Personalized Goal Setting Can Help You Lose Weight
New research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has unveiled the power of personalised goal setting for achieving sustained weight loss as Australians set health resolutions for the new year. An analysis of over 22,000 members of the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet revealed that while most participants set ambitious weight loss goals (of around 20 kg) for themselves at the start of the program, only three per cent were able to achieve them within 12 weeks.
Importantly, the research found members who achieved a personalised weight loss goal, generated by an AI tool within the program, experienced the greatest success. These customised goals facilitated early weight loss and also led to better longer-term outcomes, with 47 per cent of members reaching their personalised goals by losing between 7 and 11 kg in 12 weeks.
CSIRO Research Scientist, Dr Gilly Hendrie, emphasised the importance of realistic goal setting when starting and maintaining a successful weight loss journey.
Excerpted from CSIRO
