Medically monitored weight loss
If you’re overweight or obese, losing just 10%
of your body weight is one of the best things you can do to improve
your health. However, it is important you do it safely.
If you choose to lose weight using a
very-low-calorie diet (VLCD), you’ll be consuming less than 800
calories a day.
If the VLCD provides less than 600 calories a
day you will need to be medically monitored. This is because the
UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
recommends that, “Any diet of less that 600 kcal/day should be used
only under clinical supervision.”
What is medically monitored weight loss?
At LighterLife, because your health is
important to us, we use medical monitoring, however much weight you
want to lose.
Before you start losing weight with
LighterLife, your Counsellor will weigh you, calculate your BMI and
give you a health questionnaire. For some people the questionnaire
will need to be completed by a GP.
If you are on certain medications, or have
certain medical conditions, your GP might need to review your
medication requirements regularly if you join LighterLife.
LighterLife complies with medical monitoring
recommendations so you can feel safe as you lose weight.
We work closely with medical experts, in line with government and
NICE guidelines, and in partnership with the NHS.
How will I lose weight with LighterLife?
Safe in the knowledge that your health is
being medically monitored where appropriate, you’ll use
LighterLife’s nutritionally balanced Foodpacks to get all the
vitamins and minerals necessary but less calories than your body
needs so it will begin to burn fat – which means you lose
weight.
And while you’re being medically monitored,
you’ll also attend weekly group meetings where your Counsellor will
help you stay motivated and focussed on losing weight. They will
also help you explore the reasons why you overeat and learn
effective ways to deal with problems, feelings and difficult
situations without turning to food.
More information about medically monitored weight
loss
If you want to know more about losing weight
fast, safe, simply and sustainably with LighterLife and how your
health will be medically monitored, see our website LighterLife.com