If you think you could do with loosing some weight, then NOW is the time to act!
There has never been a better time to think about optimising your weight. Being overweight is linked to an increased risk of suffering with heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, joint pain, back pain, and even suffering death from COVID-19 infection. Public Health England have recently reported “One study found that for people with a BMI of 35 to 40, risk of death from COVID-19 increases by 40% and with a BMI over 40 by 90%, compared to those not living with obesity.” (see here). And we know loosing weight can improve self-esteem and improve our mood.
And we are here to help. There are 2 really good services available. Choose the NHS app below to start a 12 week programme straight away, with one simple download on your mobile device. Alternatively we can refer you to a local weight loss service which includes services from Slimming World, Weight Watchers, and local group exercise programmes.
NHS WEIGHT LOSS PLAN APP
This app takes you through a 12 week plan which will help you set weight loss goals, plan your meals, make healthier food choices, get more active, and record your progress.
It’s free and convenient so why not give it a try?
FITTER FUTURES
This free service offers access to Slimming World, Weight Watchers, and local group exercise programmes.
To be eligible you must be registered with a Warwickshire GP, be aged 12 or over and have a body mass index (BMI) of 30+ (for the NHS BMI Calculator click HERE - you will need to know your height and weight).
Please see below for the finer details.
MORE DETAILS ON THE SPECIFIC SERVICES AVAILABLE WITH FITTER FUTURES:
Please see: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/fitter-futures
Slimming World·
an amazing no-hunger eating plan that you’ll love·
recipe and menu ideas for every occasion·
family friendly eating in and eating out ideas!·
our fabulous lifestyle activity programme, Body Magic·
awards and celebrations for every achievement·
loads of help, encouragement and motivation when you need it most·
slimming strategies that will help you lose weight beautifully and keep slim for life!
Weight Watchers·
With our proven SmartPoints® system at is core, WWFreestyle® makes deciding what to eat easy. Combined with our fantastic app, over 200 delicious and satisfying ZeroPoint™ foods, inspiring community and 24/7 support from our expert coaches, we have everything you need.
Those following WW were 7x more likely to reach a 5% weight loss at 6 months than those who tried to lose weight on their own.
The programme is designed to help you lose weight at a healthy rate of up to 2lbs a week (creating a personalised, safe energy deficit for a healthy rate of weight loss), whilst encouraging healthier, more satisfying food choices. This enables flexibility to learn skills for sustaining weight loss and integrating physical activity.
WW workshops are welcoming, motivating, supportive, friendly and great fun! They are run by coaches who themselves have successfully lost weight and got healthier with WW. They have learnt how to deal with the challenges of improving their lifestyles and are about supporting others to do the same.
Every week in your workshop which lasts about an hour, different topics are discussed, ideas and practical solutions shared on how to build healthy habits and manage your weight. You will have individual, confidential support at your weekly Wellness check-in to help you achieve your goals.
In addition, you’ll have access to all the digital and mobile app tools for 16 weeks. This digital support includes a personalised assessment when you join, food and activity tracking, thousands of foods and recipes to inspire you, fun ways to get active and ways to take care of yourself and de-stress.
Everyone Health – Southam Leisure Centre
Our Everyone Health programme supports behaviour change around healthy eating, weight management and physical activity to manage weight loss and maintain this long term.
Everyone Health fitness groups run once a week for 12 weeks and each session lasts for 90 minutes. You can join at any time as groups run on a rolling basis. Each group consists of about 10-15 people who are also looking to lose weight and feel healthier.
Each group session has two parts; the first part focuses on healthy eating, topics include portion sizes, eating out and food labelling. The second part is an activity-based session, this will allow you to improve your health and fitness in a safe and encouraging environment.
The sessions are delivered by a team of nutritionists and physical activity specialists who will help you lose weight permanently by making small but significant changes to their lifestyle, avoiding unrealistic and gimmicky diets.
The programme has been designed with pregnancy and the postnatal period in mind and, under these circumstances, additional support is available.
