Few things are more disheartening than doing 'all the right things' and seeing the scale refuse to move. In our weight clinic at Bramley, we see this pattern often — and the answers usually sit in a few specific places.
The usual suspects
- Under-eating during the day, over-eating at night
- Underestimating liquid calories (alcohol, oat milk lattes, juices)
- Inadequate protein, leaving you hungry
- Poor sleep blunting fat-loss hormones
- Stress driving cortisol-led weight retention
- An underlying issue — thyroid, hormonal or metabolic
When it is worth investigating
If you have been genuinely consistent for 8-12 weeks without progress, a baseline blood panel is sensible. We can arrange thyroid, HbA1c, iron and hormone screening in-house and review results with you in a follow-up appointment.
Weight is rarely just calories in and out. Treating it as a single equation tends to miss the levers that actually move.
Want to talk it through?
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