Additional support and advice
Find support and resources to help you make changes to your weight.
Local support
Stockport Triage, Assessment & Referral Team (START)
The START team can offer advice and support to help you make changes to your weight and feel more confident about making these changes. Get in touch.
A Better Life (ABL) Stockport
ABL Stockport offer a free adult and family weight management service. Group sessions and one to one support is also available. Some are run as virtual sessions.
Programmes in Stockport include:
For adults
- Enable, targeted T2 programme; healthy lifestyle sessions for adults of all ages to lose weight, get fit and feel motivated
- Trim Down Shape Up (TDSU); a 12 week group programme supporting men with their health and fitness goals
- Age well with ABL – a 12 week programme of nutrition and exercise for anyone over the age of 65. Low impact exercise, tailored nutrition and group support
For families
Food Activity balance (FAB); a 12 week programme of fun physical activity and healthy lifestyle sessions for families. A great opportunity to learn new skills and to achieve long term healthy eating habits for your family. The programme supports families with children aged over 4 who are above the 91st centile. You can use the NHS BMI calculator to check
To find out more about ABL Stockport and how they can support you:
- visit the ABL website
- call 0161 870 6492, then option 1
- email wellness.ablstockport@nhs.net
- text STOCKPORT to 62277 for adult support
MoreLife
If you have a BMI over 35, you may be eligible for services provided by MoreLife. Ask your GP about a referral to this programme.
Greater Manchester Nutrition and Hydration programme
The Greater Manchester Nutrition and Hydration programme raises awareness about malnutrition and hydration in older people. Their website includes tips and advice for eating and drinking well if you're older or a vulnerable person.
You can also download their Eat, Drink, Live Well booklet (PDF 4.01Mb) which offers some simple ideas to help you add calories to meals and make food preparation easier.
Websites
NHS Better Health
For a range of tools and support to help you start healthier eating habits, move more and start losing weight. It includes the free NHS weight loss plan. You can also find special offers on a range of other weight loss plans.
This includes MAN v FAT, which is for men with a BMI of 27.5 or over who want to lose weight. They run the award-winning weight loss programme MAN v FAT Football, providing guidance, resources and community support to thousands of men every year. One of its weekly football clubs runs in Woodley, Stockport.
The MAN v FAT Better Health offer allows you to register for just 50p and get your first month of MAN v FAT Football for half price.
NHS Live well
For a range of healthy weight and weight loss advice and information for adults and children of different ages.
British Nutrition Foundation
Advice and tips on how to put healthy eating and an active lifestyle into practice.