Weight Control Less Diificult than Initial Weight - 2007/05/11 23:41
42% of the first 784 participants with NWCR report that maintaining their weight loss is less difficult than initially losing the weight. Future studies will examine in greater detail the weight maintenance behaviors of these individuals and identify factors which influence continued maintenance of weight loss.
(Source: Klem, M.L., Wing, R.R., McGuire, M.T., Seagle, H.M., & Hill, J.O. A descriptive study of individuals successful at long-term maintenance of substantial weight loss. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1997, 66, 239-246.)