A wet summer might be good for the garden – but not for your waistline! As climate experts predict above-average rainfall this summer (not again!), a new Slimming World survey reveals that almost 80% of slimmers dread a rainy holiday season more than a sunny one. That’s because staying indoors means there’s more temptation to eat and less chance to get active!  

Even with a bit of sunshine, slimmers still see summer as a high risk season:

• 52% say that going on holiday is the most challenging time
• 33% think eating outdoors at restaurants and cafés with tempting dishes is difficult
• 25% believe BBQs are the main culprit for weight gain

Come rain (boo!) or shine (hooray!), Slimming World groups are the sizzling place to be this summer, with plenty of practical, realistic, everyday solutions for the season – whatever the weather.  So whether your summer features theme parks, barbecues, weeks abroad, family days out (or in) or the occasional motorway service station stop, you’ll find ideas galore to make your summer slimmer!

Click here to find your nearest warm and friendly group today and fill your summer with sunshine and support: http://www.slimmingworld.com/join/join_a_group.asp

If you love summer, you’ll love Simply Summer! Bursting with 50 flavoursome, Free Food-filled recipes, Slimming World’s vibrant brand new book guarantees a taste of sunshine – whatever the weather! 

From sizzling barbecues and perfect family picnics to easy al fresco entertaining, Simply Summer mixes the very best seasonal ingredients with the most satisfying healthy eating plan around – Food Optimising. 

Whether you’re a budding Jamie Oliver or a beginner in the kitchen, you’ll find every occasion on your summer social calendar is catered for – and your friends and family will never guess you’re slimming!

Choose from sumptuous starters and salads, mouth-watering main courses and delectable desserts – all quick and easy to prepare. And, with over half the recipes being Free on one or both choices and the rest having 5 Syns or less per serving, a deliciously slim summer is well and truly on the menu!

Simply Summer is only available at your local Slimming World group.  Join today and enjoy a simply sensational, slimmer summer!

The May/June issue is heading your way! And it’s packed with early summer slimming know-how. Here are just some of the things you can look forward to:

• ‘We sailed through our 13-stone weight loss’. And reading Michelle and Andy Smith’s story is sure to send you sailing towards your own target, too. Plus how cover girl Lesley Meehan lost 3st 10lbs to be a slim and sexy new mum.

• 7-day ‘easy-slim’ eating plan. Our easy-to-follow Food Optimising menus have a fresh new look – with the same brilliant weight loss-boosting results.

• I’ll do it when I’m slim. Your needn’t wait until they reach your ideal size to fulfil your true potential – this feature will give you the confidence to try new things now.

• Pick of the season. 7 sensational suppers that make the most of the best British ingredients. Plus feeding a Food Optimising family for a fiver and super Sunday brunch ideas.

• The beginners’ guide to yoga. A 20-minute stretching programme that even your most fitness-phobic members won’t be able to resist! Plus the chance to win a free yoga CD.

The new issue of Slimming World magazine is available in group on the 25th March and on a newsstand near you on the 3rd April.  Don’t miss it!