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View submission: Does Slimming World make sense?
I've done it before and it's actually very simple. However, it doesn't work for everyone. Possibly things have changed since I did it but this was the crux.
There are super free and free foods you can eat as much as you want of. These are most fruits and veg (minus the high sugar ones), lean meats and fish, eggs, pasta, rice, potatoes, noodles, baked beans, some condiments/sauces, etc. At least 1/3 of your daily intake must be from this list.
There are 2 types of healthy extras you have to have each day, one is dairy (or was when I did this, not sure what the vegan options are now) and the other is either fibre (bread/cereals) or fats (oils, nuts, etc).
The term syns is meant to be a tongue in cheek take on 'cheat' food, and you have both a daily and weekly allowance. Meaning you can still treat yourself and lose weight.
The free and super free foods are low in calories and fat, but high in fibre and protein, therefore they fill you up for less calories (5kcal per gram of protein and carbs vs 9kcal per gram of fat). Meaning you may be eating the same quantity of food but with less calories than before. Though with the extra protein and fibre you may find your portions are smaller anyway.
You're also eating less processed foods as you're meant to cook from scratch and drinking less alcohol and snacking less on crisps and chocolate etc so your calorific intake is less for those reasons, too.
Comment by Good-Sympathy-654 at 26/01/2025 at 21:52 UTC
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It just feels very complicated and creating unnecessary labels around food when counting calories is free.
Comment by carolomnipresence at 27/01/2025 at 06:21 UTC
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Well described. Most in the thread seem happy to base their opinion on a knee jerk reaction to an isolated detail or somebody else's behaviour/anecdote. It genuinely promotes a satisfying healthy diet, and exercise, if people take the trouble to properly inform themselves.