Frequency and Consistency of Self‐Weighing to Promote Weight‐Loss Maintenance

• Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2020-07, Vol.28 (7), p.1215-1218
• Main Authors: Brockmann, Andrea N., Eastman, Abraham, Ross, Kathryn M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Body Weight; Body Weight Maintenance - physiology; Body Weights and Measures - methods; Body Weights and Measures - statistics & numerical data; Diagnostic Self Evaluation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypotheses; Male; Middle Aged; Monitoring, Physiologic - methods; Obesity - diagnosis; Obesity - prevention & control; Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data; Questionnaires; Recurrence; Researchers; Secondary Prevention - methods; Studies; Weight control; Weight Loss; Weight Reduction Programs - methods
• ISSN: 1930-7381; 1930-739X
• DOI: 10.1002/oby.22828

Objective This study aimed to investigate the roles of frequency and consistency of self‐weighing in promoting weight‐loss maintenance. Methods Participants were 74 adults who completed a 3‐month internet‐based weight‐loss program followed by a 9‐month no‐intervention maintenance period. Frequency of self‐weighing was defined as the number of days that participants self‐weighed during the maintenance period via a study‐provided smart scale. Consistency was defined as the number of weeks that participants self‐weighed at a certain frequency, with multiple minimum thresholds examined. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to assess associations among frequency, consistency, and weight change during the maintenance period. Results Greater consistency was significantly associated with less weight regain when defined as the number of weeks that participants self‐weighed on ≥6 d/wk or 7 d/wk (P values