Overeat today, skip the scale tomorrow: An examination of caloric intake predicting nonadherence to daily self‐weighing
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Objective: Daily self‐weighing is an effective weight loss strategy. Little is known about “micro” factors influencing nonadherence to self‐weighing (e.g., daily overeating). It was hypothesized that increased caloric intake on a given day would increase odds of not self‐weighing the following day. Methods: Daily self‐reports of weight and caloric intake were collected from 74 adults with overweight and obesity (mean BMI = 31.2 ± 4.5 kg/m 2, age = 50.6 ± 10 years, 69% female, 87% Caucasian) throughout a 12‐week Internet‐based weight management intervention. Multilevel logistic regression investigated odds of nonadherence to self‐weighing on a given day based on the previous day's caloric intake. Results: Self‐monitoring adherence was high (weights: 87%; calories: 85%); adherence was associated with greater 12‐week weight loss (weighing: r = −0.24, P = 0.04; calories: r = −0.26, P = 0.04). Increased caloric intake on a given day, relative to the individual's average intake, was associated with increased odds of nonadherence to self‐weighing the next day (F(1,5106) = 12.66, P = 0.0004, β = 0.001). For example, following a day of eating 300 calories more than usual, odds of not self‐weighing increased by 1.33. Conclusions: Odds of nonadherence to self‐weighing increased following a day with higher‐than‐usual caloric intake. Weight management interventions collecting daily self‐monitoring data could provide support to participants who report increased caloric intake to prevent self‐weighing nonadherence.
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This may have led participants to avoid self-monitoring, which might remind them of poor outcomes and associated unpleasant emotions.
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- Authors
- Tanenbaum, M. L., Ross, K. M., & Wing, R. R.
- Affiliations
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wing, Rena R.
- Venue
- Obesity
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2016-09-13
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 2341-2343
- ISSN
- 1930-7381 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-739X
- PMC
- PMC5093049
- OpenAlex
- W2519862414
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 1.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Obesity (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (F32 DK100069)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Keywords
- energy intake, overeating, weight loss, overweight, weight management interventions, online intervention
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Body Weight, Energy Intake, Female, Humans, Hyperphagia, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Patient Compliance, Self Care, Weights and Measures, Internet, Overweight, Weight Reduction Programs
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