feeling bad about overeating probably, there's even 12-step programs for overeaters like Overeaters Anonymous.
I would bet that you're right about that. People get very self conscious around the holidays because of all the food.
Definitely, fortunately there are many beneficial theraputic ways to help stop overeating, like group therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for example.
Good to hear, there's also a lot of self control involved in losing weight that a lot of people just don't seem to have.
It definitely can be hard because people are so attached to food sometimes, and there's also a large mental component to it like in bulimia or binge eating disorder.