At age 14 I hit puberty and finally made it to a semi-adult weight of 46 kilos. I stayed that way until I quit smoking at 22, and within a three-month period put on 14 kilos. Since then, it has been a roller-coaster ride from hell. Until, that is, last year, when I managed to lose 10 kilos in four months. I'm now down to 47 kilos and have stayed there since.
Food combining is nothing new.
There have been offshoots including the recently popular Atkins Diet, formulated by an incredibly savvy marketer, Dr. Robert Atkins. Most people believe that the sugar part will be the hardest, but anyone who's dieted is used to giving up certain foods like candy bars and ice cream. What we are not used to is having a meal that avoids the combination of, well, meat and potatoes. This particular food strategy can also relieve stress, clear your skin and condition your hair, give you more energy, strengthen your natural immunity and speed recovery from illness among other things. Starches and proteins have different digestive requirements.