What are the characteristics of weight regainers?

People that tend to regain their weight after losing it, usually do not make a permanent lifestlye change.  They may exercise more and change their eating habits in an attempt to lose the weight, but once that weight is lost, they go back to the same habits that made them overweight in the first place.  When coming off of a diet, it is important to have a plan that allows that new weight set-point to be maintained.  Healthy eating and regular exercise should be a permanent part of your life.  It may not have to be as strict as when you are trying to lose weight, but it still needs to be there if you want to keep the weight off.

Characteristics commonly found in weight regainers are as given below:

• They had not been satisfied with the amount of weight they had lost to begin with.
• They tended to evaluate their self-worth in terms of their shape and weight.
• They typically had a dichotomous, "on a diet, off a diet" way of thinking.
• They often used food to regulate their mood.