Anyone doing Slimming World?

Hi. I'd like to find out more about slimming world.
I've added u. I'm from uk too x

Slimming World is fantastic. Ideal if you enjoy home cooked healthy nice filling foods.
Even recommended whilst pregnant and breast feeding,
I rejoined on 1st a jan.
Looking forward to a fresh start now.

I'm shocked no one else has replied but I guess this site is more aimed towards calorie counting x

Yep. It's because lifestyle change (that can be sustained for the rest of your life) is how people who succeed do it.

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I know many people who have used slimming world successfully and it is a pretty easy system to use, I have even used it in the past myself. However I am personally not a fan because of 3 things

1. It does not seem to teach much about portion control

2. I do not believe in free foods because they all have calories in them

3 It costs money and I am tight lol

This was a while ago and things may have changed a bit.

I do use their recipe books though, I just calculate the calories in them because its not done for you

I have done slimming world, it's confusing at first but very simple when you get the hang of it. What are you confused about?

hi there... see slimming world syns on facebook... great support. add me as a friend too :-)

Slimming World is fantastic. Ideal if you enjoy home cooked healthy nice filling foods.
Even recommended whilst pregnant and breast feeding,
I rejoined on 1st a jan.
Looking forward to a fresh start now.

I'm shocked no one else has replied but I guess this site is more aimed towards calorie counting x

Yep. It's because lifestyle change (that can be sustained for the rest of your life) is how people who succeed do it.

A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

This! Another fad diet.

hi I am thinking of joining slimming world, what do you think of it? add me too I'm Laura I live in Bradford UK xx

The minimis forum has a large section on slimming world which can be very helpful. It's a dot com.
I think it's one of the best 'diets' possible, with the emphasis on eating lots of fruit and vegetable, some complex carbs and lean meat/fish, very little fat or sugar.

In no way could you describe it as being a fad diet or not helping to change one's eating habits for long term health.

I had a go of slimming world this time last year after seeing a girl in my work use it to successfully drop ten stone (she is still maintaining which is fantastic!)

I signed up initially for their 12 week thing and followed the extra easy plan to start with but did also try the red/green option.

I didn't find it hard to follow once you get in the swing of it and I really liked their magazine and their recipes - still use these to this day as they encourage cooking from scratch, lots of lean protein, fruit and veg and herbs and spices, rather than packets or mixes or shakes.

I didn't continue as it didn't seem to be a good plan for me - in my first week I managed to put on 0.5lb which was a bit mortifying especially as I'd stuck to the plan religiously and everyone else was getting loses of several pounds each. I did lose weight but found that several times I seemed to lose and then just put back on the same 2-3lbs. I also found I would really really struggle to lose 1lb, but then manage to put on 3lb in a week which would then be painfully slow to lose again.

After the 12 weeks I was 5lb lighter than when I started, I'd been hoping for closer to a 10lb loss over this time, it was at this point I tried switching plans as I'd been keeping a food diary and giving it to my group leader each week and she couldn't see where I could make changes to speed up weight loss as I seemed to be doing everything correctly. Sadly the results for the red/green plans were no better and I finally stopped going after 6 months - admittedly 7lb lighter but many more pounds out of pocket!!

I have had much greater success with MFP and while I'll continue to use slimming world recipes, MFP is what I will continue to use to track my food and exercise along with my trusty fitbit.

Best of luck to you, if you've used slimming world before and found it successful then hopefully it will work for you again now - it just wasn't for me.

In no way could you describe it as being a fad diet or not helping to change one's eating habits for long term health.

Uum, isn't a fad diet anything that most people only stick to for a small amount of time before moving on to the next 'diet'?

Not trying to be harsh, just genuinely curious

You can follow the programme for the rest of your life very easily, no food groups are eliminated, no special foods are required, you eat normal everday foods.
The difference is that by following the programme you learn how to prepare foods more healthily - for example, grilling instead of frying, removing visible fat from meat, having to limit the amount sugar or fat you add post preparation to food. Portion control is addressed by having to weigh certain types of food that are either calorie dense (fats, higher fat foods) or those that are too often consumed in a binge pattern (sugary foods, bread).
Foods that are calorie poor can be eaten in large quantities (these foods are mainly fruit and vegetables) and there are options for vegetarians.

I have no slimming world (or any other diet programme) axe to grind. I used it to lose the baby weight after having children.
I am a biochemist by training and interested in health and nutrition and it seems to me that SW is a really sensible healthy eating plan, which can re- educate your eating habits.
Having group support can also be very helpful in the addressing some of the psychological aspects of weigh control.