When the Director of The Australian Women’s Weekly’s Test Kitchen, Pamela Clark, decided to go on a diet, she took matters into her own hands, devising a low-carb, low-fat eating plan that helped her lose 20kg and drop three dress sizes. Why a low-carb diet? The main reason I chose low-carb is that I’ve tried so many other diets and failed. Being curious about all food-related issues, I was interested to see how the low-carb approach would work for me. Some people following the low-carb craze have eliminated all carbs, including fruit and vegies. I have a real problem with the notion of eating a high-fat, high-protein diet without fruit and vegetables. It is contrary to everything I know about how food makes you feel. So I decided I’d simply drop the grain-based food I ate every day and not worry about the rest. I lost more than 4kg without any effort in those first three weeks. So, I thought, why not continue? And what a breeze it’s been. The funny thing about this diet is that I don’t have cravings for sweet or fatty foods at all. It’s a wonderful bonus I didn’t expect. Normally, when I’ve done something like this before, I return to my errant ways with food. The dangerous thing for me is to have no goal, so I decided I would continue to eat this way until Christmas, the target being to lose six kilograms. I’d then release myself from the diet over the Christmas period and think about things in the new year. However, by Christmas Day I’d been on my diet for 14 weeks and had lost 11kg. I was fairly pleased with myself and the way I felt, so I thought, “I can do Christmas dinner without grains” and I did, no hardship at all. When I returned to the office after the Christmas break, people really began to notice and comment on my weight loss. I found myself committed to the diet because of this book. But that was okay, I was still well and happy. By the end of February, the weight loss had slowed down, though it certainly hadn’t stopped. The good news was that I had already dropped two sizes in clothes. I was sick and tired of my wardrobe anyway; I’d been hanging on to things for years in the hope that one day I would fit into them again. I decided to set my sights to lose 20kg in total over 31 weeks. Now, having shed the 20kg I set out to lose, I’m feeling pretty damned fine. The loss averages out at 0.645kg a week, which is only a tad more than the old-fashioned target of losing a pound a week. I really do know how it feels to be overweight. I’m on your side and, from sharing just about everything I know about fat and dieting, I hope my story can help you achieve a slimmer, healthier, more positive you. EXTRACT FROM THE MAGAZINE EDITORS’ DIET Buy The Magazine Editors’ Diet online
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