Weight loss is difficult to achieve and maintaining the weight loss is an even greater
challenge. The identification of factors associated with weight loss maintenance can …

Weight loss is a major concern for the US population. Surveys consistently show that most
adults are trying to lose or maintain weight (1). Nevertheless, the prevalence of overweight …

Health Psychology is essential reading for all students and researchers of health
psychology. Organized into four sections, the 6th edition is structured with a clear emphasis …

With its primary focus on the psychology of eating from a social, health, and clinical
perspective, the second edition of The Psychology of Eating: From Healthy to Disordered …

Prompted by the large heterogeneity of individual results in obesity treatment, many studies
have attempted to predict weight outcomes from information collected from participants …

Background The present study aimed to explore facilitators and barriers to weight loss (WL)
and weight loss maintenance (WLM) in women who participated in a primary, 18‐week …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the factors that could predict a successful completion of a weight
loss program. STUDY DESIGN: A single-centered, cross-sectional, prospective study …

In light of the failure of psychological approaches to obesity some clinicians and patients are
turning to surgery. The present qualitative study aimed to explore patients' experiences of …

Persons with obesity face frequent instances of weight-related victimization and
discrimination. To date, however, no research has assessed weight stigma within fitness …

Obesity is remarkably refractory to treatment. Despite a plethora of quantitative studies, little
qualitative research has been conducted on the topic of weight loss maintenance. This study …