Home / How it works

A personalised programme to reach your goals

The Counterweight programme is designed to help you lose weight and keep it off.

How does the programme work?

Lose weight

Use meal replacements for some or all of your meals, helping you to lose weight quickly and easily. We offer two weight loss approaches that can be customised to suit your goals and circumstances. You can switch easily between each approach as your needs change.

Plus

Our most popular approach designed for fast and effective weight loss. This is a total diet replacement where you have four meal replacements per day. 

Get started

Lite

Our lower intensity approach.
Enjoy two meal replacements plus a
calorie controlled meal and a healthy
snack per day.

Get started

Why use meal replacements?

Fast weight loss

Scientifically proven to be the fastest and most effective way to lose weight

Easy and convenient

We've done all the thinking for you,  so you can just focus on the doing - no strict planning or counting to worry about!

A break from food

Following a total diet replacement can help you reset your relationship with food and identify eating habits that you want to change

Change behaviours

You've lost the weight- what's next? We'll give you the tools you need to maintain your weight loss, as well as tips, information and guidance for creating a balanced lifestyle - one that’s healthy, sustainable, and enjoyable.

Nail your nutrition

Learn to plan delicious, healthy meals and find a balanced way of eating long-term- your favourite foods included

Step it up

Choose activities that you enjoy, set achievable activity goals and learn easy strategies to start moving more

Rewire your brain

Use behaviour change tactics to break old habits and build new ones- making the healthy choice the easy choice

Maintain your habits

We'll be there for you, as long as you need us. Receive ongoing education and advice about nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management, and behaviour change.

Get started

Counterweight App

You'll get access to weekly readings on topics to do with using meal replacements, behavioural strategies, physical activity, sleep and stress to help you succeed!

  • Log your measurements
  • Track your progress
  • Set goals and complete activities
  • Chat to your dietitian
Confectioner image

Personalised support from your own dietitian

One of the main reasons Counterweight works is because of the personal, expert support our clients receive from dietitians. Our team are friendly, highly experienced, knowledgeable and passionate about making a real difference. Their goal is to get to know you, understand your weight loss goals and challenges, and be there to provide support, guidance and advice - every step of the way.

  • Advice tailored to your specific needs
  • Constant support to stay on track
  • Tips, tricks and strategies for success
  • Motivation during difficult times
  • Assistance with medication management

You can choose how much support you'd like from your dietitian by selecting one of our support plans.

Support plans

What is the programme like? Our clients say it best…

Brenda | Lost 17kg

"Using meal replacements was easy! The soups and shakes tasted great, I didn’t have to wash up, I didn’t have to think, I didn’t get any side effects and I didn’t feel hungry."

Shalom | Lost 14kg

"This programme doesn’t just tell you what to do, it provides you with information, strategies, monitoring and support, which helps you to stay motivated and be successful."

Sharon | Lost 27kg

"When my dietitian called and told me that my HbA1c had dropped from 77 to 42 and that I was in remission, it just felt so amazing. The results really do speak for themselves!"

Ready to get started?

Buy your Quick Start Kit

Want some guidance?

Take our quiz