Slim your way to success (Slimming World)

Member Name: bugsbunny2000

Product:	Slimming World
Date:	02/09/09 (490 review reads)
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Advantages: can eat alot of 'free' foods to put hunger at bay, does help re-evaluate your eating habits!

Disadvantages: not a quick fix...but then again what healthy diet ever is?

I remember trying Slimming World a few years ago back in 2001. I had tried Atkins and while i had succeeded in losing over a stone in 2 weeks, i had been put of certain meats for life and felt drained and ill from it. When i first tried slimming world, i was looking for an equal quick-fix diet and was saddened when i gained a pound.

After trying it again after topping 12stone 4lbs after xmas 08 i was determined to stick to it! This time I greatly reduced my daily syn intake (syns are the value the put to all foods) and tried to eat more free foods (such as fruit and veg, mullerlight yogurts, pasta on a green day, and meats on an original day).

Basically, you pick if you want a green or original day. Green = as much pasta, homemade chips (yes, chips) and potatoes as you want but lower your meat intake. Original days are the opposite, and both days you can eat as much fruit and veg as you want!

Also the recipe books available meant i tried a variety of new foods (stuffed peppers = yum yum and totally syn free on an original day!!)

The key to this diet is that it's NOT a diet - its a lifestyle choice. Don't limit yourself, otherwise you are destined to fail. Don't lose too much too quickly, or you will put it back on just as quick. I've found setting manageable targets really help boost my confidence in losing weight and trying new foods and recipes has shown me a positive love of food (not just sweets and chocolate). I mean, you can even eat chocolates and ice-cream but you need to syn your foods. You get approx 5-15 syns a day, so as long as you use them wisely then you are destined for a slimmer waistline before you know it.

I personally got all my books from my sister who attended the actual meetings so i can't tell you much about them (she wasnt regular in going). But visit the website and it tells you more about what happens at them. Some people do better with group support, but i have the support of my family who will congratulate me for losing a pound or moan at me for gaining! That's all i need really!

This diet can work for anyone as far as i'm aware... it is NOT a quick fix. It IS a total food lifestyle overhaul! but it is a very positive one and will not only help u lose weight but help you appreciate what you put in your bodies and maybe show you a few foods you may never have tried before.

The one downside is that (similar to weight watchers) every food has a value, and some of the newer brands of foods may not be in the older text books therefore you would either need to pay for a group so u can find out that info, ditto for finding it out via their website, or i guess pay for more updated books. Or majority of the time if you are well below your syns anyway you can make rough estimates based on what other similar products are like.

Summary: A good diet, with good healthy results!!