Steffan Rhys says he is slimmer, fitter and hungry less often
A man who cut sugar and ultra-processed food out of his diet six months ago says he feels much better and can't imagine how he would ever go back to his old eating habits. WalesOnline Editor Steffan Rhys, 44, decided to pursue a different diet after the excesses of Christmas 2023.
"But six months on, and I've stuck with it, it's getting easier, more rewarding and now the only struggle is seeing how I’d go back to old eating habits. It was initially a bit daunting to think about how I’d remove such normal everyday foods from my diet while still being able to eat simple and cheap meals."
"Zoe is a health science company with three co-founders, including Professor Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London and one of the world’s leading researchers. Zoe has not asked me to write this article, or paid me, or been in contact with me at all.Some of the most common ultra-processed foods are: Steffan said: "For me, the big shocks here were granola and flavoured yoghurt. I ate granola for breakfast every day, assuming it was healthy .
This is what Steffan is now doing: What have I learned so far? Steffan said: "I don’t own weighing scales and, even if I did, I didn’t weigh myself when I first changed my diet. So I can't tell you how much weight I've lost, but I feel slimmer and clothes fit a bit more comfortably than they did.
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