12 Week FREE weight management courses delivered across North East Lincolnshire
The programme is designed to encourage, enable and support people to lose weight and maintain weight loss, while living a healthy lifestyle with improved psychological wellbeing.
The courses are delivered by wellbeing coaches, across 3 providers: Wellbeing Service, Lincs Inspire & ‘Thrive’ Social Prescribing Team. All have been trained and supported by Xyla, giving coverage across North East Lincolnshire.
Each one-hour group session includes a topic to support changes in achieving a healthy weight. Peer support, tracking, progress reviews and goal setting are weekly features to enable sustainable behaviour change.
For an idea of what is involved download the Weight Management Course Overview (PDF, 307KB) .
When are the courses?
Current Timetable below, being held at various venues around North East Lincolnshire for 2024.
Available courses (additional dates to be added soon):
Programme Start Date | Venue | Time |
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Tuesday 9th Apr 24 | Carers Support Centre, Grimsby | 09:30-11:30 |
Tuesday 9th Apr 24 | Fusion Centre, Ladysmith Road, Grimsby | 14:00-16:00 |
Friday 24th May 24 | Freeman Street Market, Grimsby | 09:30-11:30 |
Thursday 30th May 24 | Freshney Green, Grimsby | 18:00-20:00 |
Eligibility criteria:
- Aged 18+
- NE Lincolnshire resident
- BMI of 25 or more (or a lower BMI of 23 or more for adults of South Asian, Chinese and Black ethnicities). To find out what your BMI is, you can use the NHS calculator here: BMI calculator | Check your BMI – NHS | Please fill in your details (www.nhs.uk)
Exclusion criteria:
- Are currently on the National Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP), Low Calorie Diet programme
- Pregnant women (but not post-partum)
- Have an underlying medical cause for obesity and would benefit from more intensive clinical management than a Tier 2 service
- Have already accessed a Tier 2 weight management service twice in the last year. If a resident has already accessed the service twice and been unsuccessful, they should be referred to their GP.
Course referrals
You can refer for the course either on your own or by a health professional.
To refer yourself or make a referral contact us by completing our Weight management referral form or calling us on 01472 325500.
Page last updated: 06 Oct 2023