Hold Your Own 'Thinner Party' to Save Pennies and Lose Pounds This January

LONDON, January 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Look alli Website Full of Healthy Recipes to Cook You and Your Friends Slim

January is traditionally the month we all tighten our belts, whether that means cutting down on the nights out to save a few pennies, or swapping mince pies for muesli to lose a few pounds - or both! But being healthy and saving money doesn't have to mean no fun - holding a healthy 'Thinner Party' at home can be a great way to catch up with friends without blowing the diet or breaking the bank!

The alli 'Eat In, Be Thin' survey, which questioned 2,000 women in the UK,[1] found that 92% of women believe they need to eat more healthily, but large portion sizes (36%), lack of nutritional information (32%) and the temptation of unhealthy menu options (65%) made sticking to a healthy eating plan whilst eating out a struggle. Further results from the survey found that:

    
    - Fish and chips (72%), Indian (55%) and Chinese (48%) are the top three
      cuisines that women avoid when trying to eat healthily
    - 48% of women say they eat healthily through the week if they know they
      will be eating out at the weekend
    - 24% of women say they avoid eating out when they are trying to eat
      healthily

With 90% of women saying they feel more in control of their diet when they cook at home, but 44% admitting they lacked inspiration for tasty, healthy meals to cook, alli's new look website is full of tips and recipe ideas to help you host your own healthy dinner party for you and your friends. For more information visit http://www.alli.co.uk

GP and media medic, Dr Dawn Harper believes that holding dinner parties is a great idea for women looking for help to achieve long term weight loss: "When you cook at home it's a lot easier to control the fat and calorie content of the food, as you know exactly what is going into the dish. Long term weight loss should be about small, sustainable changes to eating habits which can be difficult to maintain when eating out. There is nothing worse than sticking to a healthy eating plan all week and then being tempted to make bad choices when eating out at the weekend. Eating with friends should be an enjoyable experience, not something you dread!"

    
    alli's top 'Cook Your Friends Thin' dinner party tips:

    - Don't serve a fad diet to your guests - women agreed that the cabbage
      soup (51%), macrobiotic (20%) and raw food (18%) diets would be the 
      least enticing diet options on a dinner party menu
    - Don't get caught out by alcohol - people can often forget to count the
      calories of alcoholic drinks - swap your tonic for slim-line tonic and 
      drink in moderation
    - Plan some after dinner games- taking part in a game of twister or
      having fun on a Wii Fit after dinner is fun and a great way to keep 
      active!

Notes to editors

alli 60 mg capsules are a weight loss aid containing orlistat. Follow a reduced calorie, lower-fat diet. For overweight adults with a BMI of 28 or over. Always read the label. Available in pharmacies.

alli capsules are designed to be used with the alli support programme which supports the individual on their weight loss journey and guides them towards their goals. The alli programme includes a range of online support tools on http://www.alli.co.uk.

alli is a registered trade mark of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies.

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[1] Survey of 2,000 women conducted by One Poll, 24th-25th May 2010

Contact: alliteam@redconsultancy.com, Jenna Gifford, +44(0)20-7025-6511