I quit ultra-processed food and joined Zoe — three weeks in I learned something big
dailyrecord.co.ukAt the start of 2024, feeling sluggish and unhealthy after a winter of over-indulgence, I decided to quut ultra-processed foods (UPF) .
I also cut out all foods with added sugar. The results were rapid: I lost weight and there were healthy foods I had never considered eating previously which I suddenly couldn't live without (read about them here).Eight months on, I'm still at it.
In fact, it's getting easier and more motivating as time goes on as I eat in a sustainable and manageable way, not drastically limiting what I eat, cutting down on food quantity or counting calories.Key to changing my diet habits eight months ago was stumbling on the Zoe Science and Nutrition podcast, which I couldn't stop listening to.
When I wrote about it, Zoe spotted it and offered me free membership to their personalised nutrition programme to see what I thought.
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