Feasibility Study for Collaborate2Lose

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Medication other than metformin, incretin mimetics and incretin enhancers for type 2 diabetes due to increased risk for hypoglycemia
• •2. Active dementia, psychiatric illness, or substance abuse
• •3. History of bariatric surgery
• •4. Diuretic medication doses higher than hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg daily, furosemide 40 mg daily, Torsemide 20 mg daily, Bumetanide 1 mg daily or any use of Metolazone). Use of potassium-sparing diuretics is acceptable.
• •5. Chronic kidney disease at stage 4 or higher
• •6. Participation in MOVE! in the past 3 months
• •7. Currently enrolled in a research or clinical program focusing on lifestyle change
• •8. Pregnancy or planning to become pregnant in the next 18 months, or breastfeeding
• •9. Psychiatric illness not well-controlled by medication or therapy
• •10. Score ≥ 8 on alcohol abuse screener
• •11. Use of any drugs not prescribed, excluding cannabis
• •12. Weight loss ≥ 10lb in the month prior to screening
• •13. Living in a facility such as a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or assisted living facility
• •14. Is unable to control what food is prepared and/or served in household
• •15. Problems with hearing that prevent attendance to a virtual class and talking on the telephone
• •16. Currently enrolled in a research or clinical program focusing on lifestyle change
• •17. History of bariatric surgery (reconfirm) or planning to have bariatric surgery in the next 18 months
• •18. Current use of weight loss medications
• •19. Worsening heart failure requiring medication dose change in the past 6 months
• •20. Hospitalization for heart problems in the past 6 months
• •21. Current treatment or treatment in the past 6 months for cancer (besides non-melanoma skin cancers)
• •22. Dizziness or lightheadedness at rest or associated with physical activity
• •23. Chest pain in the past 6 months
• •1. Underweight (BMI \< 18.5 kg/m2)
• •2. Active dementia, uncontrolled psychiatric illness, or substance abuse
• •3. Living in a facility such as a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or assisted living facility
• •4. Problems with hearing that prevent attendance to a virtual class and talking on the telephone
• •5. Any severe health issue that would impair the partner's ability to provide support