Telephone-based health counseling group
weight loss
The 15-week telephone-based, multi-component approach to weight loss intervention was adapted from the Look AHEAD study and Healthy Living and Eating Program [The Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy version 1 (BCTTv1) was created to address the need for standardizing behavior change intervention methods and was used to code behavior change techniques (BCTs) [The targeted behavioral modifications for weight loss included 1) a modest restriction in caloric intake (500–1000 kcal/day) that gradually progressed towards a personalized, target daily caloric intake goal (1200–1800 kcal/day); and 2) a concomitant increase in energy expenditure via physical activity (including aerobic exercise and resistance training) (