weight obsession

Pounds on mind

Weight obsession is a preoccupation with one's body weight that dominates thinking and behavior.

It typically involves compulsive weighing, calorie counting, or constant body monitoring: Her weight obsession started with a diet but consumed her life.

The term suggests unhealthy fixation rather than ordinary health consciousness, often associated with eating disorders or body dysmorphia.

Related

mirror · thin · pounds · diet · starving · body · thigh gap · skinny · fat · counting · numbers · restriction · control · before and after · dysmorphia · measuring · fasting · guilt

Categories
Opposites
relationship to body and weight

weight obsessionbody acceptance

Comfort with one's physique

body neutrality · self-acceptance · body positivity · fat acceptance · self-compassion

mental preoccupation intensity

weight obsessionindifference

Lack of interest

unconcern · detachment · apathy · disregard · nonchalance

approach to health and eating

weight obsessionintuitive eating

Diet-free body-responsive eating

mindful eating · anti-diet · holistic wellness · functional fitness

Family

weight, obsession, weigh, weighs, weighed, weighing, weighty, weightless, weightlessness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG