Ex Slimming World Disordered Eating Recovery #2 Underestimating Our Desire To Eat Pasta

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uokhun92 said:
If you want to live a life of restriction whilst kidding yourself you’re not restricted at all when you’re tucking into your 8948473th steak and salad on a meal out (counting a few syns for any oil possibly used on the steak, of course!) whilst everyone else is enjoying whatever TF they want then by all means do SW.

If you want to actually have a handle on nutritional value, the fact it’s okay to eat more indulgent foods in moderation and not be scared to go out to eat anywhere other than Nando’s, Harvester or Subway then calorie counting is definitely the way forward!
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I am so pleased you have said this. I was worried about gaining weight when I left slimming world, when I meet with the girls I used to work with, I always thought about slimming world and should I eat cake and now I’m at the point where I just have it without thinking of slimming world. I’ve not gained a single pound.

Really happy that the slimming community im part of helps people with their goals, im 10lbs lighter and feel amazing and I don’t feel restricted at all. I enjoy food again. We have people wanting to lose a lot of weight and that’s supported in the right way too. We have an ex slimming world consultant in touch with us and they describe slimming world as a nasty cult, they stepped away from slimming world and all the consultant friends have vanished, removed them off social media. They have even been shunned by them in the local supermarket. Im seeing the world cult being used as an adjective a lot when describing slimming world.
 
rubyred66 said:
I am so pleased you have said this. I was worried about gaining weight when I left slimming world, when I meet with the girls I used to work with, I always thought about slimming world and should I eat cake and now I’m at the point where I just have it without thinking of slimming world. I’ve not gained a single pound.

Really happy that the slimming community im part of helps people with their goals, im 10lbs lighter and feel amazing and I don’t feel restricted at all. I enjoy food again. We have people wanting to lose a lot of weight and that’s supported in the right way too. We have an ex slimming world consultant in touch with us and they describe slimming world as a nasty cult, they stepped away from slimming world and all the consultant friends have vanished, removed them off social media. They have even been shunned by them in the local supermarket. Im seeing the world cult being used as an adjective a lot when describing slimming world.
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Well done on your weight loss. slimming world is definitely cult-like. It’s horrible
 
anniemouse said:
Well done on your weight loss. slimming world is definitely cult-like. It’s horrible
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Thank you, the summer dresses just fit a little better than they did last year, I don’t have lots to lose, we haven’t booked a holiday this year either, that’s what used to kick start slimming world and the restriction cycle for me.
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Mr Krabs said:
Went to hospital the other day and there were posters for slimming world in the toilets. I wish the NHS wouldn’t push slimming world so much. It’s dodgy.
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When I worked for the NHS they would actively promote slimming world and even offer to pay the joining fee for some to try and move them away from the bariatric surgery route.
 
rubyred66 said:
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When I worked for the NHS they would actively promote slimming world and even offer to pay the joining fee for some to try and move them away from the bariatric surgery route.
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It’s mad really because if you were describing some foods an average week’s consumption for many SWers to a doctor ie. an entire block of cheddar now you get 2 healthy As, tonnes of pasta, entire 500g pots of yogurt as a dessert and mainlining sodium from stock cubes/pots a la Pinch of Vom, they would be horrified!
 
Went to the doctor about being fat. It went ok. The doctor looked at me like I was a piece of tit (expected, that particular doctor is never very friendly) was offered Slimming World membership which I turned down because I refuse to go down that route again. She almost rolled her eyes like I was making excuses for myself. But I have been offered significantly subsidised gym membership - access to the gym, all classes and the pool which is great! I was so enthusiastic I think I gave the doctor a shock 😂 I haven’t started yet as I have to have an appointment with a special man at the gym who specialises in the fat folk and he seems to only work one day a week 🙄

Importantly though, I have started calorie counting. This is a massive deal for me because believe it or not I used to have an eating disorder and I used to even count calories in toothpaste (in case I accidentally swallowed some), I used to give blood just to make my body work harder and use more calories, I binged, I purged etc etc and was very small.

The whole experience pretty much gave me PTSD, when I came out the other side of it I would have an anxiety attack if I was hungry, I never looked at calories for fear of setting myself off again. And that’s when my weight swung the other way.

I am determined to do it right this time. I am already down 2 pounds. It’s not much but it’s a start.

No stupid slimming world. Just healthy eating and more exercise. Wish me luck!
 
Squittel said:
Went to the doctor about being fat. It went ok. The doctor looked at me like I was a piece of tit (expected, that particular doctor is never very friendly) was offered Slimming World membership which I turned down because I refuse to go down that route again. She almost rolled her eyes like I was making excuses for myself. But I have been offered significantly subsidised gym membership - access to the gym, all classes and the pool which is great! I was so enthusiastic I think I gave the doctor a shock 😂 I haven’t started yet as I have to have an appointment with a special man at the gym who specialises in the fat folk and he seems to only work one day a week 🙄

Importantly though, I have started calorie counting. This is a massive deal for me because believe it or not I used to have an eating disorder and I used to even count calories in toothpaste (in case I accidentally swallowed some), I used to give blood just to make my body work harder and use more calories, I binged, I purged etc etc and was very small.

The whole experience pretty much gave me PTSD, when I came out the other side of it I would have an anxiety attack if I was hungry, I never looked at calories for fear of setting myself off again. And that’s when my weight swung the other way.

I am determined to do it right this time. I am already down 2 pounds. It’s not much but it’s a start.

No stupid slimming world. Just healthy eating and more exercise. Wish me luck!
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Well done on your loss and good luck with your journey and the gym.
 
I did slimming world many years ago when they used to do the Red and Green days (meat/protein..veg& carb days). It was easy today to follow and still had sins but felt quite healthy. I lost a couple of stone and kept it off for years, decided to go back to SW when it was creeping back on to find a completely different diet! Couldn’t get my head round why it had changed so much and things that were ok then were no longer allowed? Gave up on it within a few weeks and losing only a couple of llbs.
 
Affiliatedlink said:
I did slimming world many years ago when they used to do the Red and Green days (meat/protein..veg& carb days). It was easy today to follow and still had sins but felt quite healthy. I lost a couple of stone and kept it off for years, decided to go back to SW when it was creeping back on to find a completely different diet! Couldn’t get my head round why it had changed so much and things that were ok then were no longer allowed? Gave up on it within a few weeks and losing only a couple of llbs.
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I've said the same a number of times. Back in the day (90s-00s) it was totally different. But the promo team and the instahunz changed all that. EE was a big failure IMO. The red and green plans were a lot more realistic how people eat. Now it's just this greedy, unregulated cult who just want to get in the magazines and make money from it
 
Squittel said:
Went to the doctor about being fat. It went ok. The doctor looked at me like I was a piece of tit (expected, that particular doctor is never very friendly) was offered Slimming World membership which I turned down because I refuse to go down that route again. She almost rolled her eyes like I was making excuses for myself. But I have been offered significantly subsidised gym membership - access to the gym, all classes and the pool which is great! I was so enthusiastic I think I gave the doctor a shock 😂 I haven’t started yet as I have to have an appointment with a special man at the gym who specialises in the fat folk and he seems to only work one day a week 🙄

Importantly though, I have started calorie counting. This is a massive deal for me because believe it or not I used to have an eating disorder and I used to even count calories in toothpaste (in case I accidentally swallowed some), I used to give blood just to make my body work harder and use more calories, I binged, I purged etc etc and was very small.

The whole experience pretty much gave me PTSD, when I came out the other side of it I would have an anxiety attack if I was hungry, I never looked at calories for fear of setting myself off again. And that’s when my weight swung the other way.

I am determined to do it right this time. I am already down 2 pounds. It’s not much but it’s a start.

No stupid slimming world. Just healthy eating and more exercise. Wish me luck!
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Good on ya!! And good luck !! Sounds like you've really got it this time!! I too stepped away from all things slimming world and my whole attitude towards food has changed for the better!!! I have what I want in moderation....my food is tasty and wholesome and not full of artificial flavour and 150000 herbs and spices to mask the crappy taste 😂😂 xx
 
Vickster2110 said:
Good on ya!! And good luck !! Sounds like you've really got it this time!! I too stepped away from all things slimming world and my whole attitude towards food has changed for the better!!! I have what I want in moderation....my food is tasty and wholesome and not full of artificial flavour and 150000 herbs and spices to mask the crappy taste 😂😂 xx
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This is the great thing i always say, I eat good real food with no plasticy artificial bits in it and i can see the effect on my skin and hair. Not the scale though lol.
 
Unrelates to slimming world but still relating to disordered eating ect.
My 5 year old came home today and said they're learning about "healthy" and "bad" foods. And that her teacher has told her that nobody should drink juice because it's bad and chocolate is bad.
And a list of all these bad foods.

I hate that they put a label on these foods especially with the term "bad" so early on!
 
WhatABore said:
Unrelates to slimming world but still relating to disordered eating ect.
My 5 year old came home today and said they're learning about "healthy" and "bad" foods. And that her teacher has told her that nobody should drink juice because it's bad and chocolate is bad.
And a list of all these bad foods.

I hate that they put a label on these foods especially with the term "bad" so early on!
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I remember when my kid came home with a leaflet for that Change 4 Life thing the NHS did a few years ago. It was full of tit advice like swapping scones for teacakes, using artificial spread instead of butter and drinking skimmed milk. Lots of the ‘healthy swaps’ were just using diet versions of things. Terrible advice for kids.
 
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