Wally is suffering from obesity and with the help from Chris Bowel, through intense training he attempts to change his lifestyle. Wally’s sedentary lifestyle is preventing him to care for his two year old daughter, Ally, and his wife, Emily, is scared that Wally will not be able to enjoy life with his family as his health deteriorates. Initially, Wally was determined to change his lifestyle and bad habits and he was successful. However, once Chris leaves Wally, he quickly relapses and struggles to maintain his weight loss program. We attempt to provide a more beneficial plan for Wally to change his life and become the husband and father he desires to become. In doing so, we examine several theories to further explore possible alternative plans and programs to help Wally accomplish his goals. …show more content…
Wally is highly overweight, due to his poor eating and exercising habits. As the episode progresses, it is evident that Wally has an addiction problem. Many factors go into addiction issues, but according to Hatala, some of the major dysfunctions associated with addictions are genetic and biological predispositions. When observing Wally’s psychological dimensions, we learned that Wally was bullied as a child because of his weight. He also explained that his mother would always have unhealthy foods easily accessible. Wally never has been guided to start eating healthier or to exercise. Even now, when Wally is trying to change and eat healthier, his family and work environment provide injunctive norms for his effort to change but fail to engage in the activities with