Dietary and physical activity behaviors among adults successful at weight loss maintenance

Table 3 Self-monitoring behaviors (dietary and body weighing) done on most days of the week among successful and unsuccessful weight losers – Styles Survey, 2004

		Successful		Unsuccessful
		(n = 543)		(n = 1,415)		χ²
Behavior:	n	%	(se)^a	%	(se)^a	p-value
Monitor amount of food on plate	1,169	63.22	(2.70)	56.80	(1.57)	0.039
Plan meals	559	35.90	(2.61)	24.88	(1.35)	0.000*
Track carbohydrates	293	18.40	(1.94)	13.51	(1.05)	0.026
Track calories	226	17.73	(1.99)	8.84	(0.80)	<0.001*
Track fat	181	16.40	(1.97)	6.57	(0.73)	<0.001*
Measure food on plate	187	15.89	(1.89)	6.73	(0.76)	<0.001*
Not specified	399	14.06	(2.27)	24.61	(1.44)	0.001*
Weigh oneself (frequency)
Daily	270	20.30	(2.03)	11.00	(0.91)
Less often	1,674	79.70	(2.03)	89.00	(0.91)	<0.001

^a Standard error.
*Significant difference between successful and unsuccessful (p < 0.01).
The item about the frequency of weighing oneself was asked in a separate question.

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