teynmar wrote:Can I ask, what it was in addition that you needed to get rid of in order to improve the numbers like this?
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Here's the thing....I got those numbers doing the program as i was "interpreting " it but I hadn't totally gotten rid of some foods that might contain oil, or a squirt of non stick spray here or there or microwave popcorn that contained things other than just popcorn. Vegenaise is something i love and i didn't want to acknowledge that it wasn't on the program. I wasn't too careful in restaurants and just stopped at "is it vegan? good. then I'll take it."
When i went to the ASW then I realized that after meeting people with vibrant health that i coveted and hearing speakers and after listening to Mary when she did the cooking lecture and the how to order in restaurants....well...then i couldn't really claim that i didn't know anymore. I keep hearing Dr Mcdougall's voice in my head when i considered straying....THE FAT YOU EAT IS THE FAT YOU WEAR!!!
SO...even though I had those significant changes, now that I am doing the program to a more strict degree, I am slowing tweaking it to add more veggies to my plate and other tips i've read about. Does that make sense?
Thank you for the pats and the advice everyone!
I completely understand. Thank you for sharing and passing on the motivation.
I did a similar thing myself. I thought I was being Low fat for a long time and I wasn't really feeling many benefits. For me, it was running everything through the cronometer that I realised I was being more erm.. medium fat
It also held me to account as I had been unintentionally kidding myself here and there.
When I tweaked things within a month my hormones changed dramatically which was a major result for me and for the first time ever I experienced a pain free monthly cycle and health stabilised and is improving. When I eat more fat, it brings the pain back and other rubbish symptoms, like a lack of energy.
Also I had to learn to eat enough. If my body was ever going to heal and repair itself, it needs PBWF calories. This stopped me craving the fat foods too.
I listened to Mary's wonderful lecture on you tube. It may have been the one you attended? Lots of great tips. This polishing process is also worth its weight in gold. Currently I am adding in more herbs and spices, I bought my first specialised rice cooker and steamer which is amazing and makes the rice professional and fluffy and this is the first time I have tasted steamed veg and potatoes and they are flavoursome. I have my crock pot and like Mary - I like it with just High Low and off controls
And I am going to do more bean stews and soups and maybe even start buying frozen veg as a way to increase my greens...
