Meet Mary

I was unfit and very overweight, my husband wanted us to travel to France to watch the Tour de France and do some walking in the Pyrenean Mountains. I remember thinking I just would not be able to keep up with the walking group. Always in the past when I tried to lose weight I would stop reducing my intake because I was too tired and listless.

 Watching the cyclists I began to wonder what they ate to allow them to cycle each day as they did. I decided to find out what I should be eating, but the only information I could find were many lists of foods telling me what was “good” and what was “bad” for my health. During a consultation with a dietician I asked the question: “If there are only 6 different food groups (Protein, Carbohydrates, Fruit, Vegetables, Fats and Dairy), how much can I eat from each group on a daily basis?” For the first time I had the answers!

In the beginning I represented the foods with the following

Red buttons for	Protein
Glass marbles for	Carbohydrates
Tooth picks for	Fruit
Green buttons for	Vegetables
Small stones for	Fat
White marbles for	Dairy

 I put them all in a bowl and when I had something to eat, I removed the relevant item from the bowl. At the end of the day, I knew I had eaten in a well-balanced and nutritious way, and aside from reducing my weight, my energy levels increased dramatically.

The next idea that I had was to put all the food I should eat on the table and then stop eating when it had gone. But obviously in the Australian climate this is not practical. That is when I thought of a card system. I invented a card system “The Good Butt” which helped many Australians to lose weight.

Now, in addition to the card system, here is the app for iPhone/ iPad, so that I can share my weight loss knowledge with people worldwide.

This is an easily understood healthy food system, which can be used by most people around the world.

“In the beginning it is not easy BUT incredibly rewarding.”

 

- Mary Keeble