Motivation, self-determination, and long-term weight control

PJ Teixeira, MN Silva, J Mata, AL Palmeira… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
This article explores the topics of motivation and self-regulation in the context of weight
management and related behaviors. We focus on the role of a qualitative approach to …

The role of self-regulation strategies and self-efficacy perceptions in successful weight loss maintenance

A Kitsantas - Psychology and health, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to identify the self-regulatory strategies which people use to
lose, maintain, or manage their weight, and to assess their self-efficacy perceptions to …

A self-determination theory approach to adults' healthy body weight motivation: A longitudinal study focussing on food choices and recreational physical activity

C Hartmann, S Dohle, M Siegrist - Psychology & Health, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study focuses on body weight motivation based on self-determination theory. The
impact of body weight motivation on longitudinal changes in food choices, recreational …

Motivational “spill-over” during weight control: Increased self-determination and exercise intrinsic motivation predict eating self-regulation.

J Mata, MN Silva, PN Vieira, EV Carraça… - Health …, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Successful weight management relies on at least two health behaviors, eating
and exercise. However, little is known about their interaction on a motivational and …

Understanding the challenge of weight loss maintenance: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research on weight loss maintenance

C Greaves, L Poltawski, R Garside… - Health psychology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Behaviour change interventions can be effective in helping people to lose weight, but weight
is often regained. Effective interventions are required to prevent this. We conducted a …

Self-reward and self-monitoring techniques for weight control

MJ Mahoney - Behavior therapy, 1974 - Elsevier
Obese adult volunteers (N= 49) were randomly assigned to one of fourconditions:(1) Self-
Reward for Weight Loss,(2) Self-Reward for Habit Improvement,(3) Self-Monitoring, and (4) …

Weight maintenance: Self-regulatory factors underpinning success and failure

H McKee, N Ntoumanis, B Smith - Psychology & health, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To investigate the differences in the contributing factors involved in weight
maintenance success and failure. Design: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with …

[PDF][PDF] Behavioral weight loss and maintenance: A 25-year research program informing innovative programming

JJ Annesi - The Permanente Journal, 2022 - thepermanentejournal.org
INTRODUCTION: Behavioral interventions targeting sustained weight loss have largely
failed for decades, with little chance of improvement using prevailing methods. OBJECTIVE …

A motivation-focused weight loss maintenance program is an effective alternative to a skill-based approach

DS West, AA Gorin, LL Subak, G Foster… - International journal of …, 2011 - nature.com
Objective: Maintaining weight loss is a major challenge in obesity treatment. Individuals
often indicate that waning motivation prompts cessation of effective weight management …

Behavioral strategies of individuals who have maintained long‐term weight losses

MT McGuire, RR Wing, ML Klem, JO Hillf - Obesity research, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract MCGUIRE, MAUREEN T., RENA R. WING, MARY L. KLEM, AND JAMES O. HILL.
Behavioral strategies of individuals who have maintained long‐term weight losses. Obes …