How does slimming world work?Has anyone tried it?

Iam currently following sw but I log on here as I have great friends and I am trying to cut down on certain foods so i like to log what I eat .
basically there are a few plans most people follow the extra easy plan where you can eat until satisfied lean meat ,fish ,grains ,pulses ,eggs ,quorn, potatoes , vegetables ,fruit and then you have to choose an A choice which is dairy and a B choice for fibre such as brown bread ,some cereal bars ,cereal which are measured and some low fat yoghurts are free too ,really easy plan .They do have a green plan to suit vegetarians where you get two A and " b choices ,they recommend filling third off your plate with super free foods ,veg salad etc

Hiya

I know many people who have done really well on it and have lost loads of weight, (one guys lost 7 stone!)

For me personally I didn't find it did as I was always hungry (loads of food to eat but all low fat) I seem to need a bit more fat in my diet to shift weight. I also wanted to educated myself a bit as opposed to following another 'diet' - I wanted to change my whole approach to food.

I found the groups great really supportive and lovely people - loads of food to eat, plenty of variety etc just not for me personally

I couldn't get on with it at all, logging everything here was much easier for me to cope with! I have a friend at work however, who loves it lost quite a bit on it, then goes back to it to when she wants to drop a few pounds before holiday! There is quite a lot of info on their website or their magazine you could look at.

Funnily enough, I found I ate MORE packaged/processed type food with Slimming World, maybe because I tended to cook from scratch before I started. For instance, instead of making a pasta sauce, I'd sometimes use those packets of pasta and sauce, because they were free. It was easier than having to count the ingredients in a sauce and I didn't have to use up syns/healthy extras (or whatever they're called - can't quite remember). Instead of eating natural home-made yoghurt, I ate Muller Lights, because they were free. I also was trying to eat a heart-healthy diet, and some of the things I needed to eat were not free on Slimming World (walnuts, oats, etc.) so I had to count them as Syns or use up Healthy Extras, and that would put me off eating them when I could have something free instead. I think I eat healthier now that I count calories.

I've spoken to other people who've found the opposite though, and felt that Slimming World taught them healthy eating. It's basically encouraging fruit and veg, some dairy, some fibre, quite a lot of cooked carbs and lean meat, and lowish fat. Some people find it a lot easier than calorie counting.

Your supposed to eat till satisfied . I could never eat all that lol and wouldn't try .I guess if someone is prone to eating so much and binges counting calories would be more appropriate .It's not for everyone like every plan we all find something that fits into our lifestyle .
Vailara I know what you mean about the nuts etc , you don't get many for a healthy extra . I don't eat dairy so tend to have soya milk with my cereal

First time i did slimming world i lost 7 stone 5 lbs and felt amazing !!! However 1 year later i gained 3 stone , i got bored of the diet i was eating the same thing all the time . Mfp lets u eat healthy and what u want in moderation , i would recommend slimming world as it was great for me , but mfp is free and easier

I've tried it before and I did lose some weight, plus members of my family have had a lot of success with it. I think that by limiting your food and eating 'cleaner', you create a calorie deficit without realising. I personally think the diet is overly complicated and too confusing, but there are lots of tasty recipes which are so easy to make!