Deaf Weight Wise 2.0: A Healthy Lifestyle Intervention With Deaf Adults Who Are Overweight or Obese

Inclusion Criteria: * Deaf men and women ages 21-70 years who use sign language and live in the Rochester Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), * have a body mass index (BMI) of 25-45. * Eligible subjects must also have permission to participate from a primary healthcare provider if: 1) self-reported diagnosis of a recent cardiovascular disease event (heart attack or stroke in past 6 months), 2) self-reported heart condition, chest pain, dizziness, or other reason not to participate in physical activity, 3) had weight loss surgery in the previous 2 years (self-reported), and 4) are pregnant (self-reported). * Subjects must also be willing to follow a healthy dietary pattern and to abstain from using weight loss medications during the study, and be willing and able to attend either group or videophone sessions, and to participate in data collection requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria include: subjects without medical clearance who had 1) a cardiovascular disease event in the past six months, 2) or heart condition, chest pain, dizziness, or other reason not to participate in physical activity, 3) or weight loss surgery in the past two years, or 4) are pregnant. Participants with these conditions (as determined by the PAR-Q Physical Activity Readiness-Questionnaire and other questions administered during the initial study screening visit) must obtain medical clearance from their primary healthcare clinician (or maternity care clinician for pregnancy) to be eligible. Those who are unable or unwilling to provide written, informed consent, and inability to see and interact with computer-based questionnaires and educational interventions will be excluded.