I found slimming world easy enough to follow but largely if you are here you don't need groups or diets, just eat right, exercise, you'll be ok.

I found slimming world easy enough to follow but largely if you are here you don't need groups or diets, just eat right, exercise, you'll be ok.

This in nutshell!!

I have tried Weight watchers and slimmer' world, hypnotherapy, pills and potions, spent hundreds of pounds in the process!

The only time I have lost more than a stone, and kept it off for more than a month is on this site.

Whatever you choose, however they tell you to eat, count, move etc it all boils down to your ability to be honest to yourself! Ok weigh in classes do give a public affirmation but you can get the same support from partners, GP surgery, gym, work group etc.

To be totally honest, if you want to do this, stay here, join friends and interest groups, check recipe ideas, read success stories and remember the most fundamental rule.

Calories in greater than calories burned = loss
Calories used greater than calories eaten = gain

It's not a diet it is basic mathematics!


Sorry for essay, just p'd off with how much I spent on stuff that didn't work. X
Deny yourself nothing... But everything counts! No such thing as free food!

I have tried Rosemary Conley, and while I really enjoyed the exercise sessions, I didn't get any motivation at all from the 'talks'. I struggled with the diet and didn't lose much weight. It felt like I was doing the diet from the books with no support and just paying for an exercise class with a weigh in! I could have done that at the local gym.

I now go to Weight Watchers, where we have a fantastic leader who makes the classes interesting and fun. I look forward to going to the classes and am losing weight every week.The Leader is always at the end of an email or text if I need extra support between classes.

if you know anyone locally to you who has tried any of the classes I would ask for their recommendations. Whilst you can probably lose weight with any of these classes finding a good and supportive leader will make all the difference to your progress.

Good luck. I hope you find a suitable class which works for you.

I'm another vote for RC. The classes are fun (in my experience) and since you're on here watching your food intake a free exercise class would be a bonus. When I went there was a good cross section of people, from those that were 150lb+ overweight to those, like me, who were fairly fit and just trying to drop baby weight etc.

Whatever you decide being on here is the first and best step as means you've made a decision to make the change for yourself.

I've done all 3 at some point or other but if you're getting it for free anyway there's nothing to lose by trying is there? (except for the weight! ). So I'd say RC because you get the exercise session as well as the weigh in, you just have to sit through the tedious pep talk.

Hang about! How much is 12 weeks worth of these classes worth? << about £100 ($130) i had no idea they were giving out vouchers for free classes! I'd love to go but cant afford it .. and just a bit too un-fat to qualify for the freebies it seems...

I would say have a go at Slimming World it helped me lose 13st 10lbs.

MFP all the way, why waste money?

I have tried them all! out of the 3 clubs the one I couldnt get on with is Slimming World, Weight Watchers is ok but they do like to plug their products, I like the Rosemary Conley classes for the exercises but didnt like the diet that went with it.

Well this is second time I have registered here on MFP and I need to lose 3 stone by my daughter's wedding in January 2014 so having a go at the 5:2 bikini diet where you restrict your intake to 500 calories for two days a week and eat sensibly for the remainder.

I think you are lucky that your GP offered you free classes for 12 weeks at one of the clubs, dont think mine would and I my BMI is 31.

Good luck with whatever one you choose!