Slimpod

[Babana123]

Is there anyone else out there who does Slimpod? I have been doing it since 1st Sept and have lost 10lbs. I fully expext this to drastically slow down, but having done calorie counting, slimming world etc in the past I cannot quite believe how easy it is.
I would love to hear from anyone who is much further down the line from me. How is it going?

Hi @Babana123 I have just started Slimpod and came on here looking for a thread.

How are you getting on with it? I like the idea of no calorie counting!

Hi @MrsElm, it's still going well. I think I have lost about a stone (only about 2.5 to go!). I cannot believe I didnt discover slimpod years ago.
How are you getting on? Have you got much to lose?

Hi @Babana123 I am only on day 3, so haven't noticed any changes yet.

I would like to drop a few dress sizes.

Currently open minded, will see how it goes!

I have just signed up for the free trial today - watched the first set of videos this afternoon and looking forward to listening to my first pod tonight.

Fully enthused but I always start these things fully enthused and then taper off after a few days!

Have you joined the FB group? There seems to be a fairly even split of people who think it's wonderful and have had amazing results and people who haven't seen any difference.

I have about 5 stone to lose so fingers crossed it does something...

@Notapartyanimal welcome! Hopefully you will enjoy and have success with Slimpod. I just find it a relaxing way to lose weight. I've been doing it since 1st September and lost over a stone. I have definitely noticed myself eating less and certainly not snacking. But still having occasional meals out, takeaways and alcohol. I haven't got bored of it yet!

@MrsElm How's going for you? x

@Babana123 not much to report yet. I am thinking about things more, but not really eating less yet. But only 10 days in.

How about you?

I’ve never heard of it! What does it involve?

@Twelveforty there are pods you listen to which are designed to speak to your subconscious, and change the way you think about food, such that you eat healthier without conscious effort.
There is lots of associated support.
It's not a quick fix, rather it's about slow gradual change in habits.

@Twelveforty it involves no eating plans, no calorie counting, no weighing food, no syns etc. I've done all that before and am bored of it.

You listen to a slimpod podcast thing every day. It's about 10 mins long. I listen when I go to bed and rarely get to hear it as I fall asleep but apparently that's fine as it is connecting with your subconscious.
Since starting I have somehow lost my sweet tooth and not snacked. It stresses that it is not a diet and really discourages weighing yourself (but I do every 2-3 weeks). It is really about changing your mindset around food. I am a huge emotional binge eater but this seems to have been switched off.

Meals wise I haven't changed much but am getting more used to listening to my body and knowing when I am full. I have full fat pretty much everything, but have naturally really cut down on sugar.

It doesn't seem to work for everyone but I have lost over a stone since sept 1st. It has just seemed too easy.

Sounds interesting. Is it expensive?

Sort of. It's £33 a month for three months so £99 in total and you then get to keep all the downloads, videos, pods etc forever. You get a 10 day free trial and can also ask for a no quibble refund after the first month.

You can continue paying £9 a month after month threeif you wish to have even more access to continued support.

Hi. I joined a couple of weeks ago. Didn’t really think much about it during the 10 day trial but suddenly noticed I was refusing cake, no interest in biscuits and not constantly thinking about food.

i weighed myself last Friday and then last night and have lost 3 lbs in this time (I know I shouldn’t weigh) The live Facebook sessions are great and I joined in a group zoom that takes please every Monday evening.

So far so good and I’m confident in this working for me.

im sleeping much better too as I fall asleep listening to the pods.

I have tried it, should start again really, and did notice that I was leaving more food (have never had an issue with leaving food if full, though) and choosing a bit better but no weight lost and started to find the emails and videos a bit of a pest.
I suspect after years of SW that I have a lot of mental unpicking to do. I also have a lot of weight to lose so perhaps feel the need for a quicker fix.

Giving this a go on the ten day free trial

Watxhed the videos. Listened to
Pod 1

Will report back

Been doing this for a week. I feel better. Haven't grazed or binged too much. I feel
Positive

Been a stressful week too and ive remained in control

Hi, I was wondering how you are getting on with this? I've just come across slimpod and an contemplating signing up.
Thank you.

I am 2lbs away from losing 4 stone. Ideally I'd like to lose another half a stone.

I still listen to the slimpod and exercise pod every night. Although I rarely hear them as I normally fall asleep quite quickly.

This has been the easiest, most laid back way I have lost weight. Christmas was a breeze. I overate for a few days, put on a couple of pounds but as the season ended I naturally fell back into good habits again quickly lost the weight I gained. I am hoping that I am developing the mindset of a person who has always been a healthy weight.

I would recommend slimpod to anyone.

That is fantastic! Well done on the weight loss.
It sounds great. Thank you for replying 😊

Hi

Im on week 9

We're not supposed to weigh and i didn't at first but have this week and i think I'm about 7/8 llbs down

Ive made lifestyle changes I haven't managed
Successfully whilst on diets.

Significantly reduced alcohol
Stopped bingeing
Stop eating when full
Cut out processed food
Upped the plant intake
Make better choices if eating out and when planning meals at home

I feel better, less bloated and more positive. Ill keep going on this

One thing I haven't done is increased activity and struggling with motivation but hoping that will
Change

Id definitely recommend this programme

Am seriously thinking about this too, just to get help with binge eating( and losing weight obviously) I know mine is psychological from a previous abusive relationship so think it may help.

@Babana123 I found another very old thread that you'd previously commented on and I've just commented on that old thread before finding this one. I was asking on the previous thread if it had worked for you and by the sounds of it, it has! 4 stone! that's incredible. I'm seriously tempted I have to say. I'm just so fed up of the cycle of slimming world/nutracheck for calorie counting and nothing working.

Hi all, just found this thread.

I’m about 2 and a half weeks in. I feel loads better. I was in a really awful binging phase and didn’t feel like I’d ever be able to stop - have always eaten healthily as a family in terms of our meals, but every so often I’d just go on these epic sugar benders. I had got into a state that I didn’t think I’d be able to get out of - constantly craving biscuits/ chocolate, making any excuse to go to the shop and buy a load of crap, eating in the car.

Anyway, I noticed that all stopped pretty much from day 1. I’ve had the odd thing - one twirl my friend gave me with a cuppa (which I noticed I didn’t enjoy actually!), one cookie from the box my husband bought (he had 3, the rest sat on the side for over a week and we’re eventually binned), a rich tea biscuit at toddler group the other day. But none of them have triggered me to just keep eating.

I did weigh myself and had lost about 3-4lbs at a guess (I don’t know 100% what I was when I started) That was a week ago, I’m really trying not to weigh myself now.

But the overall difference in how I feel is amazing. So much more positive and less irritable. Wouldn’t say I had bags more energy quite yet, but I’ve been doing a few short work outs and yoga videos on YouTube and trying to be more aware of increasing steps.

I’m really hopeful for the future and just trying not to overthink it, have faith in the process and see where it takes me! I do still have moments of panicking if I eat breakfast (because I was doing intermittent fasting for so long) or eat something that isn’t ‘diet-friendly’ but I’m getting better at telling myself there’s no wagon to fall off!

How's it going @AliasGrape? I'm on my first week, so it's too early to tell whether I'm making long term changes, but I'm feeling good mentally and am noticing when I'm bored rather than hungry, or when I'm hungry and should eat, and am making food choices that are more moderate rather than all or nothing. So hopefully this is a good thing.

Hi @DaisyWaldron - I’m still going. I’ve lost an inch and a half off my waist. Clothes are fitting a bit more comfortably.

I’ve added in the sugarpod but not sure it’s doing anything much - I definitely still have a strong sweet/ sugar craving although I’m satisfying it with fresh fruit where I can, dates when I need something really sweet (and occasionally a little bit of dark chocolate). It’s not perfect but an absolute world away from where I was.

I’ve not had a binge (as in a packet of biscuits, more than one bar of chocolate plus whatever else) since I started. I’ve had the odd bit of chocolate, but it’s more like once a week than every day (or constantly all day). I sat in an all day meeting with cakes, chocolates and biscuits laid on (and literally on the table in front of me) and didn’t touch any of them and didn’t feel particularly deprived. Took my daughter to a kid friendly cafe today, was on the verge of ordering myself some cake then thought ‘actually I’ll not bother’, stuff like that.

I’m eating more veg and salad too. Evening meals are still quite focused around starchy carbs - usually rice, so that might be the next thing to look at.

Moving more but need to get a bit more consistent with that really - I’m great the days I have childcare but not so much the days when I have toddler with me all day.