TY - JOUR

T1 - ”I tried so many diets, now I want to do it differently”

T2 - A single case study on coaching for weight loss

AU - Stelter, Reinhard

N1 - CURIS 2015 NEXS 320

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - In this single case study, the author presented an in-depth description and analysis of a coaching intervention with focus on weight loss, conducted over 10 sessions in the course of 17 months. The client was a well-educated woman in her late thirties, who had tried many different forms of dieting over the years – with little and no lasting effect. In his coaching approach, the author went beyond a pure behavioural change model, i.e. based on the Health Belief Model, and tried to take a whole-life perspective, where the client learned to link specific events and habits in her work life and everyday life with specific eating habits. In their collaborative practice, coach and coachee initiated changes both in regard to diet, physical activity, and healthy life style in general. In a theoretical section, the change in understanding with regard to overeating was presented. Finally an intra-active model – viewing the client as a self-reflective individual – was used as theoretical basis. A narrative analysis of the first session and a cross-session examination was presented to show, analyse and understand the procedure of the coaching approach. Finally, the voice of the coachee was heard in regard to her personal experiences during the process. The data material was based on audio-recordings of selected sessions, notes written by the coach from every session, and final written reflections by the coachee.

AB - In this single case study, the author presented an in-depth description and analysis of a coaching intervention with focus on weight loss, conducted over 10 sessions in the course of 17 months. The client was a well-educated woman in her late thirties, who had tried many different forms of dieting over the years – with little and no lasting effect. In his coaching approach, the author went beyond a pure behavioural change model, i.e. based on the Health Belief Model, and tried to take a whole-life perspective, where the client learned to link specific events and habits in her work life and everyday life with specific eating habits. In their collaborative practice, coach and coachee initiated changes both in regard to diet, physical activity, and healthy life style in general. In a theoretical section, the change in understanding with regard to overeating was presented. Finally an intra-active model – viewing the client as a self-reflective individual – was used as theoretical basis. A narrative analysis of the first session and a cross-session examination was presented to show, analyse and understand the procedure of the coaching approach. Finally, the voice of the coachee was heard in regard to her personal experiences during the process. The data material was based on audio-recordings of selected sessions, notes written by the coach from every session, and final written reflections by the coachee.

KW - Faculty of Science

KW - health coaching

KW - life style change

KW - meaning making

KW - case study

KW - overweight

KW - obesity

KW - diet

KW - physical activity

KW - weight loss

U2 - 10.3402/qhw.v10.26925

DO - 10.3402/qhw.v10.26925

M3 - Journal article

VL - 10

JO - International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

JF - International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

SN - 1748-2623

M1 - 26925

ER -