Table 4.

Self-reported ratings of subjective experience of the diets.

Self-reported ratings		Intervention group, mean (SD)	Control group, mean (SD)	Cohen d between groups
Overall self-rating of how much they like how they feel on the diet
	16 weeks	5.9 (1.1)	5.2 (1.3)	0.6
	32 weeks	6.2 (1.0)	4.9 (2.3)	0.8
Overall self-rating of how much they think the diet improved their physical health
	16 weeks	6.2 (1.0)	5.3 (1.8)	0.6
	32 weeks	6.2 (0.9)	5.1 (2.5)	0.5
Overall self-rating of likelihood of cheating on diet
	16 weeks	2.7 (1.4)	3.9 (0.9)	–1.0
	32 weeks	3.4 (1.1)	5.0 (0.8)	–1.7
Overall self-rating of difficulty of staying on diet
	16 weeks	2.7 (1.5)	4.0 (1.3)	–0.9
	32 weeks	3.2 (1.5)	4.0 (1.7)	–0.5