Advantages: Easy to keep to, never hungary, still eat crisps & chocolate Disadvantages: Quite expensive to buy the foods
I joined Slimming World back in 1993, so my version of this club could well be a little out of date, although I am sure the basics will still stand.
I was 19 years old when I joined and decided that I must lose some weight. I wasn't very overweight (5' 7" weighing at 11 1/2 stone!) but I just felt fat, so I thought I'd give it a go. I went along with my mum, which also helped as at the time I still lived at home so we could encourage each other. ... ...the diet going.
We had to register to join the club, which cost about £6 and then wvery week it would be about £3. I think you could buy blocks of sessions at reduced rates.
When you register, they weigh and mesure you and you have to tell them what your ideal weight is going to be - this is then known as your target weight. Once you hit your target weight and stay within 2lbs of it, you didn't have to pay the weekly fee. You could also change ...
kathchurchill 21.05.2001
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Advantages: A healthy well balanced diet! with few restrictions. Disadvantages: ummm???
Of all the diets, Slimming world is the healthiest and least restrictive.
Regardless of whether you need to lose weight or not, it promotes a healthy well balanced diet.
On joining slimming world, the advisor sits down with you and explains clearly the diet in depth. Answering any queries you have and offering his/her phone number, should you need support during the week.
You are given a ‘food optimising book’ this takes you step to step through ... ...recipes. There is also a slimming world website which is very helpful.
On a weekly basis, you go to get weighed; this is done very discreetly only yourself and an advisor will know your weight (unless you chose otherwise). Your weight loss is monitored in the ‘food optimising book’ and you even get stickers when you reach a ½ stone and 1 stone marks (may seem silly, but it’s a quirky little thing that actually does provide motivation).
There is ...
L0BSTER_QUADRILLE 18.04.2004
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Advantages: Great people and incentives to lose weight Disadvantages: none!
...but never to an actual slimming club. I imagined them to be the equavelent of Alcoholics annonymous except for compulsive eaters! How wreong I was(and anyway who was I kidding I wasn't falling short of that category myself!) You see I'm not immensley over weight but I can't remember the last time that I fitted in to a size 10 dress. Slimming clubs sounded like a waste of time, I mean, paying £10.20 to be told that I was fat???Sounds like great fun! ... ...for it! Thinks this whole slimming lark that I'm getting in to is stupid! Men what do they know? My decision to join Slimming world came when I saw my old friend Sam after 4 months. She was wearing a size 10 dress and looking fab. Initially I was horrofied who was I gonna borrow clothes from now? Sam had gone and joined the dark side and converted to a skinny person, I wanted to kill her! Instead I toddled off to Slimming world to see if they could ...
KarmababyUK 29.06.2001
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Advantages: Class support and healthy eating and product info Disadvantages: I can't think of any off hand. Perfect!
...friend Jaymes. He'd joined Slimming World and was enjoying good weight losses every week and he was telling me how he ate what he wanted and still lost weight.
After Xmas I tried getting back on the diet but one week I'd lose and then the next I'd pile it back on.
Jaymes had been recommending Slimming World for ages but I guess I didn’t want to listen to what he said till one day I'd had enough. I went to the Slimming World website. They have a ... ...The first time you attend Slimming World you meet your consultant and she sits you down and lets you know how the diet works. You're given a book on "food-optimising" which explains what you can eat on certain days. She will tell you that she is committed to you losing weight and she will ask that you be committed to her as your consultant. This is all important as you need to know you can trust the person giving you the diet.
The only people who ...
witchwinterburn 18.05.2003 (19.05.2003)
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Advantages: Some unlimited foods, it does work, not difficult to understand Disadvantages: Cant have unlimited 'goodies'
...weight as well. Slimming World is undoubtedly the most successful I have ever used, you lose weight if you follow it, simple as that. No magic tablets, creams, milkshakes or cures, just good food, interested, well read on...... THE BASIC PLAN Its divided into two basic plans, there are Red Days and Green Days, this has changed from having just red days as it was felt vegetarians werent being catered for. On RED days you can eat as much beef, lamb, ... ...I'm hoping to lose at least 3-4 stones and honestly believe that Slimming World is the best way to do it. If you still arent convinced pick up the magazine (£2.10) at your newsagents or log onto the website, give it 2 weeks, I think you will be surprised! ...
Emma1973 03.01.2002
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Advantages: Free food - eat as much of it as you like. Disadvantages: If you don't have much time its hard to find something to have.
...about time to join a slimming group to help us lose a bit of weight........ but which one to choose? My mum only wanted to lose 1 stone and had previously tried Weight Watchers but found she felt hungry constantly.
We looked on the internet and found a Slimming World group being held every Wednesday at the local church hall. We went along in January to see what it was all about. "It seems very complicated all this free food and syns" my mother turned ... ...into those bad habits.
Slimming World has really worked for me but not everybody that attends group loses weight every week like I did. I think a lot of it is down to what sorts of foods you like. My mum is vegetarian so when I cook meals for us the whole family i use a lot of Quorn recipes which is all free - people are shocked at the portion sizes - we never go hungry and always have our plates piled high.
Having a liking for fruit and veg really ...
EricaT24 15.05.2008
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Advantages: Loose weight, and good support from tutors Disadvantages: £3.95 weigh in cost
...writing not mine **
Slimming world
After having my baby girl in October of last year and then getting engaged in November I decided that I needed to shift the excess pounds that were piling on. As I have very little motivation exercise was out of the question so I had to look else were.
My boyfriends mum and his sister had joined slimming world a few weeks earlier and kept telling me how much weight they were losing, I had told them I was wanting ... ...and that pays for your slimming world book and the class. The book that you get holds your weekly weigh in details, gives you general information about slimming world, and holds your progress stickers (more about that later).
As I expected I didn’t like the weight that I said I was, but I told myself that I had made the right move to join slimming world and do something about it.
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carl_1_uk 14.07.2004
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Advantages: You can eat lots Disadvantages: the slimming classes
Slimming world is the very best diet I have every come across and I should know because I have a huge library of slimming books – all very positive but at the end of the day most boil down to eating less. This one tells you to eat more. Although I am not hugely overweight I do have a weight problem. It’s basically down to sitting for too long in front of a computer and a liking for chips, wine and chocolate. Food is my only weakness and I don’t have ... ...food.
What’s different about Slimming World then? Firstly you have to eat loads – but only the right sort of food. The idea is that eating increasing your metabolism helps you lose weight. You can have treats (called sins), and that includes alcohol, chocolate and chips but a choice has to be made, its not possible to have all of them. This sounds like bad news but because you are eating so much other stuff – it doesn’t seem to matter and I coped ...
Conicview 30.07.2001
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Advantages: Eat loads and still lose weight Disadvantages: Pricey if you have a long membership
...couple of years ago at Slimming World I decided to rejoin.
A massive change in personal circumstances had caused me to regain the weight I had lost and moving in with my husband to be and his Mum and her partner (a long story!) didn't exactly help. It was very easy to slip into happily eating meals prepared by mum-in-law to be, not good for weight control when the portions were man sized!
So decision made, mum-in-law gently told that I would be ... ...the class at Thetford. The format has not changed since my last stint a good three years ago. A healthy eating plan based loosely on food combining and a 'sin' rating system. Basically on a red day you can eat limitless quantities of meat/protein (as long as it is cooked appropriately, i.e. no frying!) and have to control the carbohydrate portion sizes. On a green day it is reversed; limitless quantities of carbohydrates (rice, pasta, noodles, potatoes) ...
s_bardell 26.10.2002
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Advantages: healty eating for life Disadvantages: must have determination to succeed
...getting fatter
I joined slimming world in April 2001 and reached my ideal weight in February 2002 and became a target member. This was achieved by attending every week, and learning about how to eat healthy..... As a target member I can recomend slimming world as the best way to loose weight....
Classes
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My classes were held in local church weekly.
Check out the noticeboard in local supermarket, or the web page at:-
www.slimmingworld.co.uk
... ...my photos to Gill the Slimming World rep. who has now started a notice board to show before and after photos of members......
This encouraged new members who can see real people who have achieved success at the group......
Meetings notes
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At the meetings we discussed weight loss for each member, and gave feedback (not negaitive) to encourage, give ideas and discuss how we felt and asked if anybody had ideas or ever felt the same ...
BeeHappy 18.09.2002 (27.10.2002)
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Advantages: It works, nutritious and healthy, Slimming World magazine is cheaper to members Disadvantages: Expensive, can be tedious
Slimming World works. The diet - oh no, slapped wrist - EATING PLAN is nutritious and healthy. The consultants are well trained and encouraging. I lost 2 stone when I was a member.
So why don't I like it? Well, for a start you HAVE to go every week. When I was a member it was £3 a week, it's probably more now. When I joined, I expressed surprise to the consultant, saying that some weeks I may not be able to afford to go. She was amazed, and said ... ...need help in losing weight, Slimming World offers support and advice. I know people who have lost weight (and kept it off) and couldn't have done it any other way. On the other hand, if you dislike being treated like a child, being lectured on the blindingly obvious and parting with hard-earned money, Slimming World may not be the best choice for you. The Slimming World magazine, which is widely available, gives you as much information as a class ...
MichelleScott 07.12.2000
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Advantages: Good, steady weight loss Disadvantages: Cost of classes each week
Slimming World was the last in a long line of diets/eating plans that I tried before having any level of success. But success is just what I have had with this slimming class! I joined the class in January 2003 following a friend's winter wedding. The photos of me looking like the abominable snowman in the guest line-up were a pretty big wake-up call to me and so I took a deep breath and joined my local class (the website www.slimmingworld.co.uk ... ...and weekly classes are £3.75. You do, however have the option to buy "countdowns" which let you pay for 5 or 10 weeks in one go, ideal for those paid monthly. Unfortunately doing it this way does not give you a discount unless the class has a special offer on (sometimes they offer 6 weeks for the price of 5 etc).
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sophiet2209 27.08.2003
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Advantages: Lots to eat! Bulk without calories! Disadvantages: None - you lose weight - what's the problem with that?!
I've been going to Slimming World since April 2000 and have lost a total of 1 stone 10 and a half pounds. The nice thing is YOU set your target weight! You don't get told what weight you should be. You can choose a target which you feel you can achieve, and change your mind if you want to! It is based on "Green" and "Original or Red" days. On Green days you can eat as much potato and dried pasta (certain fresh pasta is acceptable) and you may eat ... ...vegetables and fruit. On Original (or Red) days, your main food intake is meat or fish, along with certain vegetables and salad. Certain foods on each of the days are known as "Speed" foods, which accelerate your diet. Some are "Super Speed"! Basically the food fills you without filling you with empty calories.
There's plenty to eat, and you can have your favourite glass of wine or a Gin and Tonic, although they do count as "Sins". You have an allowance ...
Angelama 09.10.2000
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Advantages: Can still eat loads of your favourite foods. Disadvantages: Sins are a bit resricted but hey! his is a diet after all.
I first Joined slimming-world about 18 months ago when I only weighed 10 stone, I say only because compared to now I feel like I was a super-waif. I did reach my target weight of 8 stone and it didn't take long for me to do this.
Fast forward to now and I now weigh in at 12stone,okay so I have had a baby, but that is wearing a bit thin as it was 9 months ago so I have finally stopped useing that excuse and admitted that I am fat!!
So why have i ... ...is so easy to follow and more so if you are a pig like me!!
You have a choice of a green day or an original day it all depends on what you are like. Eg; big meat-eater or a real vegetable devourer.
If you pick a green day this means unlimited,vegetables,fruit,potatoes,pasta and rice. you just have to watch how much meat you have and the same aplies with fish.
If you choose to have an original day the same applies, you can have unlimited meat,fish,bread, ...
bexxie 01.03.2001
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Advantages: It really works! Disadvantages: You have to make the effort, as with any diet
I joined slimming world only a month or so ago now. I don't have loads to lose (1 stone) but that stone is important to me. Just after Christmas they had a deal where joining was half price (I think £5, now £10 or so) but the class is only £3.75 a week. It's interesting talking to everyone else there, and you can get really motivated by them all. Also get some really good ideas for tasty foods!
The first week you find out about the plan:
You have ... ...to stick with whichever you chose all that day, but the next you can have whichever you like i.e. you can have green all week, or as I do green all week, then original on the weekend. You then get one a and two b choices. A choices are things like milk and cheese, and b choices vary depending on the day you are having. E.g. on a green day you can have a weighed amount of meat, or on an original day you can have a weighed amount of potato or pasta. ...
Vix_Ricks 19.02.2002
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