BookEvan M. Forman and Meghan L. Butryn.
Summary: 'Effective Weight Loss' presents 25 detailed sessions of an empirically supported, cognitive-behavioural treatment package called Acceptance-Based Behavioral Treatment (ABT).
Contents:
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 and 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 (Part 1), and Portion Sizes
Chapter 15: Session 15: Mindful Eating (Part 2) and 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: Overeating and Emotional Eating
Chapter 21: Session 21: Lapse vs. Relapse/ and Reversing Small Weight Gains
Chapter 22: Session 22: Revisiting Commitment and 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.