What to expect

Weight Management clinics are available to Brighton & Hove residents. The clinics offer ongoing appointments (up to 6) and provide support and guidance which is individually tailored to achieve and maintain lasting results.

Your first appointment will last up to 60 minutes, allowing time to discuss how we can best support you, and to carry out a full nutritional assessment. All follow-up appointments thereafter will last up to 30 minutes.

The Dietitians at the clinic will:

• Provide up-to-date, evidence-based information on healthy eating.
• Support and guide you as you begin to set small, achievable goals to help better manage your weight.
• Help you overcome barriers to achieving your goals.
• Encourage you to continue with the changes you make.

The Dietitians at the clinic will not:

• Criticize or judge you.
• Provide strict diets which are difficult to maintain.
• Exclude food groups.
• Advocate a quick fix approach to weight loss.

To get the most from the appointments, we ask you to:

• Attend each appointment.  Please give us plenty of notice if you cannot make an appointment so we can offer the slot to others.  We can easily re-book you!
• Arrive on time (we will make sure we finish on time).
• Be open to the support and guidance given.
• Carry out the agreed changes when you get home.

Why do the clinics work?

• They are delivered by friendly, trained Dietitians.
• The confidential, relaxed and supportive environment lets you openly discuss any issues regarding your weight.
• Our focus for success is on making small lifestyle changes that are easy to maintain.
• Following your first appointment, we can offer continued support for up to 6 months.

Download a food diary form (pdf, 73Kb) and clinic questionnaire (pdf, 146Kb) to print and out and complete before your appointment. 

Note: Dietitians are the only nutrition professionals to be statutorily regulated and governed by an ethical code, to ensure that they always work to the highest standard. The title Dietitian can only be used by those appropriately trained professionals who have registered with the Health Professions Council. All our clinics are delivered by state registered Dietitians.