Comparative Case Study
Ashley Ryan
Why am I Gaining Weight
PSY 1010
Virginia College Augusta Campus
Regina Jennings
October 10, 2017
Comparative Case Study:
Why am I gaining more weight now that I’m in school vs. when I wasn’t in
school? The purpose of this comparative study is to come up with a reasonable
hypothesis to explain this occurrence. I will answer this question of why I am
gaining weight now and reach a general conclusion to my problem.
Problem:
I am gaining weight because I am eating late at night, eating snacks, going to
sleep after eating, and a lack of exercise. I now weigh one hundred and fifty pounds
where I weighed one hundred thirty six pounds before I was in school.
Hypothesis:
I am gaining weight because I am eating later at night and eating more snacks
than I was in school. When I wasn’t in school I got more exercise and didn’t eat late
at night.
Getting Started:
I will research why I am gaining weight. I am not eating dinner until nine
fifty at night or ten thirty on the nights I am going to school and am not getting as
much exercise as before I was in school. Also before I was in school I ate dinner at
seven thirty at night instead of nine fifty to ten thirty. It is so late I go to bed shortly
after eating and it is too late to go for a walk or exercise. Before I was in school I had
time in the evenings to go for a walk before it got dark.
Analyzing the data:
After researching some on why I am gaining weight now it would be because
I am taking on too many calories before it has time to burn off. It is too late at night
to go for a walk. I often eat out or pick some fast food up on the way home. I am not
eating as healthy or low calorie as I was before. I have a sedentary lifestyle
compared to before I was in school.
Conclusion:
I have learned that to have a slender figure I do not need to eat late at night
right before bed often going to sleep right after eating. To lose the weight I would
have to drastically cut the amount of food that I eat but I am hungry and tired after
school. I am gaining weight because I am in School and my habits while in school
are causing me to gain the weight. Late night eating and snacking is causing me to
gain weight. The hypothesis is correct.
References:
Carter, K. and Seifert, C. (2013) Learn Psychology (1st ed.) Centage