The study also compared people following traditional calorie-counting, portion-controlled diets with slimmers following Food Optimising. The Food Optimising group reported feeling more in control of their food choices and more motivated to continue losing weight – and lost nearly twice as much weight over 14 weeks.

What does food Optimising mean in Slimming World?

Food Optimising is Slimming World's healthy eating plan.

Based on the principles of energy density and satiety, Food Optimising empowers members to make healthier food choices, satisfy their appetites and lose weight – without calorie counting or obsessive weighing and measuring it is a life-long healthy eating plan.

Does tracking your food help you lose weight?

A new study in the journal Obesity suggests that self-monitoring what foods you consume is the most effective way to lose weight. Participants in the 6-month study who lost the most weight, spent just under 15 minutes a day recording what they ate and drank.