How I can help you
Wegovy and Mounjaro are medications called ‘GLP-1 analogues’ which have been used in the management of type 2 diabetes for some time now. They are a powerful tool, and can support weight reduction by reducing appetite, cravings for sweet foods and creating a sense of satiety or ‘fullness’ after smaller portions. In doing so they provide an exciting opportunity, enabling people to make changes to food habits and eating patterns they have struggled to maintain in the past, with greater success and more sustainable results.
These medications can help you to lose up to 20% of your total body weight after one year, when used in combination with diet, physical activity and behaviour change. Specialist guidance whilst using these medicines is a vital part of treatment and taking them in isolation without support and monitoring isn't recommended.
Specialist guidance will support you to get the very best out of your treatment and help you create lasting improvements to your eating habits and food choices, boosting your chances of maintaining your weight loss, especially if you decide to come off medication at a later date.
Working with me throughout your pharmacotherapy journey will help you to:
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Achieve your potential and get the best out of pharmacotherapy
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Manage side effects such as nausea, bloating and abdominal discomfort
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Meet requirements for essential vitamins and minerals
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Create healthful dietary habits that align with medication
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Make conscious food choices that nourish your body, promote metabolic health and well-being whilst also bringing you joy
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Feel empowered and enabled to make good dietary choices with freedom and flexibility
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Become more attuned to your own body’s satiety signals
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Leave behind ‘diet culture’ and restrictive, joyless eating
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Create lasting change
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Provide accountability - if you find this helpful!
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Maintain weight loss after cessation of treatment
Pharmacotherapy support (Wegovy and Mounjaro)
Detailed and holistic exploration of the medical, psychosocial, lifestyle and dietary factors that have created metabolic dysfunction and overweight, to build a clear picture of your unique journey. Incorporating your motivations, expectations and priorities, we will discuss all of your treatment options and develop a realistic and achievable plan for sustainable weight loss and better metabolic health.
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Exploring causes of weight gain in the context of medical and psychosocial circumstances in order to establish a nutritional diagnosis.
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Reviewing treatment options attempted to date.
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Exploring motivation, expectations, knowledge and understanding.
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Detailed discussion of available treatment options.
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Development of a holistic, realistic and achievable plan for sustainable weight loss.
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Recommendations for onward referral where required (e.g. Psychology, Medical, Surgical).
Who is this for?
People who have tried the traditional range of diet and lifestyle treatments and either struggled to succeed or to maintain change. This is particularly useful for those considering more intensive treatments such as total meal replacement, weight loss medications or weight loss surgery.
Expert Weight Management Assessment
I offer comprehensive, flexible packages of care that include:
Pre-surgery
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Nutritional assessment to assist in preparation for life after surgery
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Preparation for surgery (pre-operative liver reducing diet)
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Post-op diet nutrition education (months 0-3)
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Long-term nutrition after surgery
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Comprehensive written guides and resources
Post-surgery
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Regular support throughout your post-op journey
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Trouble-shooting
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Nutritional monitoring to avoid and treat nutritional deficiency
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Trouble-shooting and managing common challenges
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Guidance on golden rules for long term success (month 3 onwards)
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Getting the most out of your weight loss surgery
Virtual support
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Video or telephone consultations
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Unlimited email support throughout your journey
Professional correspondence
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I will liaise with your GP and healthcare team as required.
Onward referral
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Where other specialist input is required I have a large network of healthcare professionals (Psychologists, Endocrinologists, Surgeons) within the field of Complex Obesity and Bariatric Surgery that I can refer to.
Weight loss surgery preparation and aftercare
For those looking for more rapid results without medication or surgery, I offer an intensive programme designed to help you achieve significant weight loss (10-15% body weight) over 6 months whilst giving you all the knowledge and skills you need to transform your diet and lifestyle and keep the weight off long term.
For 12 weeks you will replace all food with a nutritionally complete meal replacement, with expert support and guidance throughout. Over the next 12 weeks you will gradually re-introduce food one meal at a time between education sessions that will guide you slowly back to a healthy, well balanced diet that works for you.
Type 2 Diabetes
Total Meal Replacements or ‘Very Low Calorie Diets’ have now been shown to improve blood sugar control in some patients with Type 2 Diabetes. The DiRECT trial recently demonstrated the potential of this treatment to put diabetes into remission, with the effect lasting for many months after patients had completed the diet. The NHS is beginning to offer this as a treatment option in some areas for patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
I work collaboratively with your medical team (or can refer you to a specialist if required) to support and guide you safely through the programme to success.
Total Meal Replacement Programme
