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If you are overweight, you may feel tired, lacking in energy or experience breathing problems. You may have difficulty sleeping or get complaints from your partner that you snore. Perhaps you sweat a lot compared with other people or experience back and joint pains which can affect your mobility?
Being overweight also leads to diabetes, heart disease and cancer, and people dying needlessly from avoidable diseases.
You can lose weight without going on a punishing diet! Please browse the links below.
Change For Life Recipes
Contains over 100 calorie counted, searchable recipes, a great ‘smart recipes’ function which provides suggestions for a day’s meals, and a shopping list function which makes it easy to keep track of everything you need. Most recipes serve four adults and cost around £5 to make.
Food Fact Sheet: Weight Loss
Have you ever tried to lose wight but found it difficult? Lost a little and then regained it? If you have then this fact sheet is for you. You will find advice and tools that will help you start to achieve the goals you want.
BMI healthy weight calculator - app
Find out hThe Apple app designed to calculate and track your BMI. Create a separate user profile for everyone in the family over 2yrs old, set weight loss goals and get tips and adviceow quick you get health benefits from quittIng.
You are 4x more likely to quit with NHS support via App, SMS or email. Get your free quit kit here.
BMI healthy weight calculator
Calculate and track your BMI. Create a separate user profile for everyone in the family over 2yrs old, set weight loss goals and get tips and advice.
Active 10
Walk your way to health! Did you know that walking briskly for just 10 continuous minutes counts as exercise? It's easier than you think to fit into your day!
NHS Couch to 5K
Taking up running can seem like a scary prospect, especially if you feel out of shape or unfit
The Couch to 5K plan is designed to get you off the couch and gradually work you up to running 5K or for half an hour, in just nine weeks.
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers is an effective Weight Loss Programme with Support & Motivation when you need it. Lose Weight and Keep it Off with Our Meetings and Online.
Slimming World
If you'd love to lose weight without feeling hungry, welcome to Slimming World! Reach your weight loss dream - enjoying the food you love!
Patient.co.uk: Obesity and Overweight in Adults
If you are overweight or obese, you may feel tired, lacking in energy or experience breathing problems. You may have difficulty sleeping or get complaints from your partner that you snore. Perhaps you sweat a lot compared with other people or experience back and joint pains which can affect your mobility?
