40 Times People Surprised Everyone By Losing So Much Weight They Looked Like A Different Person (New Pics)

Nuno, the UKAT Head of Treatment, said that eating disorders can manifest in different ways for different people. "For some, it is about controlling or limiting food, but for others, it is to consume large amounts of food. This—coupled with a sedentary lifestyle—leads to weight gain which has mood-altering side effects like depression."

According to Nuno, there is an incredibly powerful link between food and mood. "It can often overcome a person's everyday life, in the same way that an unhealthy relationship with drugs or alcohol can, and just like an addiction to substances, the only way out is to address and treat the root cause of the problem," he told Bored Panda.

"One way to alter the negative shift between 'food and mood' is to exercise. Exercising releases endorphins which trigger a positive feeling in the brain and body. Finding any way to move your body if you're struggling with weight and your mental health will bring huge advantages."

During an earlier in-depth interview, Bored Panda spoke about weight, fitness, body composition, and learning to love ourselves with certified personal trainer and physiotherapist, Paulius Lipskis. The founder of the ‘Mes Geresni’ (‘We’re Better’) healthy living Facebook page told us that we should focus on overcoming harmful diet and movement-related habits.

Lithuania-based personal trainer Paulius pointed out that we ought to learn what types of movement we enjoy while allowing our bodies to adapt to our new lifestyles. He added that we should never force ourselves to do what we’re not comfortable with: we have to go for the type of exercise that makes us feel like we’re in our element. Personally, some of us are big fans of swimming, but loathe running.

"I can tell you from my professional experience that one of the most common problems is having an 'all-or-nothing' mindset. These people tend to either exercise a lot without taking any breaks or they don't exercise at all," trainer Paulius told Bored Panda.

"This kind of mindset paves the way to letting yourself down and burning out because we think, 'What do you mean I couldn't do it?! Why could others? I obviously need to try harder.' Once you get rid of this point of view, your confidence in your abilities will slowly but surely grow, you'll feel less stress, and that will automatically lead to you loving your own body more,” the health and fitness expert said.

Meanwhile, in another interview, conducted earlier, former American Paralympian and motivational speaker Josh Sundquist reiterated that it’s vital that we exercise in a way that makes us happy.

“We all have different levels of physical ability, scheduling freedom, and personal motivation to be active. So sometimes there are constraints that make it difficult for people to shed a sedentary lifestyle,” Josh, who lost a leg to cancer and learned to overcome his disability, explained what we can do to get off the couch and move about more.

“I think all research is clear that the best health (physical and mental) outcomes are associated with an active lifestyle, so to the extent it's within your ability, find a physical activity that you enjoy,” the motivational speaker said. “I think you'll find being active is a definite life upgrade.”

For Josh, exercise is all about the endorphins. “The harder you work, the more your body will reward you with that rush afterward,” he stressed the body’s natural reward system supports us and ‘wants’ us to be more active.