Adherence
Adding accountability to self-weighing interventions significantly increases weight loss compared to self-weighing without accountability.
If you are using self-weighing as part of a weight loss program, consider adding an accountability component. This could involve sharing your weigh-in data with a coach, friend, or support group. The evidence suggests that knowing someone is monitoring your progress leads to significantly greater weight loss than self-weighing alone, even within a behavioral program.
In trials which included accountability there was significantly greater weight loss (p = 0.03)... The mean difference between intervention and control groups for those with accountability was -3.6 kg (95 % CI -4.6 to -2.7 kg) and it was -2.3 kg (95 % CI -3.1 to -1.5 kg) for trials without accountability.
Why this rating
Based on subgroup analysis of RCTs in a systematic review.
Source
Is self-weighing an effective tool for weight loss: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Claire Madigan et al. · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12966-015-0267-4
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