Weight Management Program – Long-Term Survey Results
Cultivate New Behaviors for Long-Term Success
People who maintained their weight seemed more likely to fit together many more pieces of the health-behaviors puzzle than those who regained weight.
Look below to see that cultivating long-term health constitutes maintaining an interconnected web of life affirming, healthful behaviors.
The behaviors in bold appeared to be the most significant factors among participants who were successful in keeping weight off.
See Below the Puzzle Pieces for Long-Term Success
(Two separate groups are described.)
Health Behaviors |
Percentages of participants who practiced these behaviors and Maintained Weight Loss |
Percentages of participants who practiced these behaviors and Regained Weight |
|
Increased Physical Activity |
94.0% |
28.0% |
|
Less Fast Food |
100.0% |
54.0% |
|
Better with Emotions/Food |
87.0% |
39.0% |
|
Better with Planning |
88.0% |
64.0% |
|
Ate More Vegetables |
82.0% |
48.0% |
|
Ate More Fruit |
88.0% |
52.0% |
|
Ate More Fiber |
71.0% |
42.0% |
|
Still Use Diaries |
71.0% |
44.0% |
|
Don’t Skip Meals |
75.0% |
48.0% |
|
Wait Until Hungry to Eat |
76.0% |
60.0% |
|
Stop Before Stuffed |
94.0% |
76.0% |
|
Improve Away-From-Home Meals |
76.0% |
60.0% |
|
Better with Holidays |
81.0% |
63.0% |
|
Read Labels |
100.0% |
88.0% |
|
Less Fat in Cooking |
94.0% |
79.0% |
|
Drank More Water |
71.0% |
54.0% |
|
Ate Less High Sugar |
65.0% |
52.0% |
|
Enjoy Physical Activity |
82.0% |
68.0% |
|
The Overall Result: |
|
|
|
Improved Self Esteem |
82.0% |
41.7% |
|
Feel Their Overall Health is Better |
82.0% |
18.0% |
© 2004, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Health Education Services, Cultivating Health™ Weight Management Kit