The Weight Action Plan is a free course run by specialists from the Health and Lifestyle Research Unit within Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)
The course uses up-to-date evidence-based methods of weight management combined with group support and weekly tasks. The various tasks and the programme itself have been tested in several studies and a large randomised trial (1-5). The programme helps over 40% of participants to lose at least 5% of their body weight at one year.
If you are thinking of joining the course, here is some useful information to help you to decide whether this is for you.
There are several good ways of managing one’s weight. There are several good ways of managing one’s weight. Not all of them will work for everybody, but here is a way to try several of them to see which one works for you.
- Over the first 8 weeks of the course, you will be given a series of tasks
- You have to be able to commit to practice each task for at least the following week; and to record that you did so.
- If the task worked, you can continue to use it; if it did not work or was too difficult, you can stop it
- You then have a good chance of finding at least some methods that you can adopt long-term – and continue to practice them with guidance for the last 4 weeks of the 12-week course
- There is however, the tough part mentioned earlier – you will have to stick to each of the tasks for at least one week
- In addition, throughout the course, there will be a gradually increasing exercise target, based on your needs and ability
- You will work on the tasks with ‘buddies’ and report to the group on what worked well and what didn’t.
The course is open to anyone who lives and/or works in Tower Hamlets aged over 18 with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above (or over 27.5 for people of South-Asian heritage). To check your BMI, enter your height and weight here:
https://patient.info/doctor/bmi-calculator-calculator
To register for the course, please click on the link https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3LRBZ5F
If you have any questions, text 07860040277 or email wap@qmul.ac.uk
To register for the course, please click here. If you have any questions, text 07860040277 or email wap@qmul.ac.uk
