Pictures to be used during these sessions will be developed and distributed.
A framework will be developed for each session to ensure consistency of advice across sessions and between participants.
The most helpful problem-solving skills will be developed over many sessions and by acquiring a good understanding of circuit theory and the transforms and simplifications that are available.
The second aspect to the 'Eat Well Keep Active' programme will be a personalised goal card which will be developed by the researcher following the guiding session and sent to the participant within a week.
Specific take-home print materials to be shared by both partners will be developed that support the anticipatory problem solving component of the session.
A well-specified action plan will be developed and agreed on (between interventionist and participant) during the session and the participant will be asked to write this down and enact it.
A topic guide will be developed from the literature to guide discussions, and all sessions will be facilitated by experienced researchers.
Once these areas have been agreed upon, a semi-structured manual will be developed to ensure similarity in the moderation of the sessions.
The strategies identified in the brainstorming session will be shown to participants who will be encouraged to develop their own strategies as appropriate.
The guiding session will be based on the principles within Motivational Interviewing; express empathy, develop discrepancy, roll with resistance and support self-efficacy [ 21].
