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Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report
Published on: May 30, 2025
Successful weight loss maintenance and a shift in identity: from restriction to a new liberated self
1King's College London, London, UK. eleni.epiphaniou@kcl.ac.uk
Abstract:
The present qualitative study aims to explore the experiences of dieters who successfully maintain their weight loss with a focus on the transition in perception of self from their heaviest to their current reduced weight. Ten successful women from a slimming club who had lost at least 10 per cent of their weight for a minimum of one year participated in the study. The results showed an identity shift from a previous restrained self towards a liberated individual, regarding their social interactions, dietary habits, emotional regulation and self-appraisal. The results are discussed in terms of the process of reinvention and the impact of stigma on an obese person's self-identity.
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