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Why Am I Gaining Weight?
Is Your Personality Making You Fat?
Larger-than-life personalities are real—they just might not be what you think
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Deciphering Your Personality
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If You’re a People Pleaser
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If You’re Depressed
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If You’re Impulsive or Compulsive
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If You’re Mean
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If You’re Ambitious
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If You’re Disorganized
Deciphering Your Personality
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Try as you might to resist the siren call of a Snickers bar, your temperament might get the better of you. “How you go about coping or making decisions plays a big role in how you manage your weight,” says Robert Kushner, MD, clinical director at Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity and author of the The Personality Diet. And science shows that people pleasers, spontaneous spirits, and mean people are actually more susceptible to packing on the pounds. (Search: How to think like a skinny person) Find out if you have one of the six personality types that are sensitive to weight gain, and get tailored advice from our experts on how to tackle your instinctive pitfalls.
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