About Alan: my story
I'm well over 50, and I went through a big health transformation just by changing what I eat. I researched the food I'd been eating for decades and found some shocking truths. This site is where I share that journey.
Left: me on the left at 123kg (270lb) in 2008. Right: me at 94kg (206lb) in 2020.
The short version
My weight ballooned to 123kg (270lb) back in 2008, mainly from work stress, alcohol and shoving rubbish down my throat 24/7. I drank because I was stressed, the drinking had a depressive effect, and so I didn’t really care.
Poor food choices, hitting the bottle, more bad food choices and zero exercise: it wasn’t hard to work out why I was the size of a small family car.
I’d diet, lose a bit, then put it all back on and then some. That went on for 11 years, until everything changed.
The wake-up call
Call it a wake-up call beyond wake-up calls. I needed a medical for a new job, and I hadn’t been to a doctor in 25 years. I felt OK. I could walk the dog without keeling over, chop logs all weekend, and I never got sick.
The numbers told a different story. My blood pressure was 180/120 and my blood sugar was 18 mmol/L, both off the charts. The nurse told me to find a GP, and fast. I had dangerously high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes.
I had no idea.
I went to war
I got serious and started researching sugar and what it does to blood glucose. I went deep. It wasn’t just the obvious stuff like chocolate bars and glazed donuts. Food I’d been told was the healthy option was just as bad.
Not one doctor told me to stop eating sugar.
I found out that refined carbohydrates like bread, pasta, rice and potato turn into sugar in your bloodstream. One serve of white rice is roughly 16 teaspoons of sugar.
What this site is about
This site is about what I discovered: how I reversed my type 2 diabetes, lost 20kg (44lb) in four months and normalised my blood pressure, just by changing my diet and doing some gentle exercise. No gym. No jogging.
I’m writing it for everyone over 50 who needs some inspiration and a plan they can realistically follow. Not a fan of star jumps, squat thrusts, push-ups or running 10 miles before breakfast? Me neither. I didn’t have to do any of that, and neither do you.
And if you’re not over 50, that’s fine too. I’m glad you’re here.
- Read the full story of how I lost 44lb and reversed type 2 diabetes
- Browse the blog
- Watch the videos
- Get the free Carb Guide
