So as I promised the other day, here is a brief outline of how the Slimming World plan works.
There are three different plans to choose from and four main elements of each of these plans; Superfree, Free, Healthy Extras and Syns. I will just concentrate on the plan I have done before which is Extra Easy as it is the one which offers the most variety and therefore I don't get bored quite so quickly!
Superfree Foods
You can eat an unlimited amount of these foods - and they include most fresh or frozen fruits, and most fresh, frozen or tinned vegetables. The vegetables can have anything done to them - so steamed, boiled, dry-fried, blended... But if you cook or blend the fruits (you can chop them obviously) then they become synned (we'll get to syns in a minute). These should make up a third of each meal that you have.
Free Foods
Again, these are unlimited. These are things like most fat free yogurts, pasta, rice, dried noodles, lean meats, eggs, beans... (you can find a full list of them quite easily online) - these make up the other two thirds of your meals.
Healthy Extras
So you have two: A and B. A is calcium-rich foods such as milk, cheese, etc. And B is things that contain fibre such as wholemeal bread, cereal bars, dried fruits.. These are not unlimited foods and must be portion-controlled. On the Extra Easy plan you get one of each a day and it is important not to miss them out as they are vital to your weight loss.
Syns
And finally, the good stuff. This is everything else. Chocolate, crisps, ketchup, wine... all the stuff that isn't free. You are advised to have between 5 and 15 syns a day and the easiest way to find out how many syns are in something is to give it a quick Google. As I go through the plan I'll compile a list of my favourite syns - but if you search on YouTube there are a lot of "Syn Bin" videos where people talk about things they enjoy spending their syns on. You can have them all in one go if you like, spread them throughout the day or do what I do which is be as good as I can through the day and then after tea have something naughty like chocolate so I feel like I've got something to look forward to.
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