Slim down THE EASY WAY
Thinking about a fresh start? Then look no further. We’ve teamed up with Slimming World – the UK and Ireland’s leading weight-loss organisation – to help you hit your weight-loss goals this September. With their Food Optimising eating plan, you’ll never go hungry – and you could lose up to 7lb in just two weeks!*
HOW IT WORKS
Choose one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner every day. Feel free to repeat meals you enjoy, and you’ll find more ideas at slimmingworld.co.uk or slimmingworld.ie.
Slimming World’s eating plan, Food Optimising, is based on scientific principles of appetite regulation, and helps members to reduce their energy intake and lose weight without ever feeling hungry or deprived.
Free Food is at the heart of Food Optimising. Choose from a huge range of Free Food, including fruit, veg, pasta, rice, potatoes, pulses, lean meat (and some plant-based proteins such as Quorn and tofu), fat-free dairy, fish and poultry.
These foods are relatively low in energy density (calories) and highly satiating, allowing you to satisfy your appetite and feel fuller for longer without having to count, weigh or measure. Base your meals around Free Food (printed in bold) and, to make meals flavoursome, stock your store cupboard with herbs, low-calorie cooking spray, oil-free tomato purée, seasoning, soy sauce, spices and stock cubes, most of which can be used freely.
For an overall healthy balanced diet, Slimming World encourages you to enjoy measured amounts of foods that provide calcium, like milk and cheese (two portions per day), and those providing fibre and other essential minerals and nutrients, such as wholemeal bread, high-fibre cereals, nuts and seeds (one portion per day). These can be part of your meals, in hot drinks or on their own as a
