Re: September 2020 McDougall MWL Weigh-In Group
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Loss of 2lbs
1. Start each meal with a soup and/or salad and/or fruit. YES
2. Follow the 50/50 plate method for your meals. Choose fruit for dessert. YES
3. Greatly reduce or eliminate added sugars and added salts. YES
4. Eliminate all animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood). YES
5. Eliminate all higher fat plant foods (i.e., nuts, seeds, avocados, tofu, soy). YES, apart from soy milk in tea
6. Eliminate any added oil. YES
7. Eliminate all higher calorie-dense foods including flour products (i.e. bread, bagels, muffins, crackers, dry cereals, cookies, cakes), puffed cereals, air-popped popcorn and dried fruit. YES
8. Don’t drink your calories (especially from juices & sugar-sweetened beverages). 80% - the soya milk in tea
9. Follow these principles, eating whenever you are hungry until you are comfortably full. Don’t starve yourself and don’t stuff yourself. YES
10. Avoid being sedentary and aim for at least 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily (i.e., brisk walking). YES
We celebrated my mother's birthday in the middle of August and had quite a few "treats" (I'll admit I baked most of them!), and I found myself a bit off the wagon for about a week after that. It was a good reminder that having one "treat" tends to make me want more, so I should really stay away from them. I'm used to saying no to non-vegan foods and I tend to not even consider them food, and I'm trying to apply that same mindset to non-WFPB foods.
In light of that, I count the past week as a success. I made a big pot of lentil and vegetable soup that I had for lunch all week - I might do something similar for the week coming. I had a jacket potato with salad/steamed veg for a few dinners, which is always a perfect meal. The temperature is cooling down here, so it's been particularly nice to go for a run or long walk before dinner.
I was also able to stay away from bread, which I'm quite glad about as I find that one slice can easily turn into three or four and leaves me still wanting to eat more.
My goal for the next week is to completely switch to drinking tea without soya milk. I've got a nice selection (green/oolong/puerh/jasmine/rooibos/ginger etc.), so it's just a matter of making it a habit.
1. Start each meal with a soup and/or salad and/or fruit. YES
2. Follow the 50/50 plate method for your meals. Choose fruit for dessert. YES
3. Greatly reduce or eliminate added sugars and added salts. YES
4. Eliminate all animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood). YES
5. Eliminate all higher fat plant foods (i.e., nuts, seeds, avocados, tofu, soy). YES, apart from soy milk in tea
6. Eliminate any added oil. YES
7. Eliminate all higher calorie-dense foods including flour products (i.e. bread, bagels, muffins, crackers, dry cereals, cookies, cakes), puffed cereals, air-popped popcorn and dried fruit. YES
8. Don’t drink your calories (especially from juices & sugar-sweetened beverages). 80% - the soya milk in tea
9. Follow these principles, eating whenever you are hungry until you are comfortably full. Don’t starve yourself and don’t stuff yourself. YES
10. Avoid being sedentary and aim for at least 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily (i.e., brisk walking). YES
We celebrated my mother's birthday in the middle of August and had quite a few "treats" (I'll admit I baked most of them!), and I found myself a bit off the wagon for about a week after that. It was a good reminder that having one "treat" tends to make me want more, so I should really stay away from them. I'm used to saying no to non-vegan foods and I tend to not even consider them food, and I'm trying to apply that same mindset to non-WFPB foods.
In light of that, I count the past week as a success. I made a big pot of lentil and vegetable soup that I had for lunch all week - I might do something similar for the week coming. I had a jacket potato with salad/steamed veg for a few dinners, which is always a perfect meal. The temperature is cooling down here, so it's been particularly nice to go for a run or long walk before dinner.
I was also able to stay away from bread, which I'm quite glad about as I find that one slice can easily turn into three or four and leaves me still wanting to eat more.
My goal for the next week is to completely switch to drinking tea without soya milk. I've got a nice selection (green/oolong/puerh/jasmine/rooibos/ginger etc.), so it's just a matter of making it a habit.