Young Adults, Technology, and Weight Loss: A Focus Group Study

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Discussion guide questions.

Topic	Opening question	Follow-up question	Follow-up question	Follow-up question
General feelings on overweight/obesity; in young adults	I would like to hear about your thoughts on overweight and obesity in the young adults.	Have you ever heard that college is a time where people gain weight?	Do you know many people your own age who are trying to lose weight?	How healthy do you think young adults are in general?
Counseling session	I would like to hear your thoughts on what types of information you would want to discuss with someone if you were trying to lose weight.	Can you describe what you think about exercise when it comes to losing weight?	What are your thoughts on sugar-sweetened beverages and weight loss?	Do you see eating breakfast as something important for a person trying to lose weight? Please explain.
Smartphone application/text; and email contact	What types of things would you want a Smartphone application to have to help you lose weight?	How would you feel about messages to help keep you on track?	What types of messages would keep you motivated? Can you give an example of what one might say?	What do you think is a good amount of messages? How many messages would you want to receive?