Comments on: 98% figure and Weight Control Registry. http://www.fatnutritionist.com/index.php/98-figure-and-weight-control-registry/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://www.fatnutritionist.com/index.php/98-figure-and-weight-control-registry/#comment-1183 Michelle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:17:55 +0000 http://www.fatnutritionist.com/?p=1199#comment-1183 Yes, that'd be great. Thanks. <em>(ETA: FYI to everyone -- These are old posts from my archive. I posted this one in particular because it turned out that a similar analysis was done, and published, in 2005: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16029691)</em> Yes, that’d be great. Thanks.

(ETA: FYI to everyone — These are old posts from my archive. I posted this one in particular because it turned out that a similar analysis was done, and published, in 2005: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16029691)

]]> By: Rachel http://www.fatnutritionist.com/index.php/98-figure-and-weight-control-registry/#comment-1182 Rachel Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:14:06 +0000 http://www.fatnutritionist.com/?p=1199#comment-1182 <i>I have read elsewhere that this registry consists of about 3,000 weight loss successes, and their definition of ’success’ is something like “losing an average of 66 pounds and gaining back less than 30 pounds within 5.5 years.” Not exactly flying colours, eh? </i> I have the paperwork to join the National Weight Control Registry but keep forgetting to send it back in. I have successfully maintained a weight loss of 100 pounds for six years, but I initially lost 175 pounds. In my case, my loss was due to a serious eating disorder, so the fact that I have regained some of the weight is to be expected and actually healthier for me than had I maintained an unnaturally low, unsustainable weight. I agree that dieting "success" rates are pretty dismal, but I don't think the fact that only 3,000 people are included on the registry is entirely indicative of overall failure rates. Many people aren't aware of the registry and those who are motivated to sign up for it have to fill out a lot of time consuming paperwork in order to be included. I found out about it within the past couple of years and only because I stumbled across it while doing some related academic research on dieting and weight loss. I have compiled a list of other studies conducted in the past two decades on dieting that show very high failure rates. If you'd like it, send me an email and I'll send it to you. I have read elsewhere that this registry consists of about 3,000 weight loss successes, and their definition of ’success’ is something like “losing an average of 66 pounds and gaining back less than 30 pounds within 5.5 years.” Not exactly flying colours, eh?

I have the paperwork to join the National Weight Control Registry but keep forgetting to send it back in. I have successfully maintained a weight loss of 100 pounds for six years, but I initially lost 175 pounds. In my case, my loss was due to a serious eating disorder, so the fact that I have regained some of the weight is to be expected and actually healthier for me than had I maintained an unnaturally low, unsustainable weight.

I agree that dieting “success” rates are pretty dismal, but I don’t think the fact that only 3,000 people are included on the registry is entirely indicative of overall failure rates. Many people aren’t aware of the registry and those who are motivated to sign up for it have to fill out a lot of time consuming paperwork in order to be included. I found out about it within the past couple of years and only because I stumbled across it while doing some related academic research on dieting and weight loss. I have compiled a list of other studies conducted in the past two decades on dieting that show very high failure rates. If you’d like it, send me an email and I’ll send it to you.

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