Empowerment and Overweight - a Prospective Observational Study

Inclusion Criteria: \- The study will include all adults, with a Body Mass Index (BMI) above 25, entering the new "therapy groups" of the project, named "Diamo Peso al Benessere" ("Let's Give Weight to Well-Being"), (Local Health Unit 4 Medio Friuli, Mental Health Department). Before being included in the therapy groups, persons will undergo three individual in-depth interviews with an empowerment consultant, with: * Verification of the motivation (Importance of the problem + Self-esteem, Likert scales 0 -10) * Request to underwrite the "therapy contract" * Final meeting for inclusion in the group and acquisition of informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: \- minors will be excluded and * those who must shed weight in a short time because of planned surgery, * those who suffer from severe health problems (severe stroke outcomes, heart or kidney failure, neoplasia) * those who want to lose weight only for esthetic reasons, * those who cannot guarantee regular weekly attendance for the treatment, * those who also use other means for losing weight (weight-loss surgery, psychoanalysis, or other nutritional regimens).