Using  SMS  for  weight  loss  

•  College  senior  (21  years  old).  Female.  •  Obese,  clinical  anxiety  disorder.  •  Working  with  me  for  weight  loss.  I  am  her  health  coach.  We  collecDvely  decided  (really,  it  was  her  decision)  to  significantly  diminish  bread  from  her  diet.  

•  I  use  text  message  to  “trigger”  her:  “break  check”  –  so  we  can  assess  her  adherence.  Random  Dmes.  

•  This  SMS  chat  is  over  the  course  of  ~3  weeks.