Slimming World Food For Thought Podcast

Slimming World Food For Thought Podcast

Bitesize mojo made by and for Slimming World members. Between them Anna and Clare have collected 22 years on plan experience, lost 9 stone and been members of 30 groups... So when it comes to weight loss, we feel your pain and share in your successes. New episode released every Monday, subscribe to get them the moment they're out! Got a question? Email slimmingworldpodcast@gmail.com or contact us via instagram.com/slimmingworldpodcast Presented by Anna Mangan and Clare Freeman. Produced by ASFB Productions. NOTE: This is an unofficial podcast, we are not formally affiliated by Slimming World

Episodes

November 4, 2019 40 mins

Are you beating yourself up because you think you should be further ahead than you are? Whether it’s a dose of comparisonitis or you’re falling victim to setting unrealistic expectations, Anna and Clare share their experiences of how to combat your ‘shoulds’ forever.

Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ASFB Productions.

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Curious to know how a vegan can lose weight with Slimming World? We are too.

Clare's signed up to Cancer Research's VegPledge to do the whole of November plant-based. Tons of our listeners have given us tips on where and how to start.

Share your Slimming World vegan-friendly recipes with us on instagram.com/slimmingworldpodcast or email us slimmingworldpodcast@gmail.com

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October 21, 2019 35 mins

Some days we feel blue. Some days we just feel off. And some days we feel lost.

Anna and Clare have both been there, plenty of times.

So in light of Every Mind Matters - Slimming World's new campaign with Public Health England, the gals talk mental health best practices. If you've not tried the Mind Plan Quiz, have a go here: https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/mentalhealth

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How to pick your target weight, tricks to stop self-sabotage and how to get your head to catch up with your body...

Contains plenty of knicker talk and toilet humour.

Presented by Anna Mangan and Clare Freeman. Produced by ASFB Productions.

Got a question for next month? Email us slimmingworldpodcast@gmail.com

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October 7, 2019 18 mins

Our past behaviour predicts our future behaviour… So grab a pen, paper & your Slimming World book, and join Clare looking over the last 11 weeks of our weight loss journey as we look ahead to what our patterns might say about how Christmas 2019 might look like. Get curious, not furious.

Presented by Clare Freeman, produced by ASFB Productions. Email us SlimmingWorldPodcast@gmail.com or Insta us Intagram.com/slimmingworld...

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September 30, 2019 31 mins

Hit a wall in your weight loss? Struggling with getting enough shut-eye?

Anna and Clare look into the impact a lack of sleep has on us mentally and physically.

Presented by Anna Mangan and Clare Freeman. Produced by ASFB Productions.

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September 23, 2019 27 mins

Happy 50th Birthday Slimming World, plus how to survive a birthday celebration - be it yours or someone else’s! Do you really want your cake? Or are there other ways you could be ‘treating’ yourself besides food?

Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ASFB Productions.

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Nearly target, struggling at target and feeling down as the dark nights descend…There are a few themes around September’s Listeners’ Questions episode. Thanks for all of your contributions, keep sending your thoughts in via slimmingworldpodcast@gmail.com

Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ASFB Productions. 

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September 9, 2019 22 mins

Sorry if you're a crocheter, Clare still needs convincing on this one... However, there are tons of other tips and tricks from Anna, Clare and our listeners on how to beat boredom eating - with and without a thread and needle.

Send us your questions and comments on email slimmingworldpodcast@gmail.com or via Instagram.com/slimmingworldpodcast

Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ASFB Productions.

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September 2, 2019 28 mins

Do you struggle with ‘comparisonitis’, or does using social media help keep you on track? 

Is it a place you come to learn, or somewhere you find yourself being distracted? 

Are the endless photos of food helpful or overwhelming? 

Do the before and after photos on your timeline spur you on or leave you feeling like you’ll never be like them?

A few sprinkles of our thoughts about the pros and cons of social media, and plenty o...

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August 26, 2019 14 mins

Warning: This one is raw, unedited and contains lots of tears. Don't listen just yet if you're feeling a bit sensitive!

Anna is a poorly bear & Clare has hit a personal milestone, but it's left her feeling a bit emotional - mostly in disbelief that's she done it.

Share your milestones with us too! Email slimmingworldpodcast@gmail.com or on Insta @slimmingworldpodcast

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August 19, 2019 42 mins

What to do when the scales go the wrong way - either deserved or unexpected. It happens to us all at some point on our weight loss journey, but it doesn't make it any easier to digest.

Anna and Clare pick apart the pros and cons of a gain during a diet, plus lean on Slimming World podcast listeners' advice as to how they get back on the horse through the ups and the downs of being on plan.

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August 12, 2019 22 mins

No dancing required. Just a pen and a post-it/other type of recyclable piece of paper....

On a tram trip across Manchester, Anna and Clare get deep over their reasons why, what's really motivating them, what they might need to change and why they need to remember the small achievements along their journey - not just aim for the great big whopping one that is their target weight.

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All aboard! Anna and Clare gatecrash the #SWGolden bus visit in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens.

This episode is sprinkled with your comments, a peek at a cooking demonstration and not one, but two guest interviews with Slimming World ambassadors - Gemma Bosanko and Damian Murray.

Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ASFB Productions.

Send us your questions and comments on Instagram.com/slimmingworldpodcas...

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July 29, 2019 22 mins

What is gluten, how to cook without it Slimming World style and why all restaurants are legally obliged to tell you an allergy ingredients.

Plus, Anna gives Clare an insight into consultant training and what the SW HQ offices in Derbyshire are really like... !

Presented by Anna Mangan and Clare Freeman. Produced by ASFB Productions.

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July 22, 2019 20 mins

Sometimes, it all gets a bit too much. And this week, both Anna and Clare were simply feeling overwhelmed.

So in another glamorous car park location somewhere in Manchester, the gals openly share about what tips them over the edge, what can sometimes scare them about the Slimming World plan and more importantly - how some of you are feeling right now.

Presented by Anna Mangan and Clare Freeman. Produced by ASFB Productions.

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July 15, 2019 31 mins

Try something new everyday. That’s what we’re told will keep ourselves motivated when losing weight…

But how do we shake out of a rut and step into the unknown when frankly it’s easier to stay in our comfort zone and stick with what know has worked so far?

Now in the final stone towards her target, Clare digs out her Slimming World recipe books and challenges herself to cook up something she’s never attempted before. Follow her s...

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Tracking, calorie counting, macros calculations… There are so many ways of logging your food intake - whether losing weight on the Slimming World plan or another route. But does it help or hinder your journey? 

Anna and Clare discuss the pros and cons of tracking, when the food diary or weight loss planner can be helpful and when to let it go.

Let us know your thoughts on Instagram @slimmingworldpodcast or email us SlimmingWo...

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How are you approaching your summer holiday? Is it a case of saying bye bye Slimming World altogether, or are you willing to make a few sacrifices to not throw your hard work away?

Finding a new way to override our ‘treat’ mentality is tough. Having come back off a break with dramatic weight gains AND other times a weight loss, Anna and Clare share some of their tips of how they’ve managed to overcome the holiday hangover. 

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We reveal the things really on your minds, as more of you than ever before reach out with your listeners' questions!

Email us slimmingworldpodcast@gmail.com or connect on our Instagram page: @slimmingworldpodcast

Presented by Clare Freeman and Anna Mangan. Produced by ASFB Productions.

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