ribed here includes a combination of techniques that have proven useful in a number of laboratory studies and clinical trials. Ordinarily, behavior modification programs for weight loss are most useful for individuals who are mildly obese (Foreyt, 1987). Behavior modification was chosen in this case because it is appears to be the shortest and quickest route to outward improvement; as such, it is actually the first step in a therapeutic program for improving the client's self-esteem. In any case, programs of behavior modification for weight loss are more than diets because they emphasize long-term improvements in eating and often in exercise behavior (Hoerr, Nelson & Essex-Sorlie, 1988; Johnson & Corrigan, 1987). In general, such programs have the dual goal of fostering weight loss and instilling permanent changes in behavior that maintain the individuals weight at a healthy level. In the present case, the behavior modification program has the third goal of permitting the client a revised view of himsel
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