… The potential for habits to outweigh conscious … habit as a mechanism affecting weight loss
maintenance. Commentators have reasoned that, if habits can override intentions, then habit …

… break unhealthy habits and/or form new healthy habits. … habit formation in relation to weight
regain. The review evaluated the effectiveness of using habits as tools to maintain weight loss…

… habits or breaking old habits is more effective for weight loss and weight-loss maintenance
… not directly compared with a non-habit-based weight-loss intervention at the final time point; …

… beneficial weight loss and weight loss maintenance (≥ 5% total body … : habit (formation or
disruption or based or breaking or break) and weight loss (or weight control or weight reduction…

… pronged approach—breaking existing unhealthy habits while … device to promote weight loss
among overweight adolescents.… and support the initiation and maintenance of new ones will …

… Firstly, changing obesogenic behaviours involves breaking old, often long-ingrained habits
and making new ones. Study authors noted the ever present potential to return to former …

… of breaking old habits and forming new ones to support long-term maintenance of weight
loss. … In conclusion, habit strength emerged as an important determinant of successful …

… –related behaviors with immediate positive reinforcement, and (4) form implementation
intentions where habit-related cues are linked to performance of weight loss promoting behaviors …

… focused on breaking old habits and forming new habits. The findings generated some practical
recommendations for effective promotion of healthy habits and weight-loss maintenance; …

… , weight loss maintenance will not be achieved if an intervention only temporarily interrupts
these habits, … Therefore, there is a need to develop weight loss interventions that specifically …