Every major challenge requires some preparation. Athletes train for months before they embark on a gruelling marathon (unless you are one of those plonkers who wake up on the morning of the race and decide it’s a good day for running, cycling or rowing).
BOOKS
Here’s my top reading list for this Banting/Atkins/LCHF lifestyle:
The Banting Solution
Your low-carb guide to permanent weight loss.
Authors: Bernadine Douglas & Bridgette Allan
Publishers: Penguin Books
ISBN: 978 1 77609 098 3
Banting 7 Days Meal plans Book
100 favourite recipes from 1.9-million group members
Authors: Rita Venter, Natalie Lawson & Kim Blom
Publishers: Quivertree Publications
ISBN: 978-1-928429-22-7
The Real Meal Revolution : The Radical, Sustainable Approach to Healthy Eating
Authors: Professor Tim Noakes , Jonno Proudfoot & Sally-Ann Creed
Publishers: Little Brown Book Group
ISBN: 139781472135698
My Low Carb Kitchen
My Low Carb Kitchen is an easy, accessible, step-by-step guide to living a low-carb lifestyle.
Author: Vickie de Beer (and we happen to be Facebook-friends)
Publishers: Quivertree Publications
ISBN: 978-1-928209-51-5
Alternatively, get your hands on one of these for some more LCHF recipes:
The Lose It! Magazine cookbook
by The Lose It! Magazine
Paperback / softback
Filled with delicious and easy low-carb, high-fat recipes for the busy home-cook, this is a beautifully photographed addition to the health-conscious South African cook’s shelf. The cookbook is compiled from favourite recipes from Lose It! Magazine, the magazine dedicated to low-carb, high-fat healthy eating.
Available from selected Woolworths Food stores, Takealot and all good bookshops.
WEBSITES
Scrolling the web for some ideas for your Banting/LCHF journey? Here’s the top of the picks for informative and legit information – let’s be honest, it’s quicker than reading an entire book with technical jargon about ketosis and fermentable oligosaccharides etc.
- https://realmealrevolution.com
- https://www.goodhousekeeping.co.za/banting-for-beginners/
- https://www.lindakrielfitness.co.za/8-fruits-you-can-eat-on-the-banting-diet/
- https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/health-fitness/banting-diet-free-seven-day-meal-plan/
- https://www.verywellfit.com/who-and-what-is-banting-2241980
For shopping:
- http://www.lowcarblife.co.za/
- https://bantingblvd.co.za/collections/banting-ingredients (some products are also available from selected Food Lovers Market stores; if you don’t want to pay the delivery fee. Take a look at their “stockists” tab for someone in your area who stocks these products).
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