Down 50 pounds!

[Nettie]

Just thought I'd let everyone know: I started back on McDougall in mid-September after a very long absence. I've lost over 50 pounds since then, and even lost weight over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday feasts! When I went to relatives' homes for a meal, I brought my own food with me; my in-laws are used to this and generally ignore it. I still have a very long way to go, and weight loss has certainly become harder now that I'm nearly 60 years old, but the McDougall plan works!

[Sierra]

Wow!! This is fantastic!! Good for you that you continued to lose over the holidays. Please keep us informed about your success!

[Sunny]

That is great news, what an inspiration. Thank You for sharing, looking forward to seeing more of your posts.

[Doris]

Nettie, thanks for sharing your success on your McDougall Journey. Keep posting, I love to read about others' successes. And yes, the McDougall Plan does work!!!

[noodle]

Nettie, that is absolutely fantastic! Have a great New Year!

[Karen]

Fabulous job! Keep up the good work.

[Dragonfly]

That is terrific, Nettie!! Way to go!!

[hope101]

Wow, Nettie, what in inspiration! Keep on sharing those success stories--it can't help but make us all stronger.

[Nettie]

Thanks to everyone for their encouragement! Actually, I am ashamed to admit that this is my second time around trying to lose 100+ pounds. In 1997 I weighed 306, somehow by the grace of God discovered Dr. McDougall, and, despite being a MAJOR carnivore, I managed to give up meat and refined carbs for a couple of years. I never exercised, but I lost more than 160 pounds and easily kept it off. Then I got (or, more accurately, DISCOVERED) breast cancer. I went the rounds of surgery, chemo, radiation, and then was put on steroids for several months due to side effects from the chemo. As anyone who has ever been on steroids can confirm, I developed a HUGE appetite for everything, and started eating (and eating) SAD again. Somehow I never was able to return to McDougall until now, after putting back nearly all of the weight I had lost. I've paid such a high price for eating the SAD way, in terms of my social and professional life, loss of mobility, strength and stamina, that I no longer want to eat - and die - like that. My mother died 3 years ago and she never experienced good health due to her poor eating habits. I want to live longer than she did, and enjoy life right up to the end. And I've come to understand that a low-fat vegan diet has to be a big part of that. I'm ready to regain my lost health and rejoin the human race.

[Sierra]

Nettie--

You are such an inspiration!! Just keep posting here on this board. I believe this truly helps. You might even want to post your menu for the day and we also have a Saturday weigh-in. Wishing you a healthy 2007!!

[hope101]

Well, Nettie, sometimes it takes falling off the wagon to appreciate why it is so good to have a ride. You are here now and that is all that matters. You can use the past as your why's for how to more forward. Dr. Bernard had a saying on his website I really liked about guilt just being a distraction from where you are going.

[happyalyssa]

Thank you for sharing your goals and your success! I wish you luck and congratulate you for what you've already done!

[Orange]

You can do it!

[L]

Dear Nettie,
Thank you for sharing your success! It is amazing and impressive! Glad to hear you are doing better.
From,
Laurie

[LJ]

Nettie...thanks for posting your story! You are a wonderful inspiration. I admire you, you may have fallen but you've gotten right back up. Keep going, we're all pulling for you!!!!