Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less is a 15-week online weight management program that uses evidence-based strategies proven to work to help participants achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Each lesson informs, empowers and motivates participants to live mindfully as they make choices about eating and physical activity. Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less is delivered in an interactive real-time format with a live Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) instructor.
Additional topic includes weight management.
- Target audience: Adults and older adults interested in improving their eating and physical activity habits with the goal of weight maintenance and/or weight loss.
- Health outcomes:
- Participants who completed the program lost significantly more weight than those in the wait-list control group and had a greater reduction in BMI. Weight loss was maintained at 6 months.
- Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less Online achieves positive outcomes related to weight, healthy eating, and physical activity behaviors.
“Thanks for leading a great program to live healthier! I was concerned the course might place too much emphasis on losing weight and was pleased that healthy eating and moving more strategies were the focus. I was amazed to see the pounds coming off when I didn’t ever feel like I was “dieting.” The simple changes I’ve made should be easy to continue in the future.” – Louise, Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less Participant
- Delivered by: 1 Registered Dietitian
- Program type: Group
- Format: Remote
- Length: 15 one-hour long weekly sessions
- Training: Remote
- Professional required: Yes, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) instructors who are also Licensed Dietetic Nutritionists (LDNs) deliver the program. All program instructors are hired and trained by North Carolina State University. Individual sites implementing the program are not responsible for training instructors. Delivery of this program does not involve a train-the-trainer model.
“Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less has filled a specific nutrition programming niche for our age 60+ community. The online ability offers convenient and safe programming options for seniors during our long Wisconsin winters, as well as flexibility all year round. Our participants have had a high level of progress, completion, and overall satisfaction with Eat Smart [More More, Weigh Less]!” - Lisa Messer, Health Promotion Coordinator Aging and Disability Resource Center of Rock County, Wisconsin
- Accessibility adaptations available: Yes—Live captioning is available during each class, and a full transcript is available after the class.
- Cultural adaptations available: No
- Available in languages other than English: No
- Data collection: Not required
- Topic(s):
- Physical Activity
- Nutrition
