Table II.

Themes related to barriers and facilitators of healthy eating and PA

	Applies to both men and women	Unique to women
Healthy eating
Barriers
Individual food preferences	X
Limited knowledge of fruits and vegetables and their preparation	X
Unhealthy family influences		X
Lack of time or energy to prepare healthy meals		X
Facilitators
Weight or health-related motivation	X
Positive influences from family	X
Strategies for preparing healthy meals and eating more healthfully	X
Strategies for grocery shopping to facilitate healthy eating	X
PA
Barriers
Little expectation for regular PA outside of routine activities	X
Work and family commitments leave little time or energy for PA	X
Lack of motivation to initiate or sustain regular PA	X
Stress and depressed mood	X
Concern for physical well-being	X
Facilitators
Engaging in PA that is fun and involves family or friends	X
Experiencing positive effects of PA		X