摘要：Overweight people are often able to lose weight with the help ofprofessionals, but majority (about 85 %) of the weight losers fail tomaintain behavioural changes that would lead to favourable resultsin the long term [1-3]. Studies suggest that obesity treatment failuresmay reflect motivational and contextual impediments to weight loss,rather than limitations of the behaviour change strategies per se [4,5].A stronger emphasis on motivational factors within a behavioralweight maintenance program offers promise for improving longtermoutcomes. The motivation-focused approach has been shownto be as effective as the successful standard skill-based method inweight maintenance [5]. Specific attention on eliciting and supportingpersonally relevant motivation for weight management can be usedto promote internalization and the sustaining of autonomous selfregulation[5].
