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Table 1 CAMWEL weight loss programme sessions

From: Treatment fidelity in the Camden Weight Loss (CAMWEL) intervention assessed from recordings of advisor-participant consultations

Session

Week

Topic

Content

Pre-intervention: baseline measurements by researchers

 1

0

Getting started

Eliciting personal reasons for losing weight, commitment to programme

 2

2

Changing habits

Importance of changing habits permanently

 3

4

Healthy eating

Regular meals, portion sizes, easy food swaps

 4

6

Let’s get active

Incorporating physical activity into daily lifestyle

 5

8

Taking charge of your environment

Acting on environmental cues

 6

10

Eating when out and about

Making healthy choices, discuss alcohol if appropriate

 7

12

Tip the calorie balance

Energy balance equation, and action planning

 8

15

Positive thinking

Ways to stop negative thoughts

 9

18

Getting off the slippery slope

Slips, and getting back on course

 10

21

Social eating

Difficult social settings and how to control eating

6 month measurements by researchers

 11

27

Staying on course

Identify successes, and how to stay on course

 12

31

Staying active

Additional physical activity to be added to the routine

 13

35

Managing stress

How stress can affect weight, how to overcome

 14

47

Reshaping habits

Review progress, how to continue in long term

12 month measurements by researchers