Self-monitoring of progress in weight-reduction: A preliminary report

This paper reports a weight-graphing technique which combines feedback with goal-setting and thus makes progress toward goal weight salient. The technique was used by 11 individuals who lost a mean of 9.6 lb in a mean of 39 days. These results are within the range of those obtained with more comprehensive treatments, suggesting that well-chosen feedback as to progress toward naturally-occurring rewards may be an effective change influence.