Smart Start to Weight Loss with Extras
Giving eligible members of participating health funds a Smart Start to lose weight and transform their health over 2 weeks with our medical-led health care team.
For eligible members of participating private health insurance funds who maintain extras covers as part of their health insurance cover. Please consult your health fund to check whether you are eligible for a rebate.
Inclusions
Initial and Follow Up consultation with Nurse
You will have an initial health and wellbeing consultation will be with one of our registered nurses and a follow up consult after 2 weeks to track your progress and your success
Body Composition Scales
Our unique body composition scales will be delivered to you and returned at the completion of the program
2 Weeks of Calorie Controlled Meals
You'll recieve 2 weeks of 5 days of nutritional support (being breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks (if included)) at the calorie intake recommended for you.
Resistance Training Plan
Your two week resistance training plan is tailored to your fitness level (beginner, intermediate or advanced) and designed to help maintain your lean muscle mass to boost metabolism and improve muscular fitness. At home, or outdoors.
Recipes + Shopping Lists
Access to recipes and shopping lists for your days without the calorie controlled meals
The Doc's Health & Weight Tracker APP
You'll receive full access to the Doctor's Health & Weight Tracker APP to enable you to track your progress.
Doc Blogs
Full access to motivational support by way of emails covering topics including healthy eating, importance of resistance training, mindful eating habits, and mastering motivation.
Medical Award of Completion
At the end of your program, you'll be awarded a Medical Award of Completion for your efforts in committing to the Smart Start program
Access to our Clinical Health Team
If you have any questions or need support along the way, you'll get access to our clinical health team by phone, email and SMS.
Benefits
BENEFIT ONE
Start your weight loss knowing your biometrics and based on your individual measurements for greater success
BENEFIT TWO
Gain deeper insights into your current health and risk factors
BENEFIT THREE
Understand the types of foods that represent healthy eating and portion sizes to lose weight
BENEFIT FOUR
Identify any current lifestyle changes or conditions that can be treated with the support of health funds
BENEFIT FIVE
Stay motivated and on track with your nurse consultations and access to the Doc's Blog focussed on positively changing your habits and improving your health.
BENEFIT ONE
Start your weight loss knowing your biometrics and based on your individual measurements for greater success
BENEFIT TWO
Gain deeper insights into your current health and risk factors
BENEFIT THREE
Understand the types of foods that represent healthy eating and portion sizes to lose weight
BENEFIT FOUR
Identify any current lifestyle changes or conditions that can be treated with the support of health funds
BENEFIT FIVE
Stay motivated and on track with your nurse consultations and access to the Doc's Blog focussed on positively changing your habits and improving your health.
Program Overview
Step 1: Your Body Composition Scales Delivered to You
First, we'll arrange delivery of our smart body composition scales to you! These smart scales measure more than just your weight. They provide insight into your body composition and track progress toward your goals.
Your individual results from these scales will help our nurses understand your overall health (including weight, body fat %, body water %, muscle mass (kg), basal metabolic rate (BMR) (cal per day at rest), biological age, visceral fat rating, bone mass, and BMI.
You'll also receive a welcome email from our nurse setting out:
- a step by step guide to using the body composition scales, and
- steps to download the Doctor’s Health & Weight Tracker APP to enable you to record and understand your individual health results.
Step 2: First health and wellbeing phone consultation
At your first phone consultation one of our dedicated nurses will:
- provide an initial health and wellbeing assessment based on your measurements from the body composition scales;
- discuss your goals and desired health and weight outcomes;
- any triggers for support referrals through the health fund, if eligible;
- discuss how the Program will support the start of your health and weight changes;
- discuss any current chronic condition or health condition that you may have and how you are currently addressing with your treating GP; and
- recommend a calorie intake per day for your 5 days of calorie controlled meals to support your change.
Following this call, you will receive an email which sets out the next step to ordering your calorie controlled meals. You will also receive your two week daily resistance training program, recipes and shopping lists for days without the meals, access to the Doc's Blog to keep you on track and motivated.
Following this call, you will receive an email which sets out the next step to ordering your calorie controlled meals. You will also receive your two week daily resistance training program, recipes and shopping lists for days without the meals, access to the Doc's Blog to keep you on track and motivated.
Our nurses will also book you in for your follow up consultation in two weeks time.
Step 3: Delivery of your calorie controlled meals
A dedicated Lite n' Easy consultant will contact you (by phone) within 2 business days after your first nurse consultation to discuss any dietary requirements that you may have and arrange delivery of your 5 days of meals at the calorie intake recommended.
The dedicated Lite n' Easy consultant will lock in your meal order and you will receive breakfast, lunch and dinner (and snacks if included) for 5 days a week for two (2) weeks. You do not need to place an order for the meals as this will be arranged for you.
The dedicated Lite n' Easy consultant will lock in your meal order and you will receive breakfast, lunch and dinner (and snacks if included) for 5 days a week for two (2) weeks. You do not need to place an order for the meals as this will be arranged for you.
Step 4: Your final consult + Medical Award
Your final follow up consultation with the nurse will be two weeks after you first commenced the Program. At this final phone consultation the nurse will:
- review and discuss your updated health results from the body composition scales (which must be uploaded into the Doc’s APP by you);
- discuss your continued goals, progress, road blocks or any other issues that arise;
- discuss any changes if necessary (i.e. prescribed meals / resistance training) to help you continue to acheive your goals and achieve sustainable weight loss; and
- identify any other medical roadblocks like: mental specific health support services related referrals (i.e. if weight gain is related to anxiety or stress).
You will also receive a Medical Award of Completion awarded by your nurse!
Make a Smart Start to Weight Loss
Do you have a question?
During the program you will be supported by our clinical health care support team which you can contact at any time by email info@thedoctorskitchen.com.au.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many meals will I receive on the 2 week Program?
You will receive calorie-controlled meals for 5 days out of 7 to help you achieve your health and weight goals for 2 weeks. Following your first nurse's consultation, a Lite n’ Easy dedicated consultant will contact you within 2 business days from your first Doctor's consultation to arrange the first available delivery of your calorie-controlled meals depending on your location.
Can I swap out some of the meals?
As your meals are personalised to meet certain calorie requirements based on your Doctor's prescription, it is not recommended to swap out meals from the set menus ordered by your Lite n’ Easy consultant as this will alter the calorie count. Our dedicated partner, Lite n’ Easy, have over 250+ delicious meals to make your journey a wholesome and flavoursome one! If you have special dietary requirements, i.e., vegetarian this should be discussed at your first consultation with our nurse.
What if I live outside of Lite n' Easy's deliver areas?
Lite n’ Easy currently delivery to over 90% of the Australian population with their delivery areas are expanding weekly.
What if I slip up on the program?
Remember: You Never Fail
F.A.I.L means - First Attempt in Lifestyle-changes.
The first step is to recognise that a slip up will happen at some stage in the process! It’s okay to slip up while you’re on the program, but the most important thing is to recognise that you have slipped up and remember why you started the program, to prevent it from happening again. Start afresh from your next meal and compensate by ensuring that you are following your daily resistance training workout plan and any additional exercise that you can fit in. If your slip ups become prolonged – we recommend reaching out to one of clinical team or speaking with the Doctor at the next consultation to discuss what options may be available to help further support you.
Is this a long term solution?
Throughout the Program doing it on your own for 2 days a week will help you make positive changes to your lifestyle, exercise and food habits. Doing it on your own for 2 days a week from the beginning, will help you keep the weight off long term and, in turn, improving your health benefits. This approach will assist in driving changes in patterns of eating to help you be the healthiest version of yourself.
What if I am not losing weight?
Having a plateau in your progress during a lifestyle change is a very common occurrence – so common you expect it happen at some stage in the program. It is easy to underestimate how much to eat, so you may be eating more than you think – keeping a food diary can help identify these issues.
If you’re doing all the right things and following the nurse's recommendation and still not losing weight, that’s what our nurses are here for. So, at your next check in with your nurse, we recommend discussing this with them so that they can make the necessary changes to ensure that you are reaching your weight and health goals.
Will the program help my current health condition or chronic disease?
The Doctor’s Smart Start Program is designed to give you the motivation you need to get back on track. If you have a chronic disease or condition, we recommend that you contact us about our tHealth & Wellbeing program which is designed to support any underlying lifestyle-based health condition that you may have with the support and guidance of trained Doctors. If you have a lifestyle-based condition (diabetes, heart disease, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnoea, obesity, fatty liver, high blood pressure or cholesterol) our Doctors have the tools to help support your current health condition and to give you the best chance of success in transforming your health and improving your life.
Who can I speak with about the program, scales, Nurse consultations?
Our nursing team are here to support you every step of the way. In between your nurse's consultations, you can contact us at any time by emailing info@thedoctorskitchen.com.au or our nursing team on 0432 035 610.
Who can I speak with out my meals or meal order?
Our meal partner, Lite n’ Easy, have dedicated consultants that can assist you with any queries that you may have in relation to your meal order prescribed by the Doctor, delivery, suspending or cancelling your order. For all meal related queries, please contact Lite n’ Easy on 13 15 12.
What do I do if I want to pause or stop the program?
If during the course of the program, you do not want to continue the program, the nurse will first exhaust all avenues in relation in ensuring that you are supported in the best way possible, including but not limited to, a referral to a psychologist, dietician, treating GP, or their medical specialist. Where all avenues are exhausted and you still do not want to participate, the Doctor’s Kitchen Australia will arrange for your meals and any further Doctor’s appointments to be cancelled and the health fund will be notified with reasons. You need to let us know as soon as possible by emailing us on info@thedoctorskitchen.com.au if you do not wish to continue the program.