Hello lilicauk can you recommend literature or websites for progressive relaxation? I often refer to and recommend ' The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook ', now in it's sixth edition, to those wishing to learn a variety of tools for this purpose - progressive relaxation methods are covered ...

Hi engineerinuk Are you talking about laser lipolysis and/or liposuction. If you are, these are cosmetic procedures designed to remove small amounts of fat tissue from basically lean people. They are not treatment for overweight/obesity and my understanding of the literature is that the benefits are...

Just to add... the only medication licensed for weight management & offered on the NHS is orlistat (Xenical). This has proven effectiveness in producing greater weight loss than diet and exercise alone. It does, however, require that you stick to a very low fat diet or you will experience unplea...

Hi Honeybee I don't really have much to add to Wendy's very sensible advice. You are currently a normal BMI and it is not helpful to become overly concerned about your weight as this can set up unhelpful eating patterns, for example being overly restricted in your food intake leading to episodes of ...

Hello, Weight loss surgery can offer very significant health benefits by offering greater weight loss than most people can achieve through dieting alone. Whether you are eligible for surgery on the NHS will depend on your weight (BMI) and health. NICE have laid out very clear guidelines: • They have...

Hello Liz, From your post it sounds like you would meet the NICE criteria for funding for weight loss (bariatric) surgery because of your BMI and health problems. You can get more information about accessing weight loss surgery from the NICE website (http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/obesity#path...

Hello Just to add a little to Gary's comment.... I think the first thing to say is that you have done incredibly well to lose 5st - it is a real achievement and you should be proud of your efforts knowing that you will be repaid in terms of better health and hopefully improved quality of life. Howev...

Hello Clairebpd It is the case that most bariatric teams won't offer surgery to people who have serious psychiatric problems unless they have been stable - that is no crises, psychiatric admissions or episodes of self-harm - for at least one year. This is because weight loss surgery can be associate...

Hello dorafrance I'm very sorry to hear that you are having such a difficult time - it sounds as if you have a lot of life stress at the moment and combined with your weight, its all getting on top of you. It's not usual for people to become depressed when they are trying to cope with so much & ...

Hello Cloudgamer I'm not a fitness specialist so I'm afraid I can't offer any specific advice about exercise, but I'm interested in the fact that you say that you don't need to lose weight but have 'huge' amounts of excess fat on your back and arms, which would seem unusual if you are not generally ...