For years I have battled with a weight problem, as has my wife.
We both eschewed fat and sugar, ate "healthy foods", avoided the fast food habit except for the odd occasion when travelling - all to no avail.
Then a friend sent Ana some information from South Africa that was assiduously followed up.
The regime of eating is basically the opposite of what we have had drummed into us for so many years. It said eat high levels of fat, medium levels of protein and low levels of carb.Avoid all sugars.
Result from SA were staggering so we thought we would try. In eight weeks I have dropped 7kg and Ana has dropped about 6. Mind you, Ana cannot exercise as much as she would like due to other problems.
A month ago I met a fellow member of a club we belong to for the first time in about 4 months. He had dropped 22kg and over a period of 6 weeks was able to go completely off his diabetes medication.He had been put one a very similar diet by his doctor.
Both Ana and I have had blood tests. my cholesterol levels are the best they have ever been. Ana's levels have improved even though they were always OK. Our glucose and triglyceride levels are great, mine in particular has dropped substantially.
I don't feel the need to snack anymore. Some mornings my breakfast serves me until after midday. It is not uncommon for me to have only two meals a day.
Apparently this works because high levels of carbs and even moderate levels of any sugar lead to a build up of stored body fat.
On looking for full fat supermarket foods we read labels. Full fat is hard to find!! Low fat, fat reduced, only 2% fat - piece of cake.
What happen though with the processed foods where the fat is removed IS THAT IT IS REPLACED WITH CARBS AND SUGAR TO give it flavour and bulk it up. So any advantage, if ever there was one, of low fat levels is negated by the addition of carbs and sugars.
Maybe the whole idea of a healthy diet needs to be re-examined.;
We both eschewed fat and sugar, ate "healthy foods", avoided the fast food habit except for the odd occasion when travelling - all to no avail.
Then a friend sent Ana some information from South Africa that was assiduously followed up.
The regime of eating is basically the opposite of what we have had drummed into us for so many years. It said eat high levels of fat, medium levels of protein and low levels of carb.Avoid all sugars.
Result from SA were staggering so we thought we would try. In eight weeks I have dropped 7kg and Ana has dropped about 6. Mind you, Ana cannot exercise as much as she would like due to other problems.
A month ago I met a fellow member of a club we belong to for the first time in about 4 months. He had dropped 22kg and over a period of 6 weeks was able to go completely off his diabetes medication.He had been put one a very similar diet by his doctor.
Both Ana and I have had blood tests. my cholesterol levels are the best they have ever been. Ana's levels have improved even though they were always OK. Our glucose and triglyceride levels are great, mine in particular has dropped substantially.
I don't feel the need to snack anymore. Some mornings my breakfast serves me until after midday. It is not uncommon for me to have only two meals a day.
Apparently this works because high levels of carbs and even moderate levels of any sugar lead to a build up of stored body fat.
On looking for full fat supermarket foods we read labels. Full fat is hard to find!! Low fat, fat reduced, only 2% fat - piece of cake.
What happen though with the processed foods where the fat is removed IS THAT IT IS REPLACED WITH CARBS AND SUGAR TO give it flavour and bulk it up. So any advantage, if ever there was one, of low fat levels is negated by the addition of carbs and sugars.
Maybe the whole idea of a healthy diet needs to be re-examined.;
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