Do people treat you differently after losing weight?

“There is this weight bias and negative attitudes towards individuals in a larger body,” said Goldman. “And after people lose a significant amount of weight, they really do start experiencing this. People are kinder and nicer. And it's like they're no longer invisible.”

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Much of how people experience the world is determined by their appearance, particularly how the rest of society perceives and treats them. So, what happens if someone’s appearance changes dramatically in just a few months?

For people who undergo bariatric surgery and experience significant weight loss, navigating those social shifts can be difficult. Rachel Goldman, a psychologist in New York City and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine, has been helping patients before and after bariatric surgery for more than a decade. Most people can only imagine how others would treat them if their appearance changed, but they’ll never really know how other people would treat them if they were taller or prettier or thinner. Goldman’s patients do. “We try to prepare people as much as we can. But I don’t think people fully understand what the changes are until they’re living it,” she said. “Oftentimes, before surgery, I’ll get clients saying to me, ‘Yeah, sure, OK. That’s not going to happen to me.’” But for many, the change is startling. After surgery, suddenly, her patients say, they get more attention, according to Goldman. They report that they feel seen in a way they had not before, as if they had been invisible before their surgery. Strangers talk to them. People hold doors for them or help them with their luggage on an airplane. It can also mean navigating a host of new social situations, like flirting and dating. “There is this weight bias and negative attitudes towards individuals in a larger body,” said Goldman. “And after people lose a significant amount of weight, they really do start experiencing this. People are kinder and nicer. And it’s like they’re no longer invisible.” The change can be swift. Goldman’s patients might see their appearance change drastically in just a few months. Patients may lose up to 60% of their excess weight in just the first six months after their weight loss surgery, and 77% of their excess weight within the first year post-surgery, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

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Is it better to have big lunch or big dinner?

However, research has found that a smaller dinner and larger lunch could be the key to helping you shift those weight. Even if you have a really healthy diet, eating your biggest meal in the evening is not the best option, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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It isn't just the food you eat that can impact your weight and health, it's also when you eat it. Most people are brought up thinking that dinner should be the biggest meal of the day, meaning they opt for a light breakfast and lunch. However, research has found that a smaller dinner and larger lunch could be the key to helping you shift those weight. Even if you have a really healthy diet, eating your biggest meal in the evening is not the best option, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The research found that those who ate half their daily calories at lunch and then just 20 per cent at dinner managed to lose 5 kg on 12 weeks. This is compared to the 4 kg that those who had a bigger meal in the evening lost in the same period. Food intake among both groups was exactly the same, it was just the time of day when the most food was consumed that changed the results. However, it isn't just the benefit of better weight loss or management that eating your largest meal at lunch has to offer. There are a few other reasons refuelling fully at midday could be the best option for you.

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