The fat fighters.
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✎ Suggest a correctionThis documentary follows a group of young women participating in a "commitment action" therapy program designed to address chronic overeating and weight management. Through weekly group sessions, the participants confront their shared struggles with emotional eating, poor self-image, and deep-seated habits of self-deceit. The program emphasizes that weight loss is not merely a dietary challenge but a psychological one, requiring members to move past excuses and take personal responsibility for their behavior. As the women work to align their actions with their goals, the film documents their painful but transformative journey toward self-awareness, improved social confidence, and long-term lifestyle changes.
Keywords: weight loss, therapy, emotional eating, self-image, behavioral change, commitment, support group, psychology, self-improvement, dieting, accountability, body image, personal development
Keywords: weight loss, therapy, emotional eating, self-image, behavioral change, commitment, support group, psychology, self-improvement, dieting, accountability, body image, personal development
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The fat fighters.
Authors:Wetzel O. Whitaker, Scott Whitaker, Brigham Young University
Summary:A group of women is introduced and followed as members of a behavior modification therapy group aimed at weight loss. Suggested solutions include increased dating and identifying potential psychological causes for obesity
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Film, English, 1971,
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Publisher: Brigham Young University, 1971,
Genre:
Documentaries and Factual Films
Physical Description:
1 film reel (20 min.) : sound, color ; 16 mm
OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:
5546913
Subjects:
Behavior Therapy
Behavior modification
Documentaires
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films
Educational films
Films éducatifs
Modification du comportement
Obesity Psychological aspects
Obesity Treatment
Obésité Aspect psychologique
Obésité Traitement
Perte de poids
Weight Loss
Weight loss
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Notes:
756 ft
Language Notes:
In English
Credits:
Director of photography, Robert W. Stum ; editor, Peter G. Czerny.
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Authors:Wetzel O. Whitaker, Scott Whitaker, Brigham Young University
Summary:A group of women is introduced and followed as members of a behavior modification therapy group aimed at weight loss. Suggested solutions include increased dating and identifying potential psychological causes for obesity
Show more
Film, English, 1971,
Edition:View all formats and editions
Publisher: Brigham Young University, 1971,
Genre:
Documentaries and Factual Films
Physical Description:
1 film reel (20 min.) : sound, color ; 16 mm
OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:
5546913
Subjects:
Behavior Therapy
Behavior modification
Documentaires
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films
Educational films
Films éducatifs
Modification du comportement
Obesity Psychological aspects
Obesity Treatment
Obésité Aspect psychologique
Obésité Traitement
Perte de poids
Weight Loss
Weight loss
Show more
Notes:
756 ft
Language Notes:
In English
Credits:
Director of photography, Robert W. Stum ; editor, Peter G. Czerny.
Show less information
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