Slimming World Magazine

Key Questions Answered

• What does an issue of Slimming World Magazine contain?
• How do I get a copy of SW Mag – subscription, newsagents, group, online?
• Does the mag have any special offers?
• Are the recipes useful for people who are not Slimming World members?
• Is it worth me buying it?

Overall View

Slimming World Magazine focuses mainly on recipes and member stories with a few features on health, beauty and fitness thrown into the mix.

It has syn counts for some, especially new, foods along with hints and tips for weight loss and a competition.

There is also a Slimming World 7 day eating plan to follow, essentially based on recipes featured in the issue, with a shopping list for the plan.

In Detail

This magazine is full of Slimming World success stories – the issue I reviewed had 13 weight loss wins, 4 of which were used to highlight the food they ate and recipes. Almost like a tried and tested.

The stories are really inspiring and include slimmers of all ages and weight loss achievements with professionally shot 'after' photos.

The mag is easy to read, looks nice and fresh with fab photography for the success stories and the recipes.

The success stories are definitely inspiring and the features interesting. There’s a few pages dedicated to hint and tips like planning your food, slimming myths busted, looking good, food news and health information.

At the back of the magazine is a feature called ‘What We Didn’t Know About . . . Weight Loss’ with answers from 8 successful Slimming World slimmers.

There is a special offer on some new low syn ice lollies from Claudi and Fin, a discount code for a clothes shop and a competition to win a spa day.

One of the things I really liked about the magazine is that there were lot of ads and editorial snippets for new foods. They are mostly low syn food ads, which I guess is to be expected, but this means that they are also low in calories which is helpful to anyone trying to lose weight.

The recipes look really tasty but are definitely geared towards the premise of the Slimming World food optimising diet - using many so-called 'free' foods. There isn’t any calorie and nutrition information, only how many syns a portion would be.

That makes the recipes a bit difficult to use for anyone who's not a member of the Slimming World club.

However, you could always create the same recipe in wlr (free trial here) to get the calories, carbs, sugar, protein info etc, to make them useable with another weight loss method.

As it is the Slimming World Magazine, it’s not surprising that the recipes only carry information relevant to them.

How do the Slimming World Magazine Recipes stack up calorie-wise?

The recipes in the magazine looked really delicious, so I thought I would calorie count them to see if they were usable if you were losing weight that way.

I chose three dinner recipes and one sweet recipe to have a look at. The pictured recipes are similar calorie counted recipes that we have on wlr.

Here’s the results:

Fish and Chips with tartar sauce

A great fakeaway, this crisp, battered fish and chips with tartar sauce on the side would satisfy most takeaway addicts.

This is, understandably, high in protein and carbs because of the fish and potatoes. However, the protein will keep you fuller for longer and for a fish and chip dinner, the calories aren’t bad at all.

Calories	461.7
Protein	45.7
Carbohydrate	48.7
Fat	8.5
Fibre	5.1
Fruit & Veg	0.8

Balsamic Steak Salad

This looks gorgeous. A lovely cut of fillet steak, cooked to perfection on a bed of lush green salad. Simple, but impressive.

It’s high in protein, has a good amount of fibre and looks easy to do. A nice fruit and veg count with 3.5 too.

Calories	458
Protein	50.7
Carbohydrate	24.5
Fat	17.6
Fibre	3.4
Fruit & Veg	3.5

Rocket Pesto Penne & Roasted Veg

This dish looks so fresh and tasty!

High in carbs because of the pasta, it has a decent amount of protein and a good fruit and veg count.

Calories	479.8
Protein	28.6
Carbohydrate	66.2
Fat	11.6
Fibre	5.9
Fruit & Veg	3.4

Blueberry Muffin Cheesecake

Need a little something sweet after dinner? For just 82 calories each, these blueberry muffin cheesecakes are perfect. They are little but should give you a nice little sweet hit without breaking the calorie bank.

Calories	82.0
Protein	7.2
Carbohydrate	10.6
Fat	1.1
Fibre	0.8
Fruit & Veg	0.3

Slimming World Magazine Cost and Offers

• A Slimming World Magazine subscription in the UK is available at £17.70 a year (6 issues) by Direct Debit or £18.50 a year by credit or debit card
• A single issue from the newsagent or supermarket is £2.95
• At a group, you can pick the magazine up for £1.95
• Using the link and code in the magazine can get you a special subscription offer of a free gift. This issue it is an egg boiler worth £33.
• You can also get back issues if required. These are £2.99
• The magazine is available online in digital form if you prefer. This is normally priced at 27% off

Who Will it Suit

Anyone who is already a member of Slimming World Club or simply wants a hit of inspiration about how other slimmers have achieved their goals.

However, if you are looking around for info on how to start losing weight SW mag may be a bit too narrowly focused to help you find what's going to work for you.

That said, the success stories are motivational, the recipes look good and, while limited, the other weight loss/healthy eating content is useful.

Perhaps this mag will be most useful to those who are already on a weight loss path, and are looking to add interest and variety to their tactics.

Value for Money

If you follow the Slimming World way of losing weight, this magazine would be really helpful and worth getting. Plus you get it for £1 less if you are an SW member.

For more information on value for money when you're slimming, take a look at our online weight loss programs comparison chart to see which could be best for you. 

Issue reviewed:	May/June 2018
Pages:	120 - 27% advertising
Circulation:	645,719
Cover Price:	£2.95