The Slimming World Plan Explained

So if you are anything like me and have struggled with your weight, tried everything under the sun to lose weight. We would all love to click our fingers and it be gone, well sorry it's going to require some changes, changes to the way you eat, shop & cook. Creating good food habits that can become a new way of life, not depriving yourself from the odd cake or tipple.

With the slimming world plan you really can do all that and loose weight more easily that you ever thought possible. Discover a whole new way of eating, eating to satisfy your appetite so you NEVER need to go hungry, eating ANY time of the day and waiting with total freedom from guilt!

And here is how... Food Optimising

So what is Slimming World's Food Optimising?

The Slimming World Plan Explained

Step 1 - Free Food

Discover the difference with free food, No weighing, No Measuring, No Counting, No Limits!!

Make Free Food your new best friend

Unlock the freedom of free food - naturally low in energy density which means that they are low in calories for their weight. Perfect for filling you up for the least amount of calories! The only restriction is YOUR appetite!

Make Free Food your focus - by focusing on Free Foods you can rest assure that you don't have to count, measure or weigh at all!! As long as you cook them without any fats or oils and remove all visible fat.

Free Foods include lean meats & poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs, rice, pasta, grains, vegetables, fruit, beans, peas, lentils, vegetable proteins & meat replacements. There is just so much choice you really can enjoy all your favourite meals and still be completely on plan.

Best Weight Loss Results...
To truly food optimise your plate getting you the very best weight losses each and every week, reach for Speed Free Foods. Slimming World Speed Free Foods are the lowest of all Free Foods in energy density, meaning you can fill your plate for even less calories.

Choose at least 1/3 - 1/2 plate of Speed Free Foods with each meal where you can to see amazing weight loss results. Here's our handy list of Speed Free Foods.

The Slimming World Plan Explained

Step 2 - Healthy Extras

Because the Slimming World Plan isn't a restrictive diet it's a lifestyle change, making sure you get a well rounded healthy diet for the long term health benefits. Healthy Extras are optional, again if you are all full up on that lovely free food and you haven't consumed all of you healthy extras one day, don't panic! Its fine you not need to eat them just because it recommended.

Each day you can enjoy 2 healthy A choices and 1 healthy B choice - Carefully weighed and measured

A Choices - are foods that contain high levels of calcium this is to ensure your teeth and bones stay nice and healthy. These are foods like milk & cheese - these can be found on page 34 of your Food Optimising book.

B Choices - are fibre rich as well as containing other important nutrients they include foods such as cereals, bread, crisp breads, dried, canned & cooked fruit also nuts & seeds.

Remember to weight & measure your healthy extras - Keep a log on your food diary - If you use more that the measured amount this would then by synned (Step 3)

The Slimming World Plan Explained

Step 3 - choosing your Syns

If it's not Free Food it's Syn'd

On top of all that wonderful Free Food the Slimming World Plan caters for are Syns, these are all foods and drinks that are not Free Foods. Simply the Slimming World plan allows you to eat everything, however in moderation. Foods with the highest energy density, such as fats, oils, sugars.

Allow yourself 5-15 syns a day so you can eat guilt free. Planning your syns at the beginning of the day is a great way on taking control and focusing on Free Food for the rest of your slimming day.

You will find a directory of syns at the back of your Food Optimising book starting at page 62.

Write it as you bite it and enjoy.