Maintenance Programs Are Key to Keeping Weight Off
A recent study confirms that maintenance programs are key to keeping shed weight off in the long term.
Results of a randomized trial for weight loss intervention were published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. The study followed a group of obese outpatients who lost an average of 16lbs over 16 weeks, and utilized a maintenance program to attempt to keep off the average of 2-3lbs that usually accompanies a large amount of weight loss. participants were randomly assigned to the normally accompanied care model or to the intervention model of care in question. The intervention program focused on providing the weight loss patients with the skills to keep the weight off. The 56-week intervention consisted of constant phone contact for the first 42 weeks, and then no contact during the last 14 weeks. The results were a net regain of an average of 1.5lbs compared to the usual 5lbs in the normal care program over the same period of time.
The MOG goes beyond the study's maintenance program, by keeping in touch with members every two weeks at a minimum. The exercise program design offered by the MOG not only provides maintenance to keep off the weight, but to shed the weight in the first place as well. The MOG also offers personal advice, rather than strictly over the phone contact as exhibited in this study.
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