Slimming World Podcast

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Bitesize mojo made by and for Slimming World members.

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Presented by Anna Mangan and Clare Freeman.
Produced by ASFB Productions.
Music by Andrew Picha via Soundstripe.

NOTE: This is an unofficial podcast, we are not formally affiliated by Slimming World.

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129: Listener's Questions M...

05.10.2021

Some fantastic Body Magic shares about how you all did on April's #SWPodStepChallenge! Plus, more of your tasty dessert teasers and magical lightbulb moments on how you've all been heading back out to the real world. Presented by Clare Freeman ...

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05.10.2021 129: Listener's Questions May 2021 Some fantastic Body Magic shares about how you all did on April's #SWPodStepChallenge! Plus, more of your tasty dessert teasers and magical lightbulb moments on how you've all been heading back out to the real world. Presented by Clare Freeman ...
05.03.2021 128: Why Kindness Is Key Compassion, love and kindness are things many of us are quick to offer others, but honestly - when was the last time you were truly kind to yourself? Weight loss isn't just about the food on our plate and the ...
04.26.2021 127: Inching Closer To Target Making sure you view your big picture progress is important. It's not just all about what's happening on the scales. It's great to look at the wider progress you're making, especially when it comes to developing new habits and noticing ...
04.19.2021 126: Would You Like To See The Dessert Menu?! Do the words cake, ice-cream, pie, biscuits, gateau, crumble, afternoon tea....make you want to lick your lips?! Yep us too, and so that's why we've dedicated a whole slice of our podcast series to desserts. Because when losing weight on ...
04.05.2021 124: Welcome To The Real World As the world begins to reopen after a rather strange year being locked down (well the UK anyway) - what strategies do you have in place to resist the usual temptations? A few of our listeners say they're worried about ...
03.29.2021 123: Step Yourself Fit With Body Magic! Anna and Clare launch their April step challenge: to walk 150,000 steps over the month. On average it works out 5,000 steps a day. Anybody can enter, any level of fitness or from any starting base. And if it's a ...
03.01.2021 119: Meeting Margaret Miles-Bramwell Why the psychology behind Slimming World's ethos is still as relevant now, as it was 52 years ago. Anna and Clare meet Slimming World founder, Margaret Miles-Bramwell. From Food Optimising to IMAGE Therapy, Margaret gives great insight into why there's ...
02.15.2021 117: Listeners' Questions February 2021 Roll up, roll up - another sack load of listeners' questions have arrived on the doorstep. Anna and Clare delve into the bag to discover what's on Slimming World members' minds this February 2021. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna ...
02.08.2021 116: When Those We Love Sabotage Our Success It may be Valentine's Day this week, but for some of us - it's the people closest to us who are ready to steer us off course at the first hurdle! Perhaps they're not following the plan, perhaps they're open ...
01.25.2021 114: Hidden Syns Ever had one of those weeks when you’re convinced you’ve been good? You’re sure you nailed your Syns allowance and checked those Healthy Extras. So you can’t understand why at the end of the week you’ve maintained… Yep, we've been ...
01.18.2021 113: Back To Basics: Free Food An empty biscuit tin, filled with a handful of Free Foods written on pieces of card and 60 seconds on the clock...Join Anna and Clare for a quick-fire fun-packed quiz to test their knowledge on the recipes they can muster ...
01.11.2021 112: Listeners' Questions January 2021 With Christmas and New Year DONE, many of our listeners say they're back in the game and on route to target! Anna and Clare reach out to their trusted friends: their food diaries and Slimming World member pack. Plus, there's ...
01.04.2021 111: Fresh Start Reasons to celebrate...It's Anna's big milestone! And the party season has come and gone...So how will you embrace 2021? For those of your starting afresh to those of you continuing your journey, what reasons do you have to celebrate becoming ...
12.28.2020 110: Creating Habits That Stick What if this year you make lifestyle changes that are achievable and realistic? What if you only set out to be 1% better? What if you move towards your weight loss target slowly but surely, instead of giving up at ...
12.21.2020 109: Drawing A Line Under 2020 What do you have to show for 2020? What are the wins you're proud of? The things you'd like to work on? And your dreams for 2021? Despite Covid-19, what great choices have you made this year? Grab some pen ...
12.14.2020 108: Winter Comforts An episode that'll leave your mouth watering with inspiration of our favourite winter comforts... Whether using the slow cooker or favourite oven roasting dish, which warm and wonderful Free Foods will get you through the cold season? Thanks to help ...
12.07.2020 107: Listeners' Questions December 2020 How not to let the 'what if' question rule your mind... Whether celebrating with family, or self-isolating and working from home - Anna and Clare look through this month's listeners' questions to see what's on people's minds ahead of what ...
11.30.2020 106: Dress To Impress Almost a year since Anna and Clare last went clothes shopping, the pair swop style briefs, put aside £100 and buy each other the outfits they've been dreaming of for Anna's 40th birthday and Clare's Christmas Day party! But will ...
11.23.2020 105: Potatoes Potatoes Potatoes! By popular demand...our listeners have requested we live up to our potato passion and come up with 10 ways to incorporate the 'free food is our friend' mantra into our kitchens. So armed with a plethora of colourful potatoes, Anna ...
11.16.2020 104: Bronze, Silver, Gold...and Platinum Have you bagged a body magic award or two during 2020? Could you start today and achieve a gold or silver body magic award before the year is out? As more of us turned to exercise during lockdown, Anna and ...
11.09.2020 103: Listeners' Questions November 2020 The countdown to Christmas begins, as Anna and Clare read out more of our listeners' lightbulb moments and weight loss celebrations. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ASFB Productions. Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming World. ...
11.02.2020 102: Funfilled and Fulfilled Is the food you're cooking still exciting you? This is an episode reiterating our message of choice over deprivation. Of making you realise that losing weight can be fun! And reminding you that following a plan like Slimming World can ...
10.26.2020 101: What Scares You What's holding you back right now? Are old dieting hang ups sabotaging your progress? Are you afraid of what happens next once you reach your target weight? Ahead of Halloween, Anna and Clare go walking in a cold and grey ...
10.19.2020 100: Mind-Full Eating How conscious are you when you give into your sugar cravings? Do you even realise how quickly you're eating? Do you eat at a table without your phone or tv? And when was the last time you really really tasted ...
10.12.2020 99: Listeners' Questions October 2020 If autumn's arrival is making you feel down and dark, Anna and Clare's bitesize mojo will lighten your mood with some amusing responses to this month's Listeners' Questions! Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ASFB Productions. Slimming ...
10.05.2020 98: Things You Never Noticed When was the last time you read your Slimming World pack from cover to cover? No, we mean REALLY read it?! It's Clare's last week of being 36 so her and Anna pick out '36 things you never noticed' in ...
09.28.2020 97: SPeed Up Your Progress Boom: 10 tasty Extra Easy SP recipes from Clare and Anna to give your weight loss journey a boost AND keep your plate looking pretty! From falafel burgers to cauliflower lentil dahl, the gals get excited about speed and protein ...
09.21.2020 96: Cheers! Salute! Prost! Could what you’re drinking be sabotaging your weight loss without you even realising? Anna and Clare introduce a day in the life of ‘Kez’ for a shocking quiz that reveals the hidden syns behind most of our everyday thirst quenchers, ...
09.14.2020 95: Listeners’ Questions September 2020 From Australia to the Outer Hebrides…cycling wins to diamond celebrations, Anna and Clare sift through the listeners’ questions bag to hear what’s on the minds of Slimming World members this month. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ...
09.07.2020 94: Day One What advice would you have for someone starting their Slimming World journey? Whether you’re rejoining a ‘real life’ group or are happy to draw the line after a big gain over lockdown - this episode is packed with tips, advice ...
08.31.2020 93: Easy As Riding A Bike Clare’s finally convinced Anna to get her leg over…a bike that is! Walking/cycling along an old railway line in the Peak District, they discuss the importance of creating long-term lifestyle habit changes - not just crash dieting like many of ...
08.24.2020 92: Try Something New Banana blossom, silken tofu and ugli fruit… Anna and Clare sift through the Slimming World book and pick out five items they’ve never heard of and never tried before! What unknown free food and speed free food will be on ...
08.17.2020 91: Using Past Progress to Plan for Your Future Your best week in review. When you’ve lost your mojo let’s look back at when you WERE nailing it, and factor this into your plan for the upcoming month. [The ten steps Anna mentions are also shared on our Instagram ...
08.10.2020 90: Listeners’ Questions August 2020 From managing the expectations of others, to mixing up your meals…Anna and Clare sift through your thoughts on this month’s Listeners' Questions. Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ASFB Productions. Slimming World Podcast is sponsored by Slimming ...
08.03.2020 89: Speed Food Secrets What difference does speed food really make to your weight loss? If free food is your friend, then is speed food a kick-ass sister? Anna and Clare share secrets of how they prioritise speed food when they’re ‘on it’. Presented ...
07.27.2020 88: How Committed Are You? Do you really want to lose weight? No - we mean REALLY want to? Do you really believe you’ll get to target and stay there - or is this just yet another diet because you ‘should’ be slimmer? Anna and ...
07.13.2020 86: Feel The Fear What has being overweight stopped you doing? What has losing weight enabled you to do that you'd never imagine yourself doing before? The legendary author Susan Jeffer once wrote the book 'Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway' - so ...
07.06.2020 85: Listeners' Questions July 2020 Exam time stress, the problem with perfection, honesty vs denial, and some incredible stories of overcoming diabetes… Just a handful of subjects discussed on this month’s Listeners’ Questions. Two apologies in advance: We were rudely interrupted for a couple of ...
06.29.2020 84: Emergency Planning: Preparing For ‘Real Life’ As pubs, cafes and restaurants begin to reopen across England on the 4th July - how are you anticipating the temptations which could trip you up in coming weeks? Is the thought of returning to ‘normality’ causing you anxiety? And ...
06.22.2020 83: Mythbusting the Scales How can we remove the emotional pull that weighing scales have over us? Is the home weigh-in a help or hindrance for you?On this episode of Slimming World Podcast, Clare goes full geek and baffles Anna with a ton of ...
06.15.2020 82: Diabetes: The shocking truth and what you can do about it Did you know 4.8 million people in the UK have diabetes? That’s more than cancer and dementia combined. Plus get this - almost 1 in 5 of those people don’t even know they have diabetes… Put Coronavirus aside for a ...
06.08.2020 81: Aargh I'm Stuck! Anna’s magicked 10 steps for us to get our heads back in the game. Clare’s struggling this week so reached out to her group for extra support and written out her weight loss positives. Plus it turns out…lots of listeners ...
06.01.2020 80: Vavavoom Your Food Recipes What would you make using potatoes, a tin of chopped tomatoes and chicken breast/tofu? Get your notepads, spice racks and posh plates out…Food consultant Sal Henley joins Anna and Clare to swop recipes in their own version of Ready Steady ...
05.25.2020 78: Listeners’ Questions May 2020 In the bath, painting the fence and walking in Alberta…that’s a few of the ways you’ve been listening to the Slimming World Podcast during May! This month’s listeners’ questions include tips on how to keep going during lockdown, imposter syndrome, ...
05.11.2020 76: Managing Your Mindset In Tempting Times “Feelings are not facts”, “challenge and distract” and “scales are data: be a scientist…”…All amazing pearls of wisdom shared by behavioural psychologist, Dr Linda Papadopoulos on this week’s Slimming World Podcast episode.Whether it’s guilt, anxiety or simply feeling unsupported from ...
05.04.2020 75: The Unsporty Guide To Lockdown Fitness Does the word 'exercise' give you the shivers? Is body magic something you know you should be doing but are still putting to one side? Feeling lethargic and seeing your weight loss slow? Exercise-phobes Anna and Clare reveal their new ...
04.27.2020 74: Protect Your Weight Loss From Lockdown Sabotage Overwhelmed? Panicked? Falling back in to old habits? Tripping over every temptation in sight? Anna and Clare run through their top five tips of how to stay sane, stay focused and stay on track with your weight loss journey throughout ...
04.19.2020 73: Live Listeners' Questions April 2020 (Slimming World Podcast) From hula hooping to broccoli crisps, Anna and Clare connect via Zoom for a live recording of this month’s Listeners’ Questions (with an audience wearing leopard print watching!). This episode features ideas of easy dishes for NHS frontline workers, advice ...
04.13.2020 72: Target Weight Myth Busting What should we expect once our weight loss journey is complete?Over the Easter Bank Holiday, Anna and Clare discuss the Slim For Life plan and useful strategies for protecting our hard work for good. Clare’s never reached target in her ...
04.06.2020 71: Food Fads and Fashions Separating myth from fact can be confusing with so many conflicting messages about food and fads in the media. Carolyn Pallister, public health manager and dietician at Slimming World head office runs us through the science behind food optimising versus ...

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