The Slimming Clinic Blog
Beat The Winter Bugs
It is only the end of September, but we are already feeling the cooler weather sniffles and colds coming on. Winter bugs are so easily caught from kids, colleagues, friends and family, but can really knock you off your feet and leave you feeling less-than-your-best...
5 Reasons Why You Might Be Struggling To Lose Weight
When you begin a weight loss programme, you set out with the best intentions. You are motivated, determined and your willpower is strong – it must be to have started your weight loss journey! Usually, you will see excellent weight loss results in the first few weeks...
Brand New Meal Replacement Weight Loss Programme
The Slimming Clinic are thrilled to launch our first non-medical weight loss plan, LeanShake. Proving as popular as our medical weight loss programmes, LeanShake meal replacement programme has already caused a big stir with patients, who are keen to improve their...
Brand New HbA1c Diabetes Test – Assess Your Risk of Diabetes
Diabetes: The Facts Currently, there are 5 million estimated cases of diabetes in the UK 9 in 10 cases are type 2 diabetes, a preventable variant of the condition By 2030, estimations say over 17 million of us could have, or be at risk of, type 2 diabetes Type 2...
Can Losing Weight Help Lower Blood Pressure?
What Is High Blood Pressure? High Blood Pressure is a common condition where the pressure of your blood against your blood vessel walls is consistently raised. The more pressure your blood comes under as it pumps around the body, the higher your blood pressure reading...
7 Ways To Get Back On Your Weight Loss Diet
Whilst for most of us in the UK we didn’t have the weather to reflect it, summer has, in fact, been and gone. With schools back in full swing and weekday and weekend routines back to normal, is your weight loss diet routine back to normal? Summer is traditionally one...
2 Week Exercise Plan for Weight Loss for Beginners
A recent survey undertaking by Nuffield Health has shown that nearly half of all women have done no vigorous exercise in the past 12 months. With Britons advised to do at least 75 minutes of vigorous exercise a week, this means that an awful lot of us aren't getting...
What happens at a weight loss consultation?
We know that joining The Slimming Clinic for the first time can be a big step. So, the apprehension of not knowing what to expect at your initial video weight loss consultation can be a little daunting. We want to take away any worry you might be feeling and put your...
Is it possible to lose weight without exercise?
How to lose weight without exercising is a question we get asked a lot at The Slimming Clinic, and we want to tell you that, yes, it is completely possible to lose weight without exercise! We have a lot of patients who haven’t exercised for years, don’t enjoy exercise...
What is medical weight loss treatment?
At The Slimming Clinic, we specialise in doctor led weight loss programmes. This includes the use of prescription weight loss medications to support those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 27. In this blog, we’re going to explore our most frequently asked questions...
UK Obesity Crisis : 40 million+ to be overweight by 2040
In shocking new statistics released by Cancer Research, they have found that 71% of the UK population, around 42 million people, will be overweight or obese by 2040. This is a sharp rise from the 64% of people already classed as overweight or obese within the UK and...
Get Out Of Your Weight Loss Plateau
Weight loss plateaus can be really frustrating. So much so that many individuals who reach a weight loss plateau tend to throw in the towel of their weight loss journey and quit their diet. This ultimately leads to them regaining all the weight they have lost and...