Slimming World
You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.
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Slimming WorldWeight Watchers
Meetings, online or a little bit of both. They’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.
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Weight WatchersBMI calculator
The body mass index (BMI) is a measure that uses your height and weight to work out if your weight is healthy.
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NHS: BMI healthy weight calculator
Free weight management programmes From ‘Choose you’
Choose You offers an integrated approach to supporting residents in Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes to make long term improvements to their health and wellbeing. Whether you need support to lose weight or to stop smoking, their teams will guide you through the process.
Residents can sign themselves up for this service by completing the referral form available on Choose You website, or your GP can submit a referral on your behalf.
Choose you don’t tell people what to do, instead, you will be guided
and supported to understand how thoughts, emotions and
feelings influence decisions.
For further information, please visit the website.NHS Couch to 5K<br>The Couch to 5K app has been designed to get you off the couch and running in just 9 weeks. Grab your trainers, download the app and follow the step-by-step instructions.
Google Play Store
Download NHS Couch to 5k on the Google Play Store
Apple App Store
Download Couch to 5k on the Apple App Store
Weight management
Page published: 9 May 2023
Last updated: 19 June 2025