Effective Weight Loss

Evan Forman, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at Drexel University and Co-Director of the Laboratory for Innovations in Health-Related Behavior Change. He also serves as Director of Graduate Studies and Chair of the Society for Clinical Psychology's Committee on Science and Practice and is Past-President of the Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association. He has been the lead investigator of several National Institute of Health-sponsored trials, including two comparing the effectiveness and processes of traditional cognitive therapy to newer acceptance-based behavior therapies. He also has been funded to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of smartphone and computerized neurocognitive training interventions for weight control. Meghan Butryn, PhD, is an Associate Research Professor of Psychology at Drexel University and Co-Director of the Laboratory for Innovations in Health-Related Behavior Change. Her research is funded by the National Institutes of Health and is designed to understand how behavior therapy for obesity can be modified to improve its long-term effectiveness.

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Information about Weight Loss and this Treatment Program

Chapter 1: Session 1: Welcome
Chapter 2: Session 2: Calorie Cutting Keys
Chapter 3: Session 3: Goal Setting, and Weighing and Measuring
Chapter 4: Session 4: Labels, Planning, and Calorie Accounting
Chapter 5: Session 5: Control What You Can, Accept What You Can't; the Home Food Environment
Chapter 6: Session 6: Physical Activity and Willingness (Part 1)
Chapter 7: Session 7: Willingness (Part 2) and Values
Chapter 8: Session 8: Forming Good Habits/Flexibility
Chapter 9: Session 9: Restaurant Eating/Handling Weekends and Special Occasions
Chapter 10: Session 10: Barriers to Living a Valued Life
Chapter 11: Session 11: Friends and Family
Chapter 12: Session 12: Introduction to Defusion and Urge Surfing
Chapter 13: Session 13: Strategies to Help Defuse and Increase Willingness
Chapter 14: Session 14: Review of Dietary Principles, Mindless Eating, and Portion Sizes
Chapter 15: Session 15: Mindful Decision-Making
Chapter 16: Session 16: Transitioning to Bi-Weekly Meetings
Chapter 17: Session 17: Maintaining Losses over the Long Term
Chapter 18: Session 18: Willingness and Reducing Barriers to Physical Activity
Chapter 19: Session 19: Committed Action
Chapter 20: Session 20: Emotional Eating
Chapter 21: Session 21: Lapse vs. Relapse/Reversing Small Weight Gains
Chapter 22: Session 22: Revisiting Commitment/Transition to Monthly/Bi-Monthly Meetings
Chapter 23: Session 23: Maintaining Motivation
Chapter 24: Session 24: Looking Ahead
Chapter 25: Session 25: Celebrating Accomplishments

Appendix A Keeping Track Form
Appendix B In-Session Weight Change Record
Appendix C Home Weight Change Record
Appendix D Weekly Review
Appendix E Worksheets