Patient Story Guidance

Background to your story

·        What are your experiences of living with obesity?

·        What barriers or challenges have you experienced as a result of living with obesity?

·        What advice and tips would you give to other people in the region living with obesity?

Causes of obesity

·        What kind of factors do you think have contributed to obesity in your family, community, country?

·        What kind of professional support have you received in your efforts to manage your weight?

Weight Stigma

·        Have you been directly affected by ‘weight stigma’?

·        Does the area you live in accommodate for individuals living with obesity?

Weight loss

·        Have you encountered any barriers or challenges to losing weight?

·        What advice would you give to other people trying to lose weight in the region?