If you’re overweight, losing weight can have big health benefits. It can lower your chances of getting serious health problems like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. Small, easy changes to what and how much you eat and drink can make a real difference in helping you lose weight.
I started using a smaller plate for my meals, and it’s really helped me control my portion sizes without feeling deprived. It’s a simple change, but I’m not just eating out of habit anymore – I’m actually eating what my body needs.
NHS Digital Weight Management Programme
This video explains what people, who have enrolled on to the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme, can expect from the 12 week programme and how they can make the most of their time on it.
Healthier You Programme NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
If you’re referred to the Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, you can join a 9-month program to help lower your risk of diabetes. You can choose to take part in person, with a small group from your community, or get 1-to-1 coaching through an app. The same program is provided no matter which option you choose.
Type 2 diabetes is a serious condition, but with the right support, about three out of five cases can be prevented or delayed. Staying at a healthy weight, eating well, and staying active all help. This program is here to boost your knowledge, skills, and confidence to make healthy lifestyle choices, including:
- Eating a healthier diet
- Getting more exercise
- Improving emotional wellbeing and managing stress
- Managing your weight
Tier 2 – Watford FC SHAPE UP
Shape Up is a free 12-week weight management course designed for men aged 18 to 65 years old with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or over, or for those from ethnic minority backgrounds with a BMI of 28 or over.
Participants meet up weekly for a 90 minute session, comprising of a 30 minute educational segment and a 60 minute physical activity session.
These two segments are delivered with the aim of improving participants’ healthy lifestyle knowledge, to ensure a sustainable weight loss rather than the typically short-term benefit of a diet-based programme.
Tier 2 and Tier 3 – My Healthy Weight and My Healthy Weight Plus
My Healthy Weight and My Healthy Weight Plus is a 14 week lifestyle programme designed to support behaviour change around food and activity. It is delivered by a team of experts who will support you throughout your journey. They offer sessions either online or face to face and always tailored to suit your individual needs and lifestyle.
Tier 4 – Bariatric/Weightloss Surgery
Service currently closed to new referrals
Weightloss Injections
Service currently closed to new referrals
If you choose to access weight loss injections privately, please check you are getting medication from a regulated provider. You can read more here: Obesity – Treatment – NHS