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    15 Struggles Everyone On Slimming World Experiences

    How many Syns is this?

    1. The nervous excitement of walking in to group for the first time.

    2. Finding room in your kitchen for the endless jars of herbs and spices you've just acquired.

    3. How flipping expensive is all this fresh fruit and veg?

    4. Becoming obsessed with getting the right balance of "free food" and "speed food".

    5. When you first hear about Diet Coke chicken and think you've stumbled into Heston's restaurant by mistake.

    6. Getting your kids/partner/flatmates to eat the same things as you so you don't have to cook two different meals.

    7. When the fab recipe you make out of the latest Slimming World Magazine looks nothing like it does in the photos.

    8. Those times when you get really bad cravings.

    9. That feeling that you've well and truly messed it all up.

    10. Those friends that say, "Oh but you don't need to lose weight, here eat this cake..."

    11. That week where you've been totally on plan... and you maintain!

    12. When you go out for a meal and really don't want to be "that person" who orders a salad and a glass of water.

    13. That feeling when that next blingy sticker is within reach and you miss it by half a sodding pound.

    14. That mildly warm (12°C) bank holiday Monday, perfect British BBQ weather.

    15. Those shopping trips when you automatically grab your old size in a clothes shop.

    I'm sure there are other struggles everyone has experienced at some point in their Slimming World journeys.

    It's not an easy thing to do, it takes a massive amount of courage to even start your journey, then an even greater level of motivation to keep going.

    However, as someone who never thought they could lose weight, who had been overweight their entire life and just assumed that was who they were going to be forever, it can be done!

    And, it's totally completely and utterly worth every single second. The feeling you get when you try on some clothes in the next size down, or when someone compliments you on how fantastic you are looking, it makes it all worthwhile. I promise, all the struggles listed here will fade into insignificance because that feeling is more amazing than anything you've ever felt before.

    We're all on this road together, and there's so much support out there, an army of members to help keep you motivated and inspire you to reach for that target. You might find that support from your amazing group consultant, those other members in group that you share your journey with each week, the amazing virtual #SlimmingWorldFamily on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, the members you read about in the Slimming World Magazine or on the website, or even at home. Just find what works for you and reach for that feeling, and remember you have everything it takes to make it a reality!