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 what could you do today to move forwards in life and weight loss? A positive sprinkle of mojo from Anna and Clare to get you dreaming big and pushing yourself to new heights. Because we believe in you, and - that anything is possible...

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.

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 minutes by a lawnmower and sorry Rosanna, for a terrible performance of your wonderfully written rap… #Fail 

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.

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 what processes can you put in place right now to prepare?

Anna and Clare share their thoughts on how planning really is the daddy when expecting an upcoming test, the importance of checking out reality over our perception, and assessing in advance which treats are worth the cost of derailing your weight loss...and which aren’t.

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.

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 ‘thing you never knew’ facts about the history of the scales…

We celebrate our listeners’ non-scale victories and learn why more of us should be proud of our achievements NOW - not just when we reach our target.

Plus, we pay tribute to the Black Lives Matters movement with an 8 minutes 46 seconds silence in tribute to 46 year-old George Floyd.

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.

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 moment, the World Health Organisation has been calling diabetes a “global epidemic” for a number of years now. 

To mark Diabetes Week 2020, Anna and Clare are joined by Slimming World’s Head of Nutrition and Research - Dr Jacquie Lavin. 

Anna shares the heartbreaking story of her dad who had type I diabetes. Eventually he had to have both of his legs amputated and suffered multiple heart attacks. His last words to Anna: “Don’t dig your own grave with a spoon like I did.”

In this episode, we reveal how anyone can have diabetes, we look at the tell tale signs, and reflect on new research by Slimming World which demonstrates how losing just 10% of your body weight could even reverse type II diabetes.

Need a bit more info and support? Check out diabetes.org.uk 

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.

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 say they’re in the same boat. #mmm #IThink 

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.

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 Cook and gives an insight into what really happens behind the scenes of Sal’s Storecupboard Cook-in videos!

Watch Sal’s videos here as part of Slimming World’s #EatWellAtHome series: https://bit.ly/2WHl8Q9 

Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. 

Produced by ASFB Productions. 

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.

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, healthy extras, booze and more of your light bulb moments. Plus some celebrations with LOTS of consultant shout outs and well dones to new target members.

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.

Who are you losing weight for - yourself or to please others? What does the phrase ‘body image’ mean to you? And what would a healthy body image mean for you?

This episode comes as the singer Adele posted a seemingly innocent photo on instagram on her 32nd birthday…only to have the social media split over her new lighter look.

“She was hotter before she lost the weight” read one comment, “someone buy her a Big Mac or 20” read another.

And there was questions over whether it was fat phobic to even celebrate Adele’s weight loss. Surely she's lovely whatever her size? 

On this Slimming World Podcast we talking about our experiences of low self-esteem, of being fat-shamed and moments where others opinions have torn us down - just as we were starting to rebuild our confidence.

And we know we’re not alone. Our listeners have shared their thoughts and experiences on body image struggles with us too.

So get your journal out and thinking caps on, as we consider practical tips to put in place whilst losing weight - to learn how to manage unkind comments and ask for support when we need it.

Shout out to our listener Nicola for inspiring us to make this episode via her late night DM! 

Warning: If any of this conversation triggers you, then please ask for help via your consultant or a healthcare professional. Please don’t struggle alone, you’re worth more than you ever think.

FYI: The podcast by Dr Linda Papadopoulos we mention regarding body dysmorphia is here, plus resources of where to go for help: https://audioboom.com/posts/7294560-body-dysmorphia-part-two-dr-amita-jassi

Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. 

Produced by ASFB Productions. 

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.

“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 those around you - Anna and Clare discover how we can interrupt old habits and negative thoughts from sabotaging our weight loss progress.

 

[By the way, if you like this episode - you might also enjoy one of our previous podcasts with Linda: Ep 62 ’Mind Your Language: Not Just Your Waistline’.]

Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. 

Produced by ASFB Productions. 

Slimming World Podcast is now officially 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.