The Slimming Clinic Blog
Do you eat the rainbow?
We’re not talking about fruity sweets here, but rather, do you get a rainbow of fruit and vegetables in your weight loss diet? We know that NHS advice states we should get at least 5 varieties of fruit and veg into our meals each day and should make up about a third...
Is it possible to speed up your metabolism?
It’s often said that slimmer people can eat what they want and stay that way, due to a ‘fast metabolism’. But what exactly is metabolism and why are some ‘slow’ and some ‘fast’? Can having a fast metabolism really help your weight loss programme progress speed up? The...
Resistance Bands Exercise
Resistance bands are great cost-effective way to work out and can be adapted to all abilities and fitness levels. Using them offers a strength-based workout without having to use heavy hand weights and because they come in different strength resistances, it means you...
Start The Year With Weight Loss Treatments That Work
After all the Christmas parties and festive get-togethers, one of the top New Years’ resolutions amongst Britons is to lose weight. Our team of in-clinic experts are here to help you kick start your weight loss journey this 2020. Here at The Slimming Clinic, we have a...
Self-Care Ideas to Support Your Weight Loss Journey
When you think about self-care, what pops into your head? An afternoon off from the kids? Time spent in the sun? Reading for a few hours? Meditation? Whatever your ideas are, the truth is, in our busy lives, we don’t often have time for hours spent indulging ourselves...
Festive Survival Tips
Our favourite festive tips The festive season can be a difficult time to stay on track with your diet and lifestyle programme. It is a season traditionally filled with family occasions and social events that can lead to temptation and undoing the worked hard you have...
What You Need To Know About Xenical Tablets
Xenical Tablets (Orlistat) At The Slimming Clinic, we offer a range of prescription weight loss medication including Xenical tablets (Orlistat) to support our patients with their weight loss journey. Different medications can work best for different people based on...
Weight Loss Tips to Help You Stay Slim Whilst Socialising
Christmas is such a wonderful opportunity to catch up with loved ones and friends you’ve not seen for a while, meaning our diaries often look fuller than Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve. When Christmas comes around, it can be worrying that our weight loss journey...
Weight Loss Tips from Real People Who Have Lost Weight
Struggling with motivation? Is your weight loss plateauing? Or, maybe you’re just looking for new tips to help your weight loss. Look no further! We’ve gathered some fantastic weight loss tips from people who have successfully lost weight with weight loss programmes...
Appetite Suppressants For Weight Loss
How do appetite suppressants work? Appetite suppressants work by altering the release of chemical messengers within the appetite control centre of the brain called the hypothalamus. This leads to appetite suppression and reduced hunger perception. This means you gain...
Benefits of Medical Weight Loss Programmes
Being overweight or obese can put you at risk of developing serious health problems and can negatively many different areas of your life. While diet and physical activity play a fundamental role in helping you lose weight, not everyone succeeds with will power alone....
Gain back your confidence
There are many reasons that people come to join us here at The Slimming Clinic, but the reason we hear most commonly is that people are suffering from low self-esteem, lack of confidence and a fear of being able to do the things they want to through being over weight...