To be fair, while there are plenty of issues with slimming world it can be done healthy. I do it loosely and I don’t eat shit like that. Still have treats if i want them (Krispy Kreme donuts are about 11 syns). I don’t eat crazy carbs all the time and I don’t stuff my face. It’s those who take the rules to the extreme either by eating nothing (Danielle) or eating weird shit like that. I do it because I don’t have time to weigh everything for calorie counting and I find I eat more crap when I see the calories[QUOTE="Pamelaaaa90, post: 1301951,
On another note, slimming world is terrible. I have never done it myself but have plenty of friends who have and they haven't been able to sustain it by their own admission. I hate coming across it on instagram it drives me wild! The other day I saw someone had got an Aldi hot dog bun and filled it with a strawberry Muller Light and sprinkled sweetener over it! I mean, what the actual fuck... you can probably eat a cream bun for less calories and then actually feel like you have had a treat and not need one again for a week or two! Yoghurt filled bread isn't going to satisfy you're craving and you'll end up eating more processed, aspartame laden shite!
Rant over!
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I think some of the principles are great, like making sure you have half a plate of veg or salad etc. but for me, that's not a slimming world thing. I'm pretty sure it's in every recommended diet guideline. I have more of a problem with slimming world as a business, I feel like they prey on vulnerable people and trap them in a viscous cycle purely for profit.
I also don't think calorie counting is much better, I don't think you can base everything on calories alone.
Sounds like you just practice mindful eating to me and that's the best thing I have found. I think we tend to view weight as being directly related to food too much and we know theres so much more to it. One person can "diet" for weeks but if they're stressed they might put on or hold weight whilst another in the same circumstances might drop a stone. The body is a funny old thing!
Sorry for the derailment