Start strong for effective weight loss
           A new study of over 22,000                           0.7 kg              2.3 kg
           successful Australian dieters                        Week 3              Week 12
           reveals that early weight loss 
           leads to greater long-term                                                                        4.6 kg                                8 kg
           weight loss. In the study,                          Slower Starters
           members of the CSIRO                                                                               Week 3                             Week 12
           Total Wellbeing Diet who got 
           off to a strong start in their 
           first 3 weeks went on to lose                                                                                 Stronger Starters
           3.5 times more weight than 
           “slower starters” by the end 
           of the 12 Week Program.                     0          1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9         10
                                                                                               Weight loss (kg) in 12 weeks
                               5                                        50%                                                7.7%body
                                     KG                                      more                                          weight loss
                               more
                                                                                                       Stronger starters achieved greater total weight loss,  
           weight loss engagement losing 7.7% of their body weight compared to 2.8% 
           Stronger starters lost over 5kg            Stronger starters used the CSIRO Total           for slower starters and 5.1% for moderate starters.
           more than slower starters and              Wellbeing Diet Online system 50% 
           over 3kg more than moderate                more than slower starters in the 
           starters during the 12 Week                first 3 weeks. This early engagement            Allow1year
           Program.                                   led to greater total weight loss.                                for maximum
          4 steps                                                                                           1          weight loss
                                                                                                      Beyond the 12 Week Program, members who had 
                                                                                                      the greatest total weight loss (an average of 20% 
           to strong                                                                                  of their body weight) participated in the CSIRO  
                                                                                                      Total Wellbeing Diet for approximately 1 year. 
                                                                                                      They started strong and stayed strong.
           early                                                                                                                              Step 4
                                                                                                                                Use the program tools early and 
                                                                                                       Step 3                   often. Stronger starters used the 
                                                                                                                                CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet Online 
            weight loss                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                         Put maximum effort into the first      System almost 4 times a day  
                                                                Step 2                   3 weeks by following the program       throughout the 12 Week Program.  
            this spring                                                                  instructions closely and being         For example, they checked their  
                                                  Allow about 2 days to prepare for      as diligent as possible. Stronger      meal plan in the morning and 
                                                  a weight loss program e.g. gather      starters demonstrated much more        tracked their food after each meal  
                         Step 1                   necessary equipment such as scales,    intensity than slower starters in      or snack. In fact, stronger starters  
                                                  shop for groceries and prep meals.     their first 3 weeks on the CSIRO       used the online tools as much as  
           Choose a scientifically proven         Successful members of the CSIRO        Total Wellbeing Diet.                  6 times a day in their first 3 weeks  
           weight loss program like the           Total Wellbeing Diet allowed                                                  of the program.
           CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet,            themselves an average of 2 days 
           Australia’s number 1 diet system.      to get ready.
                      totalwellbeingdiet.com                                                Citation: Hendrie, G.A. and Baird, D. Characteristics associated with greater 
                                                                                              weight loss success: CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet. September 2020. CSIRO