How Slimming World Works - Advice for Newbies (Updated for 2015)

[lyndzi]

what a good idea! explained in great detail, but not too confusing!

 

[Lulabulubop]

Thank you! I have done SW a few times, but always fall at the first hurdle, this has really helped me to understand things and hopefully be in for the long haul xx

 

[AI1980]

Hi

This has been really useful - I did really well on SW a few years ago and kept the weight off for a long time but slowly it's crept back on and I have struggled to get back into SW so have tried WW's and general calorie counting but I can't get on with having a limit on what I can eat - it makes me want to eat more!!

I have always just ready these posts and not got involved in the conversations but I hope that between helpful posts like this and if I get more involved with everyone on this site I will be get back on track and lose the weight again

x

 

[kelkelkel]

very helpful post. good luck to everyone xxx

 

[Nikcot]

Great post, I'm fairly new and this has made things so much clearer for me, thank you!x

 

[stillscrapping]

Fantastic, just what I needed! Thank you.

 

[Nurseshortie]

Just started sw 5 days ago,going it alone from home and have found this very useful information

Many thanks xxx

 

[dovydaitis]

hi all! I started SW about a month ago and have lost 6 1/5lb so far (had a eat everything week, threw me back a bit) but this is a very handy thread to just remind yourself what you are doing

 

[JosieE87]

Very informative! Thanks

 

[beforeim30]

Really informative and useful introduction. Thanks.

 

[n1mumof3]

Thanks for the info, it is def helpful to a newbie

 

[Scorpiolady2710]

As everyone has already said....very useful and very easy to understand.

Thanks.

 

[RhosilligirlLucy]

Hi, thanks for a great thread, but can i ask what might be a very stupid question?? I joined tonight, and am looking through all my books etc. I am Ok with red/green as i've done those in the long distant past, but I'm trying to get my head around EE.
I'm a veggie who eats fish, but not meat. My question is, when planning daily menus, am I right in thinking i can have a breakfast of maybe a B (cereal/toast etc) plus fruit to give it 1/3 free food, then I could have a "red" lunch of maybe salmon & salad, and then a "green" dinner of pasta or rice etc with 1/3 veg?
What i'm trying to say is, does there have to be red & green elements in each meal, or could I have a red meal & a green meal in the same day??
I'm pretty sure the answer is yes, as long as I have only 1 A & B HE, and do the 1/3 rule, but I just want to be sure!
Apologies if this has been covered before...there's so many threads/posts here to go through!
Here's hoping someone can spell it out to me......duh!
Looking at it the way

 

[PatchworkPuss]

That would be fine - you don't need to have both red and green free foods at each meal.

 

[RhosilligirlLucy]

Thank you Patchwork Puss x

 

[Kamangeo]

Thankyou! Great help

 

[hollys nan]

Yep just keep thinking a third of the plate/bowl must be superfree! And away you go, and away the weight goes

 

[squiddie]

Thanks to everyone for the comments and to the members who have been answering questions. Good luck in 2012 everyone xx

 

[Brightonrosie]

Thanks to everyone for the comments and to the members who have been answering questions. Good luck in 2012 everyone xx

Wow now there's a blast from the past Squiddie. How are you ??? Long time no see x x

 

[netty1984]

Hi all...im joining this morning and not going to be able to do a shop until ive read the books properly...can you recommend a breakfast & lunch so I dont skip brekky as usual & have a maccies at lunch with choc snacks inbetweenm

Thanks folks xxx