LighterLife announces new healthy ready meals

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:03:16 GMT

LighterLife has launched new healthy ready meal options to help over 50% of the UK* who are currently overweight or obese.

The new launch comes at the same time as new figures are released indicating that the NHS could become bankrupt in 10 years as a result of rising rates of obesity** and new research from LighterLife which shows that 1.2million people have moved away from the healthy weight category into the overweight or obese categories after an indulgent Christmas***.

The weight loss experts launched the new low-fat, high protein, portion-controlled healthy ready meal options as a convenient way of helping people make healthy choices at mealtimes. The range consists of five meals, which are available on LighterLife's website.

The meal options include a lamb stew with chopped tomatoes, onions and mushrooms, Italian chicken with mushrooms, onions and oregano, beef casserole with diced carrots, potato, onions and peas, chicken casserole with carrots potato, onions, peas and herbs and chicken supreme with diced carrots and peas.

Paul Sturgeon, CEO of LighterLife, said: "We have been asked to make ready meals in the past so we are sure they'll be an instant hit. We are delighted to be able to offer people who are trying to lose weight with more options, which are portion-controlled, low in fat and high in protein. We hope the new healthy ready meal range will allow people to explore new flavours and recipes safe in the knowledge that they are not going to jeopardise their weight loss goals."

LighterLife is the UK's industry leader in weight loss and weight management with an established, highly successful approach to significant weight loss and lifetime weight management. LighterLife uses cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and transactional analysis (TA) techniques to explore the reasons behind why people overeat combined with a very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) for rapid weight-loss. This successful approach has enabled LighterLife clients to change their relationship with food and achieve long lasting weight loss.

About LighterLife:
LighterLife is a weight-loss and weight-management programme for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a body mass index of 25 or above. LighterLife offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight using nutritionally balanced soups, shakes, and bars combined with specialised counselling techniques. Clients benefit not only from rapid, safe weight loss but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

LighterLife has also launched two new recipe books: 'Living Lighter Every Day' and 'Living Lighter Lite'. The recipe books have been developed to offer practical advice on low calorie and low fat cooking and allow people to make the right choices so they can enjoy foods without worrying about their weight and hopefully lose weight fast.

Notes to Editors:
* http://www.annecollins.com/obesity/uk-obesity-statistics.htm
** http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23913213-obese-patients-will-break-nhs-budget-within-10-years.do
*** ICM Research UK Obesity Survey 2011
**** The new ready meal products will not be sold to LighterLife clients

LighterLife and the National Obesity Forum launch The UK Obesity Barometer

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:30:21 GMT

LighterLife and the National Obesity Forum have launched The UK Obesity Barometer to track weight gain in the UK.

The UK Obesity Barometer shows that around 1.2 million people in the UK moved into the 'overweight' or 'obese' category over the festive season* pushing levels to a new high. The LighterLife UK Obesity Barometer shows that although overweight or obese averages decreased in some regions, overall, the nation has piled on the pounds over the last few weeks.

Whilst over one third of people questioned before the holidays in the UK were worried about putting on a few pounds over the festive season, the LighterLife UK Obesity Barometer shows that, in reality, over a million people have piled on enough weight to slip into the overweight or obese categories (Overweight Body Mass Index (BMI) = 25–29.9, Obese BMI = 30+).

The LighterLife UK Obesity Barometer has been developed with the National Obesity Forum to track the changing rates of obesity by region across the UK throughout 2011.

Dr David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, said: "We all know obesity rates are rising so we are pleased to support the LighterLife UK Obesity Barometer as a way of tracking obesity levels and raising awareness in the UK. People often put on weight at Christmas time, however it will be interesting to see how many can shift the excess pounds in the next few weeks and months. For those who have a BMI of 25 or more, they are at increased risk of health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, so it's important that the weight gained is lost. The barometer will prove invaluable to track the weight of the nation at both a regional and national level."

The barometer will highlight weight across the regions in the UK and people will be able to see how this fluctuates over this coming year. Tips and advice for those worried about their weight are also provided with links to helpful advice on the LighterLife website.

Notes to Editors:
* ICM Research UK Obesity Survey 2011

About LighterLife:
LighterLife is a weight loss and weight-management programme for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a body mass index of 25 or above. LighterLife offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight using nutritionally balanced soups, shakes, and bars combined with specialised counselling techniques. Clients benefit not only from rapid, safe weight loss diets but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

LighterLife podcast presents Carole Malone talking about her weight loss journey

Wed, 05 May 2010 16:48:35 GMT

Carole Malone, celebrity and News of the World journalist, has spoken out about her LighterLife weight loss journey on Inside LighterLife the company's monthly podcast. Thousands of people across the country will listen to Carole's story of how she dropped three dress sizes in three months. She tells how Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen inspired her to join LighterLife after seeing her on GMTV and how easy she found LighterLife Total.

Carole began LighterLife Total in October 2009 and admits going to her counsellor Jill Bonney with the 'wrong attitude'. She said she was grumpy at her first LighterLife session and realised by the fourth day of Total that food had control over her. She met up with Jill and recognised that she wasn't the only one feeling that way, everyone in the group was in the same boat.

Carole said: "I was desperate having tried and failed every diet over the past 25 years. I needed something radical, I was out of control. I also wasn't prepared to take a whole year losing three stone on another weight loss programme. When I got on the scales after the first week I lost a whole dress size - the immediate results were motivating and also seeing everyone else in the group lose weight kept me going."

One person Carole immediately bonded with was Elisabeth Piner who started LighterLife Total at the same time as her and also lost the same amount of weight too. They have remained firm friends and meet up outside of the group for a coffee and catch up. Elisabeth has a dress hire business based in Kingston called 'Having a Ball Dress Hire' where they can both now enjoy trying on size 12 dresses.

Jill Bonney their LighterLife counsellor said, "I am absolutely delighted with how well Carole and Elizabeth have done. They both understand the importance of the Route to Management part of LighterLife Total and after nine years of Counselling I still say the key to maintaining weight loss is recognition and underneath that is planning".

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About LighterLife
LighterLife is an industry leader in weight management, with an established, highly successful approach to significant weight loss and lifetime weight management. Since 1996 LighterLife has helped over 200,000 people all over the UK and Ireland lose weight fast and keep it off.

Designed specifically for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a body mass index of 25 or above, the unique LighterLife approach offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight using nutritionally balanced soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling techniques. Clients benefit not only from rapid, safe weight loss but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

Lighterlife reveals Facebook users are hiding the fat facts

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:14:58 GMT

According to new research by LighterLife, millions of Brits* are unwilling to upload their photos to Facebook because they're so embarrassed by the way they look.

45% of women surveyed said they would never put 'fat' photos online, while 14% of women un-tag themselves in every single photo of them that appears on Facebook. One in ten women admitted to feeling sick when they saw their picture on Facebook and in extreme circumstances 13% avoid being photographed altogether just in case the photos end up on the social networking site.

Sue Dover, Sales and Marketing Director at LighterLife, which carried out the study, said: ''It's such a shame that people are not choosing to share their Facebook photos, and in extreme circumstances pretending to look like someone they're not. It's indicative of the pressure placed on people, particularly young women, in our society to look a certain way that is causing this to happen."

Faith Johns, a self-confessed de-tagger said, "I often use older photos from when I was a lot slimmer. If I do put up recent pictures then I'll be careful only to show my face so it's harder to see my actual size. Being tagged and seeing how big I am has contributed towards me feeling very low about my weight."

10% of the 2,000 people surveyed by OnePoll admitted putting out-of-date photos online so people think they look as good as they did when they were younger. Interestingly it appears men are more reluctant to give up the past than women. 10% of men were unwilling to put up recent pictures as they were afraid of what old colleagues and friends would say about how much they had changed, in comparison with 6% of women.

One in ten admitted to using a photo of someone else on their social networking profile, like their dog, an avatar or cartoon drawing, to avoid old friends and work mates seeing the 'real' them. Whilst one in twenty even admitted to uploading pictures of a better-looking person, like a more attractive friend, to get more attention from the opposite sex.

But it's not all bad, as 18% only put recent pictures of themselves online to show old friends and work colleagues how much they have changed. And 13% use Facebook to show people how successful their weight loss has been.

Sue added: "On a more positive note it's reassuring that social media can be used by people to promote their new found confidence. A lot of our clients at LighterLife comment that our diet has given them a new lease of life and they're now able to do a lot of the things they weren't able to do so previously."

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Notes to editors
*Over 22 million Facebook users in the UK according to checkfacebook.com

Case studies are available on request

About LighterLife
LighterLife is an industry leader in continued weight management, with an established, highly successful approach to fast weight loss and lifetime weight management. Since 1996 LighterLife has helped over 200,000 people all over the UK and Ireland lose weight and keep it off.

Designed specifically for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a body mass index of 25 or above, the unique LighterLife approach offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight using nutritionally balanced soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling techniques. Clients benefit not only from learning how to lose weight fast and safely but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

LighterLife relaunches magazine in a new smaller handbag size

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:04:45 GMT

LighterLife has relaunched its LighterLife magazine with a new look and improved content to offer readers added inspiration and understanding of just what LighterLife offers. The new feel and design of the magazine has been created with the help of publishing house, Specialist Publications.

The re-launch sees the weight loss magazine take on a new, clean direction. The size of the publication has moved from A4 to a smaller handbag size, making it more user friendly. The magazine also features more LighterLife clients than ever before, whether it's at the beginning, middle or end of their weight-loss journey. Niki Webb, Specialist CEO said, "The relaunch gave us an opportunity to refresh the magazine from a photographic, design and content perspective. The new magazine is stylish and confident. The team at Specialist are very passionate about the LighterLife brand. The fact that thousands of people have battled obesity and are now managing their weight after following LighterLife is truly inspirational and something worth shouting about."

The LighterLife magazine is now available exclusively through on-line subscriptions or via LighterLife counsellors and the new format sees the publication become available on a quarterly basis.

The decision to remove the magazine from the news stand provided the opportunity to make the magazine more specific to the LighterLife clients, whilst more care has been taken over the wording and language used, ensuring new clients and other audiences who might read the magazine will not be alienated but engaged in the content, and have an understanding of LighterLife.

Heather Butcher, LighterLife PR & Communications Manager commented "The new magazine will include further in-depth articles about our clients really exploring why they put on weight and how they found their individual LighterLife Journey. In the past the magazine concentrated on fantastic weight-loss to enable it to jump off the retailer's shelves and into shopping baskets."

The new look issue is on sale from 22nd March and features a wide spectrum of weight-loss stories, tips and advice on dealing with difficult situations that may arise while losing weight, along with information that may be useful to family members who want a better understanding of LighterLife. For potential clients these features and stories are design to prompt and answer any questions people may have before embarking on LighterLife Total or LighterLife Lite.

About LighterLife:
LighterLife is an industry leader in weight management, with an established, highly successful approach to significant weight loss and lifetime weight management. Since 1996 LighterLife has helped over 200,000 people all over the UK and Ireland with its quick weight loss diet.

Designed specifically for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a body mass index of 25 or above, the unique LighterLife weight loss solution offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight using nutritionally balanced soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling techniques. Clients benefit not only from safe, fast weight loss but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

LighterLife investigates why February has become the new January for dieting

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:32:46 GMT

LighterLife, weight loss and weight management specialists, investigates why February has become the new January when it comes to starting new diet plans and weight loss regimes.

To look into why February has been such a busy month for those starting diets, Lighter Life sent podcast presenter, Susan Spence to meet LighterLife Counsellor, Mary McLean and her clients, for the latest edition of the 'Inside LighterLife' podcast.

'Inside LighterLife' is a monthly podcast that gives clients and prospective clients the opportunity to find out a little more about the LighterLife Programme and the people involved. The podcast features real stories from real people that have lived and breathed the quick weight loss programme. Feedback on the podcasts is always encouraged and this month there is a set of BergHoff UK Castline pans, worth £175, up for grabs for whichever comment or quote is chosen by the LighterLife team as the month's most inspiring.

Sara Jamison, LighterLife CEO, kicked off the podcast on how popular the month of February has been for LighterLife. Although January is normally the month of choice to begin a new healthy lifestyle, February has been an exciting one at LighterLife with the launch of the 'Little Book of not being Big'.

Commenting on the Little Green Book of Not Being Big, which went out in the Mail on Sunday's You Magazine, Sara said: "It's a great little book that gets across some very serious messages that I think anyone who in their life has been on any kind of diet will be able to identify." Anyone interested in knowing more can log on to the LighterLife website where they can download a copy or visit their local LighterLife Counsellor to request one.

Sara also provided some top tips and advice on starting a LighterLife Lite Programme that should help to keep dieters focused and achieve their weight loss goals and lose weight fast.

The January's increase may be mainly due to all the snow at the beginning of the year that interfered with people's diet and weight loss plans but for those who believe that now is the perfect time to start a diet, the LighterLife podcast is determined to help.

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About LighterLife:

LighterLife is an industry leader in weight management, with an established, highly successful approach to significant weight loss and lifetime weight management. Since 1996 LighterLife has helped over 200,000 people all over the UK and Ireland with how to lose weight fast and keep it off.

Designed specifically for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a body mass index of 25 or above, the unique LighterLife approach offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight using nutritionally balanced soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling techniques. Clients benefit not only from safe, fast weight loss but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

LighterLife Magazine hits the shelves

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:08:40 GMT

LighterLife announces the release of the Winter issue of its LighterLife magazine, packed with inspirational features to help dieters start 2010 with a bang.

Featuring real stories and real clients who have lost weight with LighterLife and no airbrushing in sight, the new issue also features stylish fashion trends, practical advice about how to have fun and learn to say no when socialising, discusses some of the serious reasons behind overeating and also offers some saucy insight into sexual fantasies.

Readers can take inspiration from the LighterLife weight loss success stories featured in this issue, including Julia Smith who now weighs less than she did when she was 11 years old. Julia is literally half the woman she was and since losing weight has had the confidence to strut her stuff on the front cover. Julia had been overweight since her childhood and had been trapped in a cycle of dieting and putting weight back on until she found LighterLife. After losing 12 stone, Julia is living life to the full and learning how to ride a bike for the first time.

Sally Dicken, Fiona Goodman and Karen Khalfallah talk about how serious medical problems encouraged them to tackle their food issues and go on to lose over 12 stone between them. Sally writes about how getting to a healthy weight has been life changing for her, Fiona discusses how she has much more energy and gone on to meet a new partner after losing weight and Karen talks about two very different company medicals just one year apart.

In addition to providing features and inspiring weight-loss stories, LighterLife worked with Nina Grunfield, author of The Big Book of Me and The Life Book to put together a 16-page workbook of life-transforming tests, quizzes, analysis and advice to help LighterLife Magazine readers work out their own personal plans for 2010.

About LighterLife
LighterLife is a industry leader in weight management, with an established, highly successful approach to significant weight loss and lifetime weight management. Since 1996 LighterLife has helped over 150,000 people all over the UK and Ireland lose weight and keep it off.

LighterLife clients lose more than 80,000 stone in 2009

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:18:45 GMT

LighterLife - industry leader in weight loss and weight management - has revealed it has helped people in the UK and Ireland shed more than 80,000 stone in just one year.

It would have been hard to have made it through 2009 without hearing about the growing obesity crisis in the UK, however, up and down the country, LighterLife clients have lost an amazing 80,669 stone - equivalent to the weight of 51 London buses. From all walks of life, clients who have lost weight have said that LighterLife has changed their lives for the better.

With 2010 just around the corner LighterLife is planning to show even more people how they can lose weight and turn their lives around in the New Year. In just 12 months LighterLife clients have changed their lives beyond recognition and have gone from struggling to walk or run to taking part in cycle rides, running the marathon, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, taking up dance classes, holidaying abroad for the first time, changing careers or simply just playing with their children.

Sara Jamison, CEO LighterLife commented: "We are delighted that this year, like the last 13 years, we have been able to help so many people lose weight, maintain their weight loss and lead healthier and happier lives. Every day we hear about so many inspirational weight loss success stories from clients who have a new lease of life after losing weight with LighterLife. All of our clients have their own unique weight-loss journey whether they have 3 stone or 15 stone to lose. We are looking forward to 2010 and offering even more people who are struggling with their weight a real and lasting solution."

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About LighterLife
LighterLife is an industry leader in weight management, with an established, highly successful approach to significant weight-loss and lifetime weight management. Since 1996 LighterLife has helped over 150,000 people all over the UK and Ireland lose weight and keep it off.

Designed specifically for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a body mass index of 25 or above, the unique LighterLife approach offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight using nutritionally balanced soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling techniques, along with a LighterLife Magazine. Clients benefit not only from rapid, safe weight loss but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

For press enquiries contact:
Heather Howell
PR Executive
LighterLife
Cavendish House
Parkway
Harlow Business Park
Harlow
Essex
5QF CM19
01279 636998 Ext 2049
www.lighterlife.com

LighterLife launches listen and learn podcast service

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:52:40 GMT

LighterLife, the industry leading weight loss and weight-management company, has released the first of a series of monthly podcasts, designed to help people learn how to live healthier, lighter lives.

Titled 'Inside LighterLife', this is the place to listen to tips, advice and features on how to lose weight quickly and safely, as well as interviews with health experts, LighterLife Weight-Management Counsellors and real-life people who have struggled with their weight.

Unscripted, conversational and honest - like a morning TV chat show on the run - the first podcast sees host Susan Spence, a multi-skilled presenter who can also be heard on LBC, Radio Five Live and the Steve Allen Show chatting to Dr Hilary Jones about some pressing weight-related medical questions, talking to LighterLife Weight-Management Counsellor Lindsey Thompson-Wright from Loughton, Essex about the stories behind the weight loss of some of her clients and meeting with Rachel Drago, an inspirational client who tells why she believes LighterLife literally saved her life.

Rachel Drago hit the headlines a few months ago after losing five stone with LighterLife and losing 10 inches of fat off her breasts allowed her to discover a lump in her breast that was subsequently diagnosed as breast cancer. Plus listeners will be able to hear how 12 overweight men's 52 stone weight loss with LighterLife gave them the confidence to strip naked and bare all to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Charity.

Upcoming episodes of the new weight loss podcast, Inside LighterLife, will include further expert advice from Psychotherapist Annie Wilson who will discuss some of the psychological reasons behind overeating, more inspirational weight-loss stories and advice and encouragement for overweight and obese people to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Available to download free from iTunes, podcast directories and the LighterLife website, Inside LighterLife gives clients the opportunity to listen to and identify with the experiences of others on the programme. For many clients it will offer a motivational boost and for others it will provide the support they need when they are having a weak moment.

As well as allowing clients to listen and learn more about LighterLife, Inside LighterLife also offers potential clients an inside look into a programme that has helped 150,000 people lose weight and keep it off.

Sara Jamison, CEO, LighterLife commented: "Inside LighterLife is another fantastic additional service that we are offering to both LighterLife clients and all those people out there who have struggled with their weight or who are losing weight using other methods. Listeners will be able to learn more about LighterLife from the people who have actually lived, breathed and succeeded on it, have their questions answered by the experts and listen to tips and advice that will help them live lighter, happier lives and we can't wait to hear the feedback."

About LighterLife
LighterLife is an industry leader in weight management, with an established, highly successful approach to significant weight loss and lifetime weight management. Since 1996 LighterLife has helped over 150,000 people all over the UK and Ireland lose weight and keep it off.

LighterLife men bare all for charity

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:16:36 GMT

LighterLife has produced a brand new calendar to help raise money for the Prostate Cancer Charity. The calendar features 12 men who have lost weight with LighterLife baring all for the cameras.

These brave men, from various walks of life had a variety of personal reasons for losing weight which ranged from being able to keep up their kids and reducing the risk of bad health, through to wanting to apply to become a fireman. What brought these men together was that they all had the same goal; to lose weight with LighterLife. With their lives changed for the better, they stripped down to not only celebrate their amazing weight loss, but to also raise money and awareness for a charity close to their hearts.

Lee, who posed for the month of January, lost six stone and is now running rings around his young football team. Gary, otherwise known as Mr. February, is six stone lighter and no longer lags behind the rest of his walking group. Lee, or Mr. March, has lost the five stone he put on after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Mark, who can be seen in the calendar in April, has a new lease on life and can keep up with his kids after losing four stone. Mike, or Mr. May, is no longer clinically obese and since losing just under three stone, is a faster and more confident water polo player. Five stone lighter, Nuno, or Mr. June, now has the confidence and the BMI to apply for his dream job as a fireman.

Former yo-yo dieter Phil, who posed for July, lost three stone which has given him the confidence to do what he loves - DJ'ing. Steven, or Mr. August, can now enjoy a full game of football without feeling tired and Rod, who features in September, is now training for a triathalon to help maintain his five stone weight loss.

LighterLife weight-management Counsellor Gina Lennon, who coordinated the men during the calendar photo shoot, said: "I'm delighted to have been involved in this project. There has been a great deal of interest and this has definitely put the fun back into fundraising. The calendar boys have achieved so much - losing such large amounts of weight, maintaining their weight loss, overcoming fears about their body image and baring all to raise money for a very worthwhile charity."

About LighterLife
LighterLife is an industry leader in weight management, with an established, highly successful approach to significant weight loss and lifetime weight management. Since 1996 LighterLife has helped over 150,000 people all over the UK and Ireland lose weight and keep it off.

Designed specifically for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a body mass index of 25 or above, the unique LighterLife approach offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight using nutritionally balanced soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling techniques. Clients benefit not only from fast weight loss but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

LighterLife reports obese targeted in bullying Britain

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:14:24 GMT

LighterLife has conducted a new survey that has revealed the shocking scale of abuse faced by overweight people in Britain, with nine out of 10 overweight Britons having been called a derogatory name due to their weight.

The survey of over 1,000 adults conducted by weight loss specialist LighterLife, revealed that the younger generation are the worse culprits with 56% of 16-24 year olds cited as responsible for name calling compared to 35% of 55-64 year olds.

When it comes to insulting friends and relatives, men are the most cruel with nearly a third admitting to name calling compared to just 11% of women. Shockingly, 33% of obese or very obese people admitted that they also called others names despite being overweight themselves. And it is friends who appear to receive the brunt of this abuse. Overall, 68% reserved abuse for their friends, 15% insulted their siblings while partners and parents are equal at 10% each.

Mandy Cassidy, a psychotherapist with LighterLife, said: "It's sad that adults now find such behaviour acceptable, particularly so among the younger age groups, as they could well carry these views as they get older, thus increasing the problem even further.

People can appear to shrug off comments, she added, but inside, they can be devastated: "Often it is only through counselling that the full impact becomes clear - many of our clients have resorted to avoiding social occasions and decline invitations.

"Even some people who appear totally confident say that they become 'really good liars' and concoct a range of excuses for not attending events which can drive them indoors to eat as a way of dealing with their hurt and anger, compounding the problem.

"Just because someone is overweight, it doesn't mean it's acceptable to insult them. This type of prejudice isn't tolerated in any other walk of life so we shouldn't allow it here."

About LighterLife
LighterLife is a weight loss and weight management programme for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a body mass index of 25 or above. LighterLife has helped over 150,000 people to successfully lose weight since 1996.

The unique LighterLife approach offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight, such as very low calories diets - VLCD, featuring LighterLife's own nutritionally complete soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and transactional analysis (TA) techniques. LighterLife not only helps clients to lose weight fast but they also teach the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

Founded in 1996, the LighterLife Programme was developed by three of its directors - Jackie Cox, Bar Hewlett and Rebecca Hunter.

LighterLife survey reveals size really does matter

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:05:42 GMT

According to a recent survey by weight loss specialist LighterLife, 62% of overweight women prefer to be under the covers before their partner comes to bed whilst 46% of overweight men would rather avoid sex all together.

Whilst the overweight and obese women surveyed made sure their bodies were firmly out of sight by having sex with the light off (32%), getting undressed before their partner comes to bed (42%) or keeping the bedcovers or nightclothes firmly on (43%), the men preferred to avoid hopping into the sack all together.

The figures emerged in a study of the bedroom habits of 3,000 Brits, which also revealed that more than one in ten obese people haven't had sex for a year because they are so worried about being seen naked and 8% of obese people claimed they couldn't remember the last time they had sex. A massive 98% of size 16+ women stated they felt unattractive, and while 68% of obese people said they have never felt sexy, just 12% of those with a normal BMI said the same.

When it comes to frolicking in the bedroom more than one in five said the lack of bedroom activity was because they couldn't bear the thought of someone seeing them naked compared with just three per cent of those who have a normal BMI.

Mandy Cassidy psychotherapist and consultant for LighterLife, said: "The study shows that being obese affects the mind as well as the body, and reveals the problems faced by so many people.

"For growing numbers of people, it's a vicious circle - many use food as a substitute for love, and as the pounds pile on, their relationship switches from their partners, to food.

"They need to learn how to break the cycle - and clearly, for those who do, the sauce will not be in the kitchen, but in the bedroom."

About LighterLife
LighterLife is a weight loss and weight-management programme for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a bmi of 25 or above. Over 150,000 people have successfully lost weight with LighterLife since 1996.

The unique LighterLife approach offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight in the form of weight loss diets, nutritionally complete soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and transactional analysis (TA) techniques. Clients not only safely lose weight fast but also benefit by learning the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

Founded in 1996, the LighterLife Programme was developed by three of its directors - Jackie Cox, Bar Hewlett and Rebecca Hunter.

LighterLife PR Contact:
Heather Howell
PR Executive
LighterLife
Cavendish House
Parkway
Harlow Business Park
Harlow
Essex
5QF CM19
01279 636998
www.lighterlife.com

LighterLife appoints new CEO and Sales and Marketing Director

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:27:22 GMT

LighterLife, the weight loss and weight management programme for those who are one stone or more overweight, has announced that Sara Jamison is to be the company's new Chief Executive Officer.

Sara originally joined LighterLife in January 2007 as the Sales and Marketing Director. Throughout her time at LighterLife, Sara has succeeded in gaining a strong understanding of the business and an appreciation of the challenges that LighterLife clients face when trying to lose weight. Sara's varied experience includes previous senior roles as Brand Communications Director at Virgin Cosmetics and Marketing Director for Iceland.

Commenting on her appointment, Sara said: "I have been privileged to work closely with our extensive counsellor base over the last two and a half years and I am always delighted to hear how LighterLife makes a positive impact on our client's lives.

"As CEO, I am looking forward to the challenges ahead and driving the business forward so that we can continue helping as many people as possible change their lives for the better", she continued.

In addition to Sara Jamison's appointment, LighterLife has also selected Sue Dover as Sales and Marketing Director. Sue brings a wealth of sales and marketing experience and has previously held positions as Marketing Director for The Body Shop, La Senza and, most recently, Chief Operating Officer for Umberto Giannini.

Sue commented: "LighterLife is an inspirational business and I am looking forward to joining the team and building on the good work and success that Sara has achieved in this role."

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About LighterLife:
Founded in 1996, the LighterLife Programme was developed by three of its directors - Jackie Cox, Bar Hewlett and Rebecca Hunter. LighterLife is a weight-loss and weight-management programme for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a BMI of 25 or above. LighterLife has helped over 150,000 people lose weight fast with LighterLife since 1996.

The unique LighterLife approach offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight in the form of nutritionally complete soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and transactional analysis (TA) techniques. Clients benefit not only from rapid, safe weight loss but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

LighterLife PR Contact:
Heather Howell
PR Executive
LighterLife
Cavendish House
Parkway
Harlow Business Park
Harlow
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