The stages of change algorithm consists of a brief series of self report questions assessing weight loss intentions and current activities. Individuals are classified into one of four discrete stage categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n Precontemplation<\/strong> includes those who have no intention of losing or controlling weight in the next six months.<\/p>\n Contemplation<\/strong> includes those who are not actively trying to lose or control weight, but are seriously considering doing so in the next six months. The action<\/strong> stage includes those who are actively trying to lose or control weight or who have successfully done so but for less than six months. The maintenance<\/strong> stage includes those who have successfully maintained their weight loss for at least six months.<\/p>\n In classifying individuals into one of the stages of change, a minimum weight loss criterion is typically established as a goal. For example, O’Connell and Velicer (1988) set a weight loss criterion of at least 10 pounds for their college student sample. Others have used 10% of ideal body weight (Norcross, Prochaska, & DiClemente, 1992; Rossi, Rossi, & Prochaska, 1991). Alternatively, body-mass index or percent overweight, as defined by a standard such as the Metropolitan Life Tables (1983), could be employed.<\/p>\n\n Weight Control: Stages of Change (Short Form) The stages of change algorithm consists of a brief series of self report questions assessing weight loss intentions and current activities. Individuals are classified into one of four discrete stage categories: Precontemplation includes those who have no intention of losing or controlling weight in the next six months. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1941,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-579","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/579\/revisions\/2573"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cprc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n\t 1.<\/td> In the past month, have you been actively try to lose weight?<\/td> Yes \/ No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 2.<\/td> In the past month, have you been actively trying to keep from gaining weight?<\/td> Yes \/ No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 3.<\/td> Are you seriously considering trying to lose weight to reach your goal in the next 6 months?
\n<\/td>Yes \/ No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 4.<\/td> Have you maintained your desired weight for more than 6 months?<\/td> Yes \/ No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n Scoring<\/h2>\n\n
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\n\t Stage<\/strong><\/td> Q1<\/strong><\/td> Q2<\/strong><\/td> Q3<\/strong><\/td> Q4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Precontemplation<\/td> No<\/td> No<\/td> No<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Contemplation<\/td> No<\/td> No<\/td> Yes<\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Action<\/td> Yes on Q1 or Q2<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Maintenance<\/td> Yes on Q1 or Q2<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"