Get your sex life and back (and your waistline)! (Slimming World)

Member Name: lasagne5

Product:	Slimming World
Date:	26/02/02 (1472 review reads)
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Advantages: Varied and IT WORKS, Fits into any budget, Make friends

Disadvantages: You have to pay to go, You need a good incentive

Well, I won't go into exactly what it is I'm getting up to - let's just say there's more of it! No, this isn't a sleazy op it's just something to consider if you happen to be like I was 2 months ago - overweight, tired, unconfident, not able to fit into regular clothes shop sizes and look sexy.

BY RECOMMENDATION
For some have a few extra pounds gives them groovy curves and very few problems but for me, being only 5 ft 4 and 12 stone 9 it was turning into a miserable saga. My two friends had lost 2 stones each and kept it off. They recommended Slimming World.

ONLINE HELP
The website at www.slimming-world.co.uk contains a facility to locate your nearest classes - and there should be plenty nearby - I had around 15 to choose from! You can also look at sample menus, explanations of the plans and success stories to encourage you.

GETTING STARTED
I was emailed a selection of classes and chose by location and time to suit my work hours. I spoke to the consultant on the phone and she let me know that there was a discount at this time of year for new starters so this was encouraging! The joining fee was £5.00 (Usually £10.00) and each class cost £3.75) On arrival there was a very brief run through of the general scheme of the food optimising plan:

3 different Healthy Choices plus a huge list of Sin Free Food then 5-15 sins to spend on chocolate etc.

THE GREEN AND RED THING!
The Red and Green days idea is easy to get used to also. I have green days mainly as I'm into Pasta, Rice, Potatoes and pulses. People who choose the Red days tend to be people who prefer to have extra meat in their diets. The key is in trying to avoid mising the two types of food and also in changing the amounts of sin food and drinks that you have in the week.

THE CLASSES
Once you have been introduced the classes follow the following format - Get weighed, and then enjoy the rewards when you are recogni
sed by the group for your weight loss and you get to chat about how you've managed over the week. Odd as it may sound the big excitement is usually over who is slimmer of the week and also who wins the foodie draw!
Slimmer of the week as the name suggests is a prize for the person who has lost the most weight over the week. We all bring in a piece of fruit each and the S.O.W gets a big bag of fruit to take away. The Foodie Draw is where anyone who has gained weight brings in a food item. We then have a draw and people can win their tea!

THE PEOPLE
Everyone at the class seems to have done the same mad things as me in the past to try and lose weight. My class only seems to have women members - I'm sure men are allowed but they can be a bit reserved about goign to classes! Soem people have been there for a long time and are now at target weight trying to stabilise their weight and stay the same. That apparently can be tough but sets you up for a lighter future!

THE BOOKS
I love to get stuck into the books for diets and these books are great - you get a yellow guide to the whole plan and a passport where you record your weight and progress. You can buy recipe books at the class and also sin guides to thousands of supermarket brands to help you stay on the straight and narrow!

SO...HOW DID I DO?
I took a sensible approach to the plan, ate loads of lovely sin free food during the week and had my sins in things like Vodka or meals out at the weekend. I managed to find ways to eat out without being picky and also treat my boyfriend to desserts that tasted BAAAAD but were practically angelic on the plan! After 7 weeks I now weigh 11st 6. I've lost over a stone and have a certain spring in my step and a lot more sexy clothes that fit! I feel like I am fanciable again - that can be very important - sex isn't everything but it's definately worth getting into shape. You can do so much more - I can now exercise witho
ut giving up within 5 minutes!

I'll update when I get to the big 2 stone loss target!

FINAL VERDICT
Be clever with it, and this diet will be varied, filling and I mean filling, as well as remarkably sociable! If your weight is ruining your sex life and is making you feel miserable, go and make friends with Slimming World.

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