3. Results
weight loss, skeletal muscle mass, FM
ADVERSE EVENTS
In total, 54 women participated in the study. Eight women dropped out during the intervention phase because of adverse events not related to this study (Participants achieved significant weight loss after 12 weeks of intervention (FFM, FM, and skeletal muscle mass were significantly lower after the weight loss intervention (tA higher deficit in energy intake was associated with a greater loss of FFM (r = −0.8; In addition, greater weight loss during the intervention phase was positively correlated with greater weight loss during the follow-up ad libitum phase (r = 0.45; The first food diary (given after the first training session) was kept and submitted by all but two of the women. The second (given after the third training session) was not submitted by four. If data from the food diaries were not available, the completed meal checklists at times corresponding to the food diaries were used as a substitute: these were available for 45 of 46 women. There were no significant differences between the real energy deficits (calculated by the food diaries) and the predicted energy deficits (calculated by the body weight planner): 6 ± 277 kcal/24 h (25 ± 1159 kJ/24 h); The participation rate in the training sessions and protocol violations (failure to adhere to the diet plan) decreased as the intervention progressed (The feedback of the women during face-to-face and telephone communications (