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Case Western Reserve University

Designing Your Personal Weight Loss Plan

This 5 week course will guide learners through the essential steps in planning an individualized weight loss program. There is no guarantee of weight loss through completing the course; learners will have the framework and essential components for an evidence-based weight loss program. This course is intended for healthy adults who do not have any chronic disease such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease or any others. In addition, this course does not provide information for people who have food allergies or intolerances. Losing weight and keeping it off requires planning and goal-setting. Crash diets or fad diets are ineffective and can be dangerous. This course provides evidence-based information for planning a weight loss program that is safe and effective in producing a one to two pound loss per week. This course will help learners establish the following: 1. A realistic goal weight with a specific plan for rate of weight loss and time frame for achieving goal weight. 2. A realistic goal for the frequency, duration, and intensity of exercise that will enable the learner to achieve and maintain the goal weight. 3. A specific set of strategies for grocery shopping, eating in restaurants, eating at social occasions, and dealing with hunger and emotional eating. 4. A plan for monitoring food intake, exercise and weight loss. 5. A plan for continued evaluation of progress to goals and strategies for adjusting goals for continued weight loss for the next 6 months or longer. 6. A thorough understanding of the difficulty of maintaining weight loss and a plan for maximizing the chances of keeping off the weight lost.

Status: Health And Wellness Coaching
Status: Overcoming Obstacles
BeginnerCourse11 hours

Featured reviews

ST

4.0Reviewed Sep 3, 2020

Great information. Could use an update though to include all the current things like grocery delivery, fitbit apps, fitness trackers, etc.

BP

5.0Reviewed Jun 25, 2017

I am really enjoying this course, and learning about weight loss planning. Looking forward to share it with others. Thanks

LS

5.0Reviewed Jan 11, 2017

This class was super helpful. Project based, with a logical, step-by-step plan to follow. I truly feel I have the tools I need now to succeed. Thanks so!

KS

5.0Reviewed Feb 15, 2018

It was very useful course which help me learn skills that help me advance in my current job and help me to reduce weight.

JJ

5.0Reviewed Jul 31, 2017

This course is very unique and have o lot of information how to loss weigh correctly and for ever. Thank you ;)

JR

4.0Reviewed May 28, 2017

The information is solid and clearly presented. There are no bells and whistles. Just facts and encouragement.

VA

4.0Reviewed Mar 30, 2018

This course is very well designed for beginners. The basics have been taught very well. Designing is the first vital step towards weight loss and i think that is covered very well in here.

LT

4.0Reviewed May 4, 2023

This is not a course if your are looking for professional details of nutritional science, it focus on behaviour and daily planning.

DR

4.0Reviewed May 27, 2019

The course needs to have an update since there are some links that don't work since the course is from 2016. But in general a good course, I have learned a lot.

LM

4.0Reviewed Mar 28, 2017

This course really helped me to come up with a great weight loss plan. I know the hard part is still in front of me, but I feel more confident now than I ever have embarking on a weight loss journey.

SB

5.0Reviewed Jan 7, 2018

Great course for those who are self-directed and do not have a strong background in nutrition/ dietetics.

AT

5.0Reviewed Dec 2, 2017

Superb course to understand the basics of nutrition and the way to reduce weight by having proper nutrition. A must have course for every beginner.

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