Eat to slim

Most of us simply love our food, sometimes too much. Usually when you start on a weight loss diet, it means sacrificing the sheer pleasure of food. Giving up the delicious aromas and tastes, giving up the pleasures of flavoursome, shared meals with family and friends, and giving up our freedom to eat what we please. Most weight loss plans simply ask too much -  they ask us to tip our lives completely over. We are often asked to make all our meals around highly processed foods that we didn’t select, cook, or even choose. Someone else make all of these decisions for us. No wonder most diets... [Read more...]

The Eating Diet

Welcome to the foundation article for the oldest, least argued and most commonsense weight loss diet program. Oh, and the most effective. Eat Less, Eat Better, Move More Or put another way, if you eat less food and calories, eat better, more nutritious and less processed and sugary food and move your body more you will lose or control your weight. The general idea Most diets fail because people can’t/won’t maintain them for long enough. They are either too hard, complicated, faddish, unrealistic, impractical, boring, hyped, over-promising, questionable, costly, time-consuming and ineffective. Most... [Read more...]

You be the judge…the case for a Low GI Diet.

Now I’m no lawyer but like everyone I’m a judge. As consumers that’s what we do. We judge whether this or that product is right for us or our family. The purpose of this article is to state the reasons why a Low GI Diet should be considered for you and your family. I should point out that I’m not a GI zealot. Or a zealot of any nutritional point of view. I hope that this shows. The main reason I support a Low GI Diet is that it is largely supported by most knowledgeable nutritional and diet experts. It also stands up to everyday practicality. The Case For A Low GI Diet…in... [Read more...]

Why a Low GI Diet is the right diet

Whether you’re looking to lose weight, control your weight or just be more healthy, a Low GI Diet is well worth considering. Unlike other diet strategies which end-up being fads, Glycemic Index diets and foods are part of the mainstream nutritional advice for weightloss. Importantly, Low GI is just one of a few ideas to keep in mind when looking to manage weight or be healthy. The other ideas include ensuring you eat more and more fresh, natural, unprocessed foods and simply move more – get out and about and move your body. What’s a Low GI Diet? The glycemic index, or GI, is simply... [Read more...]

Ideas for an easy Low GI Diet

Firstly, it’s a good idea simply to have a Low GI Diet. Choosing low GI carbs – the carbs that produce only small changes in your blood glucose and insulin levels – is the key to long-term health, reducing your risk of heart disease and diabetes. It is also the ideal weight loss method. Why is a Low GI Diet a good diet? So, the idea is to switch from high GI carbs, especially the processed ones, to eating mainly low GI carbs. These carbs will slowly trickle glucose into your blood stream which keeps your energy levels balanced and means... [Read more...]

Make a Low GI Diet high on your list

There are quite a few benefits of a Low GI Diet but I’m just going to talk about my favourite…feeling fuller for longer. First an admission. I’m a serial snacker, greedy comfort eater and, for my efforts, carry an extra 8 kilos, mostly around my tummy. I used to eat 3-4 bowls of cereal every morning (seriously) and thought I was virtuous eating grains and dried fruit. What I’ve come to realise is I was addicted to the carb/sugar hit. It also didn’t occur to me my mid-morning hunger pains were as a result of food I ate 2-3 hours ago. When my business partner Nick mentioned SuperStart cereal... [Read more...]

WHY A LOW GI DIET?

There’s lots of talk about healthy eating. Everywhere you look there is a new diet that people say you should be following, so what is this low glycemic index diet thing and why exactly should you follow a low GI diet? Well, first things first. Any diet or regimen you follow shouldn’t really be a diet at all, but a lifestyle shift – you have to want to improve your heath as well as your waistline. Making a low GI diet part of your lifestyle is a lot easier than you think and you need not sacrifice all of your favorite meals. In fact, only a little moderation and modification is needed... [Read more...]