What is the Day Lewis Weight Loss Service?
The Day Lewis Weight Loss Service is a clinician-led service designed to provide personalised support for people looking to manage their weight.
There’s no single approach to weight loss that works for everyone. Your health, lifestyle, habits and goals can all influence what may be suitable for you. That’s why our service starts with a clinical consultation rather than a particular weight loss treatment.
During your appointment, a trained healthcare professional will take the time to understand your circumstances. This may include discussing your current weight, medical history, any medication you take, previous approaches you’ve tried and what you would like to achieve.
From there, we can help you to understand the different ways you may be able to manage your weight. This could include practical changes to your diet, physical activity and everyday habits. If appropriate following your clinical assessment, weight loss medication may also be considered as part of your weight management plan.
No medical treatment is automatically provided through the service. Any weight loss medication recommendations will depend on your individual circumstances and clinical suitability.
How does the weight loss consultation work?
- Book your consultation
Arrange an appointment online or by visiting your local Day Lewis Pharmacy. - Have your initial assessment
A clinician will review factors such as your BMI, health history, current medication, goals and previous weight management efforts. - Discuss your options
Based on your assessment, your clinician will explain the options that may be appropriate for you, including lifestyle support, referral or clinical treatment where suitable. - Review your progress
Follow-up appointments can help to monitor your progress and make changes to your plan where needed. - Support your long-term wellbeing
The service is designed to support you beyond your initial consultation as you work towards your weight management goals.
Learn more about how our weight loss service works
Where sustainable weight loss starts
There’s no single approach to weight loss that works for everyone. Your health, lifestyle and everyday routine can all affect what’s realistic for you, which is why your consultation looks at the wider picture.
This may include:
- What you eat
Looking at your usual diet, portion sizes and eating habits to identify realistic changes you can maintain. - How active you are
Considering ways to build more movement into your routine based on your health, fitness and lifestyle. - Sleep, stress and alcohol
Discussing factors that can influence your eating habits, energy levels and ability to stick to changes. - Your health and current medicines
Reviewing relevant health conditions and medicines as part of your overall assessment. - Your everyday habits
Looking at routines and situations that may make managing your weight easier or more difficult.
For more practical advice on eating well, becoming more active and building sustainable habits, read our guide to managing your weight.
Looking beyond the number on the scales
Your weight can provide useful information about your health, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. Other factors, including your general health, fitness and wellbeing, may also be considered when looking at your progress.
BMI can also provide a useful starting point, but it has limitations and should be considered alongside other relevant health information.
Progress won’t always be perfectly steady either. Your weight can naturally change from day to day, so it’s often more helpful to look at how things are changing over time rather than focusing on a single measurement.
What happens in a weight loss consultation
Your weight loss consultation is a private conversation with a healthcare professional.
We will ask about your health history, any conditions you live with, any medicines you take, previous attempts at losing weight and what got in the way of them. We will take relevant measurements, and we may check other markers of your general health.
From there we agree on a plan together, including how we’ll keep track of how it’s going. You can read more about how the service works before you book, if you would rather know what to expect first.
When a medical treatment may be considered
For some people, lifestyle changes may be supported by medical treatment. Whether this is appropriate will depend on the outcome of your clinical assessment.
Your clinician will consider factors such as your BMI, health history, current medicines and wider health before discussing the options that may be suitable for you.
Medical treatment isn’t appropriate for everyone and is not offered without a full consultation and assessment. Where it is considered suitable, it forms part of a wider weight management plan alongside appropriate lifestyle changes and ongoing support.
If medical treatment does form part of your plan, it works alongside the changes described above and not instead of them. It’s also not a permanent solution on its own, which is why the ongoing support matters so much.
Support that carries on after the first appointment
The hardest part of weight loss is usually not the first few weeks. It’s month four, when progress slows, motivation dips or life gets in the way.
Our weight loss service includes ongoing reviews so you have somewhere to bring those moments. We will look at what’s working, adjust what’s not, and talk through the things that commonly derail progress, including plateaus, holidays, shift changes and periods of stress or illness. If your plan includes a medical treatment, these reviews also allow a healthcare professional to check how you are getting on with it and whether it remains appropriate.
We’ll also talk about what happens next, because keeping weight off is a different task from losing it.
Is the weight loss service right for you?
The Day Lewis Weight Loss Service is designed for adults who want structured, clinically informed weight loss help and support.
You may be considering the service because you:
- have tried to lose weight before without achieving the results you wanted
- would like professional advice on where to start
- want support with making sustainable lifestyle changes
- are concerned about how your weight may be affecting your health
- want to understand which weight management options may be appropriate for you.
You don’t need to decide what type of support you need before your appointment. Your consultation is there to help establish that.
A clinician will assess your circumstances and explain the options that may be suitable for you. Eligibility for different parts of the service will depend on factors such as your BMI, health history, current medicines and wider health.
In some circumstances, another form of healthcare or specialist support may be more appropriate. If so, your clinician can discuss the next steps with you.
Why Day Lewis
Weight is personal, so having the opportunity to discuss it with a healthcare professional in a supportive setting can make a real difference. The Day Lewis Weight Loss Service gives you access to clinician-led advice through your local pharmacy, with recommendations based on your individual health and circumstances.
- Personalised support
Your consultation is centred around you. We’ll consider your health, lifestyle, goals and previous weight management efforts rather than assuming the same plan will work for everyone. - A wider view of your health
Your clinician can take relevant health conditions and medicines into account when assessing which approaches may be appropriate for you. - Lifestyle advice alongside clinical support
Healthy eating, physical activity and everyday habits remain an important part of weight management. Your plan can combine practical lifestyle guidance with further clinical support where this is considered appropriate. - Ongoing reviews
The service doesn’t have to stop after your first appointment. Follow-up reviews can help you to monitor your progress, discuss challenges and keep your plan relevant to your needs. - Support through your local pharmacy
Day Lewis pharmacies provide a convenient place to speak to a healthcare professional about your weight and understand your options. The focus is on giving you clear, practical guidance so you can make informed decisions about your health and the next steps in your weight management journey.
Book your weight loss consultation
If you’re looking for a weight loss program that considers your health, lifestyle and individual goals, our service can help you to understand the support that may be appropriate for you. To get started, book a consultation online or find your local Day Lewis pharmacy.
