Chapter 23: Managing Weight Loss Plateaus and Maintaining Weight Loss

Question 1

Plateau

Answer 1

A period of stalled progress of one month or longer.

Question 2

Energy Balance

Answer 2

The amount of calories consumed compared to the amount of calories expended.

Question 3

Dietary Adherence

Answer 3

The degree to which an individual sticks with a diet.

Question 4

Reduced Obese

Answer 4

Obese people who have lost weight.

Question 5

Satiety

Answer 5

A feeling of fullness and satisfaction.

Question 6

Maintenance Practice

Answer 6

Periods of body weight plateaus where a client practices maintenance of habits and the new body weight.

Question 7

Metabolic Adaptation

Answer 7

A greater-than-expected decrease in energy expenditure due to weight loss.

Question 8

Energy Density

Answer 8

The amount of calories relative to the volume or weight of a food, often expressed in calories per gram.

Question 9

Buffet Effect

Answer 9

The tendency for people to eat more when offered a wide variety of foods.

Question 10

Optimal Foraging Theory

Answer 10

Refers to how human brains assign value to food. OFT is defined by the calories gained from a food, relative to how much energy and time is needed to obtain it.

Question 11

Impaired Satiety Signals

Answer 11

A loss of effectiveness of the signals that travel to the brain and tell people they are full.

Question 12

Weight Cycling

Answer 12

Repetitive cycles of weight loss followed by weight regain, where most or all of the weight is gained back.

Question 13

Intermittent Dietary Strategies

Answer 13

Alternating periods of energy restriction with periods of maintenance or “diet breaks.”