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Table 2 Weekly behavioral support topics covered in group-based sessions by randomized group

From: Comparison of weight loss induced by daily caloric restriction versus intermittent fasting (DRIFT) in individuals with obesity: study protocol for a 52-week randomized clinical trial

Study weeka

General behavioral support topic

DCR

IMF

0

Introduction to DCR program

Introduction to IMF program

1

Getting started with DCR

Getting started with IMF

2

Portion control

Portion control

3

Food cues and meal planning

Food cues and meal planning

4

Food labels and macronutrient content

Food labels and macronutrient content

5

Wishes vs. reality/self-evaluation 1

Wishes vs. reality/self-evaluation 1

6

Moving those muscles

Moving those muscles

7

Stress management

Stress management

8

Exercise motivation, part 1

Exercise motivation, part 1

9

Dining out

Dining out

10

All about fats

All about fats

11

Mindful eating

Mindful eating

12

Environment

Environment

13

Exercise motivation, part 2

Exercise motivation, part 2

14

Recipe modifications

Recipe modifications

16

Exercise motivation, part 3

Exercise motivation, part 3

18

Cooking demo

Cooking demo

20

Motivation and self-evaluation 2

Motivation and self-evaluation 2

22

Special occasions/holidays

Special occasions/holidays

24

Volumetrics and fiber

Volumetrics and fiber

26

Guest speaker - licensed behavioral psychologist

Guest speaker - licensed behavioral psychologist

28

Boundaries

Boundaries

30

Breaking old habits and creating new ones

Breaking old habits and creating new ones

32

Behavior change identity

Behavior change identity

34

The energy gap

The energy gap

36

Situational and emotional eating

Situational and emotional eating

38

Lapse/relapse/collapse

Lapse/relapse/collapse

40

Fueling for exercise

Fueling for exercise

42

Weight plateaus

Weight plateaus

44

Self-talk

Self-talk

46

National Weight Control Registry

National Weight Control Registry

48

Micronutrients/supplements

Micronutrients/supplements

50

MythBusters

MythBusters

52

The future: ensuring you maintain your weight loss

The future: ensuring you maintain your weight loss

  1. DCR daily caloric restriction, IMF intermittent fasting
  2. aNote: These are the general sessions targeted; however, the actual timing of when these sessions will be taught may change based on holiday schedule and class cancelations due to weather