Good Day Banters!

I’m happy to say that although I’m 42, I look and feel better and weigh less than when I was 16 years old!

I’ve been overweight all of my adult life. The most I’ve ever weighed was 104 kg. I’ve lost a staggering 40kg! Down from size 44 to 34 in 9 months!

I’ve tried all types of diets and even had a tummy tuck and a small intestine resection. With all I’ve lost weight, but picked it up again (plus extra) as soon as I’ve stopped with the diets and started eating again like I used to.

Banting has really changed my life! When I got engaged on Xmas 2015, I was totally shocked when I saw the pictures because I’ve never been THAT overweight in my life! I decided on the spot that I will NOT be an overweight bride ! So Ive googled night after night until I came across RMR and I’ve never looked back 1day!  I’ve lost 8 kg in the first month. 40 kg in 9 months and still going strong. I WILL wear a size 32 on my wedding next Xmas if I have anything to say about it and I will do whatever it takes to obtain my goal!

I must honestly say that I have also fallen off the wagon and also gets cravings sometimes. But I get back up everytime soon after my relapse and don’t punish myself too much. I just work harder not to make the same mistakes next time.  And for the first time in my life I’m actually thinking about EVERYTHING before its passing my lips! I always ask myself

Is it worth it?
Is is really what i want?
Is it beneficial?
Will it make me gain weight?

Its quite simple. If the answers is negative, I don’t take it! I also dont tell myself that I’m not allowed anything, but rather that I DON’T WANT stuff that’s not good for my health / weight.

I believe that EVERYONE CAN loose on this lifestyle!

I also feel great and more healthier than ever!

This has been my journey so far. Just to give a bit of background I am 23 and in 2015 I finished my degree. In the period of my studies and my internship I ate my way through it. It was takeaways majority of the time that was paired with a minimum of 4 energy drinks a day.

Eventually in 2016 after being fed up with the way I looked and felt I decided to go to the doctor. The doctor expressed concern about how I was well on my way to diabetes. Something I had not revealed to the doctor is that I was stopping breathing in my sleep which is a characteristic of sleep apnea. The doctor stated that he will fix me! I was shocked by this term but listened further and was told that Banting would change my life.

Here I am and Banting has changed my life for the better. When I first weighed myself I weighed 106.3kgs in April. Now I have lost 16kgs and aspire to lose 30kgs in total.

I no longer struggle with allergies such as lactose intolerance, no asthma attacks and no skin problems. Overall this is the healthiest I’ve been in my life. It’s been such an easy journey so far.     

A few tips would be to:
-stock up the fridge with basics that one enjoys such as tomatoes, cucumbers, double cream yoghurt, cauliflower and broccoli and furthermore 90% dark chocolate
– take your green list, highlight what your favourites are and start with that
-if one falls of the wagon start again the next day and forgive yourself.
– fasting works as well
– And lastly set a goal and enforce a reward. An example of a reward is a new outfit or a something that you really want

I have to admit that a lot of my achievement is also a result of consistent support, motivation and weigh in every second week rather than every week or day.

After a life long struggle with my weight I was really starting to struggle with doing even the most basic of actions like walking and climbing stairs, my back just couldn’t take the weight any more.

My husband was diagnosed with heart failure in 2012 and his doctor’s prognosis was not good, he is dependent on oxygen 24/7. We made the decision to switch to LCHF not likely or by chance, we did a huge amount of research to make sure that it won’t affect Sam’s health negatively as we cannot take any chances with his health. All and all it took about a year of weighing pro’s and con’s before we started.

Our starting weights were as follows: Sam – more than 200, 3 kgs (we could only register is weight on the scale after 2 weeks), Jonita (me) – 198, 3 kgs, Ninette – 119, 2 kgs and Bianca – 130, 8 kgs. After two years the picture looks a lot different, our weight loss so for Sam = +47, 2,Jonita = 70, 6, Ninette = 27, 1 and Bianca = 33, 4. That’s only the numbers and not the only proof of our success.

Our family’s quality of life has improved by leaps and bounds. Things like walking and climbing stairs for me are no problem anymore. The girls has done so great their self-esteem is so much better now. Although the damage to Sam’s heart is irreversible the weight loss and changes to his diet has done wonders for him, he has no need for his high blood pressure medication anymore and both his GP and Specialist Physician are amazed at how good he is doing.

We’ll be forever thankful to Prof. Tim Noakes and Sally-Ann Creed for writing The Real Meal Revolution and introducing us to this lifestyle and making us want to succeed and learn more each day.

Everyone responds differently and my guilt food for comfort was Potato crisp, sometimes chocolate and moist sweet cakes. So I had to replace this bad habit with a good one. In my mind and what I was told for years was that fat is bad, so avocados, dry wors, fatty biltong, nuts, bacon so on… was bad to have so for me to have these was like eating wrong. When I had a bad day and ate this it felt so strange because it did felt like the wrong food anyhow for a long time.

There will be friends and family that will encourage you and discourage you learn quick who they are and make a decisive decision those who discourage to love them from a distances because they will drain you and be with those who will encourage you.

Break through those fears quickly they will keep you from being the best you can and stop the “critical self talk”. If you not doing this for yourself and better life do it for the ones you love, so they can see and be with the best of you. “This is not a diet it’s a way of life”. Just follow the colour lists.

“Dream Big”, don’t allow your fears to stop you. I’m in a fantastic travel club and they have fabulous luxurious dream trips at awesome prices and I never took “ANY”!!! because I was ashamed of what I looked like you can imagine the fear of not fitting in the plane seats or walking on the beach in shorts never mind a swim suit or booking into a luxury Hotel and feeling like peoples eyes are on you all the time or hoping you will fit in the dining room chairs… I was my own worst enemy, my fears stopped me from having the best life for me and in turn my family and husband suffered because I didn’t wanted to go anywhere or bump into anyone who may know me. I allowed life to slip away.

I decided to faced my fears and did the craziest things. I allowed life to escape me instead of embracing it. I decided to use my travel club and took many Dream Trips I did “Zip lining”, walked on the beach with “shorts”(even though it was long shorts) went dancing, horse riding etc. Love these luxury Hotel c
an’t believe how much I have missed out on and they supportive on your program.

I started to embrace life and built my self confidence which made me want to stay on the program and loose more. Do something that will make it fun and worthwhile. I love every moment of my journey and my food tastes fantastic. Learn how to Enjoy yours.

I hardly ever weighed myself, went by my clothing. In 14 months I have lost over 25kg and down 5 dress sizes and lots of cm’s –  still losing, I want to loose about 20 kg more. My hair and skin has changed, I have changed.

Enjoy your journey and happy Banting.

Thanks, TIM NOAKES!

I still have my days where I eat something I should not but I just get back on the banting wagon right away. Nobody is perfect so we will all have mishaps now and then. Getting my head around the fact that fat is good for u was hard.

It took me about two months to get my fat intake correct. I have become conscious of everything I eat, I read labels and ingredients, who ever thought I would be doing something like that.

I do not count calories but I do count my carb intake I keep it to 25g and below, I eat only when hungry and I stop if I am full. I have lost 27kgs in so far still got about 10kgs to go.

My weight loss has been slow due to my underactive thyroid. I have tried many different ways of eating over the years but because of my thyroid nothing helped until i started banting…

Thank you Tim Noakes!

Before banting i suffered with very low blood sugar, I was always light headed and shaky but now my sugar is normal before I had to eat 6 times a day now only when hungry and no passing out. Everyone can do it just put your mind to it and be strong…

Good luck to everyone, I am rooting for you.

I wanted to share this to you as a lot of us battle and cheat and suffer depression and illnesses. I had my kidney removed over a year and a half ago before that I was bedridden for a kidney stone the size of a golf ball.

After they removed my kidney I suffered 2 strokes and had put a tremendous amount of weight on. When I saw how hurt my kids were that I was always in bed and not doing any activities I was really depressed. Until my neighbour Lyn who is like a mom told me about banting. I looked up the group and joined. I was welcomed with open arms. Then during the first two months I was really depressed and cheated and drank alcohol and I decided to be honest with my banting family. They didn’t shout or get mad they helped me up again and a big thank you to Kim blom who is always by our side.

P.s I am so sorry I forgot to also mention all the administrators who have also been their for me. Ty from the bottom of my heart

So the whole thing to this story is I have been banting for 3 and a half months and in total have lost 36.4 kgs and my cms which I was measured at gym today came to When I first started

Waist 123.3 cm now 97cm
Arms 42.7cm now 30 cm
Legs 72 cm now 63cm
Thighs 126.5 cm now 60cm.

So my beautiful banting family have faith and positivity and you will get their. If I can you defiantly can. Love every one of you guys and gals.

❤
Since my last weigh in which was two weeks ago I lost 39.8 kgs which my next weigh in is on the 30th of June 2016.
my anniversary is on the 17th of June and I will be banting for 4 months. Enclosed is of pics when I first started till 15th June.
Please feel free to ask me anything.