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A proper assessment
A proper assessment
Blood pressure, waist, relevant blood tests, and a look at anything medical that could be contributing — including medicines and thyroid.
Home Services Weight & lifestyle
Weight and lifestyle, without the lecture.
Food, movement, sleep and alcohol. Genuinely practical conversations rather than advice you have already heard, and referrals to people who do this properly.
Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm. No referral needed to see a GP.
We are a Medicare Bulk Billing Practice. Standard consultations are bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.
- Bulk billedMedicare-eligible consultations, with a valid Medicare card
- Longer appointmentsAsk reception when you book if you have a list
- No judgementYou will not be weighed without being asked first
We are a Medicare Bulk Billing Practice
Now Accepting New Patients
Walk-ins Welcome
Shop 12, 297–299 Brisbane Water Drive, West Gosford NSW 2250
Open Mon–Fri 8:30am – 5:00pm
Weight & lifestyle
Most people already know what to do.
Almost nobody comes to this appointment needing to be told that vegetables are good and exercise helps. What is usually missing is a plan that fits an actual life — shift work, a bad knee, small children, a budget, or twenty years of trying things that did not stick.
So the useful version of this appointment is specific. What does a normal week look like, what has been tried, what got in the way, and what is one thing that could realistically change.
What we actually look at
- Waist as well as weight — it tells you more about risk.
- Blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and liver, because these are the reasons it matters.
- Sleep, including snoring, which drives weight in both directions.
- Medicines, since several cause weight gain and are worth reviewing.
- Thyroid and other causes, where the history suggests looking.
- Mood and alcohol, which are usually part of the picture.
What it covers
How we can help.
Tap a card for the detail.
Often subsidised
Dietitian referral
Dietitian referral
An accredited practising dietitian is worth far more than general advice. Where you have a chronic condition, a care plan can make several visits Medicare-subsidised.
For when something hurts
Exercise physiology
Exercise physiology
Particularly useful if pain, an old injury or a heart or lung condition is what has stopped previous attempts. A care plan can subsidise visits where you are eligible.
Two-way street
Sleep and snoring
Sleep and snoring
Poor sleep makes weight harder to shift, and weight makes sleep apnoea more likely. Worth untangling rather than working on one and not the other.
A health number
Alcohol
Alcohol
The Australian guideline for healthy adults is no more than ten standard drinks a week and no more than four on any one day. Worth counting, because it quietly affects weight, sleep, blood pressure and mood.
Where it sticks
Review appointments
Review appointments
Nothing about this works as a single appointment. Booking the next one is the most predictive thing you can do.
How it works here
How we approach it.
Will I be weighed?
Only if you agree to it. Weight is useful information but it is not compulsory, and being weighed against your wishes is not care. We will ask first, every time.
I have tried everything.
Most people who book this have. That is useful information rather than a failure — knowing what has been tried and what specifically got in the way is where a different plan comes from.
Do you talk about medications for weight?
Where it is clinically appropriate it can be part of the conversation, alongside everything else. We are not able to advertise particular medicines, and it is not the starting point.
Can I get subsidised dietitian visits?
Where you have a chronic condition and a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan, you can access up to five individual Medicare-subsidised allied health services each calendar year. Many providers charge a gap on top, so ask them.
Questions
Weight & lifestyle questions.
Can a GP help with weight?
Yes. A GP appointment covers the medical side — blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, liver, thyroid, sleep and any medicines that may be contributing — and can refer you to a dietitian or exercise physiologist.
Will I be weighed at the appointment?
Only with your agreement. We will always ask first.
Can I get Medicare-subsidised dietitian visits?
Where you have a chronic condition and a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan, you can access up to five individual Medicare-subsidised allied health services each calendar year. Providers may charge a gap on top of the rebate.
How much alcohol is too much?
The current Australian guideline for healthy adults is no more than ten standard drinks in a week and no more than four on any one day. A standard drink is smaller than most people pour.
Does snoring matter for weight?
It can. Sleep apnoea and weight influence each other in both directions, so if you snore heavily or wake unrefreshed it is worth raising in the same appointment.
This page is general information for people in the Gosford and Central Coast area. It is not advice about your situation and it does not replace a consultation. If you are worried about a symptom, book an appointment or call us on (02) 4311 3800. In an emergency, call 000.
Book a longer appointment.
Say it is about weight or lifestyle and reception will set aside enough time to do it properly. All Medicare-eligible consultations are bulk billed for patients with a valid Medicare card.
Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm · Shop 12, 297–299 Brisbane Water Drive, West Gosford · Serving Gosford, West Gosford, Point Clare, Narara, Wyoming, Springfield, Tascott, Koolewong, East Gosford, Erina, Green Point and Lisarow.