Slimming World is the largest UK-based weight loss organisation. It holds almost 6,000 weekly groups around the UK, led by 2,500 trained consultants, who are self employed. According to the company, over the past 40 years more than five million slimmers have attended its groups and lost over 60 million pounds. On average 300,000 people attend a Slimming World group each week.
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- Slimming World is the largest UK-based weight loss organisation. It holds almost 6,000 weekly groups around the UK, led by 2,500 trained consultants, who are self employed. According to the company, over the past 40 years more than five million slimmers have attended its groups and lost over 60 million pounds. On average 300,000 people attend a Slimming World group each week. Slimming World claims its members lose weight through a combination of its 'Food Optimising' eating plan, moderate activity through its 'Body Magic' programme and group support and shared experience with other slimmers, which encourage behaviour change. Joining Slimming World costs £10 and the weekly group fee is £4.50, though regular special offers apply including discounts for students and senior citizens. At a group, members are weighed and their weight change is shared with the group. A member's actual weight is confidential, and is never revealed to the group. During the hour-long session, members share their experiences of the preceding week, discuss their weight losses or gains, and share ideas and strategies for the week ahead, during a session called 'IMAGE' (Individual Motivation And Group Experience) Therapy. Members share practical advice such as recipe suggestions, as well as strategies to cope with times when motivation is low. In 2003 Slimming World launched a programme for 11- to 15-year-olds which currently no other weight loss organisation in the UK has implemented. Through the 'Family Affair' programme, children between the ages of 11 and 15 can attend Slimming World for free if accompanied by their parent or guardian. They follow a special eating plan called Free2Go which encourages them to make healthy swaps, such as replacing high fat foods such as pizzas or milkshakes with healthier yet practical alternatives. The British Dietetic Association reports that the support is specifically designed for young members and that a number of Primary Care Trusts and GP surgeries have referred young people to the scheme. Slimming World was founded in Derbyshire in 1969 by Margaret Miles-Bramwell, who remains its chairman. Caryl Richards has been managing director of the company since 2001.
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