Before You Decide
Do not choose a treatment until you can answer these questions.
What problem am I trying to solve?
Weight itself, appetite, diabetes risk, mobility, sleep, fertility, confidence or all of the above?
What happens if it works?
What level of weight loss would be meaningful and how will maintenance work?
What happens if it does not?
Know the next route before frustration makes the decision for you.
Medication checklist
- Licensed indication and clinical suitability
- Expected benefits and uncertainty
- Common and serious side effects
- Monthly cost / NHS access
- What happens if treatment stops
- Long-term maintenance
Surgery checklist
- Procedure choice
- Short- and long-term risks
- Recovery
- Lifelong vitamins / monitoring
- Aftercare
- Total cost if private
Lifestyle checklist
- Is the plan specific enough to test?
- Does it address protein, calories, movement, sleep and relapse?
- Can it survive weekends and work?
- When will you review whether additional support is needed?
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