Real Name: Idgie
Location: Southern California
Where/How did you find out about the site &/or Dr Mcdougall: In 1983, I became a Seventh-Day Adventist. I was a teenager, and suddenly all my friends were vegetarians. I read The McDougall Plan shortly after it came out, and I was instantly converted, but I wads on and off the program for years. For most of the next 20 years, I was lacto-ovo vegetarian, but I would have periods of McDougalling.
How long have you been following the McD program: This time around, for about a month, but on and off for, gosh, 35 years. Wow.
What was your initial reason/goals for starting the program: Positive peer pressure; ethics.
What is your success to date: In the past 6 weeks, I've lost 20 pounds and had more success with consistency on the program than I've ever been able to manage in my life.
Describe a Typical Day of McDougalling for you: I eat a lot of sweet potatoes.
I bake several of them every other day or so. In the evening, I have an alarm on my phone to remind me to prep food for the next day -- that's when I cook up some rice or potatoes or sweet potatoes or whatever. Right at this moment, I have some garbanzos soaking on the kitchen counter and a couple of sweet potatoes in the fridge.
Favorite Mcdougall Recipe/Dish: I don't cook from recipes very much. I like to cook, and I tend to improvise a lot.
Describe Your Exercise (How much, what kind, etc): Not much. I'm on SparkPeople, and it's helping me improve my amount of exercise, but I'm not great at making time for that.
Other Hobbies/Interests: I love to read. I am a homebody, so I stay home a lot. And I love love love to cook.