The diet claims that with Food Optimising, you lose weight without
hunger. At the beginning of each day the dieter decides if they
will be on a green or original day. On a Green day you could choose
a measured serving of lean mince in tomato sauce with loads of pasta
(unlimited) for example. On an Original day you could have a jacket
potato, with low-fat chicken curry. The system is based on green
days having unlimited carbohydrate and limited protein. On a original
day the dieters can have unlimited protein and small amounts of
carbohydrate. The Diet has sins which the dieter can have between
5-15 a day. Sins are Slimming World's effective alternative to calorie
and fat counting. Sins are designed to make sure you can have a
small amount of your favorite foods every day. All food that isn't
Free has a Sin value.
How Does It Work?
Food Optimising takes account of a food's energy density, its health-giving
properties, its ability to satisfy the appetite quickly and its
ability to keep us feeling full longer. Using these principles,
Food Optimising creates an energy (calorie) deficit which causes
the body to draw on its own stores of body fat and convert this
to energy. With a sin limit on all high fat or sugary foods this
keeps down dierters intake of calories and situated fat.
How Much Weight Do You Lose?
A steady weight loss of 1 to 2lbs per week is recommended by the
government health guidelines however people with a lot of weight
to lose may have more rapid weight losses in the first few weeks.
Are There Any Possible Side Effects?
Because of the unlimited food some dieters found what when they
eventually came off the diet they were accustomed to eating large
amounts food. Consequently they put weight back on rapidly if they
didn't stick to the diet. Apart from this no other side effects
were noted.
An average day of the slomming world diet. Original day.
Breakfast: grilled bacon (unlimited fat cut off), eggs (unlimited).Grilled tomaotoes and mushrooms (unlimited). two pieces of brown bread (counted as one healthy extra) two teaspoons of low fat spread (2 sins).
Lunch:smoked salmon (unlimited), salad (unlimited), fresh fruit salad (unlimited).
Dinner: Roast beef (unlimited fat cut cut off), 120g new potatoes (counted as one healthy extra). Carrots, green beans and courgetts (unlimited). Muller light (unlimited) and fresh fruit. one glass of red or white wine (five sins)
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