Experiences of Daily Weighing Among Successful Weight Loss Individuals During a 12-Month Weight Loss Study

Zheng, Yaguang; Terry, Martha Ann; Danford, Cynthia A.; Ewing, Linda J.; Sereika, Susan M.; Goode, Rachel W.; Mori, Atsuhide; Burke, Lora E.

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“…Results indicate that when observing the sample as a whole, participation in a weight loss intervention, especially the weight loss phase, increased positive beliefs and decreased negative beliefs about weight self-monitoring behavior, although this effect was stronger in the more intensive version of the intervention. Consistent with previous qualitative findings, results suggest that participants find that self-weighing is not as frustrating as expected, and that it can be helpful and positive in achieving goals after engaging in an intervention promoting daily self-weighing (19).…”

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“…Approximately 60% of active duty personnel are affected by overweight and obesity, which is a critical concern for the U.S. military (22). This diverse population of military personnel provided a unique opportunity to examine race differences as well as gender differences dissimilarly from previous studies, which have examined primarily female samples (3,13,14,19).…”

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Changes in the Perceptions of Self‐weighing Across Time in a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention

Fahey

Klesges

Koçak

et al. 2018

Obesity

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Objective. Changes in beliefs about self-weighing were examined across time in a behavioral weight loss intervention. Methods. Active duty military personnel ( n =248) enrolled in a 12-month counselor-initiated or self-paced intervention based on the Look AHEAD intensive lifestyle intervention. Using an e-scale, participants were asked to self-weigh daily. Self-weighing perceptions were compared from baseline to four-months (weight loss phase), four-months to 12-months (weight maintenance phase), and from baseline to 12-months (full intervention), and compared across time by behavioral and demographic characteristics. Results. Overall, participants perceived self-weighing as more helpful and positive, less frustrating and making them less self-conscious after the weight loss phase. After weight maintenance, individuals believed self-weighing was less helpful and positive, more frustrating and anxiety provoking, and making them more self-conscious. Yet after the intervention, participants still viewed self-weighing as more helpful and positive and less frustrating than at baseline. Weight change, self-weighing behavior prior to the intervention, and intervention condition were associated with perception change. Controlling for these influencing factors, differences in gender, BMI, age, ethnicity and race were observed in how beliefs changed across time. Conclusion. Results suggest engaging in a weight loss intervention promoting daily self-weighing increases positive and decreases negative beliefs about self-weighing.

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confidence: 99%

Changes in the Perceptions of Self‐weighing Across Time in a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention

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Klesges

Koçak

et al. 2018

Obesity

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“…Hence, even though participants only rarely engaged in action planning, their behaviour was still influenced by the weighing to some extent. This corresponds to findings by Zheng et al (2018), whose participants stated that the prospect of weight loss and observing weight loss motivated them to continue with weight loss behaviours. Similarly, studies from a laboratory setting have shown that weighing oneself significantly reduces subsequent snack consumption (Gupta, Wang, Corona, & Levitsky, 2017).…”

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“…Our qualitative analysis showed that weighing elicited emotional reactions. Similarly, a qualitative study by Zheng and colleagues, investigating the experiences with self-weighing in a weight loss trial, also found that participants reported feelings of frustration when expected weight loss did not materialise, and positive emotions when weight measurements were lower than expected (Zheng et al, 2018). Some of our participants found the intensity of their emotional reaction excessive.…”

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Analysing self-regulatory behaviours in response to daily weighing: a think-aloud study with follow-up interviews

Frie

Hartmann‐Boyce

Pilbeam

et al. 2019

Psychology & Health

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Objective: To examine the extent to which people who are trying to lose weight naturally self-regulate in response to self-weighing and to identify barriers to self-regulation. Design/Main Outcome Measures: Twenty-four participants, who were overweight and trying to lose weight, recorded their thoughts during daily weighing for eight weeks. Semi-structured follow-up interviews assessed participant experiences. Qualitative analysis identified steps of the selfregulation process and barriers to self-regulation. Exploratory regression analysis assessed the relationship between the self-regulation steps and weight loss. Results: On 90% of 498 occasions, participants compared their weight measurement to an expectation or goal, and on 58% they reflected on previous behaviour. Action planning only occurred on 20% of occasions, and specific action planning was rare (6%). Only specific action planning significantly predicted weight loss (À2.1 kg per 1 SD increase in the predictor, 95% CI ¼ À3.9, À0.3). Thematic analysis revealed that barriers to the interpretation of daily weight changes were difficulties in understanding day-today fluctuations, losing the overview of trends, forgetting to weigh, and forgetting previous measurements. Conclusion: Specific action planning can lead to weight loss, but is rare in a naturalistic setting. Barriers to self-regulation relate to the interpretation of weight changes.

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“…Research has shown that daily self‐weighing (DSW) could play an important role in weight maintenance following weight loss, although this is often done in conjunction with other behavior modifications, making it difficult to attribute success solely to DSW . When investigated as the only weight management intervention, a study in adults with obesity showed that DSW can produce clinically significant weight loss .…”

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Daily Self‐Weighing to Prevent Holiday‐Associated Weight Gain in Adults

Kaviani

vanDellen

Cooper

2019

Obesity

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Objective: Holiday weight gain is reported to be 0.4 to 1.5 kg and may contribute to annual weight gain. The objective of this study was to test the efficacy of daily self-weighing (DSW) using visual graphical feedback (GF) to prevent holiday weight gain. Methods: A total of 111 adults were randomly assigned into a control or DSW + GF group and completed the preholiday visit (v1; before Thanksgiving), the postholiday visit (v2; after New Year's Day), and the followup visit (v3; 14 weeks after v2). The participants in the DSW + GF group performed DSW with Wi-Fi scales during the holidays and were told to try not to gain weight above baseline weight.Results: There was no change in weight with DSW + GF, whereas the control group gained weight from v1 to v2 (−0.13 ± 0.27 kg vs. 2.65 ± 0.33 kg, P < 0.001, respectively). In the control group, weight change was similar between individuals with overweight or obesity (OW/OB) versus individuals with normal weight (2.71 ± 0.48 kg vs. 2.62 ± 0.43 kg, not significant, respectively). For DSW + GF, individuals with OW/OB lost weight whereas those with normal weight maintained weight during the holidays (−1.46 ± 0.62 kg vs. 0.33 ± 0.27 kg, P = 0.01, respectively). The control group lost weight during the follow-up (−1.14 ± 0.43 kg, P = 0.01; v2 to v3) but retained 57% of weight gain; therefore, weight gain from v1 to v3 was significant (1.51 ± 0.39 kg, P < 0.001). Conclusions: DSW + GF was a successful approach to prevent holiday weight gain, with those with OW/ OB responding most favorably to DSW + GF.Obesity (2019) 27, 908-916.Research has shown that daily self-weighing (DSW) could play an important role in weight maintenance following weight loss, although this is often done in conjunction with other behavior modifications, making it difficult to attribute success solely to . When investigated as the only weight management intervention, a study in adults with obesity showed that DSW can produce clinically significant weight loss (20). DSW has also been effective in preventing age-related weight gain during the first year of college Additional Supporting Information may be found in the online version of this article.

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Experiences of Daily Weighing Among Successful Weight Loss Individuals During a 12-Month Weight Loss Study

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Changes in the Perceptions of Self‐weighing Across Time in a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention

Changes in the Perceptions of Self‐weighing Across Time in a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention

Analysing self-regulatory behaviours in response to daily weighing: a think-aloud study with follow-up interviews

Daily Self‐Weighing to Prevent Holiday‐Associated Weight Gain in Adults

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