The following items and information sheets may be useful when discussing weight management advice:
Equipment
- Reliable set of weighing scales
- Height stick (not essential but can be useful if available)
- Physical examples of 0.5 - 1.0kg (1 - 2 pounds) fat - this could be a 2lb bag of sugar for example, or could be a lifelike 'fat model' purchased from a health education website (do a web search for: health+education+fat+model+uk).
Reference Sheets:
- Weight Conversion Chart
- 5% Weight Loss Calculator
- 10% Weight Loss Calculator
- BMI Chart or web access to BMI Calculator or by using a calculator to Calculate BMI
Recommended Handouts
- Topic dependant - see options in flexible toolkit
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