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I couldn’t imagine it….can you? ...that eating right was fast, easy and cheap? ...that you don’t have to look at expensive diet-products that caught your attention with false advertising…and you don’t ever have to fall for it…ever again? ...that you don’t have to count calories or weigh your food? ...that you could get rid of all those pain, anti-inflammatory, depression, blood pressure and diabetes meds? ...that you don’t have to prick your finger 4 times a day for glucose readings? ...that the smallest pants size in your cupboard actually got worn at some stage?   Only in fairy tales….surely….Could this ever be possible??   YES!!! I know…because my husband and I are doing it! I tipped the scale well over...

Start by realising and accepting that banting is not a diet. It is a lifestyle you will follow for the rest of your life. It is a journey to correct your health and weight and by doing that you need to change your habits.Therefore your mind set is MOST important. You must get that 100% right before you even try to change your habits. There is no such thing as falling off the wagon. You cannot blame a family gathering /office party or any socialising for not keeping to your decision. What you put in your mouth is your own choice. Planning is essential – make sure you have what you need for a week (or month) – pre prepare...

The food cupboard is stocked with everything mentionable that we happily chomp on regardless of our weight. We’ve been overweight for a long period of time and the kilos slowly but surely kept increasing. Clothes didn’t fit anymore but we just bought the next bigger size. We tried every diet. From Sure Slim and Weigh-Less right through to the use of Herbex products, costing us a sad amount of money each month – but success? Nope! Lose a few, gain double and more. In the media numerous articles appear about Prof Tim Noakes and the Banting diet. Middle May 2014. Linda’s mother and aunt decide to follow this lifestyle. We thought, just like the many un-informed, that this is just...

Has going low carbohydrate affected my performance. I feel that I need to answer the question focusing on four aspects Have I corrected my weight, health and serum lipids? Has my performance on low carb increased? Has my weight, health and serum lipids been easier to sustain than high carb Could I have performed better had I kept on high carb or could I improve my current performance by going higher carb?   While I have participated in various forms of adventure and athletics all my life I previously never paid attention to why I was gaining weight or the effect it was having on my health.  I have also never been particularly good at any forms of sport but...

DIE GROOT 'BREKVIS' AFFERE EN MY 'TAKE' OP DIT Vir al my vriendinne met gesondheidsprobleme, skete en ander derglike en onnoembare goeters en natuurlik van ons wie se ‘asses’ ons begin bekruip het na 25 en moenie die kinders vergeet nie. Hierdie storie maak jou gesonder, jonger en baie meer energiek. Niemand betaal my om die ding te skryf nie, so hier is ‘n ‘free for all-use it/don’t use it’-ietsie... Ek het 2 Augustus 2015 begin en go my - hierdie is die ENIGSTE volhoubare leefstyl (want dit is definitief NIE ‘n dieet nie) waarop ek al ooit afgekom het! Met ‘n ‘tweak’ aan jou gewoontevormende eetpatrone, hou jy baie maklik hierby. ‘n Ander dieët wat ek verlede jaar gedoen...