Optimizing an Extended Care Intervention to Promote Weight Loss Maintenance

Exclusion Criteria

• •Current or recent (past 6 months) use of prescription weight loss medications
• •Weight loss \>10 pounds in past 6 months (other than postpartum)
• •Pregnancy or anticipating pregnancy
• •Another household member already participating in the study
• •Participation in another randomized research project
• •Uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure \>160/100 mm Hg at screening)
• •Any of the following other medical conditions: myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident within the last 6 months; unstable angina within the past 6 months; NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure; type 1 diabetes; and chronic lung diseases that limit physical activity
• •Unable to identify potential buddy (i.e., adult friend or family member) for extended care intervention phase
• •Residing \>50 miles from the university (to attend assessment visits)
• •Planning to relocate out of the area in the next 18 months
• •Does not have internet access
• •Unwilling or unable to do any of the following: give informed consent; read/understand English; accept random assignment