Table 5.
Theme 3. Illustrative quotes.
| Quote number | Participant ID | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | ND1_11 | The past few weeks, it's been a bit hectic because we've had some family weddings and some functions and my diet has been like all over the place. |
| 16 | ND1_19 | I'm constantly changing my diet [chuckles]. I do… I eat carbs. I think when you accept it and you become more responsible, then… and I still struggle. I don't like to use the word diet. So, I dieted all my life. And I just put on double, triple the weight. So, it almost feels like a punishment. |
| 17 | HC1_11 | And sometimes as well, you will get a lot of participants that, in the nicest way possible, will come up with a lot of excuses. And you need to be as positive as you can to emphasize with them, but push them forward. Regardless of the excuses, we need to get you from A to B. |
| 18 | HC1_04 | It is not pushing them because pushing is the wrong word, but encouraging them to rethink what they think is normal. |
| 19 | ND1_05 | I thought I'd be more…In the progress, I thought I'd have lost more weight and I thought I'd have got controlled a bit more than I have at the moment. I'm living just…I'm just living with it. |
| 20 | ND1_18 | I've always wanted to lose weight or always been a bit heavy then I've lost weight a few stones and I've gone back to it when I got married and had my first child so I gained a lot of weight. And then, err, after him, I tried to eat not unhealthy… tried to eat healthy then lose a little bit away and then I got pregnant again and had my second child. Because of the children obviously, I'm up and down. |
| 21 | ND1_20 | Basically, it's all with you. I think it's mind… I mean you've got to first prepare yourself, accept that this is the situation. Accept that you have this issue. Accept that these are permanent changes to your life. Once you do that it's plain sailing. |
| 22 | ND1_12 | I've never been on a diet as to speak of. Umm, it's, umm, I've just always cut down whatever I'm eating I will have a smaller portion to lose the weight and get back to how I was before. And I keep losing weight and keep putting it back on. |