I was listening to Ockhamsrazor on Radio National the other Sunday- no comments about my increasing age please!-and there was a very interesting discussion on the role of fructose in weight gain.
David Gillespie, the author of “Sweet Poison”, was 40kg overweight, lethargic, sleep-deprived and about to become the father of six. He knew he had to lose weight but had run out of diets to try. After doing some reading on evolution, he decided to cut added sugar from his diet. He immediatley started to lose weight and he kept it off. That made him examine the connection between sugar (especially fructose), obesity rates and the diseases that have only become common since the twentieth century.
I’m reading the book and attempting to monitor the food I eat so that added sugar is only a minor part of my diet. I need to lose between 3 and 5kg and that’s something I haven’t been able to do for a number of years. Let’s see what happens.
In the mean time I’ve had Sarah check my cholesterol, insulin and glucose using kinesiology. All is well so I just need to get on with losing that weight.
If you want to listen to the podcast of Ockhamsrazor on Radio National try this link:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/ockhamsrazor/stories/2009/2621415.htm
3rd August
Not a good weekend for sticking to the weight loss regime. I had a Kit Kat on Saturday and another on Sunday!!! That’s my husband’s fault he brought home some Kit Kats from Europe the other day. They aren’t as sweet as the ones sold here. That means they taste heaps better and are harder to resist. But, the good news is that I’m still losing weight.