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Table 1.

Summary of the contents of the computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) sessions

#	Theme	Description
1.	Introduction	Information on weight-gain and weight-loss Introduction of the cognitive model and the concept of dysfunctional thinking Information on how to select a diet, diet coach and exercise plan^a
2.	Motivation	Personal reasons for losing weight^b Realistic weight loss goals^b Identifying and responding to sabotaging cognitions about dieting Personal list of sabotaging cognitions about dieting^b
3.	Coping with food desire	Information on the difference between hunger and food desire Tips on how to deal with food desire Personal list of distraction techniques^b
4.	Identifying dysfunctional cognitions	Identifying dysfunctional cognitions about eating Introducing the concept of dietary temptations Instruction on how to do this in the app
5.	Responding to dysfunctional cognitions	Introduction of socratic questioning Information on how to construct functional alternative cognitions Instruction on how to do this in the app Choosing a diet and exercise plan^a,c
6.	Thinking errors	Summary of basic CBT skills Introduction of concept of thinking errors Instruction on how to do this in the app
7.	Interim evaluation	Evaluation on progress so far^c Increasing motivation Learning to compliment oneself
8.	Self-esteem: body	Positive body exposure
9.	Self-esteem: person	Designing a positive portrait of the self^c
10.	Evaluation and relapse prevention	Summary of intervention^c Evaluation of intervention Creating a relapse prevention plan^c

Note: the content of these sessions is derived from several cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) protocols [45, 58, 59].

^acomponent is completed by immediate intervention and diet-only control groups simultaneously; ^binformation is transferred to the app for review; ^cinformation will be sent to participants by e-mail; in each session, the level of dysfunctional thinking will be assessed by believability ratings (visual analogue scales (VASs)) of nine frequently occurring dysfunctional cognitions about eating