The Shape Up Programme is our innovative, doctor-led weight loss solution, combining the proven Renewal Institute Diet (RID) with a dual GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonist to enhance appetite control, support metabolism, and achieve sustainable results. Designed to help you shed excess weight, improve body composition, and boost energy levels, Shape Up blends personalised nutrition, medical expertise, and cutting-edge pharmacology to achieve your goals safely and effectively. This program builds upon the foundation of traditional weight loss protocols by incorporating cutting-edge medical interventions designed to accelerate fat loss and improve metabolic function.
Who Is the Shape Up Programme For?
- Anyone facing stubborn weight‑loss plateaus, even after trying multiple diets.
- Women experiencing menopausal weight gain, struggling with changes in glucose handling and increased belly fat.
- Adults with pre‑diabetes or insulin resistance, where losing 10% of body weight can double insulin sensitivity.
- People newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, since an early 10% weight loss makes remission up to three times more likely.
- Young women with PCOS, balancing weight challenges, hormonal issues and fertility concerns.
- Those with fatty‑liver disease (NAFLD/MASLD), who can improve liver health by losing as little as 5% of their body weight.
- Anyone seeking a doctor‑led, holistic plan that blends nutritional coaching, lifestyle guidance and medical oversight for sustainable results.
Key Benefits of Shape Up
- Enhanced Appetite Control: GLP-1 and GIP injections help modulate hunger hormones, allowing you to feel fuller for a longer period.
- Addition of hCG Peptide: The synergistic addition of the hCG peptide helps prevent muscle loss and reduces the risk of developing the “Ozempic face” appearance.
- Personalised Meal Plans: RID’s low-GI, whole-food approach is tailored to your calorie needs, lifestyle and food preferences.
- Doctor-Led Monitoring: Regular health coaching sessions ensure your safety, track progress and adjust your plan.
- Monthly Body Scans: InBody Analysis to track changes in muscle and visceral fat with tailored strategies for ongoing adjustments.
- Metabolic Optimisation: Combining the RID diet, supplements, and GLP-1 and GIP peptides promotes better blood sugar regulation and fat metabolism, especially dangerous visceral fat.
- Sustainable Results: Education on portions, macronutrient balance, and mindful eating fosters lifelong healthy habits.
- Metabolic Optimisation: Combining diet, supplements, and GLP-1 and GIP peptides promotes better blood sugar regulation and fat metabolism.
- The Reset Renewal Maintenance Programme: This is designed to promote long-term weight loss success while actively reducing inflammation, a key contributor to chronic diseases.
How Lifestyle Influences Weight Problems
Weight is influenced by much more than just calorie intake. Everyday habits and environmental factors play a significant role in weight gain and can hinder weight loss efforts. Recognising and addressing these lifestyle factors is key to achieving and maintaining lasting results.
Inadequate or disrupted sleep alters hunger hormones (ghrelin and leptin), increasing appetite and cravings for high-calorie foods. Protect your metabolism by getting 7–9 hours of solid, uninterrupted sleep, and don’t overlook hidden sleep disruptors, such as obstructive sleep apnea. Watch out for loud snoring, breathing pauses, gasping for air at night, and relentless daytime fatigue, as well as warning signs such as morning headaches, mood swings, high blood pressure, and waking up during the night to use the bathroom.
- Chronic Stress & Cortisol
Persistent stress elevates cortisol, which promotes fat storage—especially around the abdomen—and can trigger emotional eating. Incorporate stress-management practices such as mindfulness, breathing exercises or light yoga.
- Physical Activity & Sedentary Behaviour
A desk-bound lifestyle can slow your resting metabolic rate and lead to reduced muscle mass. Regular movement—whether structured exercise or brief “active breaks”—helps burn calories, build lean tissue and stabilise blood sugar.
- Gut Health & Inflammation
An imbalance of gut microbiota can impact nutrient absorption, inflammation and satiety signals. A fibre-rich, whole-food diet, targeted probiotics, and prebiotics foster a healthy microbiome and smoother digestion.
- Hydration & Metabolic Function
Even mild dehydration can diminish energy levels, impair exercise performance and reduce metabolic efficiency. Drinking water consistently throughout the day supports fat-metabolising pathways.
- Mindful Eating & Behavioural Patterns
Distracted or emotional eating often leads to overeating. Practising mindful meals—slowing down, savouring flavours and tuning into fullness cues—reinforces healthier portion control.
The Reset Renewal Programme at Skin Renewal
Reset Renewal is our doctor-led, holistic health reboot designed for patients whose weight challenges stem from underlying lifestyle and metabolic imbalances. Rather than focusing solely on dieting, Reset Renewal targets your unique health hurdles—hormonal fluctuations, digestive dysfunction, energy crashes and more—to build sustainable foundations for weight stability.
Why Choose Skin Renewal?
From your first comprehensive health assessment to regular progress reviews and bespoke lifestyle adjustments, we’re committed to transforming challenges into triumphs—empowering you to reclaim your energy, reshape your body and embrace a healthier, more confident future.
- Root-Cause Focus: We don’t just “cut calories”—we identify and correct metabolic roadblocks.
- Doctor-Led Expertise: Your plan is supervised by medical professionals with specialised training in lifestyle medicine.
- Sustainable Transformation: By reshaping daily habits, you develop lifelong tools for weight management and wellness.
Key Health Benefits of GIP/GLP-1 Peptides
GIP/GLP-1 peptides offer a multifaceted therapeutic profile, as they improve glycaemic control, drive weight loss, protect the heart and kidneys, support liver and brain health, and reduce systemic inflammation. Dual agonist treatments, such as tirzepatide, harness both hormones for amplified benefits, marking a significant advance in treating metabolic and related disorders. Here is how they work:
Benefit | How it Works |
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Better Blood Sugar Control | These peptides boost insulin after you eat and lower the hormone that raises blood sugar. This lowers fasting and after-meal glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes. |
Easier Weight Management | It helps you eat less by slowing down the rate at which your stomach empties and making you feel full sooner. Treatments targeting GIP and GLP-1 can lead to bigger, longer-lasting weight loss. |
Heart Protection | Studies have shown that these peptides may lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes by improving body weight, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure, and reducing inflammation. |
Brain Support | GLP-1 can cross the blood-brain barrier and help combat inflammation and oxidative stress. Early research suggests it might help protect against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. |
Liver and Fat Metabolism | These hormones help the body burn fat and use sugar more efficiently in the liver. They show promise for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), now known as MASLD (Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease). |
Kidney Health | GLP-1 treatments can help slow the progression of diabetic kidney damage. They reduce protein in the urine and help maintain kidney function. |
Reduced Inflammation | GIP/GLP-1 peptides help calm inflammation beyond blood sugar and weight management. This may help alleviate chronic inflammatory conditions and certain autoimmune issues. |
