Table 2.

Overview of the weight-loss intervention by intervention week for participants in the weight-loss or exercise and weight-loss arms of the WISER Survivor trial Lymphedema Care for Participants.

Week	Supervision	Frequency of sessions	Meeting length	NutriSystem® meal replacements provided	Caloric intake
1–19	Weekly meetings/lessonsa led by registered dietitian	1 per week	60 min	4 daily meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert	1200–1500 kcal/day
20–24	Weekly meetings/lessonsb led by registered dietitian	1 per week	60 min	Gradually decreasing from 3 in week 20 to none in week 24, gradually increasing conventional foods	1200–1500 kcal/day
Remainder of weeks	Monthly meetings/lessonsc led by registered dietitian, weekly phone calls or emails from registered dietitian between meetings	1 per month	60 min	None	Gradually increasing to 1700–2000 kcal/day

^aLessons discussed the following topics 1: Introduction to the program, 2: External cues, 3: Overweight as a risk factor, 4: Problem Solving, 5: Fruits and Vegetables, 6: Stress and Emotional Eating, 7: Dealing with Negative Thoughts, 8: Dealing with Lapse and Relapse, 9: Social Support, 10: Healthy Dining Out, 11: Alcohol, 12: Handling Holidays/Vacations, 13: Coping with Cravings, 14: Calcium and Vitamin D, 15: Continuum of Cancer Care, 16: Body Image, 17: Mood, Hunger, and Overeating, 18: Dietary Fat, 19: Fad Diets.

^bLessons discussed the following: 20: Conventional Foods/Tipping the Calorie Balance, 21: Ways to Eat Fewer Calories, 22: Grocery Shopping, 23: Healthy Eating, 24: Ingredients and Recipes.

^cLessons discussed the following: 25: Volumetrics/Caloric Density, 26: Tune Up, 27: Ways to Stay Motivated, 28: Maintaining Energy Balance, 29: Becoming a Weight Loss Expert, 30: Preventing a Weight Relapse.