Session 7. Weight Loss

Aim: To equip participants with the skills to choose the vegan foods that promote weight loss.

Tools:

• Attendance sheet
• A New Approach to Nutrition for Diabetes DVD
• AV equipment to show DVD
• Extension cord
• Large writing surface and writing tool
• Paper/pens for group members

Welcome and Introductions:

• Pass around attendance sheet.
• Ask participants (one by one) to discuss their successes and challenges of the past week.

Video:

DVD (9:43): “Designing a Diet for Maximum Weight Control” from A New Approach to Nutrition for Diabetes: Section A, Segment 3

Lecture and Discussion (15 minutes):

• Compare calorie content per gram of fat (9 calories) and carbohydrate (4 calories).
• Explain the benefits of a high-fiber diet. Fiber satisfies the appetite, so you stop eating earlier. Every 14 grams of fiber cuts 10 percent off calorie intake.
• Importance of eating breakfast for promoting weight loss. (e.g., helps prevent binging later in the day)
• Give examples of low-fat, vegan diet-friendly breakfast choices.

Practicum (15 minutes): Ask participants to complete Quick Fiber Check (Appendix 6) and discuss the results.