Ultimately losing weight is a simple maths equation – if you are eating less calories than you are using then you will lose weight. Don’t forget that it’s not just about the activity you do, your body burns calories just by existing. Breathing, moving, walking and talking, everything you do during the day is burning […]
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Which VLCD diet is best?
What are VLCDs? Over the years I’ve tried most diets and weight loss plans, and have often come back to VLCDs (very low calorie diets) when I have needed a quick weight loss (usually for a particular occasion or event). The majority of VLCDs are meal replacement programmes, although some do allow some meals (mainly […]
Free calories from fat calculator
Several major institutions and organisations (including the British Nutrition Foundation and the World Health Organisation) recommend that no more than 30-35% of your calories come from fat (excluding alcohol). In the UK, this information is not printed as standard on food packaging, which can make it hard to figure out this value in order to […]
Boredom Eating
How do you know if you are hungry or just bored? This is something I really struggle with! The great thing with Slimming World is that because there are so many free foods, you can just eat something, but even if it is a free food, it’s still calories that you are taking in which […]
All you need to know about Body Magic
Whilst food optimising is the most important component of the Slimming World programme, Body Magic is also a key part of it. Body Magic is essentially the fitness aspect of the programme. It encourages you to slowly build up your exercise levels as your fitness improves and to track this to get rewards and certificates […]
Is there a Slimming World Syn Calculator?
Unfortunately, unless you are a paid Slimming World member, there is no access to a syn calculator. Some bloggers estimate that 1 syn is approximately 20 calories – however this is wildly inaccurate as it doesn’t take into consideration the makeup of the food item eg fats, sugars and so on. It is however somewhere […]
Slimming World Membership: Group or Online?
So you’ve heard everyone rave about it, and you think that Slimming World membership would work for you, but how do you know whether to start with a face to face group membership, or online membership? Here’s my rundown of the pros and cons of each to help you decide what route to take! Group […]
What to do when Slimming World isn’t working!
If you stick to Slimming World properly, week one you have an amazing loss. It’s so exciting and really gives you a kick to keep going. Week two will be less, and you may even have no loss in week three as your body catches up. In the long term though, as long as your […]
A New Start With Slimming World
So here we are, middle of July, and so far this year I have lost almost bang on three stone! Whilst that is an amazing amount, I still have a long way to go. I went to a theme park with my family for a few days, and I hate the photos of me from […]