I did SW back in 2012, it was the worst thing I did, I managed to lose about 5 stone but I hardly ate anything just to get my next certificate. We had an evening weigh in so I wouldn’t eat all day and constantly weigh myself before going as I needed the next stone or stone and a half award, I would make myself sit under a towel with a hair dryer just to sweat it out, it was NUTS - totally agree it causes disordered eating, not allowing certain foods unless it’s counted for etc
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I'm sorry but sitting under a hairdryer with a towel on your head? How is that slimming worlds fault?
the most ridiculous thing I'll read this year.
Never said it was SW’s fault…….
And it’s a bit ridiculous how seemingly you are offended by my own experience
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You said it was slimming worlds fault lolNever said it was SW’s fault…….
And it’s a bit ridiculous how seemingly you are offended by my own experience
I don’t think I did actually, did you see me say THIS IS SW FAULT? I got addicted to losing weight quickly
For those saying ‘how can it be slimming worlds fault’… I understand what your saying…. They may not have made you sit under the hairdryer trying to sweat, but it left you with disordered eating that led you to doing things like that… slimming world ducked up my relationship with food too. I used to weigh Monday, literally wouldn’t participate in any weekend plans and wouldn’t eat all day Monday until I got home from slimming world at 9pm. I’d be so strict (so I thought) and eat tonnes of free food (cos it’s free, and my leader very much pushed that - I know now that all these foods have calories) and I’d miss certain foods so much that eventually I would have a binge on them, white bread being the main one, then the self loathing would start… I would of never have binged on anything before slimming world. It’s all about the number on the scales with slimming world, even the slimmer of the week is ducked up. To make it fair to everyone it should of been the biggest percentage of weight lost, that way its inclusive of those who haven’t got a lot to lose, but no, it’s who’s lost the most pounds. I’m working on my disordered eating now, my breaking point was eating out and crying cos I felt like I couldn’t have what I truly wanted due to weigh in being the following day
Thank you!! I wish people would read things properly before being nasty
Oh I wasn't being nasty, and I certainly wasn't offended, just kinda shocked that someone would go to such a length to lose weight.
but it does bleeping piss me off when people say "SW gave me a bad relationship with food"
You've already got a bad relationship with food if you need anything like SW or WW...
I do sw myself, and I had a bad relationship with food for many many years before I even knew what SW was...I've eaten food out of bins for ducks sake because the idea of food being wasted would give me convulsions...SW is responsible for a lot of bad stuff, but I don't agree at all with "it gave me a bad relationship with food" bull at all...and thats not aimed at you, thats a comment in general.
It honestly can. I can hand on heart say my relationship with food was normal before I went to slimming world. I was in the normal weight range before I went to uni, I gained some weight when I went to uni and that was simply because i was doing the typical uni thing, going out and having fun drinking and eating. Once uni had finished I thought I should probably try and lose some weight and that’s when I joined SW and my issues started from there. I agree what you say, many peoples relationships with food are messed up before they even start, but it’s not the same for everyone. Mine was fine before and ducked up since 
Yes although I do agree with some of SW way of eating such as low large, getting your fibre/calcium, eating enough fruit and veg but the thing I didn’t like I about it was almost shaming side of things if you gained or didn’t lose anything which could be down to many thingsIt honestly can. I can hand on heart say my relationship with food was normal before I went to slimming world. I was in the normal weight range before I went to uni, I gained some weight when I went to uni and that was simply because i was doing the typical uni thing, going out and having fun drinking and eating. Once uni had finished I thought I should probably try and lose some weight and that’s when I joined SW and my issues started from there. I agree what you say, many peoples relationships with food are messed up before they even start, but it’s not the same for everyone. Mine was fine before and ducked up since
again, I agree its not the same for everyone, and I'm sorry that it happened to you, i tried to edit my comment to make that point but it wont let meIt honestly can. I can hand on heart say my relationship with food was normal before I went to slimming world. I was in the normal weight range before I went to uni, I gained some weight when I went to uni and that was simply because i was doing the typical uni thing, going out and having fun drinking and eating. Once uni had finished I thought I should probably try and lose some weight and that’s when I joined SW and my issues started from there. I agree what you say, many peoples relationships with food are messed up before they even start, but it’s not the same for everyone. Mine was fine before and ducked up since
I think a good or bad consultant can make or break your slimming world experience. I've done it on and off for over 20 years, when it was red and green days mostly, and I can honestly say I've met about 2 consultants who were any good at the job. The majority of them were thick, brainless, condescending fucktards, who pushed targets (to line their pockets) at any cost. If you can strike gold and find a decent person to guide you, you should have a good experience. When it blew up on instagram and they introduced extra easy it changed for the worse. I think they should vet their consultants a lot more, because a lot of them are about 5 stone over weight themselves and clearly not understanding or following the advice they dish out. But sadly it's all about making money these days. They won't even deal with the the instagram wankers who hijack the plan and deserve to be sued.
For me, in a way, it wasn't SW exactly that caused issues for me. It was group. And the weekly weigh.
To sit there in the group and to he singled out and asked why I gained weight that week did not help me in the slightest.
My consultant was even going to the point of asking people where they went wrong when they only lost 1/2 or 1lb that week.
Because then I was going to extreme lengths to not gain or to lose more than 1lb a week.
To be shamed for gaining or struggling. Even worse at the time, I'd just had a baby and my body was up and down constantly.
Myself personally during "Star week" (as they call it always made me laugh"
I'd gain 3 or 4lbs. And then within 5 days, it'd be gone.
But she kept telling me it wasn't possible and I was making excuses and basically laughed at me infront of the whole group.
It was a horrible experience!
Again. Not SWs fault because that's how they do things. But it is what caused it all for me
To sit there in the group and to he singled out and asked why I gained weight that week did not help me in the slightest.
My consultant was even going to the point of asking people where they went wrong when they only lost 1/2 or 1lb that week.
Because then I was going to extreme lengths to not gain or to lose more than 1lb a week.
To be shamed for gaining or struggling. Even worse at the time, I'd just had a baby and my body was up and down constantly.
Myself personally during "Star week" (as they call it always made me laugh"
I'd gain 3 or 4lbs. And then within 5 days, it'd be gone. But she kept telling me it wasn't possible and I was making excuses and basically laughed at me infront of the whole group.
It was a horrible experience!
Again. Not SWs fault because that's how they do things. But it is what caused it all for me
So many SWers will defend it to the death when it is working for them, and then the majority come back down the line admitting how bad it is.
SW fuelled my binge eating and again was the worst thing I did as well.
SW fuelled my binge eating and again was the worst thing I did as well.
I had a similar experience to this. I joined with my housemate and it was my first weigh in was during time of the month. I only lost 1 pound because of it but my housemate lost 4, I got questioned on what I’d done differently and what I was going to do better for the next week. Explained it was time of the month and I know I always put on a few pounds with bloating, got told it wasn’t an excuse. Then the next week one of the members who had been there longer gained a pound and the consultant was all like “oh well it is star week so we know that affects things”.For me, in a way, it wasn't SW exactly that caused issues for me. It was group. And the weekly weigh.
To sit there in the group and to he singled out and asked why I gained weight that week did not help me in the slightest.
My consultant was even going to the point of asking people where they went wrong when they only lost 1/2 or 1lb that week.
Because then I was going to extreme lengths to not gain or to lose more than 1lb a week.
To be shamed for gaining or struggling. Even worse at the time, I'd just had a baby and my body was up and down constantly.
Myself personally during "Star week" (as they call it always made me laugh"
But she kept telling me it wasn't possible and I was making excuses and basically laughed at me infront of the whole group.
It was a horrible experience!
Again. Not SWs fault because that's how they do things. But it is what caused it all for me
The last two meetings I went to before we went into the first lockdown were my biggest losses, and the night before each one I’d been on dates and had copious glasses of wine
I didn’t dare tell them that though!I remember one time, my consultant pretty much ripped one member to shreds about how many muller lights they were having, I parped up to defend her "as long as they are within her daily syn allowance, she can have as many or as few as she likes surely?"
"yes, but think of how many calories are in the mullers"
"erm, we dont count calories on slimming world" I said..."also, whilst I'm at it, can you tell me why a bowl of sugar puffs is a healthy extra b choice? they are laced with sugar and honey, but if i want some cornflakes they are not and have to be synned"
couldn't answer me.
going back to the yoghurts she said to the member, "I'm just trying to protect your losses" so I said, "well, I eat more of them than she does, and they've never affected my losses, at this point I'd lost around 8 stone (for real harry pickard, not made up
)
like i said further up... loads of it I don't agree with..
don't even get me bleeping started on the points game.
"yes, but think of how many calories are in the mullers"
"erm, we dont count calories on slimming world" I said..."also, whilst I'm at it, can you tell me why a bowl of sugar puffs is a healthy extra b choice? they are laced with sugar and honey, but if i want some cornflakes they are not and have to be synned"
couldn't answer me.
going back to the yoghurts she said to the member, "I'm just trying to protect your losses" so I said, "well, I eat more of them than she does, and they've never affected my losses, at this point I'd lost around 8 stone (for real harry pickard, not made up
)like i said further up... loads of it I don't agree with..
don't even get me bleeping started on the points game.
Fibre content. Honey Puffs or whatever they’re called these days are high in fibre as puffed wheat. Think they’ve about 3 times the amount of fibre of cornflakes. Sugar wise though, it’s ridiculous that Honey Puffs a healthy extra. I know they’ve nowhere near the amount of sugar they used to be (which is why I haven’t had them in years
)They also don’t have to have reached or stay in target. Most of mine were rather large ladies who I was supposed to be taking diet advice from
thanks for explaining, but it still pisses me offFibre content. Honey Puffs or whatever they’re called these days are high in fibre as puffed wheat. Think they’ve about 3 times the amount of fibre of cornflakes. Sugar wise though, it’s ridiculous that Honey Puffs a healthy extra. I know they’ve nowhere near the amount of sugar they used to be (which is why I haven’t had them in years
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