I lost a stone!<\/p>\n
No, not the sort of stone you find in abundance on the ground – or under the ground when you’re trying to hammer home those tent pegs!<\/p>\n
Not even a diamond …wish I had a few of those though.<\/p>\n
A real stone.<\/p>\n
14 pounds in weight. Actually, it’s more like 20lbs.<\/p>\n
How David?<\/p>\n
Well, seeing you asked, I’ll tell you.<\/p>\n
If you read my last blog post, you may remember I lost a bit of weight over Christmas.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t by choice.<\/p>\n
And it certainly wasn’t through self discipline.<\/p>\n
Hah! I loved ice cream too much.<\/p>\n
And biscuits too.<\/p>\n
Funny thing was that, after that episode, my appetite strangely changed.<\/p>\n
I no longer craved sugary food and drinks, and other unhealthy snacks.<\/p>\n
And I cut down on the carbs.<\/p>\n
So, gradually the weight continued to reduce.<\/p>\n
Now, my BMI sits perfectly in the middle.<\/p>\n
Yes, I know the BMI is an arbitrary figure. But the real test is that I feel much better for it.<\/p>\n
And the middle-aged flab has reduced considerably.<\/p>\n
Now I know some will be saying: “David, how can you lose a stone? You weren’t overweight or anything in the first place!”<\/p>\n
To which I’ll reply: “Gee, thanks!”<\/p>\n
Listen… I still love chocolate.<\/p>\n
But now I eat only dark chocolate which is at least 85% cocoa. That does contain a bit of sugar, but the quality brands put in cane sugar rather than the processed stuff.<\/p>\n
Now that I’ve got used to it, it tastes delicious.<\/p>\n
I’ve even ventured into the 90% chocolate. Tough stuff, eh?<\/p>\n
I’ve cut back on the carbs in the form of potatoes – certainly don’t miss them.<\/p>\n
But I do enjoy a granary bread sandwich – hey, that has to stay!<\/p>\n
Recently I came across a podcast called “The Fat Burning Man”, run by a chap called Abel James. It’s interviews and chats with experts and ordinary people who have discovered how to burn fat and keep trim.<\/p>\n
So this “new me” was keen to hear what they had to say.<\/p>\n
The strange thing is that they all say that giving up the sugar was a major key for them.<\/p>\n
If I hadn’t experienced it for myself, I’d have said “no, it’s cutting out the fat that’s more important”.<\/p>\n
But although the experts once propagated that idea, now they’re recognising sugar is much more harmful than they first thought.<\/p>\n
And it’s not just in regard to obesity; think diabetes; think energy spikes and troughs.<\/p>\n
So I just wanted to share my good news.<\/p>\n
And share the secret to my success.<\/p>\n
It’s the sugar.<\/p>\n
I simply got rid of a lot of processed sugar from my diet.<\/p>\n
And it’s made a noticeable difference!<\/p>\n
Anyway, please excuse me…<\/p>\n
I’m taking this new me off to the gym!<\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong>The Fat Burning Man
\n<\/a>How to Detox from Sugar
\n<\/a>The Men Who Made Us Fat (BBC documentary)<\/a><\/p>\n