Effect of a multicomponent maintenance program on long-term weight loss.

Perri, Michael G.; McAdoo, W. George; Spevak, Peter A.; Newlin, David B.

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.52.3.480

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“…There is considerable data demonstrating that individuals who are successful at losing and maintaining their weight have more communication with their researcher than those who lose contact. [17][18][19][20][21] It seems unlikely, however, that simply communicating electronically via e-mail over the Internet was the distinguishing feature because the use of the Internet has been found to be no more effective at maintaining weight than direct contact. 22 Finally, it is possible that the students used the information provided to them by the TMS as an early indicator of a small error in their energy balance.…”

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Monitoring weight daily blocks the freshman weight gain: a model for combating the epidemic of obesity

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Background: The Tissue Monitoring System (TMS) is an algorithm that estimates changes in body tissue from a series of daily weight measures. It is intended to provide people with a feedback of changes in their tissue weight so they may have a basis for estimating how much they would have to change their intake or expenditure to maintain their weight at a prescribed level. We tested the effectiveness of the TMS to prevent freshmen from gaining weight during their first semester in college. Methods: In two similar but independent studies (Fall 2002(Fall , 2003, female freshmen college students were given analog bathroom scales and instructed to weigh themselves each morning immediately after rising from bed, then e-mail their weight to our staff. After 7 days, a linear function was performed on the most recent 7 days of the weight-day function for each participant. In the first study, the slope of this function was e-mailed back to the participants. In the second study, the difference between last point and the original weight was determined, using linear regression techniques, converted to calories, and the information was e-mailed back to the participants. Control participants in both studies were weighed at the beginning and the end of the semester. Results: The untreated controls gained 3.170.51 kg and 2.070.65 kg, respectively (Po0.01 for both studies), whereas weight gain of the experimental groups was 0.170.99 kg and À0.8270.56 kg, values that were not significantly different than zero. Conclusions: The TMS appears to be an effective technique to help female college freshmen resist gaining weight in an environment that is conducive to weight gain. These results suggest that the TMS may be a useful method to help curb the slow increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity that is characteristic of all industrialized societies.

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Monitoring weight daily blocks the freshman weight gain: a model for combating the epidemic of obesity

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“…In one study, for example, 57% of dropouts indicated that slow weight loss was responsible for their withdrawal from treatment (Perri, McAdoo, Spevak, & Newlin, 1984). Likewise, a subsequent study found that women who dropped out during the first three months of treatment had achieved a significant lower weight loss than continuers (Wadden, Foster, Letizia, & Stunkard, 1992).…”

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The influence of cognitive factors in the treatment of obesity: Lessons from the QUOVADIS study

Grave

Calugi

Marchesini

2014

Behaviour Research and Therapy

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“…On average, without continuing treatment, patients regain much of the weight they have lost within 2 or 3 years. A modest literature conducted by Jeffery and Wing (1999) among others has begun to explore different ways to improve on the long-term maintenance of weight loss (Perri, et al, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2001; Wing, et al, 1996, 1999, 2006; Jeffery, et al, 2003, 2004; Svetkey, et al, 1999, 2008). To date, however, most maintenance treatments reported in the research literature have failed to show continuing weight loss beyond 6 months of treatment.…”

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A comparison of maintenance-tailored therapy (MTT) and standard behavior therapy (SBT) for the treatment of obesity

Jeffery

Levy

Langer

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Preventive Medicine

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Objective-To evaluate a maintenance-tailored therapy (MTT) compared to standard behavior therapy (SBT) for treatment of obesity. Main outcome measure: change in body weight. Results-Mean (SD) weight losses at 6, 12, and 18 months were 5.7 (5.0) kg, 8.2 (8.6) kg and 8.3 (8.9) kg for MTT and 7.4 (3.9) kg, 10.7 (8.2) kg and 9.3 (8.8) kg for SBT. Total weight loss did not differ by group at 18 months, but the time pattern differed significantly (p < .001). The SBT group lost more weight in the first 6 months. Both groups lost similar amounts between 6 and 12 months; MTT had stable weight between 12 and 18 months, while SBT experienced significant weight gain. Method-Conclusions-The MTT approach produced sustained weight loss for an unusually long period of time and not achieved in previous trials of behavioral treatment for weight loss. The MTT approach, therefore, deserves further study.

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Effect of a multicomponent maintenance program on long-term weight loss.

Cited by 91 publications

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Monitoring weight daily blocks the freshman weight gain: a model for combating the epidemic of obesity

Monitoring weight daily blocks the freshman weight gain: a model for combating the epidemic of obesity

The influence of cognitive factors in the treatment of obesity: Lessons from the QUOVADIS study

A comparison of maintenance-tailored therapy (MTT) and standard behavior therapy (SBT) for the treatment of obesity

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