Table 1

Therapeutic phases, sessions and topics

Phase	Sessions	Topics
Focus on self	(1) Introduction	Introduction Socioecological model
	(2) Healthy behaviours	Meal routines Physical activity and sleep routines
	(3) Healthy home environment	Barriers and resources at home Social support at home Communication training
	(4) Self-reinforcement	Negative thinking and self-verbalisations
Focus on significant others	(5) Social network support	Barriers and resources in the social network
	(6) Changing the social network	Planning and initiation of change regarding healthy eating and physical activity
	(7) Healthy meetings	Arrange meetings in a healthy way regarding eating and physical activity
	(8) Communication	Initiating and maintaining friendships Communication training
Focus on community	(9) Work environment	Barriers and resources at work Planning and initiation of change
	(10) Neighbourhood	Barriers and resources in the neighbourhood Planning and initiation of change
	(11) Physical activity with others	Relevance of physical activity with others Planning and initiation of change
Focus on consolidation and relapse prevention	(12) Stigma	Weight-related stigma (eg, critical comments) and consequences for healthy lifestyle Social competence training
	(13) Stigma and body image	Media messages and stigma Self-stigma and body image
	(14) Motivation and relapse prevention	Relevance of motivation Lapse and relapse Coping with relapse
	(15) Consolidation	Repetition of central behaviours for long-term WLM
	(16) Certification	Farewell Conferment of certificates

WLM, weight loss maintenance.