A descriptive analysis of men and women who have lost significant weight and are highly successful at maintaining the loss.

摘要: Forty-one women and 13 men who have lost at least 20% of their body weight still maintain the loss after two years responded to newspaper television publicity were interviewed. Significant sex differences found in strategies for subsequent maintenance. In addition increased exercise, nutritional sophistication, self-monitoring both sexes, majority female subjects assumed responsibility need lose weight, developed own diets, maintenance plans, become more involved business other activities outside home.