Proud as punch!

I am so very proud of Emma. She has lost over 2 stone with Slimmers4all through 2 national lockdowns and continues to check in online every week as we approach a third!
Her determination and resilience is second to none and is a massive help to her fellow members each and every week. Keep doing what you’re doing Emma 💪🏼⭐️
Here’s what Emma has to say about her experience with us…

Julie is a wonderful caring lady with a beautiful soul. She has a passion to help everyone to acquire their weight loss and target goals. I have attended other weight loss groups in the past for a “quick fix” then regained my weight. I have realised being part of Slimmers 4 All this is and will be a forever positive life choice and what an enjoyable one ! Nothing is restricted !
Our groups are wonderful non judgemental caring and warm because such a fantastic lady gives 110% with a massive heart ! I wouldn’t want to be any where else

Trainharder21 30 day Challenge

Some of of marvelous members are starting a 30 day challenge to move more. With a daily exercise challenge combined with following their existing plans.

Slimmers 4 All’s Julie Ridley with TrainHarder21’s Drew Lasker

The plan has been put together by basketball star and Trainharder21 founder, Drew Lasker. We’ll be encouraging members to document their weight, measurements and even take the odd photo or two to show their progress.

Slimmers 4 All’s Julie Ridley with TrainHarder21’s Drew Lasker

Good luck to everyone involved. If you’re not taking part this month keep your eyes peeled for future challenges.

Tier 4… why should that stop your weight loss journey.

What will Tier 4 mean for you and your weight loss journey?

At Slimmers4all and our online clients nothing will change.

How many of you have gained weight during lockdown?
How many of you have waited til after the first lockdown? Waited until the kids went back to school? Waited til after the second lockdown? Waited til after Christmas or waited til January?
At Slimmers4all our online clients have worked hard throughout, checked in every week and reaped the rewards.
Meet Amanda… almost 3.5 stone lighter with Slimmers4all and half of that amount she has lost during lockdown. After being told by medical professionals it was highly unlikely she’d ever lose weight due to her medical condition and her life saving medication she has totally smashed this and Slimmers4all is so very proud of what she has achieved!
Don’t wait any longer, don’t put off your journey any longer. Join our online clients at Slimmers4all and make 2021 your year. Would you like to look as good as Amanda after this lockdown?
For more information private message me or contact one of our pages.
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Find out what Amanda has to say in the comments below ❤️

After being diagnosed with a life threatening disease I was put on various life saving steroid medications and told this is for the rest of your life. One of the side effects was weight gain and I was told you can’t really loose weight when on steroids. I did try but even if I ate like a rabbit I would gain weight. I was despairing as nothing would work. Forward to bumping into Julie Ridley again after a few years…. (I didn’t recognise her as she was literally half her previous size) and she told me never say never keep trying and I will help you. And that is axactly what she has done via encouragement, stern words when I was having a strop, conversations in text, calls face to face and physical resources. If I hadn’t bumped into Julie 3 1/2 years ago I would still be battling and hiding away. I’ve lost 45lbs with Julies help and guidance. We all need that someone to encourage us to keep going and that’s exactly what she did and still does. Julie runs a group called slimners4all which provides group/face to face (when not jn covid) and online support. I joined this grou and it helps me stay focused and keep going 💞

Amanda Carr-Brown

Results

Meet David… so proud of the progress he has made in only 12 weeks. David followed a healthy low calorie home cooked diet along with his training and is over 2 stone lighter! Here’s what David had to say….

Before and After
Before and after David (22)

Before and after my 12 weeks, 2 stone 2lbs down, unhappy and self conscious about how a looked and post surgery on the left compared to much happier exercising 4/5 times a week on a calorie deficit much happier with myself, let’s see what another 12 weeks can do 😁

David (22)

Christmas Dinner Slimmers4All Style

Start with your prawn cocktail! Prawns are very low in calories, a tblsp lighter than light mayonnaise with I tiny dash of tomatoe ketchup and a sprinkle of paprika on top of a bed of fresh lettuce total around 80 calories.

Main course and your Turkey is low in calories and high in protein.
All your veg is so low in calories you’d probably get it all in for under 100 calories. Your roast potatoes and parsnips par boil, frylight and ground salt then cook in oven! Who needs goose fat anyway!
A stuffing ball and a couple of pigs in blankets. All for around 600- 700 calories.
You could make your own cheesecake for dessert at around 200 calories or a bowl of fruit and low calorie ice cream for around 100. But if you want that Christmas pudding you still have enough calories left to have a portion guilt free at around 300 calories for a 100g portion.

Always remember it’s you that’s in control and by staying in control of the things you can it gives you space for them extra few festive goodies!
Merry Christmas to you all 🎄

Thought you were on a diet!?

Thought you were on a DIET!!!!
How many times have you heard the words “thought you were on a diet?”

Or are you allowed to eat that?

How does that make you feel? Annoyed? Feel like eating even more? What would you respond? Feel like saying mind your own god damn business?

It used to make me feel really angry but since I’ve changed my mindset it just makes me laugh!
I just say yes of course and 9 times out of 10 I just say oh yes I’m allowed anything I want and then tell them how many calories is in it. Do you know what? The reaction is priceless! They don’t know what to say in response to that. But you know what? It’s actually the truth! You know how many calories you are allowed every day so you want something you just work your calories around it.

A bowl of berries for breakfast is a great start and only about 60 calories. It’s also great for detox you’ll be amazed at how much you wee in the morning if you have this for breakfast. A nice wrap pizza for lunch around 250 calories would leave us so many calories for the rest of the day.

So that bar of chocolate or packet of crisps you fancy you can have guilt free and still have a lovely healthy meal for tea.
That’s the beauty of calorie counting nothing is a sin, nothing is forbidden or off limits or frowned upon. That’s why this is the most sustainable plan ever because you’re not depriving yourself. Deprivation leads to binge eating! ❤️

Testimonials

Some of my Fantastic members have been kind enough to write a few words about how Slimmers4All has helped them. In the coming few weeks I am going to share a few at a time but eventually I will set up a page that includes them all.

So to kick us off here is one from one of our 2020 Slimmer of the Year nominee’s that shows how supported they felt even through this years troubles.

Thank you to all who nominated me for slimmer of the year. Your words thoughts and praise means so much to me. We are all Slimmers of the Year with massive thanks to Julie Ridley as we are in a much better healthier way of life, in ourselves to accomplish what we have throughout this trouble episode of 2020. Well done everybody.

A 2020 Slimmer of the Year Nominee (Group Member)

We also have this one:

Four stone and one pound lost in 41 weeks (not that I am counting lol). You can keep your Weight Watchers and Slimming World, Slimmers for All is the way forward, a local independent group, Sensible Calorie Counting, Nothing is off limits. Thank you Julie Ridley for all of your help and support, you are fab! X

Group Member

I’m starting in January!


How many people have you heard say…. I might as well wait until after Christmas to eat healthy now?


I’ve heard loads and to be honest I’m expecting a few more.


Here’s some food for thought for you.

We’re out of lockdown on 2nd December but there’ll still be restrictions so there’ll be no Christmas parties this year or pre Christmas nights out with work or friends etc.
We still may have one or two nights out with our family though so there’s say 2 meals?
Christmas Eve we normally go out for a meal or get a takeaway so that would be three meals.


Christmas dinner… 4 meals with pickies and or cheeseboard and wine on the evening maybe? Ok say 5 meals.


Boxing Day meal or a buffet 6 meals.


New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day 8 meals.


So let’s just say you are not on plan at all for those 8 meals!
There are 32 days left of this strange year that has controlled us! 3 meals per day for 32 days is 96 meals.
Do you see where I’m going here?
Well if you weren’t on plan at all from now until 1st January how much weight do you think you could gain?
Why spoil yourself and your progress for 8 meals out of a possible 96?
So all these people who say It’s not worth doing it until January are self sabotaging.
Would you rather have 8 bad meals or 96 bad meals? Look at it this way and I know what I would choose.
And I could still help you make healthier choices for those 8 meals too if you wanted me to.
More tips on that on the run up to Christmas!


Stay safe.
Julie ❤️