Adherence
Individuals with physical disabilities (PWD) achieve weight loss maintenance success rates and percentages equivalent to those without disabilities (PWoD), despite requiring significantly more weight loss attempts and maintaining higher baseline BMIs.
If you have a physical disability, your ability to keep weight off is not inherently lower than someone without a disability. You might need to try more times or manage a higher starting weight, but the end result of successful maintenance is statistically the same. Focus on finding what works for you, even if it takes more attempts.
PWD and PWoD in the IWCR achieved similar levels of weight maintenance success... Current weight loss percentage (PWD 13.0 ± 1.0; PWoD, 13.0 ± 0.6; p = 0.97) and weight loss category... did not differ between the groups.
Why this rating
Observational registry data with self-reported measures and potential selection bias (successful enrollees), but large sample size (n=609).
Source
Weight history of individuals with and without physical disability in the International Weight Control Registry
Julianne G. Clina et al. · Obesity Science & Practice · 2023
DOI 10.1002/osp4.733
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