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FAQs

What is the best thing to eat for breakfast on Slimming World? ›

Fruit, yogurt and cereal bars

Fruit and yogurt is a super-speedy breakfast combo – and you have the world at your fruit bowl as nearly all whole, fresh and frozen fruits are Free Foods at Slimming World. High-fibre cereal bars are also a brilliant back-up plan.

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Yet while Weight Watchers gives individuals different Points budgets, and Slimming World allows members to eat a wide array of foods within their framework, the values attached to foods at both companies are the same across the board, and there is a limit to how flexible either plan can be.

Many bodies are now using Slimming World on Referral to offer a weight loss management programme to a particular patient group e.g. people with diabetes, expectant mothers, patients identified as being at risk of developing heart disease / kidney disease / stroke or type 2 diabetes.

Slimming World has minimum weights that it will accept for members to join or set as their personal target weight. These correspond with the lowest range of healthy BMI as set out in the membership guide. Slimming World will not offer membership to anyone who doesn't have 7lbs or more to lose.

Find a supportive community to spur you on. New research shows that while 57% of dieters have tried to slim in secret, 87% of those who joined a Slimming World group had more success – with the support and accountability they found being key factors in their weight loss.

Can you eat too much free food on Slimming World? ›

They're called Free Foods because you can eat as much of them as you want, with no counting, weighing or measuring – there's absolutely no need to ever feel hunger on Slimming World. All group members get a handy Food Optimising book on joining, which lists a huge variety of Free Foods.

Noom and Second Nature are both online and app-based programmes, whereas Slimming World has an optional face-to-face meeting plan. Slimming World seems to focus on diet, whereas Noom and Second Nature approach weight loss by focusing on behaviour change and eating habits.

How quickly will I lose weight with Slimming World? Slimming World members typically lose 1-2lbs per week by Food Optimising, although many of our members lose more than this – especially in their early weeks.

Weight Watchers is marginally cheaper than Slimming World, and they provide a similar service in terms of support and programme features.

To lose weight, eat fewer calories than you burn throughout the day. The best things to eat for breakfast include oatmeal, eggs, lean bacon or turkey, whole-grain toast, peanut butter, smoothies, and yogurt with muesli.

As for eggs, there's no limit to the amount we're advised to eat, and because they're a Slimming World Free Food, we can crack on and enjoy as many as we like!

You'll find a wide variety of bread choices on our Healthy Extras list – including wholemeal bread, rolls and pittas, as well as a number of gluten-free options. If you're already signed up, head to our member website or check your member pack for the full range of Healthy Extra 'b' choices.