TABLE 2.

Participant demographic information

Participant characteristic	N = 48
Age (mean, range, years)	49.09 (26–74 years)
Gender (% female)	83%
Ethnicity (% white)	95.8%
Employment Status (n, %)	26 (54.2%) – Employed full time 11 (22.9%) – Employed part‐time 3 (6.3%) – Unable to work due to illness or disability 3 (6.3%) – Retired 2 (4.2%) – Student 1 (2.1%) – Carer 1 (2.1%) – Supported through government‐funded pandemic job retention Scheme 1 (2.1%) No response given
Education (n, %)	3 (6.3%) – No further education from high school 15 (31.3%) – Qualification (not through college or university) 16 (33.3%) – Degree 13 (27.1%) – Higher degree 1 (2.1%) – Other
Household Income (n, %)	1 (2.1%) – £0–14 999 3 (6.3%) – £15 000–24 999 4 (8.3%) – £25 000–34 999 11 (22.9%) – £35 000–51 999 10 (20.8%) – £52 000–69 999 19 (39.6%) – £70 000 or above
Location in the United Kingdom (n, %) England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales	38 (79%) 1 (2%) 8 (17%) 1 (2%)
Interview BMI (mean, range)	31.6 (24.2–44.4 kg/m2)
Programme Status (at the end of the 12 weeks) (N, %)	17 (35.4%) completed the programme and are continuing to use it 10 (20.8%) completed and stopped using the programme 18 (37.5%) did not complete the programme 3 (6.3%) Lost contact
Weight Loss Category (at the end of the 12 weeks) (N, %)	7 (14.6%) – 10% or more weight loss 20 (41.7%) – 5% or more weight loss 14 (29.2%) less than 5% weight loss 2 (4.2%) – no weight change 5 (10.4%) – gained weight