Three-Year Follow-Up of Participants from a Self-Weighing Randomized Controlled Trial

Frequent self-weighing is associated with weight loss maintenance. Several years ago, we investigated frequent self-weighing’s effect on weight loss and found the participants lost a significant amount of weight. Three years after this trial's end, participants were contacted for an update on t...

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Published in:Journal of Obesity 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.171-177
Main Authors: Wilkinson, Lua, Levitsky, David A., Pacanowski, Carly R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Behavior
Body mass index
Clinical trials
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gender
Health aspects
Health Behavior
Health care
Humans
Internet
Lifestyles
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition research
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - prevention & control
Planning
Prevention
Preventive medicine
Public health
Self Care
Studies
Treatment Outcome
Weight control
Weight gain
Weight Loss
Wellness programs
Young adults
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Summary:Frequent self-weighing is associated with weight loss maintenance. Several years ago, we investigated frequent self-weighing’s effect on weight loss and found the participants lost a significant amount of weight. Three years after this trial's end, participants were contacted for an update on their weight and self-weighing frequency. Weight change and self-weighing frequency since the end of the study were assessed. We hypothesized that participants who maintained frequent self-weighing behavior would have maintained their weight loss. Out of 98 participants enrolled in the RCT, 37% (n = 36) participated in this follow-up study. Total weight loss during the trial for the follow-up participants was 12.7 ± 19.4 lbs (p
ISSN:2090-0708
2090-0716
DOI:10.1155/2017/4956326