A calorie deficit is required to lose fat

Slimming world exists as a fat loss system. Whilst adherence to it’s ideals may result in improvements for some, for others it’s system is flawed to the point where no sustainable progress occurs.

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A calorie deficit is required to lose fat. But adherence to slimming world does not guarantee that calorie deficit. Because encouraging consumers to eat unregulated quantities of ‘free foods’ becomes problematic when there is no structured caloric control of those foods. ‘Free’ is to imply that it doesn’t count. But it does count - irrespective of that food’s overall quality.
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Designing an eating system in such a way denies the consumer factual nutritional values and thus the meaningful information required to make informed choices in relation to their goal. As a result, one may over-consume ‘free’ foods and unknowingly counteract the calorie deficit required to lose fat.
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SW success is judged by weekly measurement of total body weight (including water). Therefore, progress or failure could be defined by going to the toilet or drinking a bottle of water prior to the weigh in. Despite this, members are required to pay £20 per month for the privilege of this ‘assessment’, along with ‘educational’ discussions conducted by slimming world coaches. 
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Slimming world’s core values and practices are unnecessarily complex. They also serve to potentially worsen one’s relationship with food. Fictional buzzwords and a ‘win or lose’ arena defy what is required for sustainable fat loss and positive food relationships . A gradual, tracked calorie deficit including factual appreciation of all foods offers a cheaper, better informed, logical solution. 


Some may have accidental success with slimming world. But if calories define fat loss, surely caloric values ought to be appreciated. For those who can’t afford £20 a month for an irrelevant measurement system, unskilled advice and yo-yo results, maybe it’s time to step back into the real world.