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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2016 Feb 12;47:282–288. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.02.005

Table 2.

Outline of weekly intervention topics.

Week Topic
1 Orientation to program. Introduction to diet
2 Picking healthy food items
3 Diet review & benefits of exercise
4 Goals and values
5 Food labels — your tools to healthy eating
6 Exercise 101
7 Portion distortion
8 Fruits and vegetables
9 Healthy cooking tips and techniques
10 Meal planning
11 Surviving social situations
12 Warm ups/cooldowns & injury prevention
13 Eating out & snacking on the go!
14 Antecedents, behaviors, & consequences
15 Frequency, intensity, time and type of exercise
16 Metabolism & energy expenditure
17 Energy density
18 Mental traps & mindful thinking
19 Fad diets
20 Making exercise a habit
21 Knowing your health numbers
22 Exercise: the biggest predictor of weight management
23 Maintaining motivation
24 Relapse prevention