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

[ChubClubThug]

Remember when the SW consultants would preach PrOTeCt yOur LoSsEs if someone said they had a meal out at the weekend

And half the time the sw version of a meal would be double the cals thanks to the massive jacket spud or plain rice/bland pasta, but you can blame that one 100 cal vodka you dared to have

 

[JustWonderingIf]

And half the time the sw version of a meal would be double the cals thanks to the massive jacket spud or plain rice/bland pasta, but you can blame that one 100 cal vodka you dared to have

LOL I once counted all my syns on a night out once was about 160 in the end or something.
Most of it on vodka and cranberry juice.

Then I had a fish finger sandwich when I got in (with heb bread ofc)
Was terrified i'd gained all week because of the fish fingers and I didn't.

 

[Mr Krabs]

I once had a SW consultant who said it was fine to save your syns for the weekend. They really aren’t consistent on this.

As tit as WW can be, I liked that you got weekly points as you could easily have a bottle of wine and big dinner at the weekend without guilt.

 

[Greencatfysh]

This is a really good listen to consider how processed foods (I.e mug shots!) are even more of a contributor to weight gain than just calorie intake:

 

[Kam2243]

I was thinking about what to make for lunch earlier and had a tin of cream of tomato soup, then got onto thinking about the tomato soup touted by SW, something like a tin of tomatoes baked beans, stock pot. SW me would have been terrified to have a single tin of soup.

 

[ChubClubThug]

I was thinking about what to make for lunch earlier and had a tin of cream of tomato soup, then got onto thinking about the tomato soup touted by SW, something like a tin of tomatoes baked beans, stock pot. SW me would have been terrified to have a single tin of soup.

Not to mention having a couple of slices of bread with it that wasn't a HEX B

 

[uokhun92]

I used to have days where I’d starve in the house until I could get to the supermarket even though it was full of food because I didn’t have anything SW friendly in

 

[ChubClubThug]

I used to have days where I’d starve in the house until I could get to the supermarket even though it was full of food because I didn’t have anything SW friendly in

I became the rudest guest ever when I was in the grip of sw. At social gatherings I'd put things on my plate then not eat them, I'd pretend I didn't like things as an excuse not to eat them and be rude about it. It was all to cover up my obsession that I hadn't made it myself and I didn't know what was in there or if it was sw friendly

 

[Mr Krabs]

A family member wouldn’t have a burger at her own 60th birthday barbecue because she’s on slimming world. She brought her own salmon with her. She’s been an obsessive for years.

 

[SundaysChild]

I remember taking my own bread to a BBQ, pretending I didn't like stuff, I even went veggie for 2 years to have more control on what I ate... terrifying what it can do to your mind

 

[anniemouse]

I remember taking my own bread to a BBQ, pretending I didn't like stuff, I even went veggie for 2 years to have more control on what I ate... terrifying what it can do to your mind

I did that, I took my own roll to a BBQ. Mostly I would just avoid going anywhere though

 

[uokhun92]

I used to use IBS as an excuse a lot of the time not to eat stuff - which is ironic because my IBS was never worse than when I was doing SW

 

[threeSMEGfridges]

I quit SW as I found too many inconsistencies.

the basics of balanced diet, fruit and vegetables, home/scratch cooking (instead of sugary jar sauces) and monitoring dairy and carbs are I think helpful starting points and I see the plan does work for a while if you are very over weight and have a lot to loose.

me I’ve lost a stone on it before and it’s crept back onplus a 1/2. So I’m not bothering paying £6 a week to get weighed anymore and use that money for a gym membership as that’s better for my MH than listening to “body magic” and getting annoyed in a room full of people (I’m an introvert also!)

im trying to CC using the loose it app which I do like as it breaks down the data and syncs with your step count etc on your phone
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I’ve been using the Bored of Lunch books. The Air Fryer one and the Slow Cooker one.
Really great recipes and they give a calorie count for the recipe plus additional calories for some recipes if you serve with rice or pasta.

bored of lunch Stan here! And it’s just NICE homecooked food
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This is a really good listen to consider how processed foods (I.e mug shots!) are even more of a contributor to weight gain than just calorie intake:

I do keep a few mug-shots (mug shits as we call them!) at work for emergencies or when I forget my lunch

 

[wishiniwasskinny]

A great account came up on my fyp on insta today. A girl who has suffered from an eating disorder but made a good recovery and posts a lot about not tracking food “what I eat in a days”. She’s very into the gym but shows comparisons of when she was in the grip of an eating disorder - weighing measuring food etc, and now she has regained 3 Stone

 

[Mr Krabs]

I used to use IBS as an excuse a lot of the time not to eat stuff - which is ironic because my IBS was never worse than when I was doing SW

There were constant complaints about constipation in my groups. Years later I found out it’s because you don’t get enough fibre from healthy extras. Plus those sweetener things don’t help.

 

[E84Blair]

I did SW years ago and whilst I lost 14lbs and quite enjoyed the social aspect of it, the diet is not sustainable (I quickly gained it all back + vat).

Our leader was very keen on the drink and would rave about how you can save your Syns throughout the week and spend them on booze at the weekend. She had twig limbs and a bloated belly. God knows what the state of her internal organs was. Health is not all about the numbers on the scale.

I've lost over 40lbs on my own, and am almost at a healthy BMI. Shifting the last 15lbs is proving hard though.

But if I can give advice having got this far, I'd say to exercise as much as you can. It's true that "you can't outrun a bad diet" but when you put a good diet hand in hand with exercise, you're losing weight and toning up and boosting self-esteem. Don't wait until you've lost x amount of pounds to start exercising as I did for so long. It's hard though I know- modern life is sedentary and exhausting at the same time. Foodwise, don't deprive yourself of anything, but do have everything in moderation.

Also, I DETEST "light" versions of products. If you're gonna "syn", syn properly!

 

[threeSMEGfridges]

There were constant complaints about constipation in my groups. Years later I found out it’s because you don’t get enough fibre from healthy extras. Plus those sweetener things don’t help.

this is why I started chucking lentils in every “free” bolognaise, shepherd pie, etc

 

[Foxvint]

I actually wonder what will happen to SW as their demographic gets older. Most women I know who are obsessive about it are in their late 50s/60s and I don’t know any younger women who are still signing up for the plan. I can’t imagine that group numbers are very good.

It's such an old fashioned business model. Young people get their diet and fitness info for free online. Sitting in a miserable community centre listening to an unqualified crank with a very un-aspirational body just isn't gonna cut it when you can log on insta and get the lowdown from nutritionists and A list PTs. And ppl must have left in droves over lockdown.

 

[anniemouse]

My work have launched an initiative for healthy hearts this month and I attended a talk yesterday about it. As I suffer from high blood pressure I asked about ways to improve it as I’d love to be able to get off the meds some day. The company doctor asked me to contact him so I did And he’s come back with lifestyle changes I should try to make to get healthier. I’m now really fired up to try and do this but it’s made me realise just how much SW has affected me. The diet sheet he gave me advises to eat less sugary things among other things (not rocket science I know) but I am just so ingrained in having a little Freddo bar and a bag of crisps every day, along with maybe a biscuit too all because I spent so long under the “ you can still have chocolate every day, just syn it” mindset. I don’t know how I can face giving up sugar as I basically ate it instead of fatty foods for so long.

 

[Greencatfysh]

My work have launched an initiative for healthy hearts this month and I attended a talk yesterday about it. As I suffer from high blood pressure I asked about ways to improve it as I’d love to be able to get off the meds some day. The company doctor asked me to contact him so I did And he’s come back with lifestyle changes I should try to make to get healthier. I’m now really fired up to try and do this but it’s made me realise just how much SW has affected me. The diet sheet he gave me advises to eat less sugary things among other things (not rocket science I know) but I am just so ingrained in having a little Freddo bar and a bag of crisps every day, along with maybe a biscuit too all because I spent so long under the “ you can still have chocolate every day, just syn it” mindset. I don’t know how I can face giving up sugar as I basically ate it instead of fatty foods for so long.

Depends on your health issue but I calorie count and I have a small something sweet basically every day? Obviously it requires control but I have a few squares of dark chocolate or chocolate orange and I’ve still lost 4 stone! I am not sure cutting out sugar totally is needed if weightloss is what you’re after? But might be wrong depending on your meds.