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Weight Control During Holidays
People Gain 500 Percent More Weight Per Week During Holiday Compared With Non-Holiday Periods
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Weight Control During the Holidays

The study examined the extent to which trait self-monitoring (the systematic observation and recording of target behaviors) was related to weight control during the high-risk holiday season. The participants (32 women, 6 men) averaged 223.1 lbs (101.41 kg), 57.2 percent overweight, 50.2 weeks of participation, and 21.3 lbs (9.68 kg) lost at the beginning of the study. Consistency of self-monitoring and weight changes were assessed for 3 holiday versus 7 non-holiday weeks. Analyses of variance (Consistency of Self-Monitoring Groups x Holiday/Non-holiday Weeks) revealed that participants gained 500 percent more weight per week during holiday compared with non-holiday weeks. Only participants in the most consistent self-monitoring quartile averaged any weight loss over the 10 weeks of the study and during the holiday weeks.

Source: Baker RC, Kirschenbaum DS. OSF-St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois 61603, USA. 1998

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