The secret to successful slimming and a healthy approach to eating is control – and not the type of control that results in a restrictive and unexciting diet. Instead, it’s about putting yourself in the driving seat of your own weight-loss journey and feeling empowered and in control, and this is exactly what we do at Slimming World. Members set their own weight-loss targets, choose what they want to eat, and decide when and how they want to become active. And the secret ingredient is the support that they get to keep their commitment to themselves at their weekly group.

In group our members share their ideas for planning ahead and avoiding the need to make impulsive decisions. Some of their top tips include:

• Planning weekly meals and ensuring you have all of the ingredients stocked in your fridge and cupboards.

• Cooking in bulk so that you can freeze the left-overs and have healthy homemade ready-meals saved in the freezer for those nights that you really don’t have time to whip something up.

• Learning lots of quick and easy, healthy dishes that can be created with just a few store cupboard staples – pasta and stir fry dishes are often great for this.

• Checking out the menu of a restaurant that you’re visiting in advance to make the best choice so that you can enjoy your evening without guilt.

SMOKED SALMON, DILL

& SCRAMBLED EGGS

This could be a luscious lunch or a treat of a breakfast.

Serves: 4

Ready in less than 60 minutes.

ingredients

• 6 large eggs

• A few sprigs of fresh dill, finely chopped

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 12 cherry tomatoes, halved

• 140g mushrooms, thinly sliced

• 8 slices of wholemeal bread (from a small 400g loaf)

• 8 tsp quark

• 250g pack smoked salmon

METHOD

1. Lightly whisk the eggs with the dill and some seasoning.

2. Preheat a non-stick frying pan. Add the cherry tomatoes and mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes to soften. Add the herby egg mixture and continue to cook slowly until the eggs are scrambled to your liking.

3. Meanwhile, toast the bread. Spread the quark onto the toast, then spoon over the tomato and mushroom scrambled eggs. Arrange the smoked salmon on top. Season to taste and serve.