At Slimming World, we’ve always believed that real support, sustainable habit changes and a plan that fits your life are the key ingredients to lasting weight loss success. And now, as we look forward to next year, we’re buzzing to share some exciting updates that’ll make it even easier – and even more enjoyable – to get the real results you want.
Slimming World’s healthy eating plan gets even tastier
Food Optimising is the most generous, effective eating plan there is – and now we’re adding even more flexibility and variety to our Healthy Extras (measured amounts of foods that are important for a balanced diet).
Slimming World members currently enjoy three Healthy Extras each day – including items like milk, cheese, wholemeal bread and wholegrain cereals – to provide even more calcium, fibre, vitamins and minerals.
From January, we’re super-excited to introduce a new ‘healthy fats’ choice, including foods such as nuts and nut butters (like peanut butter!), seeds, avocado, olives and healthy oils.
Our members can use the Food Search tool and barcode scanner on the app to easily find the portion sizes for thousands of Healthy Extras – including all the new choices when they come into effect. It’s not guesswork – it’s Food Optimising science!
Introducing Swips – Slimming World’s Individual Picks
Another fantastic thing about Food Optimising is that no food is banned. We know that feeling deprived or being told we can’t have something is counterproductive when we’re trying to change habits and lose weight – which is why alcohol and foods that are high in fat or sugar are on the menu. They’re just controlled by what was previously known as a Syn value.
Slimming World Syns will become Swips (Slimming World’s Individual Picks) because they’re just that – individual to you, your preferences and your weight loss journey.
While our approach has always been to help members lift any feelings of guilt and create an empowering, non-judgemental community, we know some people felt that Syns labelled those higher-calorie foods as ‘bad’ – and, for some people, it was a barrier to joining a group. Even though that was never the meaning or spirit of Syns, language matters. So we’re making this change to help everyone feel welcome, supported and empowered.
From January, when you join Slimming World, you’ll get everything you need to follow the Food Optimising plan, including our refreshed new members’ book, Essentially Slimming World. Of course, your Consultant will also be able to answer any questions you might have.
New language for a new year
We’re introducing new, easier to understand terms to describe what happens in our groups. If you’ve been a Slimming World member before, you may be familiar with some of the terms that are changing, including:
- Body Magic: This is becoming Slimming World’s active lifestyle programme to reflect that it’s a whole support framework to help members move more and build a fit and healthy lifestyle.
- IMAGE Therapy: IMAGE stands for Individual Motivation And Group Experience, but we know it’s often misunderstood. To make it clear what happens during our motivating, uplifting groups, we’re renaming it Slimming World’s support system.
All these changes take effect from January 2026, although members will see updates to the app and website from mid-December 2025. The new members’ book will be available from 26th December 2025.
We hope these changes to our language – and exciting new additions to Healthy Extras – will make losing weight with Slimming World even easier, even tastier and even more inclusive for everyone. And there’s no need to wait until January to join us! We’d love to welcome you to a Slimming World group and support you to achieve real results, ready for a fantastic feel-good start to 2026.