Weight Control and
Eating Disorders
Index
Information
Advice
Internet Links
Books & Media
CSULB Referrals
Other
INFORMATION
Keeping a healthy weight can be a very
important factor in maintaining physical and mental health, energy level,
and overcoming low self-esteem, depression, and many other psychological and
physical disorders. People can have problems of overeating and overweight or
problems of anorexia (or not maintaining enough weight).
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ADVICE
If you are over or underweight according
to health charts for your age, sex, height, and body-build, then you should
first see a physician to check on any physical problems. If you still have
a problem, then seek solutions from reading, counseling, weight-control programs
(such as Weight-Watchers or Jenny Craig). Learning to control your weight
seems to work best if you do it for your own health and appearance--not to
please someone else. People who lose large amounts of weight (e. g. 50-100
pounds or more) often experience a re-ordering of life priorities that value
themselves, their self-esteem, and their happiness (and perhaps some Higher
Power) above the opinions of others, their own pleasures and pains, or anything
else that gets in the way of these higher values.
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INTERNET
LINKS
Eating
Disorders and Weight Control
***Weight Watchers on line
http://weightwatchers.com/
Self-test on "Are you ready to lose weight?"
http://www.weightwatchers.com/mywwprogram/a9_my_as_quiz.asp?sub_cat_id=45
***Jenny Craig on line
http://jennycraig.com/
**American Psychological Association on eating disorders
helping.apa.org/therapy/eating.html
***Virtual Pamphlet Collection of the
University of Chicago
--SEE EATING DISORDERS
Free online pamphlets about relationships and many other topics written by
psychologists and other counselors from University Counseling Centers across
U.S.A.
http://counseling.uchicago.edu/vpc
***Virtual Pamphlet Collection of the
University of Chicago--SEE EATING DISORDERS
Free online pamphlets about relationships and many other topics written by
psychologists and other counselors from University Counseling Centers across
U.S.A.
http://counseling.uchicago.edu/vpc
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BOOKS
& MEDIA
GO TO: book_sites.htm
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CSULB
REFERRALS
To be developed later.
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CSULB
Student Services
Counseling and
Psychological Services (CAPS)
CSULB students can obtain free counseling from licensed psychologists for almost
any type of personal problem including relationships and family problems;
stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief; academic-related concerns; career
decision-making; crises; and almost any type of self-development issue. We
offer individual and group counseling, workshops, and self-help materials
including this web site. Brotman Hall, Room 226; 562-985-4001; web site: www.csulb.edu/~caps
Other student services and
student organizations may also be helpful
Go to CSULB student information page for a comprehensive list of student services and activities
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