Bodyslims

Just resurrecting this old thread.

I am doing my third round of Bodyslims, starting 18 January. I lost 20lbs on the first course, but wasn't as dedicated on the second course, so only lost 10lbs, and over Christmas it appears I have put six of those back on. I have about 60lbs to lose all together.

So I'm climbing back on the wagon on the 18th - and actually I started yesterday as I would like to get those six back off before starting, or as close as possible.

I honestly really enjoy the 10 weeks once it starts. I sort of seem to miss the daily videos and weekly talks in the intervening period. And I miss the feeling that I am achieving something.

Anyone else doing the course in January?

Honestly - he doesn't really focus on food at all, which seems weird for a weight loss program. He knows that the vast majority of people signing up have been on other weight loss programs and have shelves heaving with recipe books. He gives you a calorie limit, and off you go. As he says - calories are king, but composition is queen. So you can knock yourself out having toast and mars bars and stay within your limit, but you'll go absolutely cracked and won't stay the course. He gives suggestions for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and they are all very focussed on protein and vegetables, but everything is very very easy to cook. In fact most of it is just assembly.

The vast majority of the course is actually working on your self worth, cracking your bad habits, cracking through your limiting self beliefs, focusing on your goal, getting better sleep and increasing the happy hormones in your system so that you don't look for a hit of dopamine from food. And that's just what I can think of from the top of my head. You're going to love it, I really mean that.

Unichick - the fact that this is your first weight loss rodeo will really help you. Half of Ger's job is trying to deprogram most of us from the way other weight loss programs run themselves.

As for lunches/dinners out, my first step is to not organise any for the 10 weeks. I'm often the person suggesting lunches and dinners out amongst my friends, so I just stop doing that. If I'm invited I'll do one of two things - if its friends I see quite regularly, I see if I can join them for the latter half of the meal and just get a coffee or soft drink. If I don't see those friends regularly enough, I look at the menu online and pick the lowest calorie option. I make sure to have a banana and soup or something beforehand so that I stick to my plan. The inner child who just wants instant pleasure will make all sorts of arguments with me "but you're paying €20 for food you don't even really want, why not use your hard earned money for something you do want? One meal off won't hurt", or "your friends will all notice if you order a salad and will pressure you into getting a pizza, so just order the pizza because that's what you'll do in the end anyway", or "you'll have food envy, and you'll binge when you get home, it'd be better to just have the pizza and avoid a bit blowout later on in the day".

The truth is that if you order the salad, you're much more likely to avoid the blowout later on in the day. Your friends don't give a whistling sh*te about what you order and going out to meet your friends is about the company, not the food. At least it is not about the food for the next ten weeks.

So that's my advice.

I watched the first part of the seminar yesterday and am trying to find some time this afternoon to watch Part 2. Signing off to go grill a chicken breast now!

How are you getting on Unichick? I had a loss of 5.2lbs on Wednesday, which I'm very happy with. I know it's not going to be that every week, but I'm going for a 2.5lbs loss next Wednesday so that I can firmly say that my Christmas weight is gone.

I had a bit of a write off of a day yesterday. I just had one of those Fibre One bars, and for some reason they always seem to trigger a binge of rubbish with me. I'm never buying them again. I slept well last night and am feeling much more on plan today.

Is anyone planning to do the next round on 26th April ? What’s it like online? I’ve done it before in person years ago but can’t remember half of it! Just wondering what it’s like doing it online ?

cheers

Just logged in to see if I could find anything out about this. I only heard of it very recently. I'm considering signing up for the April programme too.

Would love to hear more about what people think of it, or what their experience of it has been, in general.

I did bodyslims, it’s hard to tune in, but I managed to lose 7 kilograms using this method in a couple of months. Read everything you need to successfully complete this technique before you try it)

Delighted to find this thread. I have tried everything and nothing had worked as I have no motivation! I have heard all great things about Bodyslims and am considering it.

Yea I am doing it. Finding it hard to manage my time between 1 hour walking listening /watching the videos, working, kids, tracking food, etc but hopefully I will continue to be motivated for the remaining 9 weeks. How is everyone else finding it?

@basket random I need a personal weight loss plan for me.

Happy New Year! Just resurrecting's this thread again, anyone signed up for the January programme? I did the September one and lost 42lbs which I was delighted with. I have plenty more to loose, but really happy with the start. I really like the programme, its weird how you just get into it and it becomes the norm. Defo let go over Xmas period, but back at it today, back to my daily walk and hopefully if I am up a few lbs from Xmas they will be gone by the 17th to start programme 2.

I’ve done two rounds of bodyslims and here is my assessment of the programme

Pros

good on the mindset particularly first time round with lots of thought provoking words on limiting mindsets

daily and evening short videos that can help keep you focused

his advice can be used in other areas of your life

positive whispers evening listening are good - similar to Paul McKenna hypnosis type listening

Cons

From what I can see he has no formal qualifications either in nutrition or psychology

for second time round there are short additional ‘team talks’ each week but other than that the videos etc are the exact same, literally the same videos

the biggest downside for me is the sometimes very questionable advice around food. For the first two weeks you are advised to do the ‘3 for 2’ which is a very restrictive diet of around 1000 calories (you can Google to find it ). Then week 8 and 9 you have to cut out all grains sugar etc. he says it’s to prove to yourself you can do it - the cynic in me says it’s to get great results for the end of the programme. To be fair he says you can take the ‘slow train’ and just count calories but the general vibe is ‘surrender to win ‘ and do excatly what he tells you.

the approach used for alcoholic recovery does not map over into food IMHO.

You are told to stop all exercising except an hours walk a day. So if you are currently lifting weights or doing excercise classes you enjoy you are told to stop them. He says this is because of ketogenesis and it interferes with this but resistance training is excellent for lots of people especially middle aged women which are a huge part of his audience

he can be very funny and witty at times but this often crosses the line into arrogance and a very patronising attitude. He assumes everyone who is fat is miserable and is staying at home ‘shovelling it in with both hands ‘ as he says himself. He assumes people who want to lose weight are all sitting home all night watching tv not living our lives. Many fat people have full and active lives. They just also happen to be fat.

You are only a few weeks into the programme and you start getting messages about the next cycle - tries to instil fomo by saying places are limited - with pre recorded videos I doubt that very much ! It’s a hard sell tactic that I feel undermines the integrity of the programme

the app is very dated, often falls over and you are not supposed to use a calorie tracker like my fitness pal - you are meant to Google the calories then input them into the bodyslims app. Seems like an unnecessary step.

overall

It’s just like any diet - if you stick with it you will most likely lose weight but weight loss doesn’t have to be as restrictive as he advises. I know many people who have done one or more of the bodyslim programmes over the years and all put the weight back on. There is no magic bullet.

It’s probably worth trying one round for the mindset approach but second rounds not so much.

I’m not really into the ‘do what he says when he says ‘ I feel that really takes away individual power and yes you might lose weight but programme does nothing to help you maintain it.

Well done on your loss to date!

videos are the exact same second time round so no change there. The two weeks are no grains no dairy no rubbish no bread - just natural food - fish eggs meat fruit and veg.

Anyone doing the April programme soon? I lost 3 stone last year but sadly put a lot back on. I don’t weigh myself but I am not as slim as I was. I kind of agree with Sunshine. Maintenance is poor after the programme which I wonder is deliberate to keep people coming back. Once you lose the app it’s hard to stay focused especially if you go on hols & get back into bad habits.

Another thing never spoken about is women’s health & cycles. I feel Sharon could cover a bit on this.

I’m going to do it all again & hopefully keep it off this time. Who’s with me?