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Table 1 Progressive nature of lifestyle interventions for weight control, healthy eating and an active lifestyle

From: Lifestyle INtervention for Diabetes prevention After pregnancy (LINDA-Brasil): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

 

8-12 weeks

8 a 26 weeks

Up to close out

Weight control

Initiating weight loss (up to 2 kg/month while breastfeeding) when needed.

Achieving further weight loss to goal when needed/weight maintenance.

Maintaining weight (additional weight loss if needed).

Goal: return to pre-pregnancy weight and, for those overweight or obese prior to pregnancy, loss of at least an additional 5 % of body weight.

Healthy eating

Developing healthy eating.

Overcoming difficulties to sustain healthy eating.

Maintaining healthy eating.

Active life style

Developing an active lifestyle.

Developing an active lifestyle.

Maintaining/enhancing an active lifestyle.

Goal: breaking up extended bouts of sitting with ambulatory activity; reducing sedentary behavior (defined as <5000 steps/day).

Goal: increasing physical activity to at least 150 min of moderate or vigorous physical activity/week, or 7500 steps/day.