Is Slimming World worth the money?

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

Well with it being MSE i thought i best find out whether it is actually worth the money or not!

I can't get to a local group so was looking at the online option but it mentioned £60 for 3 months (which to me is a lot of money!)

I know a lot of people have lost weight following the "Syn's" etc but is it really worth the £60 or is there a cheaper way around it?

Thanks!

soon2bjobless

I just joined on-line last week as there are no classes near me - I downloaded all the gubbins and saved them to my computer so I can print them out again if I need them. I am currently making up a list of all my fave recipes and transferring them into a Word document and finding out on-line syns of what I eat most.

I have ordered 2 books (small pocket style for Synned branded foods and free foods) - they are £1.95 on the website but selling for silly money on ebay.

So I wont be renewing after 3 months but hopefully will have all the information I need to continue as I have a lot of weight to lose and refused to pay huge amount to do it!

I know once I get into the swing of things it will be fine. And there is always help on the Slimming world thread here.....

Ziggazee

I've just rejoined Slimming World after quite some time. I've been a member before and I've also tried doing it alone at home. I've definitely lost more weight and had more motivation when I've been going to group. In your case, you won't have that group support in any event so I'd say try doing it alone, I certainly wouldn't want to be paying £60 for doing it online.

There is loads of free help online already without actually having to join SW, there is a fab forum (not sure whether I'm allowed to say the name on here, but if you google it you'll be able to find it). Good luck )

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

See the thing thats "urgh-ing" me is this: I'm not "fussed" about the weight, but I would like to lose a dress size (I'm not drastically over weight - I had a baby 2 weeks ago and weigh 11 stone 11lb and am a dress size 14. I want to go back to a 12 which is what I was when i met OH)

What I was hoping to do was instead of trekking to a group which is XX miles away and paying £5+ for the weigh in, I wanted to do it at home and stick the money in a pot then use that to buy new clothes!

Did you find the cost of groceries etc went up? ATM I'm spending £200 a month (Me and DD1 eating - DD2 is a boobie monster!)

I've had a look at the 7 day menu trial on the website and i noticed theres things like CHIPS on there and a full english breakfast . . . very confusing how you lose weight whilst eating all that lol

TY for the replies x

annie_d

Well, it certainly has been for my husband. He has lost 16pounds in his first week's weigh in!

Gillyx

Mimi! :mad: you had a baby 2 weeks ago, you silly moo. If you're breast feeding and eating a healthy diet the weight should come of on it's own! My mum lost all her weight on SW and has kept it off, but I'd say give it a couple of months and see how you feel then.

maman

£60 for 12 weeks on-line works out about the same as £5 a week for attending classes but you don't have the support of the group. The cheapest way to do it is to go to a group once, have the introductory talk, pick up the books and that will cost you £10. You don't need to go back but would recommend you visit a website/thread for support, ideas, recipes etc. There's a great one on here. If you only want to lose a stone it shouldn't take you long.

The reason you can eat chips, bacon, eggs etc with SW is that no foods are banned and many are perfectly healthy and can be eaten freely depending on how they're cooked.

Rummer

I do hope it is worth it as I am planning on joining tomorrow!

Spirit_2

I am thinking about dieting. What goes on at slimming world?

Sorry for a daft question but I really have no idea.

nearlyrich

It definitely works most people fail at diets because they don't eat enough and their body shuts down into survival mode, and they "forget" they have already had their treats and have more wine, biscuits or whatever than is good for them. I can lose weight on SW because I can eat things I like in reasonable or sometimes huge quantities and even "naughty" stuff is allowed in moderation.

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

Gillyx wrote: »

Mimi! :mad: you had a baby 2 weeks ago, you silly moo. If you're breast feeding and eating a healthy diet the weight should come of on it's own! My mum lost all her weight on SW and has kept it off, but I'd say give it a couple of months and see how you feel then.

Lol Shh xx

I lost baby weight within a week chick but was considering dieting just before I found out I was pregnant so put it off.

Am TRYING to eat healthy ... but failing. Figured it would both encourage me to eat properly and lose weight at same time :-)