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Weight management and eating behaviour: Habits, cravings and lifestyle support alongside weight-loss medication

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 11 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
As a module in a staff wellbeing programme
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Grey areas: fad diets, medication and warning signs
What would you do?

A group member asks the coach whether skipping meals is a good idea

Try it: this is one of 17 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Process, sorting activity, scenario, timeline and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Poll, quiz, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 231.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 231.1Explain in plain words how food, drink, movement, sleep and stress interact, without weight, calorie or body targetsBest practice; national public-health guidanceWhole course
SO 231.2Tell apart physical hunger, emotional eating and habit, and use a pause-name-choose-plan approach to cravingsBest practiceWhole course
SO 231.3Separate fad-diet claims from sustainable change, and know that diet advice for individuals belongs with a dietitian or doctorBest practice; national public-health guidanceWhole course
SO 231.4Describe general lifestyle habits that sit alongside weight-loss medication prescribed by a clinician, and know that medicine questions belong with the prescriber or pharmacistBest practiceWhole course
SO 231.5Recognise signs that need a qualified clinician, including possible eating disorders, without diagnosing, and signpost kindly + your infoBest practice; organisation's wellbeing offerWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 11 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

The comment in the coaching group

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The word "cheating"TextImage
What could have helpedTimelineKey factQuiz
2

How eating, mood and habits connect

3 pages

6 min
Four ideasTabsNote
Hunger or habit?Sorting activity
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

A craving toolkit and an optional food diary

3 pages

6 min
Five movesProcessText
An optional food diaryChecklistNote
CheckMulti-select quiz
4

Grey areas: fad diets, medication and warning signs

3 pages

6 min
Fact or fictionSorting activity
A member asks about skipping mealsScenario
Warning signsScenarioYour infoMatching quiz
5

Supporting each other and speaking up

3 pages

6 min
A kind weekly check-in for a groupProcessNote
Who do you ask?ProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoNote
My one habitChecklistQuiz
6

Final assessment and completion

2 pages

4 min
Remember the toolkitProcessNote
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "general education only, not medical advice; no weights or targets; polls are anonymous and optional
PollWhen do you most notice a craving?
QuizWhich describes emotional eating? Eating only at mealtimes · Eating driven by feelings rather than body hunger ✔ · Always a sign of illness · The same as hunger
ContentThe craving toolkit in five moves (pause, name, choose, plan, review kindly)
PollFact or fiction: very fast plans suit everyone
QuizA group member says they started weight-loss medication prescribed by their clinician. The coach… Calls it cheating · Respects the clinician's plan and supports habits ✔ · Tells them to stop · Asks for their weight
Content · customiseCustomise: our support" with {{EAP_OR_SUPPORT_SERVICE}}, {{CONCERN_ROUTE}}, {{BENEFITS_LINK}} and "doctor or dietitian for personal advice; prescriber or pharmacist for medicine questions
ScaleHow confident are you in responding kindly if someone in your group is struggling?
Open-ended / Q&AOne small habit you could try this month
Content · customiseClosing {{WELLBEING_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which part is hardest to put into practice? multiple choice
  6. I know who to ask about medicine questions and personal eating advice. 1-5 scale
  7. Which topic should the refresher cover? ranking
  8. People in this programme talk about food without judging each other. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the confidential support service and the dietitian or doctor route? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

11 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Wellbeing contact{{WELLBEING_CONTACT}}
  • EAP or support service{{EAP_OR_SUPPORT_SERVICE}}
  • Org policy link{{ORG_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Concern route{{CONCERN_ROUTE}}
  • Benefits link{{BENEFITS_LINK}}
  • National guidelines link{{NATIONAL_GUIDELINES_LINK}}
Show all 11 fields
  • Next course link{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run weight management and eating behaviour: Habits, cravings and lifestyle support alongside weight-loss medication training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

As a module in a staff wellbeing programme, at a health-coaching group's start, and when new coaches join.

Who needs this training?

Participants in an employer-run wellbeing or coaching group; coaches and dietitians who run such groups (CPD); run by the wellbeing lead or a health-coaching provider.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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