My Best Weight

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My Best Weight is proud to be IRELAND'S LEADING MEDICAL WEIGHT MANAGEMENT CLINIC.

Others may call themselves obesity experts but we are the ONLY community based clinic in Ireland 🇮🇪 that has achieved EASO Collaborating Centres for Obesity Management (COMs) accreditation.

This highlights our pursuit of excellence in obesity care and fulfilling “carefully developed criteria and in accordance with accepted European and academic guidelines”. The evidence based, non-judgmental treatment we provide means that we will “continue to be recognised by EASO as a leading obesity management centre in Europe”. It also means that we will continue to have the opportunity to contribute to guideline development, education & EASO projects.

08/04/2025

My Best Weight Founders and Experts, Prof le Roux & Dr Crotty, featured at the IrSPEN 2025 Conference in today chairing and speaking at the Metabolism/Obesity session. Great engagement from attendees showing huge interest in learning about obesity medication and supporting

This is an essential event for dietetics, nutrition, and healthcare professionals. The conference brings together leading Irish and international experts, offering a unique platform for healthcare practitioners, policy makers, and researchers to share knowledge and foster collaboration.

22/02/2025

What do you think when you hear the term ‘Food Noise’?

We hear about this in clinic daily & it helps describe the experience of living with obesity. It is a relatively new phrase that can describe a variety of feelings & ideas.

Is it continuous internal struggle between our subconscious biological drive towards food and the intelligent decision maker?

Is it our perception of a hyperactive appetite system and reward pathways (hunger, lack of fullness, craving/reward)?

Is it when we are thinking about food but not actually hungry?

The constant internal dialogue between our biology & intelligence trying to suppress our appetite.

Is it the constant food cues and targeting in our environment?

Panic at the thought of not having access to food?

Is it how we process and respond to the vilification of food causing guilt/shame and internal weight bias?

Is it these things and more?!?!?

Tell us what you think.

Check out the full episode of The Laura Dowling Experience Podcast with Prof Carel le Roux via the links below.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-laura-dowling-experience/id1641562780?i=1000687005805

Or

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LbALKp8qCk9GTe2ly6tl3?si=NfyUtMP2Q329RU-5mxxgvg

16/02/2025

There has been huge interest in new Medications becoming available in Ireland this week.

I was invited to chat on Ireland AM to discuss how it works, appropriate use, opportunities, challenges & side effects.

It is so important to use every available platform to reframe the narrative around Obesity in society - a complex progressive neuroendoctine disease.

21/12/2024

Our “desire to be thin” is driven by societal expectations & diet culture, constant messaging that a number on the scales or size will make us happy, healthy & successful.

The focus is on weight loss, short term restrictive diets & targets (weight or event eg. holiday, wedding). It ignores health/wellbeing & long term is associated with weight gain. Weight loss in this situation is not a medical issue so medications are not appropriate & will reinforce diet culture.

Obesity means excess fatty tissue that impairs health. It is not diagnosed based on size/BMI alone. It is a complex disease & NOT a lack of willpower or motivation.

Medications like Semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) & Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) - were developed & proven safe (benefits > risks) for treating obesity. We do not know if they are safe in weight loss for cultural/aesthetic reasons (no associated health issues) as this has not been scientifically studied. Short term use may change the scales but if stopped, weight will be regained. They are not a “kick start” or “reset”.

It is important to acknowledge that in society, “the desire to be thin” & “clinical obesity” may co-exist - wanting to lose weight for aesthetic AND health reasons.

Obesity Care focuses on health - medical, functional, psychological & future. It is evidence-based treatment for a complex disease. It acknowledges that weight is not within conscious control but a function of genetics, biology, life experiences & environment. Society tells us to simply “Eat Less & Move More” - Obesity Care helps reframe this stigmatizing narrative & understand obesity as a medical issue.

People living with Obesity deserve treatment as with other chronic diseases; Life interventions (nutrition, behavioural, movement, sleep, stress), Obesity Medications (Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, Bupropion/Naltrexone) or Surgery (Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Bypass).

Response to treatment is unpredictable but measured in health gain & quality of life, not just numbers on a scales. Effective biological treatments (medication/surgery) will often coincide with significant body weight reduction but this is a byproduct of treating biology. People need long term support.

02/12/2024

🌟 Day 2: Science of Obesity Training 🌟

This morning, we’re joined by Dr. Michael Crotty, who is presenting on “Obesity Through the Lifecycle.”

Today’s session dives deep into the science of obesity, exploring its nature as a lifelong chronic relapsing disease and how it impacts individuals at every stage of life. This is an opportunity to gain critical insights into the complexities of obesity and how we can better address it with compassion and evidence-based care. 💙

21/11/2024

Dietitian & Director of our MBW Health program, Josh Percival, speaks to Fabulous pharmacist the Laura Dowling Experience Podcast about moving beyond diet culture & shifting the focus from weight loss to health gain - take a look!

Moving Beyond Diet Culture: Guilt-Free Eating, Family Nutrition, and Meal Tips with Josh Percival #098 In this episode, we’re joined by dietitian Josh Perciv...

06/10/2024

Our Clinical Lead, Dr Mick Crotty, appeared on Ireland AM to discuss “Measuring & Treating in 2024”.

He highlights the limitations of the Body Mass Index , recent discussion about the Body Roundness Index (awful stigmatizing name that needs to be changed but potentially a useful tool as it may correlate better with health) and the need to focus on health rather than weight loss alone.

In this interview he also talks about the modern understanding of obesity as a chronic medical issue rather than an issue with willpower, motivation or lifestyle and the need to increase knowledge/ understanding in society and reduce weight bias/stigma.

https://play.virginmediatelevision.ie/watch/vod/52622431/ireland-am-sat-28-sep