David Gillespie - Yet another newbie

12 Jul 2013 11:06 PM

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Hi my name is Michelle and we have been on a total sugar ban in our house now for 4 days!! So we are very new to this site and to this whole process ... I actually stumbled across Davids book at bigW opened it and I was instantly hooked. I was totally shocked and disgusted at how much sugar is in our every day food. I decided after staying up half the night reading this book and Toxic oil that my family were going cold turkey!!

So far so good, no side effects just a sense of wellbeing and grattitude to David and his team for creating this book for us. I look forward to reading what everyone is saying and also these amazing recipes. One question is there a cook book with all the recipes in to buy?

13 Jul 2013 12:38 AM

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Hi Michelle,

Welcome and congratulations! David recently published a recipe book. You can see it on the main web site http://sweetpoison.com.au/. The bookshops have it but I find t he best place to buy books is www.fishpond.com.au which has good prices and free postage.

JohnN

13 Jul 2013 3:02 AM

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Great thanks John :) I must say the two books I have purchased are getting abit stained by the boys cooking ..... so a cook book will be amazing :) :) Thanks again Michelle

PS: I cannot believe how easy this change has been ... brilliant ! ! !

13 Jul 2013 10:37 PM

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Hello everyone out there! My husband and I have just returned from travelling abroad, in England and in Israel. And guess what? Obesity is alive and well in both these countries. We have been spreading the word and hoping people over the other side of the world are listening. My sister-in-law changed her shopping habits dramatically whilst we were staying at her home, just hope she keeps it up!

14 Jul 2013 6:56 AM

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Hi Wilkinson :) yeah pretty scary when you see how bad it is getting out there. I just feel so sad when I see young children already having a weight battle on their hands at such young ages. Our boys are teenagers and they basically have had a sugar free diet or very very limited from birth so I just needed someone to put me on the right path and I found it with Davids books. Hopefully the word will spread and sooner the better.

How did you get on with your sugar free choices while travelling?

04 Aug 2013 1:07 AM

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Hey everyone Michelle the newbie here again. Well it has been 28 days now since our family went sugar free and started using the right oils/butter. Progress has been amazing !! I have lost two dress sizes and feel fantastic !!!! I still remember the 1st day after reading David's book going into the supermarket and feeling utterly and completely depressed. All the hidden crap in our food that we are feeding our families totally shocked and disgusted me. Here I was the devoted mother and wife thinking I was doing the right things but no I was slowly poisoning our family in the process.

Both my husband and I have been watching the you tube clips about sugar and are just shocked beyond belief.

It is so nice to cook for my family now and know I am giving them all the best chance for a healthy life as I can.

PS: Not sure about anyone else but I seem be becoming quite a critic with everyone's shopping trolley. Thinking what are they thinking ....

05 Aug 2013 1:23 AM

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Have you watched the lecture by Prof Robert Lustig? The link is on David's web site http://sweetpoison.com.au/ It's about the metabolism of fructose, and is easier to understand than Sweet Poison simply because it's a video. Well worth watching even though it takes an hour and does get a bit technical in parts.

JohnN

05 Aug 2013 2:33 AM

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Hi John .... yes we have both been watching these videos by Robert Lustig. Have really enjoyed listening to what he has to say and really quite disgusted at what we have all been lead to believe. I am a mother and to me it makes common sense as to what both Robert Lustig and David have been saying ... I am just so glad I stumbled across David's book in the shop over a month ago. Our son has Asthma and I have been watching closely how the change in diet has affected him. Great results .... with a combination of cutting out sugar completely and also changing to the right oil/butter. He sleeps better and just looks healthy again. Today in fact I was in the book shop buying David's cookbook "The Sweet Poison Quit Plan Cookbook" ...... some amazing recipes. Just wondering if a 2nd book about main meals will be coming out or even if it is a work in progress. :)

I have been talking to friends about the dangers of sugar , well um gosh I am pretty sure they all think I have gone to the nutty farm ..... so guess time will tell but they are getting bigger and already I do note some health issues for some ... :( Guess you can only suggest to someone to read these books or even watch the videos ....

26 Aug 2013 12:10 AM

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Hey everyone :) Just an update on our families progress so far ...

My husband who has only been on the programme for 5 weeks has lost 5.3kgs !! He is so rapt as I do not think there was any other person who LOVED sweet things as he did. He works away from home but has adapted our no sugar / no bad oils policy into his new work place .... and it works !! He loves the fact we can still have some biscuits or a slice but with dextrose. He is amazed in the fact that he does not feel hungry like he did all the time before.

I have lost 5kgs and dropped two jean sizes so I am happy as a beaver .... we all look and feel so much healthier :) :)

26 Aug 2013 5:15 AM

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Hi

well done Michelle thats great results for your family.

cheers Deb