If you’ve stumbled across this page, chances are you’re looking to start or have just joined Slimming World. You’ve made a fantastic step in the right direction if you’re looking to lose a little bit of weight or like I did, quite a lot.
The basics of SW – edited 2020
The Slimming World Extra Easy plan works on the principles of ‘food optimising’ which in basic terms means combining foods that are good for you, low in fat and full of vitamins and nutrients that will allow you to lose weight steadily.
Each day you can have:
- As much free foods as you like; these free foods include pasta, rice, potatoes, lean meats, most vegetables and fruit. You don’t need to weigh these out just eat enough to fill you up!
- Two portions of Healthy Extra A – dairy (check your new starter books for portion sizes)
- One portion of Healthy Extra B – fibre (check your new starter books for portion sizes)
Try and make sure your plate includes one third speed foods, these are foods that are going to help speed up your weightloss.
- As well as your free/speed foods, hexa and hexb you can have between 5 and 25 syns per day. Check your book for your syn allowance as it is weight dependant. They don’t stretch very far if you pick chocolate or crisps but used wisely, you won’t feel deprived.
Popular SW posts
Some of the most searched for SW posts on my blog include
- My week on the SW Extra Easy SP plan
- The lowdown on the new SW ready meals – great for nights when you don’t want to cook but best used as one offs (not intended to replace the basics of the plan)
Popular SW friendly recipes
- Spaghetti Bolognese
- Chicken Katsu Curry
- Mayflower Curry
- Chilli Con Carne
- Slow Cooker Beef Stew
- Chicken and Bacon Risotto
- Scan Bran Chocolate Cake recipe
- Diet Coke Chicken a synfree recipe
- Campfire Stew Slow Cooker SW friendly recipe
- SW friendly Crustless Quiche recipe
- Bacon, Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Stew Slow Cooker SW friendly recipe
- Burger in a bowl – a SW take on the popular McDonalds ‘Big Mac’
Sometimes you might want to switch things up a bit, or maybe you’re looking for options that fit a plant-based diet without sacrificing flavour or satisfaction. It’s actually pretty easy to find delicious alternatives for your usual meals. A good way to explore different ingredients and cooking styles is by looking into vegan protein options. You’ll often discover tasty ways to keep your meals interesting and still hit those protein goals, which is super important when you’re trying to stay full and satisfied after eating healthy.
There’s loads more SW friendly recipes throughout my blog as I’ve blogged them along the way, you can find more here.
Meal Planning
I find meal planning really helps me stay on track. Every weekend we Meal Plan. On Mondays we share our weeks worth of meals and then make sure we have the ingredients in to make them. I like to buy recipe books from my SW group so have a good collection on my shelf now which we dig out and flick through every once in a while for ideas and inspiration. There’s also loads of recipes on SW LifelineOnline which if you’re a SW member you’ll have access to.
My history with Slimming World
I was nominated as my groups Greatest Loser in March 2015 and Miss Slinky in November 2015.
I lost 5 stone between August 2014 and May 2017 with Slimming World and then my prayers were answered, I fell pregnant conceiving our second baby.
Top left, July 2013 (before SW) —–> Bottom right, September 2015 (during SW and 5 stone lighter)
