Hi All
My name is Rita Venter. I am 53 years old and I want to share my health and weightloss journey and hopefully help you change your life too. Hopefully Steemit will help me advance this lifestyle and get everyone healthy.
I was always thin. When I got married aged 24 I weighed 48kg and I stayed this weight after my children were born. But in my 40s, I suddenly gained weight. I hadn’t changed my eating habits but the weight started piling on, especially around my stomach. I tried many diets but the stomach remained. I was constantly ill with colds, irritable bowel syndrome and headaches. Also, I was diagnosed with fatty-liver disease.
Then my brother and sister-in-law lost a huge amount of weight doing the “Tim Noakes diet”. So I started banting. At first, I gained weight because I was eating too much. To be honest, I was cheating because I didn’t understand the science. I realised that you have do it properly or not at all.
When I started banting properly, I cleaned my house of all carbs and sugars. It’s hard when you start because eating carbs is easy and convenient. Grabbing a sandwich on the go is a lot easier than cooking something. The easiest part is that you’re eating food you recognise. Simple, fresh foods.
The weight started falling off and I began feeling healthier. I no longer suffered from constant ailments and I had more energy than I’d had in years. Now I am 27kg lighter and the huge stomach is gone. My husband also lost 30kg and his diabetes is controlled for the first time in 23 years.
When I started banting, I joined every possible Facebook group. There was a group that used to sell meal plans. I wanted to give meal plans to people who could not afford to buy them and to create a space where people would have their hand held on this journey to good health, so I set up Banting 7 Day Meal Plans. The group ethos is kindnesand tolerance, and it’s grown more than one million members. I will never give up this lifestyle – Banting has been a lifesaver for this family.
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