FREEDSON. Improved psychological well-being, quality of life, and health practices in moderately overweight women participating in a 12-week structured weight loss program. Obes Res. 1998;6:208-218. Objective: To study the effects of a 12-week weight loss strategy involving increased physical activity, self-selected hypocaloric diet, and group support on psychological wellbeing, quality of life, and health practices in moderately obese women. Methods; Eighty women aged 20--49 years weighing between 20-50% above 1983 Metropolitan Life Insurance Tables were randomly assigned to a weight loss intervention (6279 kJ/week of physical activity, 33,258--41,462 kJ/week diet and weekly'rneetings) or served as controls. Subjects were tested pre and post 12-weeks. Results: The intervention group lost significant (p

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