Pre-start Checklist for The New You Plan Total Food Replacement (TFR) / Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)

Before starting out on ANY TFR or VLCD diet plan it is VERY IMPORTANT that you are in good health.

You must seek, get and then follow professional weight management advice before using these products as part of any weight loss programme.

Intensive weight loss by any means without professional supervision may irretrievably damage your health and can result in life threatening conditions and death.

We strongly recommend you follow our 5 Step Pre-Start Checklist:-

• 1. BMI more than 25 - at least one stone over weight.
• 2. No medical contraindications (see list below).
• 3. Check up with doctor to get approval.
• 4. Get Blood pressure checked.
• 5. Commit to getting a check up every 28 days with your doctor.

NEW YOU DOES NOT OFFER ANY MEDICAL ADVICE YOU MUST SEEK THE ADVICE FROM YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING ANY DIET OR EXERCISE PLAN.

YOU ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR FOLLOWING THE NEW YOU PLAN IF YOU MEET ANY OF THE FOLLOWING.

• An eating disorder or taking anti-obesity drugs
• Arrhythmia, Bradycardia or Tachycardia, or taking medication to treat heart rate irregularities.
• Epileptic seizures or Convulsions or taking anti-convulsant drugs
• A serious heart condition, heart disease, or have suffered a heart attack.
• Severe psychiatric disorders including manic depression, (Bipolar disorder) Psychosis, Schizophrenia and or taking MORI and Lithium drugs.
• Recent Stroke or taking Anti-coagulants, Antithrombotics or Fibrolytics
• Total Lactose intolerance
• Type 1 Diabetes or taking insulin
• Severe Liver or Kidney disease
• High Blood Pressure (programme above 1200kcal only with Doctor's approval and monitoring)
• Diabetes with Medication
• Gout (programme above 1200kcal only with Doctors approval and monitoring)
• Taking any prescribed medications (Doctors approval and monitoring required)
• Suffered any serious illness, trauma, surgery or injury within the last 3 months
• Had preventative Thrombosis medication in the last 6 months
• Had an Angina attack in the last 12 months
• Are about to undergo surgery
• Are Pregnant, have given birth in the last 3 months (or had a miscarriage 20+ weeks gestation)
• Breast feeding (baby's sole source of nutrition)Pregnant / Breastfeeding or Women given birth within 3 months
• Children below 16 years
• Diabetics Type 1 or Diabetes Insipidus
• Within 3 months of Heart Attack, Operation, Serious Accident, Stroke
• BMI below 25
• Heart, Kidney, Liver Disease or Condition
• Porphyria (a rare genetic disease)
• Severe Depression
• Anorexia or Bulimia Nervosa
• Thrombosis or medical for Thrombosis within the last 6 months,
• An Angina attack in the last 12 months,
• Any serious illness, injury, trauma and or surgery in the last 3 months
• Diabetes 2
• Hypertension

NICE clinical guidelines 43 (2006)

There are further guide lines published on the NICE website www.nice.org.uk/ Issue date: December 2006 Obesity guidance on the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children

Fluid recommendations

On The New You Plan you can drink water, any leaf tea and coffee. Our bodies need water to ensure they work properly, it is very important to give your body a regular supply of fluids.

It is recommended that you drink between 2.5 and 4 litres of water each day.

Treat your body like a water mill and give it a small regular supply of water to help it function efficiently. We advise that you drink one 500ml bottle of water per hour & continue this over a 5 or 6 hour period - it is dangerous to drink huge amounts of water at any one time - to flood your body in this way can be very dangerous.

There is no magic number where fluid intake is concerned - this will vary between different people due to their height, age, activity level and body-fat composition. Be guided by your own thirst and listen to your body.

The New You Plan information is for guidance only and should not be used in anyway as a replacement for the correct medical advice - We recommend that you do consult your GP or medical practitioner before starting any diet or exercise programme.

You must seek, get and then follow professional weight management advice before using these products as part of any weight loss programme. Intensive weight loss by any means without professional supervision may irretrievably damage your health and can result in life threatening conditions and death.