First week and gained !! How is that even possible??

[Funnyfishface]

First week on slimming world and I have gained half a pound.

I have about a stone to lose. I have logged everything I have eaten. I have gained weight.
So pissed off!!!!!!!!!
Suggestions anyone

[chickensaladagain]

I did that on slimming world

I have no idea about portion control and was eating far too many free foods

I found putting less on my plate to start off with, with the option to add more if I was still hungry, worked for me -I rarely needed to go back for more

[HeySoulSister]

Is it still 'free foods'? That could be why then!

[Funnyfishface]

Thanks chicken. Did you stick with sw ? Did you lose the second week

[Bluecarrot]

I did too, then lost 5lbs the following week. 1/2 pound is nothing really. Could be water, full bowels etc.

Just double check your portion size ( smaller plates help) and get plenty of water and exercise.

Good luck!

[Funnyfishface]

It's extra easy plan. Yes there are free foods. Although I have also logged onto my fitness pal to check calories and its averaging at around 1200 per day

[MrsBeep]

Are you on your period? Water retention? Did you eat before your first ever weigh in or not? Could be a false racing. Also, you said you only have a stone to lose, could take a little longer than those of us with 6 stone to lose!

[nuttytart1977]

I thought u could eat as much free food as u wanted x

[BikeRunSki]

I lost 3 stone with SW last year, and kept it off. With .Free Food, you can eat as much as you want, in that you don' t need ti weigh it, but you need to have reasonable size portions ie; eat enough to fill you uo now, rather than having an unsatisfactorarily small portion now, and pigging out on bread and butter later. Obviously , if you eat kilos and kilos of pasta yiu will not lose weight.

[LordEmsworth]

My first ever week at Slimming World (before Extra Easy) I put on... The consultant suggested I wasn't eating enough (so my body was going into starvation mode and clinging on to the calories). Second week I ate more, and lost 3 pounds.

When they introduced Extra Easy I tried it but always put on so went back to green & red days; when I tried EE again I realised that I hadn't understood it properly and hadn't been eating enough Superfree foods. When I increased those, it worked for me.

Are you going to a group? Did you talk to the consultant, what did they say?

[surpriseitsme]

Yup its all about the superfree!! Free foods should only be a max of 2/3 of your diet. Always make sure of 1/3 superfree on extra easy x also I find if I dont have my healthy extras my weight loss slows x

[Darkesteyes]

Sorry but im dyscalculic so i find this third of this and third of that really confusing.
I have a Join Slimming World for free voucher that was free in Woman magazine last week and im planning to use it this week.
I lost ten stone on SW 11 years ago eating loads of the Free Foods so i dont get why that doesnt work now. (apart from me being older of course) Saying that a food is free and then saying "watch your portion size is a bit gaslighty.

[OvertiredandConfused]

I don't watch portion size at all and I've lost nearly 4 stone and maintained for a year.

SW is very clear that 1/3 of free food should be super-free. You also need healthy extras and a reasonable number of suns. If I fall below an average of 9 syns per day, my weight loss slows. Also, drink plenty of water. Does make a difference.

[Maxine41]

Just started slimming world and feel so bloated.. First time I joined I put half a pound on so am having a few doubts if it works for me.. Hope so as I'm sick of crash diets