No Shame In A Gain

Pickled Eggs

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re hearing the things you’ve overheard at a slimming group. There’s some real battles going on in those church rooms! Send us a voicenot...

Fajita Friday

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Should you try to stick to your diet 7 days a week? And we have the ultimate taste test. Send us a voicenote: 07468 286104 If you’d like t...

Chino Time

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s weigh-in week! Find out how we’ve done in our slimming challenge in a month that included Easter! We’re revisiting one of our favourite top...

Food Heist

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Will exercise help you lose weight? We have some strong opinions on this one! Why is Producer Paul talking about Steve Cram? And do we have criminals ...

Dinosaur Time

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re hearing about the strange food combos you’ve tried, in the name of dieting. Plus, should we be doing Dinosaur Time?Send us a voicenote: 0746...

Weigh Day Binge

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do you eat in the 24 hours before weigh in? And could you get better results by just dieting for 3 days a week?Send us a voicenote: 07468 286104&...

Savory Milkshake

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about the times you’ve been forced to eat a certain way, after a listener who was eating just mashed potato and soup, following dent...

Diet Cheese

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Should you get rid of your old, bigger clothes when you lose weight? And which cheese should you be eating when you’re on a diet?Send us a voicenote...

Target Weight Party

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re chatting about dieting for a wedding. We have some epic stories! Do we need to throw a Target Weight Party to inspire everyone to get slimming...

Tuna Cottage Cheese

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

New feature alert! We debate the ultimate snack for sinners. Plus, has science found the number one diet to keep you healthy into later life?Send us a...

Double Hat Trick

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back to full strength after Jo’s illness! Expect monthly weigh in results and the results for our diet clubs too. Send us a voicenote: ...

Mystic Egg

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the most important episode in the history of this podcast! Victoria claims she has the ability to boil an egg without a timer. Producer Paul d...

Slim Kitchen Special

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special episode where we catch up with Tom from @slim.kitchen on TikTok. He makes delicious and low syn/low calorie recipes online. He’s l...

Junk Ban

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What would you do if your partner threw out all the unhealthy food in the house!? We’ve found a mum who has been pushed over the edge! Plus we have ...

Four Bananas

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about things your children have said about your diet. Some of these are brutal! Apparently it’s not just Victoria who can perfectly ...

Spicy Shots

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Would you switch your diet to your partner’s, if they’ve lost more weight than you? And this taste test involves shots! Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Consultants in the Wild

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We have hit upon one of the biggest topics in the history of the podcast! So many of you have bumped into your slimming group consultant in the most e...

Very Flirty

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re a woman would you ask a man out? And if you’re addicted to fizzy drinks, we may have the healthy drink for you. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Egg Psychic

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We have so many more stories of your exercise mishaps. These are hilarious! Warning: this episode involves an admission from Victoria that stops ...

Give to Receive

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you notice if you spend more on a friend than they spend on you? And Producer Paul is promising that the taste test in this episode could change al...

Garfield’s Lasagne

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re chatting about how your job affects your diet. Some of you get so much free food! There’s also a deep dive into how you get a lasagne into a...

Cat People

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens if you want to get a dog, but your partner doesn’t? And is Victoria going to quit the podcast over the latest taste test? Hosted on Aca...

Gym McDonalds

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A listener documents a horrible 24 hours that caused her to break her diet - and we hear your reasons too. We have more complaints to Producer Paul fo...

The Strain

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What would you do if your partner refused to eat vegetables? Then we have another taste test. Surely it can’t be worse than last week!?We would like...

Love of Dieting

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss what it’s like to be on a diet with a partner or friend. Jo has a controversial opinion about this one. We have lots more stair walking c...

Too Spicy

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have friends that try to persuade you to break your diet? Then we discuss our Firm Cheeks in Four Weeks challenge and taste test mushroom drink...

Farewell to a Slimming Icon

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We have lost a No Shame in a Gain icon! We pay tribute to Slimming World founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell, who passed away in the last few days. P...

Thin Apes

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do if a friend can’t cook? Is honesty really the best policy!? Then we discuss our Firm Cheeks in Four Weeks challenge - and reveal the ...

Sexy Gary

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a massive episode! We have some incredible stories of the gossip you’ve heard at a slimming group. Plus we have our monthly weigh-in, the we...

Crisp Safe

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a secret food stash? How would you feel if you found your partner hiding snacks? Plus we have more news about our stair walking challenge ...

Good Ache

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re hearing about your exercise mishaps, because those happen now we’re constantly working out!Plus we have news of our next Firm Cheeks in Four...

Nat West Pigs

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you feel about joint bank accounts? And more importantly, did you have the Nat West Piggy Banks when you were a child? Plus have we found the u...

Dead Weight

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We start by discussing our recent TV appearance. Then we switch to the excuses you’ve heard about why a fellow dieter has put on weight. Plus we del...

Guilt Free Sweets

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you think it’s a good idea to bring your parents on holiday with you? And has Producer Paul uncovered totally guilt-free sweets? Hosted on Acast....

Still our Year

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The new year positivity is still flowing! We reveal our weight results from over Christmas. Plus there’s more news about our Diet Club.If you’d li...

Diet Buddies

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you break up with a diet buddy when you need a fresh start? We have lots of suggestions and none of them involve telling the truth!Plus we do a...

2025 is our Year (obvs)

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back! Forget what we said in other years, 2025 is our year! We look back at our festive period and look ahead to a year when we’ll definitel...

Miss Slinky

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the final episode of the year! We will be crowning Miss Slinky 2024 in this podcast! The stakes couldn’t be higher! Plus we answer the questi...

Pigs in Blanket Crisps

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is your New Year’s Eve going to be a big night out, or in bed by 10pm? And we have a taste test that will help you make the right decision this Chri...

Squirted in my Mouth

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As a Christmas treat we are revisiting one of our favourite topics by talking about the person in your slimming group that most annoys you! Plus we di...

Alternate Christmas

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re in a relationship, how do you decide whose family to spend Christmas with? And have we found Christmas chocolate that is good for you!? Ho...

Walking Trousers

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are looking back on our year in dieting - there have been some real ups and downs as usual! If you’d like to mark your weight loss with our ...

Christmas Party

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have to go to your work’s Christmas do? What do Gen Z have against going out on a school night? And have we discovered the ultimate healthy f...

Udder Cream

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we approach Christmas we chat about the worst presents you’ve received in previous years. Have you heard of udder cream!? Plus we have our monthl...

Split the Bill

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Should the man offer to pay for the meal on a first date? You better start saving up if you want to date Victoria! And we find out which celebrities w...

Unmotivated

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about what motivated you to start dieting. Plus we have an update on our Get Toned with Tay Tay planking challenge.If you’d lik...

Sat Still on an Exercise Bike

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Would you be annoyed if your partner didn’t take full advantage of an all-inclusive holiday? Plus we have a planking update and check in on our new ...

Sandra

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We might have stumbled upon the most fun topic in the history of this podcast! We ask about the person in your slimming group that you can’t stand. ...

Now We Got Bad Blood

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have arguments over light and noise at bedtime? And if you’re getting bored of our planking challenge Get Toned with Tay Tay then we have som...

Chicken Skewers Revisited

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a big one! We’re talking about the times you’ve got your calories/syns/points wrong. For long time listeners this means revisiting Jo’s ...

Lock Box

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What would you do if your partner put a lock box on the heating controls? Yes it’s actually happened! And we are in week one of our latest fitness c...

White Wedding

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is Halloween so we’re discussing the most frightening subject of all - mothers in law! We have some truly sickening stories! Plus we chat about o...

Fancy Dress Cop Out

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens if your partner loves fancy dress and you don’t? Plus we put more plans in place for our next exercise challenge. Hosted on Acast. See...

Bobby Davro

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when you have a weight gain? Get back on it or off the rails? And are we going on a Butlins Weekender?If you’d like to mark your weig...

Lentil Crisps

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Would your partner survive if they returned from your favourite bakery with nothing for you!? Plus we have another taste test of alternatives to crisp...

Pre-Dinner Cornetto

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is it easier to be on a diet or fitness plan with a partner or alone? And we have news of our next fitness challenge! If you’d like to mark you...

Crisp Addiction

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Would you be upset if your new partner wears something bought by an ex? And could we be about to cure Jo’s crisp addiction FOREVER!? Hosted on Acast...

Rain Means Gain

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We have some of the greatest stories of why you broke up with someone. It’s not a great podcast for fast walkers or hat wearers. Plus, why are we th...

Waiting Window

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is lateness enough of a reason to break up with someone? And has Producer Paul found us a taste test that we are actually going to enjoy!? Hosted on A...

Foot Long Eclair

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the fastest you’ve given up on a diet? Some things aren’t for you! Plus which member of this podcast has eaten a foot long eclair?If you’...

Auto Condimenters

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Would you be annoyed if you served someone food and they added salt and pepper BEFORE they tried it? And we have a full body workout that you can do w...

Sh*gged his Brother

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We have a lot of anonymous messages in this podcast because you’re sharing your secrets - and there are some real shockers! Plus it’s weigh-in wee...

Down to Ruck

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If clothes are left on the floor, should you wash them? We have one of the most divisive relationship dilemmas ever! And we continue in our search for...

One Night Feed

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about the times when you left your partner with the children. And we have a heated debate about ironing teatowels!If you’d like to m...

Dumped over a Sandwich

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Should your partner know your food likes and dislikes? Wait until you hear the reason one listener dumped a boyfriend of two years. And after the tast...

Legs Akimbo

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We loved the wardrobe malfunctions so much last time that we’re doing it again with loads of new hilarious stories! Plus we have an update on the ma...

Weak Gravy

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do if you want a tattoo but your partner hates them? And will Victoria sample the healthy drink we’ve prepared for her? Hosted on Acast....

Accidental Insults

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking accidental insults. Some of your stories are amazing, but none are as good as the insult Jo has just suffered! Wait until you hear thi...

Just a Minute

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do some people (men) do a bad job of chores on purpose? And has Jo found the exercise that gives you the maximum results for the minimum of effort? Ho...

Only One Dessert

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about the weight you’ve gained after going on holiday. Is one pound per day a reasonable amount? Plus should we have a slimmer of th...

I’m Not Your Mother

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We have a relationship dilemma that involves sharing a car and all the stresses that come with that. And we have a suggestion for a workout that inclu...

Pork Chops Formation

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re discussing your holiday stories. Expect tales of bikinis, excessive eating and funerals!? Warning this podcast takes a major diversion ab...

Throw it Away

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you live with a hoarder? When should you throw something away and when should you keep it? Plus is it a good or bad time of year to be on a diet? H...

How Firm Are Your Cheeks?

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are approaching the end of our Firm Cheeks in Four Weeks challenge where we’ve been doing a hundred squats a day for 30 days. We discuss the chan...

Burn the Mattress

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you move in with a partner and they previously lived with another partner there, would you want them to completely redecorate? Plus, as we get clos...

You are a Liar

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are hearing about the times you lied in order to get more food, and therefore are fully justified. Plus we have more updates on our Firm Cheeks in ...

Home Haircuts

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re a hairdresser should you be cutting your partner’s hair at home? We have updates on our Firm Cheeks in Four Weeks challenge, and news of...

Fitbit Fibbers

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re chatting about the times when your fitness tracker wrongly thought you were doing exercise. And we have so many squatting tales for our Firm C...

Shrimp Squats

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Has a new relationship ever meant joining a new friendship group? Do you always have to make an effort to be friends with their friends?Plus, now that...

Extra Firm Cheeks in Four Weeks

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Squatting is our life! We have been so overwhelmed with the reaction to our Firm Cheeks in Four Weeks challenge that we’ve had to do a bonus podcast...

Squatcast

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re a week into our Firm Cheeks in Four Weeks challenge where we do 100 squats a day for 30 days, and we have a lot to say! We’re getting storie...

Madonna Squats

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Should you always check if your partner wants a takeaway, even if they’re on a diet?Plus this is basically a squatting podcast so, as we update you ...

We’re Disgusting

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about the times you’ve eaten so much you’ve been disgusted with yourself! Is it disgusting that these stories made us hungry?Plus ...

Wrong Names

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does your partner know your friends’ names? Is it a problem if they show no interest?Plus we launch an investigation into why French people aren’t...

Food and Dating

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about eating while you’re dating. Are you the type of person (Jo) who pretends you eat salad three times a day when you meet someone...

Men are Simple Creatures

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is your partner allowed to criticise your looks? We have some VERY strong opinions on this one. And we have ultimate reason for why you should have de...

Competitive Dieting

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you over competitive? Guess which one of us is the competitive one. We’ve got some amazing stories of you turning your diet or exercise into a c...

Big Telly

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you choose who gets access to the Big TV in your house? The Euros are causing some real arguments! Find out where Jo has been watching Love Isl...

Secret Food Stashes

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about your secret food stashes! You’re keeping food in some very creative places! Plus why Jo needs a dog hoover, why vegetarians ar...

Joint Diary

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you make plans with your partner? It seems like joint diaries are causing a lot of arguments! Plus we reveal the best cities for food to help y...

Wardrobe Malfunctions

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first episode of No Shame in a Gain! If you’ve been a listener to The Secret World of Slimming Clubs, then what you’re about to hea...

Fat Friends Episode 6 - When the fat lady sings

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our final lookback of the series and we’ve made it to Kelly’s wedding day! Will she fit in the dress? What will the buffet be like? Why is Betty p...

Fat Friends Episode 5 - Fact the fat

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we return to a fun packed storyline which is a welcome relief after last week!  Male escorts, real people taking back control, an...

Fat Friends Episode 4 - Growing Pains

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trigger warning! We assume you’ve seen this episode of the TV show, so you know what it’s about. But if not we should warn you that this tackles t...

Fat Friends Episode 3 - Fat Free

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features Lauren, who’s got a part in Corrie! We meet her secret boyfriend, her family and we shout ‘Lauren, your arse is not big’ a...

Fat Friends Episode 2 - Fat Chance

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We see a lot more of Al in this episode! More than we bargained for! His wife, her secret lover and Al’s over protective Mum. Also, would you hide y...

Fat Friends Episode 1 - Love Me Slender

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 1 of our Fat Friends watchalong! Make sure you watch the actual telly show first or you’ll hear millions of spoilers! In this epi...

Condiment Hater

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you handle it when you move in with a partner and can’t agree on how to decorate your new home?And have we found the definitive way to prepar...

Onwards and Downwards

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Should we be eating more cheese? Are the weigh ladies being silenced at Slimming World? Is Jo too hench? How fast can you make apple crumble?Make sure...

AI Concierge

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is your car a mess? It seems like it’s a real bone of contention in relationships. And could AI be about to find you the partner of your dreams? Hos...