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A Self-Regulation Program for Maintenance of Weight Loss
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BACKGROUND: Since many successful dieters regain the weight they lose, programs that teach maintenance skills are needed. We developed a maintenance program based on self-regulation theory and tested the efficacy of delivering the program face to face or over the Internet. METHODS: We randomly assigned 314 participants who had lost a mean of 19.3 kg of body weight in the previous 2 years to one of three groups: a control group, which received quarterly newsletters (105 participants), a group that received face-to-face intervention (105), and a group that received Internet-based intervention (104). The content of the programs in the two intervention groups was the same, emphasizing daily self-weighing and self-regulation, as was the frequency of contact with the groups. The primary outcome was weight gain over a period of 18 months. RESULTS: The mean (+/-SD) weight gain was 2.5+/-6.7 kg in the face-to-face group, 4.7+/-8.6 kg in the Internet group, and 4.9+/-6.5 kg in the control group, with a significant difference between the face-to-face group and the control group (2.4 kg; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.002 to 10.8; P=0.05). The proportion of participants who regained 2.3 kg or more over the 18-month period was significantly higher in the control group (72.4%) than in the face-to-face group (45.7%; absolute difference, 27%; 95% CI, 14 to 39; P<0.001) or the Internet group (54.8%; absolute difference, 18%; 95% CI, 5 to 30; P=0.008). Daily self-weighing increased in both intervention groups and was associated with a decreased risk of regaining 2.3 kg or more (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: As compared with receiving quarterly newsletters, a self-regulation program based on daily weighing improved maintenance of weight loss, particularly when delivered face to face. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00067145 [ClinicalTrials.gov].)
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“Although the research is mixed, several studies show improved weight loss outcomes in patients receiving weight maintenance-specific training, compared with those who only receive traditional weight loss training76–79.”
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“Look AHEAD, however, has demonstrated that the extended provision of a weight loss maintenance intervention can facilitate clinically meaningful weight loss for up to 8 years – two to three times the duration examined in previous randomized trials.30,37,38”
From Eight-year weight losses with an intensive lifestyle intervention: The look AHEAD study (2014) · cites this paper as [30]
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“Behavioral inertia also plays a role: without sustained lifestyle changes, appetite-suppression wanes and old dietary patterns return [84].”
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“Several recent trials have also shown that continued contact with participants after weight loss is associated with less regain.12,24,37,38”
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“Look AHEAD’s long-term weight loss maintenance intervention, which included monthly or twice monthly individual contacts combined with periodic group meetings (i.e., refresher groups and national campaigns), was modeled on the DPP11,21 and similar protocols.30,37”
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“All participants also reported at baseline and years 1–4, as well as at year 8, the number of weeks in the prior year that they engaged in behaviors previously determined to be associated with long-term weight control: 1) increasing physical activity;27–29 2) monitoring body weight;30,31 3) reducing calorie and fat intake;32,33 and 4) using meal replacements.33”
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“Results revealed that both of the intervention groups increased their daily self-weighing, which was significantly associated with a lower risk of weight regain.”
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“Regular self-monitoring also facilitates increased physical activity [8–12].”
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“The smaller weight loss observed in the current study, which was due to weight regain in the latter months, reinforces the consistent finding that ongoing contact is needed to sustain adherence and the associated long-term weight loss.10, 11”
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“Frequent self-weighing has been found to be associated with better weight loss and weight maintenance results [11,12].”
From Personal Health Technologies in Employee Health Promotion: Usage Activity, Usefulness, and Health-Related Outcomes in a 1-Year Randomized Controlled Trial (2013) · cites this paper as [11]
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“Wing 2006 assumed all dropouts regained 2.3 kg or more for their analysis.”
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“The fourth study (Wing 2006) recruited participants who had lost at least 10% of their body weight during the last two years, randomly assigned the participants to computer-based or control intervention groups, and followed them for 18 months.”
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“Wing 2006 reported that there were no serious adverse events.”
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“Compared to participants in the minimal or no treatment conditions, participants in the computer interventions regained less weight at six months (MD −0.7 kg (95% CI −1.2 to −0.2); P = 0.004; 897 participants; two trials; Analysis 5.1)”
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“Participants in the computer intervention continued to have regained less weight at 18 months (−0.7 kg (95% CI −1.6 to 0.1); P = 0.10; 897 participants; two trials; Analysis 5.3), although the difference was not statistically significant.”
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“and 12 months (MD −0.8 kg (95% CI −1.4 to −0.2); P = 0.01; 1004 participants; three trials; Analysis 5.2)”
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“Wing 2006 measured attendance at the chat-room sessions and the percentage of participants who reported their weight each week, and both measures decreased significantly over time (P < 0.001).”
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“None of the three studies explored within-group relationships between adherence or dose of the intervention, and weight outcomes.”
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“There was no assessment of relationships between either measure and weight maintenance.”
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“Weekly reporting of weight also decreased over time, and was consistently higher among participants in the in-person intervention, but the difference between the in-person and computer-based groups was not statistically significant.”
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“This difference was also seen at 18 months (MD 1.1 kg (95% CI −0.2 to 2.5); P = 0.10; 897 participants; two trials; Analysis 6.3).”
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“At 12 months, the computer group regained more weight than the face-to-face group, and the difference was near to statistical significance (MD 1.6 kg (95% −0.1 to 3.2); P = 0.07; 955 participants; three trials; Analysis 6.2)”
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“Wing 2006 reported that while attendance at both the in-person and the Internet chat-room sessions decreased over time, the percentage of sessions attended was significantly higher in the in-person group throughout the trial.”
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“At six months, the computer intervention group regained slightly more weight than the face-to-face group, although the difference was not statistically significant (MD 0.5 kg (95% CI −0.5 to 1.6); P = 0.32; 897 participants; two trials; Analysis 6.1).”
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“Likewise, omitting the one very large trial (Wing 2006) from weight maintenance analyses did not make large differences to the estimate of effect or the statistical significance of those analyses.”
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“Finally, Wing and colleagues observed that 65.7% of web sessions attended were attended in months zero to six and 34.2% in months 13 to 18 (Wing 2006).”
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“A recent study by Wing et al suggested the use of the Internet for prevention of weight regain but that more intensive face-to-face intervention may be required if weight is regained [34].”
From The Internet for weight control in an obese sample: results of a randomised controlled trial (2007) · cites this paper as [34]
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- Authors
- Wing, R. R., Tate, D. F., Gorin, A. A., Raynor, H. A., & Fava, J. L.
- Affiliations
- Brown University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Miriam Hospital (US)
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2006-10-12
- Volume
- 355
- Issue
- 15
- Pages
- 1563-1571
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W2144948858
- Semantic Scholar
- c11743e8a56b73a56eaa4ad1c1bd81382c134ccb
- Cited by
- 830
- References
- 23
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- FWCI
- 70.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
- UNC Libraries
- Funders
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK57413, R01DK057413)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Keywords
- weight loss maintenance, weight regain, self-regulation, online intervention, face-to-face intervention, behavioral weight management
- MeSH terms
- Body Weight, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Periodicals as Topic, Self Care, Social Control, Informal, Social Support, Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Internet
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