NEW super skinny me! Woo hoo! (Slimming World)

Member Name: whiteangel

Product:	Slimming World
Date:	08/09/09 (720 review reads)
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Advantages: Very easy to follow, no measuring / weighing / counting. and you can still have treats too.

Disadvantages: As with any diet you still need willpower.

Well well well.... where do I start on this one?
To say I have tried every diet going would probably be an understatement of the century. I am your classic yo yo dieter. I have had two children and as my husband and I decided we were not going to have anymore, I wanted to get my body back. That as well as the fact that I wanted to get fit and lose weight as it was affecting my self esteem.
i have never been slim except when I was at school, and even then I never appreciated it!
I gave the slimming world diet a go on my own as i had previously done it and lost weight, but unfortuantely my willpower is not what it used to be. So i bit the bullet and joined a club. There was one local to me so I went along one week. Now this can be a very daunting experience, but you really need to stick at it as I can guarantee it does pay off. i went to the 'image therapy' classes every week. Some people just go and get weighed and leave straight away. Admittedly the knowledge of knowing that you are going to get weighed really does help you to control what passes your lips but the classes, are what really helped me. It really made me realise that I was not alone in my thoughts and ideas about food and my love for it. Its also great to hear other peoples stories and experiences as it really spurs you and gives you new ideas for meals etc.

I was over 11 stone when I started and considering I am only 5'' 2 I was way to big for my liking, I was nudging into a size 16 clothes. Just over a year later I managed to get down to 9''7, but then unfortunately I fell off the wagon and celebrated my success a little too much, that and the fact that I had stopped going to the classes the weight started creeping back on. So i am now going back to classes, as my NEW wardrobe was rapidly becoming too tight.

So what is the story behind slimming world, the basics are the food optimising. They have Green and Original days which is the diet that I stuck to however, now they have released a new version that is called extra easy.
Free food - There is a list of food that is free. And you can literally eat as much of this as you like. It includes vegetables, fruit, muller light yoghurts, quorn mince & pieces, eggs,
Green days - are as you would imagine, No meat. So you can eat as much pasta, potatoes and the free food as you like. So meals would include; jacket potatoes with baked beans, pasta in a tomato sauce with vegetables, spanish omelette,
Original days - are based around meat. you can eat as much meat and free food as you like. All visible fat should be removed and cooked with a low cal spray oil. But for example you could eat a whole chicken for your lunch if you wanted to.
You also get between 10 - 15 syns per day too, so you can still have your treats. Wotsits are 4 syns, vodka and slimline tonic is 2.5 syns.
So it really does not feel like a diet.
I know these things sound drastic but it is true and it really does work. i have passed this diet onto a number of my friends who commented on my success, and its worked for all of them. Unfortunately there are no miracle weight loss solutions but this comes pretty close.

Don't be shy give it a go... you won't look back

Summary: A great diet, that is easy to follow and is not rocket science. Really helps to go to classes and st