[How to support obese patients in a long-term process of change?].

It is illusory to think losing weight effectively by acting only on diet or physical activity. To lose weight satisfactorily and to maintain that weight loss, we should move more on lifestyle changes, namely changes in behavior on several axes. Through concrete examples of an obese patient wanting to lose weight, we will see what skills he must acquire to achieve its objective and what tools the therapist can use to help.