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View submission: Does Slimming World make sense?
When I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and sleep apnea my GP referred me to Slimming World despite my reservations about it being pseudoscientific bobbins and more than a little culty.
It turns out that there was some sort of funding arrangement with the local council, so the doctor saw it as preferable to any medical intervention that would have been billed directly to the NHS.
I have been ignoring a lot of the oversimplifications and have been counting calories and macros. Some of the stuff that is pushed as healthy and some of the foods that are demonised make no sense to me.
In the last nine weeks I have lost 22lbs, but by mostly using the meetings as an accountability tool.
Comment by LiorahLights at 26/01/2025 at 22:53 UTC
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Yup. I had this argument with my GP. She wanted to give me a coupon for 3 months.
I argued that I'd rather be on the waiting list for weight management as I was class 3 obese and have health problems from that.
She eventually agreed.
I'm still on the NHS waiting list but I've lost 70lbs by myself so far and I'm now class 2 obese.
Comment by Missus_Nicola at 27/01/2025 at 11:05 UTC
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Honestly, the accountability thing is why I plan to go. I'll count calories, and try to be healthier, but when there's only me to answer to I don't end up sticking to it.