The Slimming Clinic Blog
Banish Blue Monday
It’s the most Monday-est Monday in the whole calendar, so much so, over the last few years, it’s been dubbed ‘Blue Monday’. Supposedly the day when our moods are at their lowest, the third Monday in January is when people have lower motivation due to the dark, cold...
How to spot and avoid fad weight loss diets!
This January, has your inbox and social media feed been inundated with the latest “miracle diet”? This time of year, it can be tempting to jump on the latest “quick fix” that makes unrealistic weight loss promises when you’ve gained weight. Unfortunately, there is no...
Never give up!
How is your new year’s resolution going? What promises did you make to yourself at the beginning of the year and are you keeping them? According to fitness app, Strava, after analysing data from 98.3 million fitness activities loaded into their app, today, 17 January,...
What is appetite and can it be controlled?
Understanding appetite and how it is controlled can help us to think about how and why we eat, especially when we are trying to lose weight. Why do we need an appetite? Our body requires a supply of nutrients and energy to maintain its structure and growth and...
Prioritise your health during lockdown
The three lockdowns we have had in the UK have been extremely tough on our weight loss diet, health and well-being and at The Slimming Clinic we understand that the extra stress that a lockdown causes has meant that often, our health has often not been top priority....
Distraction Techniques Weight Loss Guide
A weight loss diet is a much-tested thing. You might find that you’re constantly telling friends you can’t meet at the pub because you’re too worried you’ll go off track, or maybe you’re finding it difficult to avoid the kids’ treat cupboard, or sometimes it’s as...
Staying Motivated and Active This Winter
Winter can be a tough time especially if you are trying to stick to a new, healthier lifestyle. Heading to work and coming home in the dark and the cold weather can all mean we are more tempted to stay inside and hibernate than head out, get active and eat healthier...
The Importance of Good Heart Health
We know that treating our heart with care is crucial to life. When we are overweight or obese, we rare actively contributing to potentially inducing ailments such as high blood pressure, clogged arteries and heart attack, all of which are a serious risk to life. Dr...
Body Fat – What’s it all about?
We have all heard about body fat and how bad it can be for our health, but what are the ins-and-outs of it? Dr Charlotte Norton, Medical Director of The Slimming Clinic, explores the subject and tells us, body fat isn't all as bad as it seems! What is body fat? Body...
Healthy Christmas Present Ideas
We all know Christmas to be a time of giving and receiving. Unfortunately for those of us trying to watch our weight the receiving part of Christmas usually involves luxurious chocolates, yummy biscuits and high calorie alcoholic beverages! So if you're trying to...
Do you give yourself enough time to lose weight?
Ever heard the phrase, ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day…’ – we bet that most of you have. But did you know that the English playwright John Heywood continued the phrase – ‘…but they were laying bricks every day.’ The main point of the phrase insinuates that good things...
Your BMI and the Health Risks
We regularly hear about how having a healthy BMI is one of the key factors to overall health and that if you are carrying more weight, you should aim to lower your BMI in order to reduce your risks of obesity-related illness. With an NHS survey illustrating that 67%...