Counterweight

Counterweight Core

Counterweight Core is a food-first 12 month weight loss / weight management and behaviour change programme ran by Live Life Aberdeenshire in partnership with NHS Grampian. 

The programme has been commissioned to support diabetes prevention across Grampian and is suitable for any one who is overweight or obese, and inactive. Living with excess weight and inactivity are known contributory causes of type 2 diabetes, alongside other risk factors. Anyone wishing to know their risk score can do so via the link below. 

Diabetes UK (Know your risk)

The programme helps you to lose 5-10% of your starting body weight and keep it off.

By following the programme you will learn how to change your eating and physical activity habits - for good!

You will be supported to:

• Learn skills to help you change your eating, drinking and activity habits (based upon the psychology of long-term habit change).
• Learn practical tools needed to plan balanced meals as well as your daily weekly routine.
• Tailor the recommended changes to suit your home life, social life, work life, food preferences and affordability. 
• Identify and plan for times when it is more challenging to keep going with your new routines and habits. 

Programme Structure

The programme is group based and delivered in two stages:

1. Weight loss (13 weekly sessions)
2. Weight maintenance (quarterly follow-on sessions)

During stage 1 participants will attend face to face weekly sessions to discuss weekly topics from the counterweight programme and take part in 30mins of low-level physical activity. 

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 18 years or over.
• A BMI between 25 - 37.9 (or BMI over 23 for some minority ethnic groups)
• No diagnosed [active] eating disorders. 
• Not pregnant or breastfeeding a child of less than 4 months old.

To find out more and to be considered for the programme please complete the relevant form via link below. 

Health Care Professional form

Self-referral form