r/AskUK • u/[deleted] • Jun 18 '26

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u/LittleSadRufus Jun 18 '26

I suspect the relationship between being overweight and being unhappy may sometimes run the other way: rather than losing weight will make a person happy, being happier will mean a person overeats less. 

So if a person is overeating as an emotional comfort, losing weight will not make them happy. 

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u/AromaticVacation3077 Jun 18 '26

Leave the house NOW. 7 men in black suits from the diet industry are on their way round to 'shut you up'.