At Slimming World, we’ve at all times believed that actual help, sustainable behavior adjustments and a plan that matches your life are the important thing elements to lasting weight reduction success. And now, as we look ahead to subsequent yr, we’re buzzing to share some thrilling updates that’ll make it even simpler – and much more fulfilling – to get the actual outcomes you need.
Slimming World’s wholesome consuming plan will get even tastier
Food Optimising is probably the most beneficiant, efficient consuming plan there may be – and now we’re including much more flexibility and selection to our Healthy Extras (measured quantities of meals which can be necessary for a balanced food plan).
Slimming World members at present take pleasure in three Healthy Extras every day – together with gadgets like milk, cheese, wholemeal bread and wholegrain cereals – to offer much more calcium, fibre, nutritional vitamins and minerals.
From January, we’re super-excited to introduce a brand new ‘healthy fats’ alternative, together with meals reminiscent of nuts and nut butters (like peanut butter!), seeds, avocado, olives and wholesome oils.
Our members can use the Food Search instrument and barcode scanner on the app to simply discover the portion sizes for hundreds of Healthy Extras – together with all the brand new decisions once they come into impact. It’s not guesswork – it’s Food Optimising science!
Introducing Swips – Slimming World’s Individual Picks
Another incredible factor about Food Optimising is that no meals is banned. We know that feeling disadvantaged or being instructed we will’t have one thing is counterproductive after we’re attempting to alter habits and drop some pounds – which is why alcohol and meals which can be excessive in fats or sugar are on the menu. They’re simply managed by what was beforehand often known as a Syn worth.
Slimming World Syns will change into Swips (Slimming World’s Individual Picks) as a result of they’re simply that – particular person to you, your preferences and your weight reduction journey.
While our strategy has at all times been to assist members raise any emotions of guilt and create an empowering, non-judgemental group, we all know some individuals felt that Syns labelled these higher-calorie meals as ‘bad’ – and, for some individuals, it was a barrier to becoming a member of a gaggle. Even although that was by no means the that means or spirit of Syns, language issues. So we’re making this transformation to assist everybody really feel welcome, supported and empowered.
From January, once you be a part of Slimming World, you’ll get every little thing it’s good to observe the Food Optimising plan, together with our refreshed new members’ e-book, Essentially Slimming World. Of course, your Consultant may also be capable to reply any questions you might need.
New language for a brand new yr
We’re introducing new, simpler to grasp phrases to explain what occurs in our teams. If you’ve been a Slimming World member earlier than, you might be acquainted with a few of the phrases which can be altering, together with:
- IMAGE Therapy: IMAGE stands for Individual Motivation And Group Experience, however we all know it’s usually misunderstood. To make it clear what occurs throughout our motivating, uplifting teams, we’re renaming it Slimming World’s help system.
All these adjustments take impact from January 2026, though members will see updates to the app and web site from mid-December 2025. The new members’ e-book can be obtainable from twenty sixth December 2025.
We hope these adjustments to our language – and thrilling new additions to Healthy Extras – will make reducing weight with Slimming World even simpler, even tastier and much more inclusive for everybody. And there’s no want to attend till January to affix us! We’d like to welcome you to a Slimming World group and help you to attain actual outcomes, prepared for a incredible feel-good begin to 2026.
