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Find your 5% weight loss target

Why use our weight loss calculator?

For individuals who are living with overweight or obesity, losing just 5% of your bodyweight is shown to improve health significantly.

Benefits include:

  • Improved blood cholesterol
  • Reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes or related complications – if you need more support with diabetes click here
  • Increased mobility
  • Reduced risk of heart disease
  • Improved blood pressure

Please do not aim for weight loss if your BMI is in or close to the underweight range (BMI under 18kg/m2). Click here to use the NHS Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator

Get weight loss support

If you’ve used our weight loss calculator and find you need more support, Xyla offers programmes to help.

Losing weight and getting active can help you to feel happier, more confident and can drastically improve your health. We’ve created a range of programmes to suit your lifestyle and goals, to work around you.

Learn more

Read about Amanda’s Digital Weight Management Journey

Amanda has been attending the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme with Xyla and has seen some amazing changes since starting her journey. She has been happy to share with us some of her experiences and results.

Amanda’s Journey

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