Advantages: Losing weight in a healthy way Disadvantages: You need to be mentally dedicated otherwise its easy to stray! Can be costly.
...asked if I would join Slimming World with her. She is a lot bigger than me and had joined Slimming World before but she stopped going when she reached her target and the weight piled back on. I must admit I laughed when she suggested Slimming World. I said no at first and told my boyfriend about it. He thought it was a good idea. Without calling me fat he reminded me how unhappy I was with my weight. Another factor was my brothers wedding. He is ... ...Moira the consultant could explain Slimming World before we decided to go for it. As she ran through the plan I thought it sounded easy as they emphasise that you can still have things like chocolate. Just in moderation! She congratulated us for coming saying that coming for the first time was hard to do. You also get a welcome pack, which includes a 'Food Optimising' book. It explains everything in there and its also the book where your weight is ...
salem_witch 13.09.2005
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Advantages: Steady, sustainable weight loss, plenty of encouragement, excellent value Disadvantages: Success still requires willpower and dedication!
'''INTRODUCTION''' Slimming World has changed my life. That's not a flippant, wishful statement - it's a fundamental truth. The temptation is to turn this into a personal testimony of what Slimming World has done for me, and having lost close to four (4) stone already after five (5) months of attending, you could probably forgive me for it. That said, this is a review site, so I will try and keep it as matter of fact as possible, whilst sharing my ... ...Slimming World (SW) is less about diet and more about lifestyle change. In truth, there is little mystery about the “science” of Food Optimising (not to be confused with "Food Combining" which is a theory that certain combinations of food accelerate weight loss, whilst others inhibit it). The mechanics of losing weight are simple, and have not changed throughout the course of human existence. The simple and stark truth - i.e. if you eat more than ...
Hishyeness 11.03.2009 (04.05.2009)
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Advantages: You don't get hungry on the diet, you feel better, you lose weight Disadvantages: £4.50 per week fee, complicated to follow at first
Along with Weight Watchers, Slimming World is surely one of the most popular ways of losing weight in this country. Both are big businesses with their own classes, magazines, food products and their own individual take on the best way to lose weight.
I had never been a member of either, until the last week of January, when I attended my first Slimming World class. So why did I join? How am I getting on? Would I recommend it?
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(NOTE: It's ... ...the DVD, Rebecca explained how Slimming World had helped her lose her weight and while watching the section about the Slimming World diet (or 'food optimising' as they call it), I began to think I fancied trying it myself - but I still had a few questions and reservations. I went to the website and discovered the price was affordable (just about!), and there was a daytime class in my area that I could walk to. So I rang the consultant and had a chat ...
KarenUK 06.03.2008
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Advantages: Helps anyone to loose weight in an easy fashion. Disadvantages: Youhave to plan your meals!
...solution for you. It is Slimming World. Yes, you may laugh, but it does work. I decided that I needed to loose weight when I found I was wearing size 18 clothes. Shane my hubby joined at the same time but he was very sceptical. We had just been to South American and the pictures of us showed us to be huge. So BANG we needed to do something about it and my friend was Food Optimising and loosing weight, so I thought I would give it a go. I dragged ... ...to about how to follow Slimming World works and about the idea of Food Optimising. You have to fill in a small form about yourself. The leader will then answer any questions you may have. Then you pay your fee and then you are weighed and you weight will be recorded in your book, which you are given when Food Optimising is discussed and on your personal record, which the consultant keeps, so as to make sure your book is up to date if you forget it. ...
wulise 30.10.2007
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Advantages: Eat Healthily, Feel better, Lose weight, meet new people Disadvantages: Cost of classes and membership
I joined Slimming World on the 6th January 2004. I decided to join for a number of reasons but the main three were:
*I wanted to loose weight
*We were going on holiday in June
*I want to look good in my wedding dress
I have never been very good with diets but a friend from work told me she was joining and I decided that I would join with her and give it a go.
We go every Tuesday dinner time, between 12 - 1pm.
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... ...to about how to follow Slimming World and any questions you may have will be answered.
Once you attend the next class, every class is the same. You will be weighed and your weight will be recorded in your book, for you to keep. Once everyone has been weighed, the class consultant will then read out everybody’s names and how much weight they have lost this week and altogether. Your actual weight is never disclosed, just what you have lost or gained!
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purebitch 30.06.2004
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Advantages: A social gathering of like minded people Disadvantages: Costly, poor advice.
...wouldn’t have considered joining a slimming club had it not been for a group of ladies I used to work with, I had put on a few pounds after giving up smoking. We all joined Slimming World in March 2003 and I remained a member until September of the same year. It cost £10 to join and then a weekly paid fee of £3.50.
For this sum you were weighed (discreetly) weekly, and your weight was recorded in a book, I got quite a shock at this point when I ... ...had the opportunity to buy Slimming World Magazine at an approximately £1 discount on the high street price and you could buy some revolting sorry nutritious food/fruit & cereal bars.
At the first session you had to complete a personal detail sheet which was handed back in, and then discuss with the advisor your ideal target weight. She explained that once you reach target weight you then could stay a member forever and no longer have to pay the ...
Reader1203 23.09.2004 (24.09.2004)
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Advantages: It's a plan, not a diet! Disadvantages: Costs can mount up
Slimming World is a members club that advises and encourages members to lose weight. Members join for a variety of reasons - the vast majority have tried to lose weight previously on their own and join because they are promised a method of eating that will make the process easier and, most importantly, without the need for hunger pangs!
I joined Slimming World in January 2008, then dropped it after six months due to family and work commitments. ... ...HOW DOES IT WORK?
Slimming World works in two ways. Firstly they show you how to 'Food Optimise' so that you are eating foods that are more easily digested together and make you feel fuller for longer. Depending on the day you choose (green or red) you have a list of foods that you can have an unlimited amount of, plus the 'healthy extras' which you can use to top up your nutrient count and make food taste better. The healthy extras are usually ...
Vixterbelle 03.04.2009
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...told me she had joined slimming world and had found loosing weight easy. I decided that the time had come to do something positive about my weight and that slimming world could well be the answer. By coincidence I had recently had a flyer through my door advertising my local slimming world group and offering a £5 discount on joining. I decided to give it a go and found myself nervously walking into the local community centre a few days later.
Slimming ... ...in the company to day. Slimming world has 5,500 groups and over 2,000 consultants so chances are there will be a group near you! To find your nearest group simply go to the slimming world web site at www.slimmingworld.com and type in your postcode. It is possible to join on line if you wish but I really recommend you take the plunge and go along to your local group. On arrival at the group I was warmly greeted by the consultant and existing members. ...
anwar 03.06.2008
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Advantages: Easy to follow plan, lots of free foods, Disadvantages: shopping bils may go up,
...the door to my first Slimming World Meeting.
I chose Slimming World for 2 reasons. Most of my friends were doing it so it would be easier when having lunch etc with them and secondly because there is very little counting and weighing out. Slimming World call their "diet" Food Optimising. There are 4 plans and the basic 2 which you need to learn about first and red days and green days. Your Red Days are Meat and Fish days. You can eat as much Meat, ... ...basic and I invested in Slimming World's Shop at Tesco book which gives you all the free food, and food which you can buy in tesco from Tesco's own brands to named brands.
The class can vary from place to place. I found my class by looking on the Slimming World Website. They e-mail it through to you. I went along to my first class and found it to be a small class. I paid a £5 joining fee but it is usually £10. The class fee at the time was £3.95, ...
Groovee 16.06.2005
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Advantages: Eat Healthily, Loose Weight, Feel Better, Good Support Disadvantages: Cost Of Membership and class fees, May not suit everyone
Slimming World is not just a diet, it is a way of life, it is a world that you have to create in order to loose weight but more importantly maintain that weight afterwards. What I aim to do in this op is to try and explain in easy terms how the diet works and what you can expect to achieve. I have joined Slimming World 3 times and can tell you both the good and the bad. ~~~~~ HOW TO JOIN ~~~~~
I have decided to tell you about the fees and how you ... ...for this you get:
Slimming Worlds food optimising system, this is a book explaining how the diet works, what you can eat, how much you can eat, the sin values of certain foods etc. You get this free in class when you join. This is the main book that you need, without this you cannot follow the plan. Your personal passport to success, this is a little book where you can record your weight each week; this is also given free when you join a class. ...
criple 07.03.2003
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Advantages: Lots of foods to eat, it does work Disadvantages: Can be pricey, hard to get into
I re-joined slimming world in January 2006. Previous to this, I had joined once before but now I look back, I was too young to take dieting seriously but since my weight has gone up and up over the last few years I decided to re-join.
I felt nervous walking back into the class but soon remembered what a friendly place it is to be and that everyone is there for the same reason.
Joining slimming world for the first week costs £10, but that includes ... ...can have four holidays from slimming world - so in other words, four weeks where if you miss a session you don't have to pay. Usually, the consultant has to have been notified of these weeks in advance.
On both days, (green and original) you can have 2 A choices and 2 B choices. All sugar free or no added sugar drinks are free, along with water, tea and coffee (but milk comes from you A choice). What you can/cannot eat and how the diet works is ...
Rach01484 23.06.2006 (27.07.2006)
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Advantages: Easy, reliable, sustainable weightloss Disadvantages: Need to be fairly good at planning ahead - and can be pricey til you lose the weight
...of classes? Read on..new online slimming world starts 1st Feb 2004!****
Please Note: Updated on 29th December 2003 to include new 'Synergy' programme and other new elements for members. Also slimming world have made an official response to both the Atkins and GI diet trends. Me and my attitude to food:
A am by nature a comfort eater. I really do not stop feeling hungry all day. When I wake up I think about what will be for breakfast. When I'm enjoying ... ...eating. NOT possible, sorry. At slimming world you can stock up on free foods whenever you feel hungry.
-Atkins:
I have read all the articles, watched all the recent documentaries and don't think this is for me. I love potatoes, pasta, fruit and vegetables and slimming world allows an unlimited supply of these. Although Atkins allows these in the latter stages of the diet, it argues that carbs incourage insulin production which in turn reduces ...
thebattler 30.08.2003 (02.01.2004)
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Advantages: favourite food and drink may still be eaten Disadvantages: an ongoing regime that must be practised indefinately for effective results
...viable choices.
In 1969 Slimming World was founded by Margaret Miles-Bramwell in direct competition to Weightwatchers, which was to all intents and purposes the main slimming club of its kind. The basis of the diet plan in the early days was akin to the now very popular Atkins diet in as much as it promoted a high protein very low/no carbohydrate diet.
Today Slimming World has offers more of an eating plan for life as apposed to a 'quick fix' weight ... ...idea behind the success of Slimming world is class or groups attendance. Adults who are seven or more pounds overweight may join a local Slimming World class and pay a weekly fee to attend classes. In 2007 the cost on joining was £10 and the weekly charge £4.50. Once you hit your target weight you can continue attending the club's weekly classes for free as long as you stay within 3lbs either side of it. At the class members are weighed and the loss ...
icklebet 26.12.2007
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Advantages: Support and advice from people who know how you feel. Disadvantages: Works out costly
...tried all the well know slimming clubs and diets, but i have to say Slimming world is the best I have tried.
I haven't succeeded in losing any near the amount of weight I need to, but I have lost by far the most through slimming world.
I am joining back up with them this coming week and hopefully this time will be the time I follow through with it.
The last time I stopped going was the cost, this (thankfully isn't an issue at the present time ... ...After I stopped going to the classes I tried to follow the plan but just didn't have the willpower to do it alone. It is amazing how much difference it makes having a group of people all supporting you.
The plan itself is quite simple to follow you can choose to stick to red days or green days or a mix of both as long as you don't mix the 2 on the same day.
Red days you can eat as much lean meat, fish and poultry as you like provided it has been ...
tarara 05.04.2003
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Advantages: Eat what you want, eat plenty and still lose weight Disadvantages: Can't think of any!
...could be weight related! Slimming world!!!!! My husband told me that he'd seen a billboard outside our local church hall for a slimming world class, and suggested that we both enrol, as he is very overweight himself. We enrolled, and it cost £5 each to register (a one off payment) plus £4.50 which is the price per session..payable on a weekly basis. Our first session we sat and watched how the group operates. The members would come in, pay their ... ...given a handbook explaining how slimming world works, a progress chart. We filled in a simple form, and were then weighed. I was 11st 1lb, they didn't tell me I was overweight, or what I should be weighing at my height and frame, just that I could choose any target that I am happy with and aspire to achive that. I felt that on the first session that it sounded terribly complicated, and that I'd never get to grips with it...but it all fell into place ...
scribbelle 30.04.2009
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