This month, Clare hit a wall and was ready to throw the towel in. But something stopped her - her group. Instead of packing her bags, she admitted to a few of her fellow Slimming World members what was going on, stayed to IMAGE Therapy and formulated a plan of how to dig herself out of a hole. Anna reveals Clare's not alone, that plenty of our listeners and other members can hit this bump too. So what can you do if you're silently struggling? Both share their top five places to start. Journals at the ready! Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

Slimming World Food For Thought Podcast

153: When The Going Gets Tough

From learning to spot the hidden sugars in our food and drinks, to managing our sweet tooth cravings; Anna and Clare delve into the subject of sugar with the help of Amanda Avery, Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Nottingham. Interested to read more about cravings? Members can read this feature on Lifeline Online: https://member.slimmingworld.co.uk/features/craving-culprits Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan. 

155: Sugar: What To Watch Out For

Spending £85 a week on takeaways put Nicola and Chris’s health and relationship under strain. Now Slimming World's National Couple of the year, the pair from Tipperary share how they ditched the fast food and delivered a 17st weight loss between them. Plus, Anna has five top tips for how we can break the cycle of relying on takeaways to making the most of Food Optimising. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

151: Bye Bye Takeaway, Hello Fakeaway!

From facing shame, Food Optimised dating, to go-to disaster dinners...this month's Listeners' Questions episode is action-packed with tips, tricks and funny stories! Join Anna and Clare as they remain curious and eager to learn along the way of their weight loss journeys. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

150: Listeners' Questions September 2021

If you judge yourself by impossibly high standards, the disappointment if you don’t achieve them can knock your confidence. Anna and Clare discuss how they're learning to let go of expecting everything to be perfect, and instead - practice nuturing great habits and behavioural changes that'll keep them on track for the long-term. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

149: Practice Progress, Not Perfection

We're out and about...in Manchester! Anna and Clare have been freed from the shackles of endless Zoom meetings, but what are the inevitable temptations they'll face when eating out and walking across the city centre for the first lunch time in over a year and a half? Plus, as autumn nights arrive and the trees turn red - how can you embrace the new season cultivating a beginners' mind? Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

148: New Season New Thinking

Grab a post-it and finish this sentence: You Know You're On Plan When...  Armed with some brilliant responses from our Instagram followers, Anna and Clare discuss what really makes a great Food Optimising week!  Clue: For some, it involves wind and a lot of planning... Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

147: You Know You're On Plan When

The summer holidays are almost over, how will you keep your motivation high as the new school term and darker nights draw near? That's one of many of the questions in this month's Listeners' Questions bag. Plus, Anna and Clare discuss how to overcome a plateau, the importance of spreading your Syns over the week and how they make the most of their Healthy Extras.  Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

146: Listeners' Questions August 2021

A birthday, a celebration, a wedding or funeral...just because you're heading out to socialise this week doesn't mean you have to put your weight loss journey on hold. Because with Food Optimising, you really can have your cake and eat it...AND still see a loss at the scales for your weekly weigh-in! But it takes a bit of planning ahead, a bit of learning and tweaking to make these new lifestyle habits stick. Something which Anna and Clare have been practising for awhile.  In this episode, there's plenty of tips on how to strategise for your upcoming socialising, with the help of the Aug/Sept 2021 Slimming World Magazine article: 17 sizzling social strategies. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

145: Weekend Wobbles

Twerk ping-pong and hula hooping weren't necessarily things we thought could count as Body Magic! But it turns out, if the exercise gets your heart rate up - then it's a winner! And moving is something our guest on this week's Slimming World Podcast loves to do... Samantha Rose, cover star of the latest Slimming World magazine, signed up for a 12-week countdown just after Christmas 2020. But by week 10, she'd already smashed her target weight loss of 2 stone! Now a target member, life is a little more balanced than the yo-yo diet binges of her past. Food Optimising and Body Magic have been adopted into her and her family's everyday habits. Plus, exercise is a big part of helping Sam stay on track. So armed with a hula hoop, a few ping pong balls and a tissue box, Sam joins Anna and Clare to remind us that movement should and can be fun - no matter where you're starting from. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

144: Body Magic: Do What You Love

Are you reaching for the muffins and biscuits between meals? Feeling hungry but want to stay on plan? In this episode, Anna reminds us of her trusted catchphrase - Free Food is your friend! Her and Clare have a good old rummage through the kitchen to pick their three favourite go-to Free Foods.  Plus, they share some tips on how to become more conscious of your not-so-great choices. Instead encouraging you to really enjoy your Syns, and fill up on Free Food when you need a boost! Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

143: Free Food First: The Triple Fs

Are the changes you're making along your weight loss journey sticking? Have you reached target and are looking for something other than the number on the scales to focus on? Then voila...in this episode of the Slimming World Podcast we lean on a brilliant feature from the Lifeline Online member resources: The Slim For Life habit list!  Last month, podcast listener Laura reached out to ask what should be in a target member's toolkit? So with new, experienced AND target members in mind - Anna and Clare take stock of 15 great habits to help us all stay on track.  Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

142: What's In Your Target Member Toolkit So Far?

Ding Ding! What's on your mind? Has a recent podcast episode given you a lightbulb moment about the positive changes you've made so far? Or have you been pondering some questions that you'd love for us to answer? Drop Anna and Clare your questions, celebrations or LOLs via Instagram or email us on slimmingworldpodcast@gmail.com Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

141: Listeners' Questions July 2021

How big a deal is calcium when losing weight? And if you don’t fancy dairy, are intolerant, vegan or simply looking to mix up your Healthy Extra A choices, how else can you get calcium in your diet? This episode is for those who follow a dairy AND dairy free diet! Anna and Clare reveal some of the foods which could give you a boost in calcium without you even realising. Things like kale, spring greens, sardines and Brazil nuts! For more about following the plan whilst dairy free, members can read and search for an article titled ‘No Dairy, No Problem’ on the LifeLine Online website. There’s also the ‘dairy free 7 day menu’ too. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. We’re unable to provide any specific or personalised advice on dairy-free diets and would recommend that you always follow the advice and specific dietary recommendations suggested by your doctor or dietitian. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

140: No Dairy No Problem

How often have you thought ‘I only lose weight when I do Body Magic’, or ‘I’ll lose weight next week because I’ll exercise more’? Not exercising often gets the blame when we don’t see a loss on the scales. Well, it might surprise you to hear that if you Food Optimise without exercise – you WILL lose weight. Anna and Clare debunks the myths some of us kid ourselves with around Body Magic and discuss what it really means for our weight loss journey (and beyond). Please note fellow nerds: This episode contains a quiz! Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan.  Produced by ASFB Productions.  Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. Please note: The info we share is based on our personal weight loss experiences. Always check with your consultant or a health professional when following a weight loss plan.

139: Mythbusting Body Magic

'A group in between group' made by and for Slimming World members! Between them Anna and Clare have collected 22 years on their weight loss journeys, lost 9 stone and been members of over 30 groups. Got a question? Email slimmingworldpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Instagram. Presented by Anna Mangan and Clare Freeman. Produced by ASFB Productions.

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Slimming World Food For Thought Podcast

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