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Promoting long-term weight control: does dieting consistency matter?

Gorin, A A, Phelan, S, Wing, R R, Hill, J O·2004·International Journal of Obesity
DOI 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802550
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Objective The present study examined whether long-term weight loss maintenance is enhanced by maintaining the same diet regimen across the week and year or by dieting more strictly on weekdays and nonholiday periods than at other times.Method National Weight Control Registry participants (N=1429) indicated on an eight-point scale whether they dieted more strictly on weekends than weekdays, adhered to the same diet regimen throughout the week, or dieted more strictly on weekdays. Participants responded to a similar question about holiday and vacation eating. Participants were then followed prospectively to determine whether scores on these questions were related to self-reported weight regain over the subsequent 12 months.Results There was a linear relationship between scores on the dieting consistency questions and weight change over the 1-y period (P's <0.01), with smaller weight gains in those who reported more consistency. Participants who reported a consistent diet across the week were 1.5 times more likely to maintain their weight within 5 pounds over the subsequent year (OR=1.58, 95% CI: 1.2-2.2) than participants who dieted more strictly on weekdays. A similar relationship emerged between dieting consistency across the year and subsequent weight regain.Conclusion Dieting consistency appears to be a behavioral strategy that predicts subsequent long-term weight loss maintenance.

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  • In the National Weight Control Registry, participants who reported greater dieting consistency (maintaining the same diet regimen on weekends as on weekdays) were more likely to maintain their weight within 2.3 kg during the subsequent year, whereas those with lower dieting consistency scores were more likely to regain weight.

    “Participants who reported greater dieting consistency (i.e., maintaining the same diet regimen on weekends as on weekdays) were more likely to maintain their weight within 2.3 kg during the subsequent year, whereas participants with lower dieting consistency scores were more likely to regain weight during the subsequent year.”

    From Influence of Weekend Lifestyle Patterns on Body Weight (2008) · cites this paper as [5]

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Authors
Gorin, A. A., Phelan, S., Wing, R. R., & Hill, J. O.
Affiliations
  • University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (US)
  • Brown University (US)
  • University of Colorado Health (US)
Corresponding author
Gorin, A A
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Obesity
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2003-11-25
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
278-281
ISSN
  • 0307-0565 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-5497
DOI
10.1038/sj.ijo.0802550
OpenAlex
W1973742598
Cited by
113
References
14
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 10
FWCI
6.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • International Journal of Obesity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
North West Cancer Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
weight loss maintenance, weight regain, holiday eating, dietary adherence, behavioral strategies
MeSH terms
Adult, Diet, Reducing, Feeding Behavior, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Holidays, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Periodicity, Prospective Studies, Recurrence, Registries, Weight Gain

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