Abstract
Background: Effective interventions and commercial programmes
for weight loss (WL) are widely available, but most
people regain weight. Few effective WL maintenance (WLM)
solutions exist. The most promising evidence-based behaviour
change techniques for WLM are self-monitoring, goal
setting, action planning and control, building self-efficacy,
and techniques that promote autonomous motivation (e.g.,
provide choice). Stress management and emotion regulation
techniques show potential for prevention of relapse and
weight regain. Digital technologies (including networkedwireless
tracking technologies, online tools and smartphone
apps, multimedia resources, and internet-based support) offer
attractive tools for teaching and supporting long-term
behaviour change techniques. However, many digital offerings
for weight management tend not to include evidencebased
content and the evidence base is still limited. The
Project: First, the project examined why, when, and how
many European citizens make WL and WLM attempts and
how successful they are. Second, the project employed the
most up-to-date behavioural science research to develop a
digital toolkit for WLM based on 2 key conditions, i.e., selfmanagement
(self-regulation and motivation) of behaviour
Year
2021
Category
Refereed journal