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The easy way TO SLIM

If the beginning of the new season has got you thinking about setting new goals, then we have just the plan to help you get started. Get set for a lighter, brighter spring with this healthy eating plan from Slimming World. You can fill up on the foods you love, without having to worry about counting a single calorie and still lose weight. And, what’s more, you could lose up to 7lb in just two weeks*.

HOW IT WORKS

1 Choose one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner every day, and feel free to repeat any meals you particularly enjoy.

2 Because Slimming World’s eating plan is based on the science of energy density and satiety (how filling a food is), it helps you to cut calories without having to count a single one, so you can lose weight without going hungry.

3 Free Food is at the heart of the Slimming World plan. These are foods you can enjoy without weighing, measuring or counting. There are more than 350 Free Foods to choose from, including fruit, veg, pasta, rice, potatoes, pulses, lean meat (and some plant-based proteins such as Quorn), fat-free dairy, fish and poultry. Basing your meals around Free Food (printed in bold) and reaching for them first if you feel hungry between meals – especially fruit and veg that are lowest in energy density – will naturally limit your calorie intake and allow you to lose weight without feeling hungry.

4 To make meals extra tasty, stock your store cupboard with herbs, low-calorie cooking spray, tomato purée, soy sauce, seasoning, spices and stock cubes, most of which can be used freely to flavour meals.

You can enjoy measured amounts of foods that provide calcium, such as milk and cheese, every

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