The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of a weight control program and compliancy in overweight women.

This program was composed of strategies to modify diet and exercise and to change compliance and self determination over an 8 week period. The subjects were 19 overweight women who participated in our project voluntarily. Data was collected from May 4 to Jun 30 of 2007. The program consisted of regular rapid walking exercise, diet, mobile phone messages and e-mail. The data was analyzed by Repeated Measures ANOVA using the SPSS WIN program.

According to 3 assessment periods, there were significant differences in body weight, body mass index, and compliance. There were no significant differences in self determination.

These findings suggest that more intensive interventions may be needed to demonstrate a change in self determination.