Am doing the same diet as yours and have lost 4kls. in a week :) The hard part is resisting the food prepared for the rest of the family but I tell myself “focus, focus, focus.” You’re right about the effect on the face. Skin is tighter and smoother :)

Working in the healthcare industry here in Melbourne provided me an insight on the weight loss products/programs here. I found out that with weight loss, the first 5-10 kilos you will lose easily as it’s just water in the body. It’s the succeeding amount that is the real ‘weight loss’ and will be more difficult to achieve and maintain.

I’m also about to embark on losing a few kilos, am no longer happy with myself. I would like to lose about 15 kilos all up…

Keep up the good work!

The diet I follow is the “Paleolithic diet” (https://www.paleodiet.com/definition.htm). In a nutshell, what a caveman prior to the introduction of agriculture.
The theory is fat==good, carbs==bad. Fat contains many vital nutrients. Most (wilderness) survival books advocate eating meat _with_ fat.
The exercise is 30 mins a day of something similar to P90X.

Carbs digested with fat is the problem with weight/fat gain. I really lament limiting my rice intake with all your delectably fatty pork recipes but that’s the way the pounds start packing on.

Also, try to look up the 4-hour Body (by Tim Ferriss). There is a lot of “tested science” (tested by the author) and one of the suggestions is heavy breakfast, moderate lunch and light dinner. And only eat when you’re hungry (which is very difficult for the conventional 12noon work lunch schedule that the world adheres to).
Also consuming fat and protein in the morning (for me, 4 strips of bacon and 2-3 eggs, sunny-side, skip the toast/rice) primes the body to better digest fat, protein _and_ carbs the rest of the day.

If you have more time to read, try looking into “gluten intolerance” and “leaky gut syndrome”.

Sorry, but diet *anything* with synthetic sweeteners is just…gah! “Eat real food” is a good mantra.