Weight Loss Study - Women
Research examining factors associated with
weight loss failure during active weight loss treatment has yielded mixed
findings.
Weight Loss Study Aim
This weight loss study examined whether baseline characteristics, early
weight loss, attendance, weight-related quality of life, confidence and
difficulties with eating and exercise, and diet-related thoughts and feelings
during the final week of treatment were associated with percentage change
in body weight.
Weight Loss Study Methods
Forty-four, obese, sedentary, postmenopausal women were recruited to participate
in a 24-session weight loss intervention.
Weight Loss Study Results
Poor treatment outcome (i.e., percentage change in body weight) was significantly
associated with several baseline characteristics including higher body
mass index (BMI), greater fat and lower carbohydrate consumption, poor
body image, and greater expectations for program success. Poor treatment
outcome was also significantly associated with poor program attendance,
unsatisfactory early weight loss, unsatisfactory improvements in weight-related
quality of life, and lower self-control and self-confidence. By the end
of active treatment, women with poor treatment outcome evidenced significantly
higher levels of guilt and feelings of failure.
Robert A. Carels, , Holly M. Cacciapaglia,
Olivia M. Douglass, Sofia Rydin and William H. O'Brien. Department of
Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA.
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