Class One
+ Introduction to Course and Overview
+ Books, Research and Popular Diets
| Class Two
+ Weight Loss and Health
+ Genes and Free Will
+ Fat Personality Disorder?
+ How Thoughts Cause Our
Feelings & Behaviors
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Class Three
+ Society’s View of Fat
+ What Weight is Beautiful and Best?
+ Origins of Appetite
+ The Five Rational Rules
+ Philosophical Changes for Weight Control | Class Four
+ More Philosophical Changes
+ Emotions and Eating
+ Real Eating Disorders
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Class Five
+ Confidence and willpower - What Are They
and How Do I Develop Them?
+ Behavioral Techniques and Setting Goals
| Class Six
+ Review of Goal Plans and Thoughts
Related to Achieving Them
+ How Do I Stick to My Plan?
+ Review of Course Materials
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Sample Daily Agenda (Week One)
1. Brief Introduction of Leader and Background
2. Review of Course Content
3. Diets We Have Tried
4. Most Frequently Asked Questions
5. Introduction to Topics Discussed
Throughout the Course
a. Rational Eating Defined
b. Some Research Findings
c. Cognitive-Behavioral Philosophy and Eating
d. Obesity or ‘Overweight” Defined
e. Treatment
6. Books, Research and Popular Diets
a. Early Diets
b. Recent Diets
c. The Addictions Model
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