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How do I know it will work for you? by Janine Barnett

Zest for life is built on the foundation of body function correction and weight management by default. When you're looking at the movement on a scale, you're not correcting your internal body. Here we just keep our waist cm going down and look ahead, by eating a big breakfast to satiety will change more than just the scale. Your body will adapt. Some slower than others but it's all in the healing of the many cells your body has to maintain. The biggest difference is, we don't know internally what you're fixing. We just know that with every Big Breakfast you're assisting your internal change to heal. How do I know?:I tracked my blood serum, my triglycerides and Vit D and...

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I am just big boned, and you? by Tariro Chipere

I always thought I was big boned",  that it was "in my genes" and a "family hereditary condtition" as my parents were large too.I was a size 26 and weighed 118 kg, sometimes more, this was my normal. I would consume Coke, all sorts of food, I would eat 3 full meals a day and snacking between meals was part of my daily routine. I would even keep packet of biscuits in my office drawer for just in case… I was on medication for high blood pressure by the time I hit my early 30's and still the weight just kept piling on. In December 2015 I was diagnosed with diabetes, my blood sugar level was 26. I was physically...

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All my life, I've always been bigger than those around me.

All my life, I've always been bigger than those around me. In fact, I began wearing a size 36 during my primary school years, so you can imagine the years of carrying extra unnecessary weight on your body which also wrecks havoc to your sense of self. I became aware of the concept banting or rather low carb high fat eating in 2014. I frantically joined multiple groups that spoke of this new way of eating. I failed to lose the weight and correct my health, mainly due to the reality of an unchanged mindset. I wanted quick fixes and did not focus on commitment and change. This is more reason why the BBBD (Zest for life) has made so...

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Caution: This could change your life

Caution: This could change your life by Heather Grigoratos I have tried every diet on the market that you could think of. (More than 10 of them!) I was proud of the fact that I didn't eat big meals, that I was a grazer eating 5-6 small meals a day. I was just sick & tired of yoyo dieting watching my weight come down & being totally elated & happy with myself, only to watch it climb again after I had finally reached my goal weight! I was tired of feeling tired and lethargic, I was tired of hobbling out of bed because my joints ached in the morning.  I didn't realise how sick I really was, my cholesterol was...

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I couldn’t imagine it….can you? by Jeanne Le Roux

I couldn’t imagine it….can you? ...that eating right was fast, easy and cheap? ...that you don’t have to look at expensive diet-products that caught your attention with false advertising…and you don’t ever have to fall for it…ever again? ...that you don’t have to count calories or weigh your food? ...that you could get rid of all those pain, anti-inflammatory, depression, blood pressure and diabetes meds? ...that you don’t have to prick your finger 4 times a day for glucose readings? ...that the smallest pants size in your cupboard actually got worn at some stage?   Only in fairy tales….surely….Could this ever be possible??   YES!!! I know…because my husband and I are doing it! I tipped the scale well over...

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