will see a fully qualified doctor with years of training and experience whom you’ll see on a confidential one-to-one basis, plus we are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 

Secondly, we do not promote starvation diets as these can lead to yo-yoing. Our programmes will allow you to eat between 1300 – 1500 calories a day, which with the help of appetite suppressants, is quite manageable. We aim to help you develop good eating and drinking habits, but recognise that we all enjoy the occasional meal out, a few drinks with friends and the odd weekend away, party or wedding.

Thirdly, we don’t promote the latest fad in juices, shakes or expensive diet meals, but encourage you to prepare your own healthy meals and to eat regularly which leads to gradual, consistent weight loss. We’ve seen it work hundreds of times.

No – not unless you want us to! Some patients want to be given exact instructions about what to eat and when while others want general guidelines. Everyone is different and we will come up with a programme which suits you and your lifestyle.

You’re right. Keeping the weight off is an ongoing struggle and there are many reasons for this – some physiological, some genetic, some psychological and it doesn’t help that we are bombarded by tasty, highly-calorific foods, coffees and sugary drinks everywhere. If you starve your body it will lead to yo-yoing, so our approach is for gradual, sustainable weight loss by getting you to change your habits and approach to food so that you can continue independently once you’ve completed the programme.  Nevertheless, we do see about one-third of our patients a year or more after completing their programme with us to help nudge them back in the right direction again. However, once you’ve reached your goal, we encourage you to come on our free maintenance programme. Visit us on a monthly basis to be weighed, have your body composition analysis done, speak to the doctor and come away with a bit of encouragement! Understandably, many patients become our friends.

We offer a range of appetite suppressants, from natural ones to medication. As you know all medication carries some risks, even commonly used ones like Aspirin and Paracetamol, which is why you can only be prescribed these ones by a doctor at a regulated, specialist clinic like ours. The medications we prescribe have been proven for over 40 years and are the most widely used appetite suppressants used in the USA, Canada and Australia. We source the medications from three pharmaceutical manufacturers in the UK. Usually, the doctor will prescribe you a lower dose for the first week to see how you get along. Some patients say that they might get a dry month and feel a bit restless for a day or two, but invariably this passes.

However, these slim risks must be weighed against the very considerable risks of being overweight. Did you know that 1 in 3 adults in this country are pre-diabetic? Did you know that a weight gain of just 11 pounds can double your risk of getting Type 2 diabetes or a gain of 20 pounds can double a woman’s risk of getting breast cancer. Likewise, a man’s risk of getting a stroke, heart attack or prostate cancer increases directly in line with his weight.

So yes as with every medication there are some slight risks, however you will be monitored by a fully qualified doctor throughout and the risks of remaining overweight are immeasurably higher. So join up and live healthily for ever after!