Welcome to Slim N Trim, the slimming club with a difference. We don’t believe in fad diets or yoyo weight loss. Instead we promote a change of lifestyle to help you the individual to achieve your goals and experience life in a manner that you wish for. 

SLIM
Is geared towards reducing weight to your desired level by calorie counting your daily food intake until it becomes second nature.

TRIM
Is geared towards reducing the amount of body fat that contributes to your overall weight by monitoring the type of foods that you eat and the type of exercise you engage in.

GOALS
Are important but they must be realistic, which is why we have adopted a Stepping-Stone approach which are short term realistic goals ultimately leading up to your long term desired weight and body shape.

 THE BODY & FUEL

THE BODY
Is a complex mechanism yet simple to understand, it takes the fuel you put in via food and liquids and depending upon the type of fuel converts it to either direct energy or stores any surplus in the form of fat.  For example if our daily requirement is 1,500 calories but we consume 2,000 calories it will store the additional 500 calories as fat.  One way of stopping this process is to consume slightly less calories than we require preventing the storage of calories as fat.

RESTRICTING CALORIE INTAKE
Will cause the body to convert stored fat into energy for the body to consume to compensate for the reduced amount of calorie intake.  However, should you reduce your calorie intake too much too soon the body will enter panic mode and start to shut down parts of the body requiring energy to conserve stored fat reserves.  This has the effect of making you more tired and lethargic.

REGULAR EATING HABITS
Will prevent the body from entering panic mode therefore it is better to eat something every 2 – 3 hours no matter how small.  This convinces the body that there is no need to panic as there is always plenty of fuel available, which will allow the body to use stored fat for energy.

WEIGHT LOSS
Is perceived as the most desirable result yet is the most misunderstood.  A person who is overweight with excessive body fat is unhealthier than a person who is overweight with minimal body fat.  The person with excessive body fat is likely to have future health problems but the person with low body fat is at lower risk and although they could be heavier in weight will actually look a great deal thinner.

COMPARING MUSCLE & FAT
Is a great way to understand, if you take a pound of both muscle & fat and place them side by side you will see that the pound of muscle is much smaller in size than the pound of fat, about half the size.  This is why a heavier person with low body fat looks much smaller than a person of the same weight with high body fat. 

UNDERSTANDING FOOD

FOOD
Is processed by the body into energy which the body uses, stores or disposes of depending upon the type of food taken and activity.

PROTEINS
Such as meat, poultry or fish are in essence muscle fuel and whatever the muscles require it will instantly use and any surplus will be disposed of as bodily waste.

CARBOHYDRATES
Such as rice, potatoes and bread will be processed by the body first into energy that is used to keep the body active.  Any surplus will be converted into fat and stored by the body for use at a later date.

FRUIT & VEG
Have natural sugars and will in a small way contribute to the energy supply of the body with any surplus being stored again as fat cells, but at a much lower level than carbohydrates.

DAIRY PRODUCTS
Are an essential part of your daily diet as it has been proven that whilst they are high in energy they are less likely to be stored as fat cells and one of their functions is to cling to fats in other foods which the body dispose of as waste.  This reduces the amount of fat cells stored by the body.

BALANCE
Is the key when it comes to food and calorie control. It is essential that you provide the body with the correct balance of the different types of food groups.

THE SECRET
There isn’t one.  The simple fact is that we all need to eat a healthy well balanced diet on a daily basis comprising of all the essential vitamins, minerals and correct balance of the different types of food groups.

INACTIVE
More protein less carbohydrate.

ACTIVE
More carbohydrate less protein.

WHY EXERCISE

THE BODY
Requires regular exercise for a number of reasons to provide the following benefits:

STRENGTH
Increases muscle tone, strength and functionality.

AGILITY
Keeps the body agile and flexible improving mobility.

BONE
Resistance/weight exercises increase bone density and the release of essential minerals that the body requires

METABOLISM
Is increased which in turn burns more calories than a person who is less active.

WELL-BEING
Endorphins are released during exercise which provides the person with positive feelings and state of mind.

CALORIES
Each pound of muscle requires at least 100 calories per day to survive, fat requires no calories to survive. Therefore the more muscle mass the more calories burned even at rest.

TYPE OF EXERCISE
Undertaken is a very personal choice however, it is essential that whatever form you choose is enjoyable, practical and causes you to exert yourself.  For example if you walk a lot change the route to a harder one or walker faster such as power walking.  

PLANNING
The type of exercise(s) you want to do along with where, when and how regularly is essential if you are to change your lifestyle and achieve your desired results. We never plan to fail but usually do because we fail to plan.

EXCUSES
Are easy to come up with, every day we put things off for a whole host of reasons, be positive and look for a reason to do exercise not a reason not to.  Invest in yourself.

WHY? BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE OF YOU!