This is the nearest I've come to locating any information on how the diet works. This is their words not mine.
All About Sliming World
What Is Slimming World Food Optimising?
The diet claims that with Food Optimising, you lose weight without hunger. At the beginning of each day the dieter decides if they will be on a green or original day. On a Green day you could choose a measured serving of lean mince in tomato sauce with loads of pasta (unlimited) for example. On an Original day you could have a jacket potato, with low-fat chicken curry. The system is based on green days having unlimited carbohydrate and limited protein. On a original day the dieters can have unlimited protein and small amounts of carbohydrate. The Diet has sins which the dieter can have between 5-15 a day. Sins are Slimming World's effective alternative to calorie and fat counting. Sins are designed to make sure you can have a small amount of your favorite foods every day. All food that isn't Free has a Sin value.
How Does It Work?
Food Optimising takes account of a food's energy density, its health-giving properties, its ability to satisfy the appetite quickly and its ability to keep us feeling full longer. Using these principles, Food Optimising creates an energy (calorie) deficit which causes the body to draw on its own stores of body fat and convert this to energy. With a sin limit on all high fat or sugary foods this keeps down dierters intake of calories and situated fat.
How Much Weight Do You Lose?
A steady weight loss of 1 to 2lbs per week is recommended by the government health guidelines however people with a lot of weight to lose may have more rapid weight losses in the first few weeks.
Are There Any Possible Side Effects?
Because of the unlimited food some dieters found what when they eventually came off the diet they were accustomed to eating large amounts food. Consequently they put weight back on rapidly if they didn't stick to the diet. Apart from this no other side effects were noted.
Congratulations Nicki!!!! Another pound gone!
You too Paula, that's excellent that you've lost 7.5lbs, got your half stone award. Oh and welcome to the thread! It's good to have another SW member on here.
I've been AWOL since Thursday as I went on a last minute holiday to Milan - I missed my weigh in this Monday which has left me gutted I was surrounded by temptation in Italy, I stopped off in Switzerland and bought so many boxes of chocolates for friends and for once I didn't buy some for myself.
Italy was just a haven for food lovers, I stuck with eating grilled fish, vegetables and salads with lots of fizzy water. I was staying with family friends and one of them was constantly telling me that I need to lose weight, and I just couldn't respond. They kept trying to feed me junk and I didn't understand why they were pushing it in my face whilst telling me how much weight I need to lose!! GRRR
I stuck to the plan as best as I could, I had some sorbet twice (didn't finish the portion either time) but otherwise I was proud of myself and even my dad told me he was proud of me for eating so well. I get weighed in on Monday and I'm a little scared - I really hope I've lost a decent amount as it will be my first weigh in in 2 weeks. My home scales are AWFUL, they're a good 15 years old (minimum) so I've decided to go and buy some today.
Paula I'm not exactly sure about the science of food optimising, from what I do know it's based on the energy density of food and how filling it is. Like 200g of green beans are more filling than a 50g chocolate bar , but have less calories and saturated fat.
Good luck with your weigh ins over the next few days, hopefully I'll have some good news to report, but till then I'll try and be good
To say it's been a bad week would be an understatement. I've gained 5lbs. Nothing to do with SW more to do with me going completly bonkers and eating everything in sight that is as bad as possible for me. I really must remember that no matter how angry I am or how upset I am I should find another way to react. Why was I mad. my daughter was the only child not allowed to be in the ceremony at my nephews wedding, when we had been told that no children were to attend. Then the other children were given a gift and she never got one, then when we were saying goodbye to the bride she looked at my daughter with loathing. My sister was mortified as was my nephew, they had both been under the same impression as me. For weeks my sister was being kept out of the arrangements even though she and my brother in law were paying half of the costs, and my nephew had his head in the clouds and was letting his now wife and her mother arrange everything. So why did this happen? I think it was the fact that my daughter is Autistic.
Nicki I can't even believe that, reading it made me feel terrible - why on earth would they do that??? I hate people who single out others - especially children!! I am so sorry that had to happen to you and your daughter & I can understand why you've broken down.
Yes we do need to find other ways to address our stress, but its only early days and the best thing you can do right now is to forgive yourself for turning to the thing that is always so easy to turn to (food) and get back on plan. Don't hurt yourself because others hurt you and those dearest to you.
Although I hate being rude, they will get what's coming to them, they have no right to act as they have - karma will bite them where it hurts.
More than anything - I hope that this week is easier on you and I hope you'll feel better next Thursday!!!
*big hug*
xxxxxx
I'm well happy after losing another 5.5lbs, I missed my group last week so its over a 2week span but I got my 1.5stone award and I'm over the moon. I find the women in my group so inspirational, it's so refreshing to be able to be so honest about my old habits with binge eating. I love hearing about their losses and it keeps me going knowing that we are all in it together. I'm hoping I will have lost over 2 stone by my birthday in mid October. My clothes aren't fitting me as well anymore, and I need a new wardrobe but can't afford to spend much as I know I'll keep losing weight! I'm in a sticky situation.
I'm not doing too well, but better that last week. In other words I've stayed the same. Still this is a new leaf. I'm having to stop going to the meeting for SW Zoe has started to play up in the meetings and when that happens it's not fair on everyone else. Secondly Colin is going away to work on site next week and he will be away weekdays until just before Christmas so he won't be available to look after Zoe. I've told my leader and she understands the situation, so for the next couple of months I'm signing up for the online SW service and I'll rejoin the group in the New Year I hope.
Congrats on not gaining that's really good for you, the weight will come off just stick to it. And in regards to doing it all online, I've found that 3FC is like an extra IMAGE therapy for me so make sure you keep posting in here
You're going to be just fine and when you go back in the new year you'll be looking better than ever!
I'm 100% back on track, though I have decided not to join the online version, saving my pennies. I'm getting myself weighed once a week on the scales at Boots instead. First weigh in will be Wednesday. Now why that day and the answer is simple. That's the day I go into town to do my shopping, it's also the day that I meet up with a close friend who used to go with me to WW and she is joining me at the Boots weigh in. I'm still in contact with my leader at SW and I still intend to rejoin the classes in the New Year when DH can once again look after DD for me.
I'm planning on joining slimming world tomorrow so I'd really like to join in this thread if thats OK.
I did slimming world over 4 years ago, it really worked well and I lost over a stone but I had to give up when I moved in with my boyfriend though and could no longer afford the classes.
So here I am, 4 years later with a stone on top of my previous start weight to lose and hoping it all goes to plan this time.
I'm thinking of re-joining Slimming World online. I joined once before, quite a while ago, and still have all the information which I printed from the online website ... all the green & red day info, free foods lists, etc. However, I've just checked out the website again and from what I can see from the information that I can access prior to joining, there was no mention of red/green days ... it just mentioned 'Extra Easy' recipes and menu plans. Can someone tell me, have they changed the plan? I didn't see the point in paying the subscription again if all the information is the same as what I already have, but if things have changed then perhaps I should. Also, if the plan is different in any way, can someone please tell what the differences are, and whether it has made the plan any easier to follow.
Is anyone still following Slimming World? I'm kicking off on it today. I'm a veggie and so will be sticking to green days. It's only 11.30 and I'm already craving sugar. Sipping water and hoping the feeling will go away.
I don't know if they have changed. I've never officially joined them. I just have a couple of recipe books that I'm going to follow and the list of free foods.
I was surrounded by temptation in Italy, I stopped off in Switzerland and bought so many boxes of chocolates for friends and for once I didn't buy some for myself.
I'll try and be good
I'm well happy after losing another 5.5lbs, I missed my group last week so its over a 2week span but I got my 1.5stone award and I'm over the moon. I find the women in my group so inspirational, it's so refreshing to be able to be so honest about my old habits with binge eating. I love hearing about their losses and it keeps me going knowing that we are all in it together. I'm hoping I will have lost over 2 stone by my birthday in mid October. My clothes aren't fitting me as well anymore, and I need a new wardrobe but can't afford to spend much as I know I'll keep losing weight! I'm in a sticky situation.
