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If you are unable to attend your Slimming World group for more than 2 weeks, you must telephone Slimming World on 01773 302487 or let your Consultant know as soon as possible. You are entitled to 2 sick weeks/holiday weeks, which can be booked at any time during your referral, however weeks missed beyond this cannot be guaranteed to be added onto your membership.

We do not focus on weight during the content of our programme, or our conversations with your family. We do take your child’s height and weight measurements just four times over the 12 week programme, as a way to track their progress. However, we do not focus on measurements – instead we celebrate successes through your family’s missions! Measurements are done in a very discreet way and we aim to make it as relaxed as possible. Please speak to a member of our team if you have any worries around this.

You can use your child’s height and weight measurements to check if they are eligible for our programme. Use the NHS BMI calculator here to find out what BMI centile they are: https://www.nhs.uk/health-assessment-tools/calculate-your-body-mass-index/calculate-bmi-for-children-teenagers/ . To be eligible for our programme, your child needs to be on or above the 91st centile.

All Health Coach meetings are 1-1 Telephone calls however some surgeries in the county have Health Coaches so please check with your GP surgery.

The sessions are 30 minutes via phone

After the initial call where we discuss your goals, we may start implementing small changes to your weekly routine and your daily life. During our phone calls, we make a plan together.

While nutritionists and personal trainers focus on specific areas of health, a health coach takes a holistic approach, addressing various aspects of well-being.

Your health is your most important asset. Working with an experienced health coach gives you resources and support to help you be your healthiest.

Yes you can. Health Coaches can support you before and during your time on another pathway

- Clinical/medical advice, treatment or diagnosis - Therapy or counselling - Meal plans - Personal training

- Identifying and overcoming barriers to change - Finding your ‘why’, highlighting your motivation and readiness for change. - Helping you to increase your confidence - Providing a safe space to discuss what matters - Working with you to help you achieve your goals

Additional siblings are able to attend the sessions, but only with agreement from our team prior to starting the programme. Eligible children take priority on the groups, so there may not be room for additional siblings to join in with activities. If there is room, additional siblings will need to attend every week so as not to take up another child’s space.

After your family have completed the programme, you will be eligible for a 6 month follow-up and a 12 month follow-up appointment. Ideally, we aim for these to be face-to-face so that the families can all get back together; however sometimes these may need to be done over the phone instead. If you feel you need support before your 6 month follow-up then you can always message your coach and we will arrange a phone call with you.

Absolutely! We would love it if you spread the word about Gloji Energy to friends and family, so that we can get them signed up too! Unfortunately, we are not a drop-in service so they would need to refer their child into our service via the website, so that we can get them signed up to a group.

There’s lots of support available to you and it’s up to you how much you access. You can opt to join our private Facebook page, which is for members of Gloji Energy groups. Your Gloji Energy coach is always available to have a 1-1 chat if you feel you need additional support – this can be done via SMS message or a phone call can be arranges.

Throughout the programme, there are various resources that will support your family to make healthier changes to your lifestyle. Some examples are a workbook, activity ideas for trying new foods, and a food label checker card. Your child will also be eligible for gifting and a discount pass at the end of the programme, depending on how many sessions they have attended (and these gifts are to support them with their healthy lifestyle journey in the future).

Each week, your coach will ask you to set a family ‘mission’ to work on over the week. This is a small, achievable goal that you will set with your child, to work on as a whole family. Your coach will then ask you how the mission has gone the following week.

Absolutely not! We believe in a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, and do not believe in restrictions. With that in mind, we have designed our ‘4 Gloji Pillars’- Nutrition, Movement, Mind and Sleep. Each week’s topic will be related to one of these pillars - some examples are balanced eating; snack swap ideas to reduce sugar or salt; eating well on a budget; reducing screen time; mindfulness; and increasing activity levels.

Gloji Energy (like all of our One You Lincolnshire services) is completely FREE to children and their families (including the physical activities)!

In order for your family to get the most out of the programme, we expect families to be able to attend a minimum of 9 sessions. Ideally, we would love for you to attend all 12; however we understand that you may have pre-booked holidays or illness may arise.

Yes - due to safeguarding we cannot allow children to be left at the group without an adult present. We also want your family to get the most out of the group, and a key part of that is for a parent/carer to attend the session with the Gloji Energy coach.

Our groups are held at different venues across the county, but typically these are leisure centres, trampoline parks and children’s centres that we work in partnership with. We try to cover as much of the county as possible, but some of our key areas are Lincoln, Gainsborough, Boston, Skegness, Louth, Mablethorpe, Spalding, Grantham and Sleaford.

Our groups run Monday-Friday after school hours, so usually 4:30-5:30pm, or 5-6pm.

The 10 group sessions are an hour long each. For 45 minutes, the children will go with a qualified activity instructor and take part in fun physical activities together. While the children are doing this, their parents/carers will stay with a Gloji Energy coach and chat about a range of different topics. For the last 15 minutes, the children will return to their parents/carers and take part in a family activity with the Gloji Energy coach.

Our programme is 12 weeks long, where you will attend once a week for an hour. The first and last sessions are 1-1 with your family and a coach, so that we can find out how to best support your family. The middle 10 sessions are group sessions (for up to 12 families) with a Gloji Energy coach and an activity instructor.

We are able to offer support for children aged 4-12 years and their families.

Currently Champix is unavailable, however, there are lots of other stop smoking aids available to you, such as NRT products. Your stop smoking practitioner will work with you to find the most suitable stop smoking aid for you.

Absolutely not! All clients on our Exercise on Prescription pathway will receive a minimum of 3 1-to-1 sessions with a qualified gym instructor who will devise a personalised exercise plan to suit your goals and take into consideration any medical conditions. They will then induct you to the gym, educating you on how to use the machines and perform all exercises in your plan.

This will be slightly different depending on which pathway you sign up for. For our one-to-one pathway, you will receive 6 sessions with a physical activity coach, often spread over around 12 weeks. Our group physical activity programme consists of 12 weekly session, which are led by one of our coaches. These sessions are usually delivered in community venues like village halls. On both of these pathways, clients have access to their coach’s email and phone details so they can ask for advice and support between sessions. For our exercise on prescription pathway, in addition to free access to the gym for 12 weeks, you will also receive a minimum of 3 one-to-one sessions with a qualified gym instructor to support you.

The short answer to this question is a simple “no”. It takes years, often decades for bodybuilders to gain the amount of muscle they have. Strength exercises have been shown to increase bone density, joint stability as well as muscular strength and are an essential part of all exercise plans, no matter your age, gender or physical ability.

Both the 1-to-1 and group sessions will consist of a mixture of strength training and cardio exercises. Our expert team of physical activity coaches will also make sure there is something for everyone and will provide seated and standing options of varying intensities.

You will be able to choose which of the move more programme s your prefer when you sign up online, or if you prefer, one of our Triage team will be able to give you a call to talk you through the different options.

We encourage you to initially work at a level which is comfortable for you. We aim to support you in implementing an active lifestyle in the long term, so putting yourself off by working an uncomfortably high intensity is not advised. Your coach will educate you on the use of the Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale to quantify how exercise feels and ensure you’re working at the right level to make progress, without causing unnecessary discomfort.

Yes! For our 1-to-1 sessions you will receive an exercise booklet and personalised exercise plan. Our exercise booklet contains a full range of different exercises at different intensities. As for our group sessions, you’ll not only receive the exercise booklet, but you’ll also receive a free resistance band too! This can be used during our sessions for some of the exercises involved.

Research has shown that any increase in physical activity levels can have a significant positive impact on health, so we encourage our clients to gradually increase their activity rather than doing too much too soon. However, over the course of your physical activity pathway your coach will encourage you to work towards a target of at least 150 minutes of moderate activity per week. This amount of activity has been shown to significantly improve health in the longer term.

The answer to this question will differ from person to person as there is no specific time of the day which is significantly more beneficial for exercise. We recommend you instead ask yourself which is the best time for you? We encourage you to find the most suitable time of the day or week which allows you to exercise consistently and regularly, aiming to build a routine for activity. Whether that be mornings, evenings or during the TV ad breaks, if you complete more activity than you used to, no matter how little, you will make progress towards achieving your goals.

Both our 1-to-1 and group programmes require little to no equipment. All of our exercises can be completed at home utilising things you will find around the house. The only common piece of equipment required is a chair (a dining room chair is best). If you would like to increase the intensity of an exercise and introduce the use of weights, this can simply be achieved by using tinned foods or bottles of water instead.

Absolutely! It is never too late to start exercising! Some people say they can’t exercise because of their arthritis, but we see some of the greatest benefits in people with arthritis. Exercise can help you not only lose weight, but it can reduce pain, increase range of motion, strength and mobility. We have a range of different exercises that can be performed both seated and standing. Our coaches take all medical conditions into consideration when designing exercise plans, allowing them to create safe and effective exercise programmes for all.

There is a presentation night where the winner of the league receives a trophy, certificates and some medals each, but individual prizes are also available for those who have lost the most weight! If you really enjoyed the league and felt it was beneficial, you can join the following league for £31 a month.

The league table is made of a combination of football scores and the bonus goals from your weekly weigh ins. You can earn bonus weight loss goals by losing as a team (the more of you who lose, the higher the goal bonus), by losing for three weeks you get a hat trick, which is worth another goal and by reaching your 5% and 10% targets. Never forget: the football is important but the most vital thing about the scheme is losing weight and getting healthier.

Appropriate footwear with astro turf trainers, studs or moulds, ask at your location for full details of the best footwear for the surface. You must wear shin pads and remove all jewellery before games otherwise you will not be allowed to play.

Once all teams on a league reach capacity then any new registration are added to wait list. If anyone drops out of the league then you can join the league that is already going at any point. You won't get a reduced experience, as the leagues automatically roll on, so you will be part of the next season as well. We fill these places in first come first serve order* so the sooner you join up the more likely you are to get a place. *When a space becomes free we'll offer it to the waiting player who registered first, but if we don't hear back from him we'll offer it to the next on the list.

As soon as you register then MAN v FAT will send you a welcome email with next steps and access to further content. If you haven’t seen that email then check your spam folder as it will almost certainly be there. When a place becomes available on a team then the Club Health and Wellbeing Coach will be in touch to let you know the next steps. For new league seasons you will be given information about the registration session. The registration session is an entire week before the games begin and is so that you can meet your new team mates, give them the info they need (height, weight, etc) and ask any questions you might have (what boots I should wear, etc). In short, don’t worry the club health and wellbeing coach will be in touch before the league begins. If you want to check when your registration sessions is then have a look at your league homepage.

MAN v FAT Football have worked with a variety of guys, from ages 18 up to 60 and over and up to a BMI of 50+ because it’s suitable for all types of fitness. You can join a non-playing role and no one will ever expect you to kick a ball throughout the whole league – you can still be a productive member of the team if you turn up and weight in every week and lose weight. You’ll contribute goals galore that way. The games are slower, yes slower, not slow. They are still competitive and players do put a lot of effort into the games but these leagues are exclusively for men who want to lose weight. The teams often have roll-on, roll-off subs, so if you’re tired, take a break! Be sensible and exercise at your own pace. You want to start slowly and build up over the weeks. The worst thing you want to do is push yourself too hard and aggravate injuries and remember to always warm up and cool down properly too!

Approximately 80% of players join on their own. We put you into teams and help you to get to know the other players. Equally, if you have friends, colleagues or family who also want to lose weight then join with them and you may be placed in the same team.

Once you sign up, that place is yours, even if you miss games - but bear in mind you can’t get credit for games you miss. To get the benefit of the structure, they recommend missing no more than 4 games in 14 (the length of the average season). Each week you’re missing, you get an email to see how you’re doing. You can click a link to say when you’ll be back. If you don’t click the link, you’ll be marked as AWOL and if you’re marked as AWOL for more than three weeks with no contact, they may offer your space to a new starter, so make sure you let them know if you’re just away for a short while.

Yes you can! If you look at the page for the club you’re looking to join on the MAN v FAT Football website, you’ll see that there’s an option to email the health and wellbeing coach to arrange a visit. Go to the homepage for the club you’re looking to join and you’ll see there’s an option to email the health and wellbeing coach to arrange a visit. We welcome players to come down and see what we’re up to and make sure that you feel comfortable. We welcome players to go down and see what happens. Be warned though - they’ve never had anyone come down for a visit and not join!

The league consists of 14 weeks of games. You play 1 game per week which is 30 minutes long (14 mins each way, 2 mins half time). And depending on the number of teams in the league this may follow a league format for all 14 weeks or 10 weeks of a league and 4 weeks of a cup competition.

There are 2 funded leagues running in Lincolnshire: Lincoln Wednesday Evening at Yarborough Leisure Centre from 20:00 to 22:00 and Boston Friday Evening at The Jakemans Community Stadium from 19:00 to 21:00

After completing the core 12-week programme, you can continue to be a Second Nature member in the sustain programme where you can practice the healthy habits you have acquired in the first 12 weeks, as well as work towards new goals. You'll receive continued support from your health coach and group, ongoing access to your app and tech, extra educational content, new recipes and access to the Second Nature community. After the sustain period, you can go on to access further support, where you can choose a 4 week programme which focuses on areas such as; motivation, mindset, nutrition etc.

It is designed to be flexible and can be adjusted to your needs. Second Nature encourage you to increase your activity based on your average steps per day (recorded on your watch) during the first two weeks of the programme. They also encourage exercising in some strength based activities, but your Health Coach will be able to offer further advice.

Yes, you are able to use your own watch to track your steps. Second Nature will be able to help you to connect your watch to the app.

This depends on what works for you, and your Health Coach at Second Nature will be able to advise you. However, we do know that those who track their weight more frequently (say once a week) are more likely to have positive results on the programme. Keeping an eye each week would be good advice, if this works for you!

After agreeing with One You Lincolnshire that this programme is for you, Second Nature will get in contact and you can then pick a date that you would like to start. Most of the start dates are on a Monday, at the beginning of the week, as a fresh start to things. Most people will receive their equipment in the week proceeding their start date (even if you sign up three weeks in advance), usually on the Wednesday or Thursday.

You will receive a tech pack sent to your home address which includes a set of digital scales, a fitness watch, recipe book and handbook. This fantastic support pack is yours to keep forever, there is no need to return it!

There is no cost involved for you to do this programme, as long as you fit the One You Lincolnshire eligibility criteria. This is a BMI of 30 or more (27.5 BAME individuals) and live or work in Lincolnshire.

The WW plan is about developing a healthy relationship with food that will get you to goal and also help you stay there long term. Your SmartPoint allowance is tailored to you and is designed to provide an adult with an average weight loss of up to two pounds per week after the first three weeks. This is considered to be a healthy and sustainable rate of weight loss. Rather than focussing on your final goal weight, which can feel too far away, try setting yourself mini goals of the next half stone, or dropping down a clothing size.

Yes, as long as you fit the eligibility criteria, which is a BMI of 30 or more (27.5 for BAME) and live or work in Lincolnshire, you will be issued with a voucher and it is then up to you to decide which of your local workshops you begin attending.

Absolutely. Every new member is invited to sit through a group before they commit to joining. Get in touch with your local consultant to arrange this.

You get 24/7 access to the members-only website which has over 1,400 recipes, meal plans, weight loss strategies and more. Alongside this, you can use the members only app which features tools, trackers and more. Your local group may also have their own social media group where you can offer encouragement, support and share experiences with your fellow group members.

Absolutely not, that is part of Slimming World’s promise to you. They would only announce your weight change with your permission, and if you would prefer that to be private, just ask your consultant not to announce it to the group.

Slimming World say, yes you really can! With Food Optimising your appetite becomes your limit – rather than the number of points/calories you’re allowed. Free foods are foods that you eat in unlimited amounts and with an endless variety of these on offer, you’ll never go hungry and feel guilty about eating again. When you’re free from the fear of hunger and guilt, the urge to overeat will disappear.

To celebrate your fantastic achievement and to help you maintain your weight loss for life, once you reach your own Personal Achievement Target weight you become a free lifetime member of Slimming World! This means that your membership is absolutely free for life as long as you stay within 3lbs of your target weight. You are encouraged to go to group as often as you can (and at least once every month for a top-up of support and to inspire your friends in group to achieve their dream target too.) Slimming World ask you to weigh in each time you attend to keep an eye on that all-important target. As long as you come to group once every two months, your free access to LifelineOnline continues too.

Slimming world encourage a healthy rate of weight loss of an average of 1-2lbs per week. This is a realistic and achievable goal for most people. Overall, it depends on how much weight you want to lose. Hundreds of thousands of people have found success with Food Optimising, and weight losses range from 7lbs to 10st or more.

Because of your new member talk, your first group usually lasts around 1½ hours; sessions last around an hour each week after that.

If there's ever a week where you can't get to your usual group, your Consultant will be more than happy to help you find another convenient group to keep your weight loss on track.

We understand that you may not be available to attend your group for 12 weeks on the trot, therefore Slimming World kindly allow you 16 weeks to attend 12 groups.

Yes, as long as you fit the eligibility criteria, which is a BMI of 30 or more (27.5 for BAME) and live or work in Lincolnshire. You will be issued with a voucher and it is then up to you to decide which of your local groups you begin attending.

Unfortunately, not. One You Lincolnshire have agreed with Slimming World that you must have been a non-paying member for at least 3 months, before accessing a FREE 12-week voucher from One You Lincolnshire.

Once you have completed the course with us, we will contact you at 3, 6 and 12 months to see how you’re getting on. Following the course, all clients will still have access to The Other Room Gym, which is our virtual online gym. As a healthy lifestyle service, there are also other pathways your practitioner can discuss with you, if you feel you require further support. We are also looking to implement some maintenance sessions, which your practitioner will be in touch about when they are up and running.

If your commitments change, you may be able to move to another group if the day/time is suitable for you, but we will have to review this on a case-by-case basis. Once you commit to the 12 week Lose Weight With programme you won’t be able to swap to another weight management provider, such as Slimming World, Second Nature, WW etc.

On a weekly basis as we’re really interested to hear how your week has gone so we can give you the appropriate support. It would be great if you can share with your practitioner your weight (self-reported on a virtual course and taken in person on a face-to-face course), minutes of moderate physical activity, minutes of vigorous physical activity, daily fruit and veg consumption, units of alcohol for the week and a goal to work towards. In addition to this you will receive a weight loss tracker and a workbook and you can record your weight loss progress in these. It’s also important to note how you feel as well, do your clothes feel looser? Do you feel happy? Do you feel energised? Are you sleeping better? All of these things will also show progress.

Throughout the programme there are various resources that will support you to make changes to your lifestyle. Some of these include a workbook, a portion beaker, a food label checker card and more. These are either sent to your home address or handed to you in person at the face-to-face groups.

There’s lots of support available and it’s up to you how much you access. You can opt to join our private Facebook and WhatsApp pages/groups, as well as the weekly 1-to-1 contact with your practitioner. Progress calls can be arranged as and when you feel you need that bit of extra support as well – we’re here for you! If you’re taking part in the online course, you will receive weekly emails with the course content for you to look back over. You will also have access to The Other Room Gym which is an online physical activity platform with live streamed and saved workouts. The face-to-face course offers a free leisure pass*, which allows you to access the gym, swimming and exercise classes alongside your 12 week programme. *each leisure centre may vary in what they offer.

Yes, this will be absolutely fine. Exercises can be performed standing or seated with minimal or no equipment. Each exercise will have adaptations for you to choose from, so you can select the most appropriate for you. The exercise is light to moderate (around 4 to 6 out of 10) and will gradually become slightly more challenging each week, hopefully increasing your fitness.

The sessions will be delivered by trained practitioners and involve presentations, videos, interactive tasks and lots of discussions. Key topics that we cover are portion sizes, food labels, fats, sugars, habits, snacking and much more! We’re always happy to answer any questions you have, so we’re sure to be able to help. Our key messages focus on having 3 regular meals, aiming for 150 active minutes of activity per week, having 5 a day, reducing screen time, managing portion sizes and cutting down on snacking. Nothing is off limits with this programme; there’s no set ‘diet’ for you to follow. We focus on making small, sustainable changes to your lifestyle.

Group sizes can vary from 15-30 people. We do encourage you to attend every session where possible, to get the most out of the programme. If you don’t feel comfortable accessing the groups face to face, you might feel better joining our online groups, as there is the option for you to participate without your camera on. Where possible though, we love to see your smiley face!

Online groups are delivered using a platform called Zoom. You need an internet connection and access to a laptop, tablet or mobile phone. We tend to run the groups either in the morning (10:00 to 11:30), afternoon (13:00 to 14:30) or evening (18:00 to 19:30). Don’t worry if you’re not overly confident with using Zoom, we do have step-by-step instructions to help you log on and a member of staff will be available for tech support over the first few weeks of the course, if needed.

Traditionally, they are delivered at leisure centres across the county that we work in partnership with. We try to cover as much of the county as possible, but some of our key areas are Lincoln, Gainsborough, Boston, Skegness, Louth, Mablethorpe, Spalding, Grantham and Sleaford.

You can choose either an online or a face-to-face course. Whichever suits you best!

The programme lasts for 12 weeks, including an entry appointment, 10 group sessions and an exit appointment. The entry and exit appointments last for roughly 30 minutes and each group session is 90 minutes long. Within the group sessions, the first 60 minutes focuses on a different nutrition topic each week and the final 30 minutes involves taking part in some light intensity physical activity.

Our Health Coaches are not able to offer any therapeutic interventions, however, they can signpost and support an onward referral to local services if required.

Our dedicated team of Health Coaches can signpost and support an onward referral to local services if required.

Our Health Coaches offer up to six 1-to-1 sessions. Once you have attended your first session, you and your Health Coach will work out how frequently you will be contacted.

We use a standardised assessment tool to measure your risk of alcohol related harm. This is a short questionnaire that will be asked by our Triage team.

No. You don’t need to bring anything to your first session. Our fantastic team of Health Coaches will give you a call and each session will be tailored to you.

We aren’t currently sharing personal data with GP surgeries. But if we have a concern we might ask you for your permission to speak with a GP.

No, we don’t breathalyse our clients.

No. One You Lincolnshire is not a treatment service. We offer educational and motivational support to people wishing to make healthier choices around their alcohol use.

No. Our support is tailored to your needs, whether you want to cut down, moderate your drinking or stop altogether.

No, we do not currently offer weekend appointments. We have appointments from 8am-8pm Monday – Friday.

The Stop Smoking practitioner will monitor how you get on with the products and they can be adjusted in quantity or swapped for another product at any point within your journey.

The Stop Smoking practitioner will work with you to set a quit date, ideally within two weeks of your first appointment. The full course is 12 weeks in length but by 12 weeks you should be well into your life as a non-smoker.

It’s never too late to improve your health! No age is too old. Stopping smoking at any age will bring benefits to your health.

Smoking 5 or fewer cigarettes a day can still cause almost as much damage to your lungs as smoking 40 a day.

E-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than smoking. We can supply an E-cigarette and E-liquids to support your quit attempt, alongside behaviour change support.

Smoking can mask a lot of health problems due to lack of oxygen in the bloodstream. Problems come to light when you stop but this means that they can be treated more quickly once diagnosed.

Most people who use NRT products do not become dependent on them as most people don't use them for long enough. Those who do use them long term will find that they are still considerably less harmful than smoking.

Yes, you can use a nicotine replacement therapy and its less harmful than smoking. Ideally, we like to use as least amount of NRT as we can. Our practitioner can discuss the best option for you.

Carbon monoxide is a gas created by anything that burns. As the cigarette burns, it goes into your system and binds to your red blood cells which usually carry oxygen around the body. This means there is less capability for the body to carry oxygen, as the cells are now full with carbon monoxide.