SHED-IT
SHED-IT (Self-Help, Exercise, Diet and Information Technology) is an innovative, evidence-based program teaching men how to adopt a realistic and sustainable approach to weight loss – without having to eat like a rabbit or give up beer.
Credible, proven weight loss programs for men
SHED-IT has been developed by internationally regarded Men’s health researcher, Professor Philip Morgan, and a team of experts in weight loss, exercise physiology, physical activity, psychology and nutrition at the University of Newcastle’s Centre for Active Living and Learning.
SHED-IT has been tailored to the psychology and physiology of men, tested in many years of research and improved in response to the feedback from thousands of men who have successfully used the program.
There are no group sessions, weekly meetings, restrictive diets, ongoing payments, pills, potions or fads.
We know that men can lose weight without giving up the things they love. We understand that you still need to enjoy life’s luxuries, like a cold beer, a burger or some hot chips every now and then.
The unique approach of SHED-IT has been commended by international researchers as “A momentous step toward addressing the long overlooked need to develop behavioural weight control programs that appeal predominantly to men and have wide reaching potential to impact obesity among the male half of our population”.
What is SHED-IT?
SHED-IT is a low-cost 12-week program designed specifically by men, for men.
SHED-IT provides a resource pack with everything required to effectively lose weight and keep it off (SHED-IT Video, Weight loss Handbook, Weight loss Log Book, MyFitnessPalTM User Guide). Additional weekly SMS’s target key messages of the program during the 12- weeks and assist with motivation.
Contact
If you are interested in speaking further about the SHED-IT program, please contact: Lee.Ashton@newcastle.edu.au
Before SHED-IT I had tried nearly every kind of fad and fast-fix diet. They work at first, but as soon as you come off the diet, the weight piles back on. The SHED-IT program changed my whole approach to diet and exercise. The program has changed my life.
David
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