The survey, carried out by Censuswide, also polled members of Slimming World\u2019s 13,000 community weight loss groups and online programme.<\/p>\n
The vast majority of members (88%) say they enjoy eating food as much or more than they did before joining Slimming World and 91% agree you can lose weight while enjoying your favourite food. Of the members questioned, four in five (83%) say you can enjoy social situations while losing weight.<\/p>\n
Slimming World\u2019s approach combines support to change your mindset around food with a flexible healthy eating plan, called \u2018Food Optimising\u2019, which can be tailored to your lifestyle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Members, who attend a weekly group or access support online, learn how to create healthy versions of their favourite foods or meals, such as roast dinners, fry ups or fish and chips, so they can lose weight without ever feeling they\u2019re missing out.<\/p>\n
Dr Avery says:<\/b> \u201cChanging habits takes real effort and without support, it can be easy to give up. Being part of a community where you\u2019ll meet other people on the same journey who share their ideas, experiences and advice has been shown to help keep motivation high.<\/p>\n
There is no need to give up your favourite foods or miss out on the pleasure they bring you though \u2013 it\u2019s just about finding new ways to prepare and cook the meals you love. Within Slimming World groups members receive in-depth expert support, led by a Consultant who\u2019s lost weight on the programme themselves, to reshape the way they think about food and activity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Professor James Stubbs, Appetite & Energy Balance, University of Leeds,<\/b> agrees the fear of missing out on our favourite foods or feeling deprived goes beyond hunger.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
He says: \u201cIt is overly simplistic to assume that we eat just because we are hungry. Recognising how food meets different psychological needs in different people helps us explain why people eat what they do when they know it may undermine longer-term weight and health.<\/p>\n
Typically, people might start to feel deprived of different \u2018rewards\u2019 that food gives them when they change their dietary habits for weight loss purposes.<\/p>\n
What this research shows us, is that our relationship with food can be complex and understanding our relationship with food at an individual level is important in helping people navigate to a healthy diet and healthier weight in a way that fits into their own lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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