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Find your 5% weight loss target
Losing just 5% of your body weight can significantly improve your health if you’re living with overweight or obesity. Use our free calculator below to find out your personal 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.
Maintaining a healthy weight is one of the most impactful steps you can take towards improving your overall health and well-being. Our weight loss calculator is designed to help you set realistic goals. Research consistently shows that losing just 5% of your bodyweight can result in measurable improvements in various aspects of your health. This reduction can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases and enhance your quality of life. Here are some of the key benefits of achieving a 5% weight loss:
- 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 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