Table 3.

Themes from qualitative treatment exit interviews with illustrative quotations.

Intervention themes	Impressions (N)	Quotations
Broad impressions	Positive (13)	I liked the (intervention); it was helpful to know that there are other kids like me.
	Negative (2)	I don’t know how an intervention can be an enjoyable thing! It made me feel like I was doing everything wrong and nobody else has this problem.
Group	Positive (11)	Sharing what we did with the group was really helpful. I wish we (could have) had more group meetings together.
	Neutral or negative (4)	It would have been nice to have two groups...split the older group from the younger group.
iPhone	Positive (9)	It was easier (to track) because you always have (your phone) with you.
	Negative (6)	At times the phone was distracting. I used the phone for other things besides recording calories and exercise.
Self-monitoring	Positive (8)	Tracking helped me become come more aware, (which) was helpful. (It helped me) focus on healthy choices and making good long-term life choices.
	Neutral or negative (7)	The tracking was kind of annoying and I don’t think that I really got help as much as I’d like.
DailyBurn	Positive or neutral (7)	The only thing that helped was DailyBurn.
	Negative (8)	It was a challenge to do DailyBurn because it took time to type (in foods) and find (foods).
Text messages	Positive (11)	(The texts) made me feel really nice. It reminded me that I was doing a good job.
	Neutral or negative (4)	I got annoyed (by the texts) really fast. I’m sorry! But when I’m told to do something I was going to do anyway, I will do the exact opposite of what is asked.