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Debbie wrote:Eating a pound of veggies for breakfast is not being starch centered.
The gist of the McDougall plan is, this is a starch based diet with the addition of fruits and vegetables. Not a veggie based diet with the addition of starch. Starch is where we find satiety.....
...starch is not the problem. The reason I say that, is that you are focusing in on the starch as what might be the reason you are not losing these few pounds you want to lose, and not even telling us the amounts and kinds of other food you are eating. That leads me to believe that you may not consider starches as "food," but as the thing that must be limited for you to achieve your weight loss goal. That is not the essence of the McDougall plan. Starches are the main dish of the McDougall plan, make no mistake about it. They are not the enemy.
frozenveg wrote:I am glad that someone else was a little disturbed by the tone of this post. It bothers me that some who are already at a good weight, but possibly not their ideal weight, should be expressing, in the Maximum Weight Loss thread, a frustration at not being able to lose "those last few pounds."
Starch is the way to go. If you have weight to lose and it's not coming off look at the other foods you are eating. High fat? You HAVE to be 100% oil free. Moderation kills. And moderation will certainly stall weight loss.
I always think it's good if we're respecting the intentions and wishes of the person whose body we're discussing.
They've been on for years and haven't made much progress to their ultimate goal. It's all because they are trying to drop over two pounds a week instead of two pounds a month. Most would be a lot happier and a lot further along if their targets were a bit more reasonable. Heavy starch and reasonable expectations is really the key to success whether weight loss or health. Dr. McDougall's formula of a starch heavy diet is really the only long term reasonable solution.
<------ amen"Let's fact it, this program may be simple, but doing it in this world with its toxic food environment with little social, personal and environment support is nothing less than "brutal."
I do really enjoy eating this way, and appreciate all of the suggestions. I want to find a way that I can live for the rest of my life, whether or not that is "perfect McDougall" or not. I believe in the science, and am continuing to work on this every day.
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