From: Personalized cognitive-behavioural therapy for obesity (CBT-OB): theory, strategies and procedures
Cognitive factors associated with treatment discontinuation: | |
• Primary goal for weight loss based on appearance at baseline [8] | |
• Acceptable or disappointing weight with respect to personal expectations [9] | |
• Dissatisfaction with weight loss obtained through treatment [10] | |
Cognitive factors associated with amount of weight lost: | |
• Increase in dietary restraint and reduction in disinhibition [11] | |
• Higher expected weight loss at baseline [12] | |
Cognitive factors associated with weight-loss maintenance: | |
• Satisfaction with the results achieved [7] | |
• Weight-loss satisfaction [12] | |
• Confidence in the ability to lose additional weight without professional help [7] | |
• Greater weight-loss satisfaction from week 15 or 19 of the weight-loss phase (a decline is associated with weight regain) [13] |