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Alan2005 Dec 11th 2009 8:25 am

Re: Slimming World
 

Originally Posted by The4BellsLondon (Post 8162802)
I think the problem being SKINNY v healthy. Te media does push the heroin chic, still, even tho a lot of the fashion sizes claim they wont use size 0 models. The image they push is unnattainable for most people without resorting to drastic dieting / drugs!

The fashion industry does have a lot to answer for. The ideal they sell isn't available to anyone, even skinny women cannot compete with photo-shop.

Fashion people disgust me; they think they are doing something important and creative, when in reality they are there to create a lifestyle image so that the companies that own the fashion houses can flog more perfume and handbags to idiots. Vacuous wastes of space, the lot of them.

bsmith Dec 11th 2009 9:19 am

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...I just can't see how biffers O.D.ing on pizza and pop can be the fault of folks who make frocks and handbags.

shevy Dec 11th 2009 11:28 am

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Originally Posted by bsmith (Post 8165811)
...I just can't see how biffers O.D.ing on pizza and pop can be the fault of folks who make frocks and handbags.

I just can't see what any of what your talking about has to do with a thread about Slimming World. No one cares, what Kate Moss said and whether anyone does or doesnt agree with it.

bsmith Dec 11th 2009 6:49 pm

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Originally Posted by shevy (Post 8166125)
I just can't see what any of what your talking about has to do with a thread about Slimming World. No one cares, what Kate Moss said and whether anyone does or doesnt agree with it.


...I'm just curious that so much fuss is made over peoples weight. The fact that there's such a thing as a dieting/slimming industry is nuts - seriously, how hard can it be to keep in shape? Honestly, should anyone really need a consultant to tell them to walk about a bit and not put so many crisps in their mouth?

shevy Dec 12th 2009 1:21 am

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Originally Posted by bsmith (Post 8166634)
...I'm just curious that so much fuss is made over peoples weight. The fact that there's such a thing as a dieting/slimming industry is nuts - seriously, how hard can it be to keep in shape? Honestly, should anyone really need a consultant to tell them to walk about a bit and not put so many crisps in their mouth?

I overweight person can lose weight, sadly a rude and ignorant person like yourself will never change.

bsmith Dec 12th 2009 1:22 pm

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Originally Posted by shevy (Post 8167081)
I overweight person can lose weight, sadly a rude and ignorant person like yourself will never change.

....I totally agree, and if my "walking about a bit and eating less crisps" diet plan is of any use to you, please feel free to try it. - free of charge. ;)

shevy Dec 12th 2009 1:51 pm

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Originally Posted by bsmith (Post 8168144)
....I totally agree, and if my "walking about a bit and eating less crisps" diet plan is of any use to you, please feel free to try it. - free of charge. ;)

does that come with a guide on how to be a twat?

bsmith Dec 12th 2009 2:02 pm

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Originally Posted by shevy (Post 8168186)
does that come with a guide on how to be a twat?


:rofl:

Sewing Susan Mar 9th 2010 2:10 pm

Re: Slimming World
 

Originally Posted by shevy (Post 8161115)
I do it online and have been finding it okay, you get access to all the food lists as well as a syn calculator, food diary and support stuff. Also a graph etc that plots your weight loss for you. There is also a great group on facebook as well as various slimming world forums for support. Plus I have managed to find lots of alternatives to food things if you shop around. The slimming world team are pretty quick at answering queries re: food items if I email them too.

Most of the free food stuff is cook from scratch type items anyway, as it is one of the diets that tries to deter from processed foods.

Fingers crossed they do well in Texas and start branching out further a field.

How is the online slimming world getting along? I am desperate, I have put nearly 2 stone on in 2 years, I do miss quorn you can have in the UK, but do the online consultant work out syn values of branded stuff here in Canada?

gingnut Mar 9th 2010 2:18 pm

Re: Slimming World
 

Originally Posted by shevy (Post 8166125)
I just can't see what any of what your talking about has to do with a thread about Slimming World. No one cares, what Kate Moss said and whether anyone does or doesnt agree with it.

Kate Moss does make me feel fat, but she doesn't make feel ugly too. I think the waif models do cheat the public a bit.

shevy Mar 9th 2010 2:43 pm

Re: Slimming World
 

Originally Posted by Sewing Susan (Post 8408779)
How is the online slimming world getting along? I am desperate, I have put nearly 2 stone on in 2 years, I do miss quorn you can have in the UK, but do the online consultant work out syn values of branded stuff here in Canada?

They have a US/Canada list on the online bodyoptimise part of slimming world. Which gives a basic free foods list, healthy extras list and then syns list.

Then they have a syns calculator, where you can select your free foods from the list and then input the nutritional information and it will tell you if the food is free or synned and how many syns.

There is also a facebook slimming world group which is great for helping to stay on track.

Almost Canadian Mar 10th 2010 1:26 am

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Originally Posted by shevy (Post 8168186)
does that come with a guide on how to be a twat?

No, I think such guides are limited to Slimming World et al. How hard can it be to work out that, to lose weight, one needs to ingest less calories per day than one one uses in a day?

Do men join such clubs?

Souvy Mar 10th 2010 1:31 am

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 8409911)
No, I think such guides are limited to Slimming World et al. How hard can it be to work out that, to lose weight, one needs to ingest less calories per day than one one uses in a day?

Do men join such clubs?

I joined Weight Watchers in the late 80s. I've never eaten so much in my life. The weight fell off me.

el_richo Mar 10th 2010 1:52 am

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 8409911)
How hard can it be to work out that, to lose weight, one needs to ingest less calories per day than one one uses in a day?

Not only are they fat, they're a bit thick and lazy ;)

That said, i guess Slimming World and other such offerings are not dissimilar to Alcoholics Anonymous in a way that they provide group structure and support for addicts.

Poor buggers

Lucky Bird Mar 10th 2010 2:38 am

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Originally Posted by Sewing Susan (Post 8408779)
How is the online slimming world getting along? I am desperate, I have put nearly 2 stone on in 2 years, I do miss quorn you can have in the UK, but do the online consultant work out syn values of branded stuff here in Canada?

Have you thought about Nutrisystem - I have lost half a stone in 3 weeks and still going. And there are no points, sins or counting so it is really easy.


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