Table 6.

Common facilitators of changes based on participants’ experiences.

Facilitator		Prevalence	Common explanations
Program-related facilitators
	Easy	75	Creating habits that can last (8), small change to existing habits, simple changes
	Reminders	21	Checklist and other concrete reminders (12), email reminders (5), environmental cues (4), accountability (4)
	Having goals	17	Thinking about goals (5), determination (3), strategies (3), regular tracking (3)
Personal facilitators
	Increased awareness of eating habits	41	What, how, and when one eats, recognizing mindless eating habits
	Positive feelings	28	Not feeling deprived (6), not feeling hungry (6), enjoyment of food (3), feeling better (3)
	Modifying or expanding the changes	19	Continuing with earlier changes (6), making additional changes (3)
	Changes in eating habits	19	Eating more slowly (8), portion control (7), mindful eating (2)
	External support	15	Mindless Eating book (5), other health program (4), availability of healthy food (3), social support (2)
	Seeing results	13	Improvement from small changes (5)
	Planning ahead	11	Learning to plan and prepare
	Already a habit	9	Easy to increase frequency
	Psychological changes	9	Overcoming food-related issues (3), sense of control (2)