This study is looking at different ways people track their eating habits during an online weight loss program. The goal is to find out which tracking methods work best for different people and at different times. You would receive a 24-week online behavioral obesity treatment. Every two weeks, you would be assigned one of five ways to track your eating: recording all food daily, recording food three days a week, only recording unhealthy eating episodes, using a smartwatch to estimate calories, or only tracking your body weight. Researchers will measure how well you stick to the tracking method and your weight changes. To join, you should be between 18 and 70 years old, have a BMI (Body Mass Index) over 25, speak English, and not be on other weight loss programs or medications.

Study design

This is an interventional study involving 275 participants. You would be randomly assigned to use one of five different dietary self-monitoring strategies every two weeks.

What's involved

You would participate in a 24-week online behavioral obesity treatment program. Every two weeks, you would use a different dietary self-monitoring strategy.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Your adherence to self-monitoring and weight change will be measured at 24 weeks.

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