Slimming world without processed stuff?

[Riversleep]

Hi, I've been referred to SW by the doctor, and am aiming to start this evening, so have been doing a bit of research. I quite like the idea of it, but it does seem to contain a lot of processed stuff. I really don't fancy going back to margarine and fat free yoghurts. I started eating butter and full fat yoghurts because of all the rubbish in the fat free ones in the first place (and they taste horrible!) I have a yoghurt maker and make my own yoghurt with full fat organic milk. Also, Slimming world sausages? Again, I buy high meat content sausages from the butchers. Is it possible to do it without the processed stuff? I know I could ask the consultant tonight, but wasn't sure if they would have to toe the party line, and sell SW products.

Riversleep - I agree. SW is based on (now quite old-fashioned) ideas of low GI and low fat foods. There is a ton of evidence that we should all cut our carbs rather than our fats but requires much more effort and is not so marketable! SW known their audience. I do a modified version of SW which is basically SP with a few carbs thrown in as a treat and I don't eat anything processed/fat free gunk. I keep track of syns to stop me overdoing things like nuts and olive oil. You can definitely tweak it to your health principles if you do a bit of research and have a bit of common sense!