Sarah Wilson's I Quit Sugar
A well-known book in Australia, I Quit Sugar is an all-round package of information, motivation and recipes. The recipes are mostly gluten-free. Sarah uses dairy and eggs a lot, and being dairy and egg intolerant, I couldn't eat an array of the yummy savoury dishes, but even so, this book is a mainstay and a mantra. The desserts are delish!
I felt amazing, and I entirely ditched my sugar cravings, which was extremely empowering. Oh, the liberation! One thing to be wary about, though: this book advocates replacing sugar with fat [and protein], but you'll have to work out through trial and error the proportions - ie. how much fat to have or not have. For instance, I didn't lose weight for the first 5 weeks and it dawned on me that I was having too many of the high fat recipes. It was disheartening and confusing to be that disciplined with my food for weeks yet not lose weight. And I only wanted to lose 3 kilos. I still love the book and believe the methods are, more importantly, about long-term health and wellbeing, but note that the instruction to 'eat fat' in week 2 of the program doesn't come with guidelines concerning weight management.
These days, I follow the principles as a lifestyle. I can shed unwanted weight easily, and I know to limit the high-fat recipes unless I'm at my desired weight, which in that case seem fine! :) Occasionally I have sugary food. The trick is to learn at what point your body starts to crave sugar again, and to know to stop eating the stuff before you reach it. If you go past the point and find you're craving it again, you won't beat yourself up over your willpower, because you'll know from experience that sugar is chemically addictive and it's not you. After enough time, you'll crave your fine state of wellness much more than sugar, and this makes it even easier to get back on track. The end result is a mostly healthy diet with brief, guilt-free lapses. :)
A well-known book in Australia, I Quit Sugar is an all-round package of information, motivation and recipes. The recipes are mostly gluten-free. Sarah uses dairy and eggs a lot, and being dairy and egg intolerant, I couldn't eat an array of the yummy savoury dishes, but even so, this book is a mainstay and a mantra. The desserts are delish!I felt amazing, and I entirely ditched my sugar cravings, which was extremely empowering. Oh, the liberation! One thing to be wary about, though: this book advocates replacing sugar with fat [and protein], but you'll have to work out through trial and error the proportions - ie. how much fat to have or not have. For instance, I didn't lose weight for the first 5 weeks and it dawned on me that I was having too many of the high fat recipes. It was disheartening and confusing to be that disciplined with my food for weeks yet not lose weight. And I only wanted to lose 3 kilos. I still love the book and believe the methods are, more importantly, about long-term health and wellbeing, but note that the instruction to 'eat fat' in week 2 of the program doesn't come with guidelines concerning weight management.
These days, I follow the principles as a lifestyle. I can shed unwanted weight easily, and I know to limit the high-fat recipes unless I'm at my desired weight, which in that case seem fine! :) Occasionally I have sugary food. The trick is to learn at what point your body starts to crave sugar again, and to know to stop eating the stuff before you reach it. If you go past the point and find you're craving it again, you won't beat yourself up over your willpower, because you'll know from experience that sugar is chemically addictive and it's not you. After enough time, you'll crave your fine state of wellness much more than sugar, and this makes it even easier to get back on track. The end result is a mostly healthy diet with brief, guilt-free lapses. :)
Jon Gabriel's The Gabriel Method
This is a deep and insightful book that I recommend to anyone who is struggling with their weight, especially emotionally. Jon Gabriel learned first-hand the power of personal psychology behind weight gain, and this is how he beat his. He offers solid reasons as to why we might be subconsciously keeping ourselves fat, and there's also great advice on foods to introduce into your diet to stop your body living in 'starvation mode', which in turn improves your metabolism.I do believe this works - after 6 months, my metabolism was much faster, and two years on, it's faster now than it has been my whole life. If, when I was 20, I ate what I eat now, I'd have been easily 12 kilos overweight. With undiagnosed allergies and a barely functioning digestive system, I had a terribly slow metabolism in my youth. Now, I generally hover between my desired weight and 1-3 kilos over, depending on my ability to balance my indulging, especially around the festive season. :)
Living gluten-free, egg-free and mostly dairy-free also improved my body's functioning, so between these two factors, I've unexpectedly become a 'fast-burner' in my later years! Who'd have thought that could happen? :)
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