Table 3.
Most frequently discussed topics in the LoseIt community for users’ (N=38,981) posts (n=67,387) and users’ (N=101,003) comments (n=771,146).
| Given label | Top descriptive words | Posts, n (%) | |
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1. Healthy food | Chicken, lunch, diner, breakfast, salad | 3489 (5.18) |
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2. Clothing | Size, fit, clothes, shirt, pant | 2873 (4.26) |
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3. Calories count | Calorie, day, counting, per, intake | 2550 (3.78) |
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4. Workout | Run, running, mile, minute, walk | 2305 (3.42) |
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5. Calories count | Using, use, mfp, track, myfitnesspal | 1976 (2.93) |
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6. Looks | Fat, body, muscle, stomach, skin | 1952 (2.89) |
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7. Habits | Water, drink, soda, drinking, cut | 1933 (2.87) |
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8. Workout | Cardio, workout, minute, training, lifting | 1875 (2.78) |
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9. Support | Loseit, thank, everyone, post, thanks | 1831 (2.72) |
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10. Unhealthy foods | Food, eat, pizza, one, ate | 1803 (2.67) |
| Comments | |||
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1. Support | Great, look, awesome, job, amazing | 44,829 (5.81) |
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2. Food | Chicken, cheese, salad, vegies, cup | 38,960 (5.05) |
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3. Clothing | Size, fit, skin, clothes, loose | 34,155 (4.43) |
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4. Calories count | Calorie, day, counting, eat, deficit | 21,458 (2.78) |
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5. Calories count | Use, scale, track, using, mfp | 21,081 (2.73) |
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6. Weight control | Week, pound, month, lost, two | 20,610 (2.67) |
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7. Self-esteem | See, look, picture, progress, difference | 20,588 (2.67) |
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8. Workout | Run, running, minute, mile, walking | 20,450 (2.65) |
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9. Support | Feel, like, better, feeling, much | 19,249 (2.49) |
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10. Testimony | Self, not, problem, control, issue | 19,232 (2.49) |