Weight management
If you struggle to control your weight on your own, actually you're not alone. Many people find it difficult to keep to a healthy weight.
The good news is there are many weight loss and weight management programmes that are available to help you to lose the pounds and to keep them off.
Everyone is different, so depending on your personal circumstances you may get along fine with a few tips or maybe some signposting to some activities and organisations.
If you need something a bit more structured or intensive to succeed, there are options there too.
On these pages we've gathered together information for the different parts of the Frimley Health and Care area.
Free online options:
| NHS Better Health |
| Free online tools and support to help people lose weight and get active. |
| NHS Weight Loss Plan |
| Free 12-week diet and exercise plan, available as an app on the App Store, Google Play, or as a printed version. |
| Couch to 5k |
| A 9-week running plan for beginners with each week involving 3 runs. Available online and on the App Store or Google Play. |
| Active 10 |
| Free walking tracker app available on the App Store or Google Play. |
All of the options on the remainder of this page are available on referral by an appropriate healthcare professional (or through self-referral where specified).
Lifestyle Interventions
| National Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP) | NHS Digital Weight Management Programme | Low Calorie Diet |
| A nine-month supported lifestyle intervention for people with Non-Diabetic Hyperglycaemia (NDH). Referral via healthcare professional or self-referral using Know Your Risk tool. |
Digital support (via smartphone or other internet-accessible device) for adults living with obesity AND either diabetes, or hypertension (or both), to help manage weight and improve health. |
A one-year programme for people who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the past 6 years and have a Body Mass Index of 27 or above (or 25 or above for people of Black, Asian or minority ethic origin) which includes 12 weeks total diet replacement, with a food-based low energy / carbohydrate diet. |
Because of the way weight management services are funded, while they are broadly similar they may differ slightly from place to place. Click on the relevant area below to see details of services where you are.
| Weight Off Your Mind | Weight loss programme for anyone who needs to lose weight for health reasons. Referral via a healthcare professional. |
| Low Carb Diet | Food-based low-energy/carbohydrate diet for people with Type 2 diabetes. Referral via a healthcare professional. |
| Everyone Health |
A 12-week programme with weekly nutrition and physical activity sessions for people with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or above (or 27 or above for individuals with certain health conditions, or high-risk or Black or minority ethnic group). |
| ShapeUp4Life (Hampshire only) | A free 12-week weight management programme for Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or above (or 28 or above for individuals with specified long-term conditions, or Black or minority ethnic groups). Available via referral by healthcare professional or by self-referral. |
| One You Surrey (Surrey only) | Offers a range of programmes including 12-week weight management programme, digital weight loss programme Gloji, Slimming World or MAN v FAT. For patients with Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or above (or 27.5 or above for Black or minority ethnic groups). Available via healthcare professional referral or self-referral. |
| The Health Coach (Aldershot only) | Behaviour change programme for people in Aldershot with pre-diabetes and a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 28. Available through referral by a healthcare professional. |
| MAN v FAT (Hampshire only) | For men with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 27.5 or above who want to lose weight, improve fitness and play football with like-minded men. Available through self-referral via the website. |
| Weight Off Your Mind |
Weight loss programme for anyone who needs to lose weight for health reasons. |
| Low Carb Diet | Food-based low energy/carbohydrate diet for people with Type 2 diabetes. Referral via healthcare professional. |
| Thrive Tribe | Gloji app with 12-week weight loss plan for BMI 30+ (27+ for BAME groups). Self-referral via website. |
| MAN v FAT |
For men with BMI 27.5+ who want to lose weight, improve fitness and play football with likeminded men. Self-referral via website. |
| ShapeUp4Life |
A 12-week weight management programme for people who want to lose weight. |
| Weight Off Your Mind | A Weight loss programme for anyone who needs to lose weight for health reasons. Referral via healthcare professional. |
| Low Carb Diet |
Food-based low energy/carbohydrate diet for people with Type 2 diabetes. |
| One You Surrey | Offers a range of programmes including 12-week weight management programme, digital weight loss programme Gloji, Slimming World or MAN v FAT. For patients with Body Mass Index of 30 or above (27.5 for Black and minority ethnic groups). Available through healthcare professional referral, or self-referral. |
| Slimming World |
For patients with Type 2 diabetes with a Body Mass Index of 30 or above. |