Adherence
Completeness of pre-treatment self-monitoring (specifically the number of words and numbers recorded in food logs during a screening run-in period) positively predicts greater 1-year weight loss in individuals undergoing intensive lifestyle intervention for type 2 diabetes.
If you are starting a weight loss program, pay close attention to how thoroughly you record your food and activity during the initial screening or trial period. The effort you put into these records (specifically the detail, measured by words and numbers written) is a strong predictor of how much weight you will lose after one year. Treat this screening task as a practice run for the self-monitoring skills you will need during the actual program.
Participants who kept more detailed food records at screening lost more weight after 1 year than individuals who kept sparser records.
Why this rating
Large sample size (n=549), rigorous statistical analysis (multivariable regression), and replication of findings from the larger Look AHEAD trial context, though it is an ancillary observational analysis within a trial.
Source
Readiness redefined: A behavioral task during screening predicted 1‐year weight loss in the look AHEAD study
Adam Gilden Tsai et al. · Obesity · 2013
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