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	INTRODUCTION
	THEORETICAL PREMISE OF A BEHAVIORAL APPROACH
	Monitoring the behaviors
	Changing antecedents
	Changing consequences/ reinforcers
	BRIEF HISTORY OF BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES
	FORMAT OF CURRENT BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS
	CONTENT OF BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS
	SETTING WEIGHT LOSS GOALS
	Self-monitoring Weight
	MODIFYING DIETARY INTAKE
	Dietary prescriptions in behavioral programs
	Dietary intake in Successful Weight Losers
	Strategies for Modifying Dietary Intake
	MODIFYING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
	Prescribing exercise in a behavioral weight loss program
	Physical Activity in Successful Weight Losers
	Physical Activity Goals
	Strategies to Modify Physical Activity
	CONCLUSIONS