Re: April 2021 McDougall MWL Weigh-In Group
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 8:53 am
Starting weight: 141.5
Last week’s weight: 132.2
Current weight: 130.9
Loss/gain this week -1.3 pounds
1. Start each meal with a soup or salad. yes
2. Follow the 50/50 plate method, ½ starch and ½ vegetables. yes
3. Greatly reduce or eliminate added sugars and salts. yes
4. Eliminate all animal foods. yes
5. Eliminate all higher fat plant foods. Used miso as seasoning in a dish/almond milk in porridge and tea
6. Eliminate any added oil. yes
7. Eliminate all higher calorie dense foods. Yes
8. Don’t drink your calories. I Drink only water and tea with a little almond milk
9. Follow these principles whenever you are hungry until you are comfortably full. Yes.
10. Avoid being sedentary. No
Victories, comments, concerns, questions:
First week back and I’m glad to report a weight loss of over 1 pound. It might have been more but my exercising did not happen much this week due to an overcommitted schedule.
Also, towards the middle of the week I found myself picking while preparing food for the family. An old habit which I have been working on assiduously to surrender but always seem to find myself returning to. I barely remember what I ate in these lapses and so my report on the 10 principles may not be 100% accurate. As my husband says, “You think it doesn’t count if you’re standing and eating.”
I can relate totally to Squealcat’s lament about the obsessive nature once the taste of richer foods takes hold. For me they are addictive and the longer I keep away from them the less I crave them. I am going to try her method to check on my EWS (eating while standing).
Carol
Last week’s weight: 132.2
Current weight: 130.9
Loss/gain this week -1.3 pounds
1. Start each meal with a soup or salad. yes
2. Follow the 50/50 plate method, ½ starch and ½ vegetables. yes
3. Greatly reduce or eliminate added sugars and salts. yes
4. Eliminate all animal foods. yes
5. Eliminate all higher fat plant foods. Used miso as seasoning in a dish/almond milk in porridge and tea
6. Eliminate any added oil. yes
7. Eliminate all higher calorie dense foods. Yes
8. Don’t drink your calories. I Drink only water and tea with a little almond milk
9. Follow these principles whenever you are hungry until you are comfortably full. Yes.
10. Avoid being sedentary. No
Victories, comments, concerns, questions:
First week back and I’m glad to report a weight loss of over 1 pound. It might have been more but my exercising did not happen much this week due to an overcommitted schedule.
Also, towards the middle of the week I found myself picking while preparing food for the family. An old habit which I have been working on assiduously to surrender but always seem to find myself returning to. I barely remember what I ate in these lapses and so my report on the 10 principles may not be 100% accurate. As my husband says, “You think it doesn’t count if you’re standing and eating.”
I can relate totally to Squealcat’s lament about the obsessive nature once the taste of richer foods takes hold. For me they are addictive and the longer I keep away from them the less I crave them. I am going to try her method to check on my EWS (eating while standing).
Carol