What the slimming World ?
The theory: slimming world clubs operate throughout the UK and Ireland weight loss is encouraged through a low-calorie diet although calories arent counted Group support is given at local weekly meetings to help keep motivation on track
The plan: as part of its food optimising system Slimming world has designed eating plans that offer members unlimited free foods including pasta rice potatoes eggs fruit veg beans and pulses lean meat fish and poultry
Additional healthy extras such as wholemeal bread cereals milk and cheese are added each day to ensure a healthy balance
The emphasis is on eating low-calorie low-fat filling food without for the most part having to weight out portions on top of this other foods-mainly alcohol sugary and fatty foods-are given a syn rating and you are allowed a certain number of syns a day artificial sweeteners are substituted for sugar
Pros : the vast array of free foods means you should never feel hungry there is no measuring of food in this plan once you hit your target weight you can continue attending the clubs weekly classes for free as long as you stay within 3lbs either side of it
The weekly group encourages members to share successes ideas and recipes with each other and offer advice and support when members have had a bad week Midweek support is given by the consultant by way of letters texts emails or phone calls there are good recipes and web information including a free website for members
Cons: though the plan claims its use of the word syns is a light-hearted way to banish guilt rather than encourage it we still think it is an unhealthy association there is already enough guilt associated with food on top of free food and healthy extras most people are encouraged to have ten syns a day-a glass of wine is equivalent to five
Duration: indefinite the club encourages members to change their eating habits for good making it a sustainable way of eating long-term rather than being on or off a diet
The theory: slimming world clubs operate throughout the UK and Ireland weight loss is encouraged through a low-calorie diet although calories arent counted Group support is given at local weekly meetings to help keep motivation on track
The plan: as part of its food optimising system Slimming world has designed eating plans that offer members unlimited free foods including pasta rice potatoes eggs fruit veg beans and pulses lean meat fish and poultry
Additional healthy extras such as wholemeal bread cereals milk and cheese are added each day to ensure a healthy balance
The emphasis is on eating low-calorie low-fat filling food without for the most part having to weight out portions on top of this other foods-mainly alcohol sugary and fatty foods-are given a syn rating and you are allowed a certain number of syns a day artificial sweeteners are substituted for sugar
Pros : the vast array of free foods means you should never feel hungry there is no measuring of food in this plan once you hit your target weight you can continue attending the clubs weekly classes for free as long as you stay within 3lbs either side of it
The weekly group encourages members to share successes ideas and recipes with each other and offer advice and support when members have had a bad week Midweek support is given by the consultant by way of letters texts emails or phone calls there are good recipes and web information including a free website for members
Cons: though the plan claims its use of the word syns is a light-hearted way to banish guilt rather than encourage it we still think it is an unhealthy association there is already enough guilt associated with food on top of free food and healthy extras most people are encouraged to have ten syns a day-a glass of wine is equivalent to five
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