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From: The Masster on 21 Apr 2008 20:40
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2006 Jul 19;3:17

Dietary and physical activity behaviors among adults successful at weight
loss maintenance.Kruger J, Blanck HM, Gillespie C.
Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical
Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia,
USA. jkruger(a)cdc.gov

BACKGROUND: There is limited population-based data on behavioral factors
found to be important for successful weight loss maintenance among adults.
METHODS: Data from the 2004 Styles surveys, mailed to U.S. adults aged > or
= 18 years were used to examine the difference in selected weight loss
strategies and attitudes among persons who reported successful weight loss
attempts (lost weight and able to keep it off) and persons who were not
successful (previous attempts to lose weight were unsuccessful or they
could not keep the lost weight off). Behaviors examined included
modification of diet, leisure-time and sports activities, and
self-monitoring, and barriers to weight management. RESULTS: Among adults
who reported losing weight or trying to lose weight, 31.0% had been
successful at both losing weight and maintenance after weight loss.
Successful weight loss status differed by sex, age, and current weight
status. Assessment of reported weight loss strategies, found that
exercising > or = 30 minutes/day and adding physical activity to daily life
were significantly higher among successful versus unsuccessful weight
losers. Individuals who were successful at weight loss and maintenance were
less likely to use over-the-counter diet products than those who were
unsuccessful at weight loss. Significantly more successful versus
unsuccessful weight losers reported that on most days of the week they
planned meals (35.9% vs. 24.9%), tracked calories (17.7% vs. 8.8%), tracked
fat (16.4% vs. 6.6%), and measured food on plate (15.9% vs. 6.7%).
Successful losers were also more likely to weigh themselves daily (20.3%
vs. 11.0%). There were a significantly higher proportion of successful
losers who reported lifting weights (19.0%) versus unsuccessful (10.9%).
The odds of being a successful weight loser were 48%-76% lower for those
reporting exercise weight control barriers were influencing factors (e.g.,
no time, too tired to exercise, no one to exercise with, too hard to
maintain exercise routine) compared to those who reported little or no
influence of exercise; similarly, the odds were 48-64% lower for those who
found certain dietary barriers to be influential (e.g., eat away from home
too often, diet/health food costs too much). CONCLUSION: Self-monitoring
strategies such as weighing oneself, planning meals, tracking fat and
calories, exercising 30 or more minutes daily, and/or adding physical
activity to daily routine may be important in successful weight loss
maintenance. Leisure-time activities such as lifting weights or
cooking/baking for fun are common strategies reported by those who were
successful weight losers.



From: misanthropic_curmudgeon on 22 Apr 2008 01:31
On Apr 22, 12:40 pm, ret...(a)nospam.sdf.lonestar.org.nospam (The
Masster) wrote:
[snip]
> CONCLUSION: Self-monitoring
> strategies such as weighing oneself, planning meals, tracking fat and
> calories, exercising 30 or more minutes daily, and/or adding physical
> activity to daily routine may be important in successful weight loss
> maintenance.

Really?!?!?! You dont say?!?!?!?


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