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18 Days....
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Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:54 pm
by fulenn
18 days on McDougall and 16 pounds lost.....Wow! This way of eating rocks! It has been hard, especially at my child's band potluck, but I ate before we went and did fine. I quit coffe at the same time. Basically, I quit coffee, dairy, meat, and added oils. Love it! My family is eating mostly--not totally--what I am eating and have commented on skin clearing up, stuffy noses clearing up, and one said her stomach wasn't hurting anymore. This is wonderful. I have high hopes that we will be a McD. family soon. I have never experienced losing weight and eating like this before, so I am kind of scared that it won't continue; however, I am doing this for my health and the weight has just been the frosting on the cake. It just figures that I am so focused on the weight loss.
Anyway, keep it up everyone. I'm counting on everyone here to help me stay focused and to help me keep making good choices.
Fulenn
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Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:37 pm
by Zena
Fulenn--Congrats on your great results so far! The hard work you're putting into changing your lifestyle and health is paying off big time. Wishing you much continued success
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Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:17 pm
by fulenn
Thank you, Zena.
Fulenn
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Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:27 pm
by wordweaver
Thanks for sharing your success! You are an inspiration.
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:23 pm
by prism
Keep up the good work!
It's great that your family is doing it with you
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:30 pm
by proverbs31woman
fulenn,
That's wonderful results for you and your family!
Re: 18 Days....
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:48 am
by Nettie
fulenn wrote:18 days on McDougall and 16 pounds lost.....Wow! This way of eating rocks! .... I have never experienced losing weight and eating like this before, so I am kind of scared that it won't continue; however, I am doing this for my health and the weight has just been the frosting on the cake. It just figures that I am so focused on the weight loss...
You think 18 days makes a difference - wait until you have
18 months behind you. It will pass before you know it, and you'll be a completely different person. It will no longer be hard; eating this way will just be second nature. The cravings and temptations will be less and less.
Congratulations on hanging in there! Better things to come, I assure you.
Nettie
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Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:35 pm
by fulenn
Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I am definitely looking forward to the 18 month mark!
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Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:14 am
by vlgimmelli
HI Fulenn,
Congratulations...that is awesome!!!!!!!! What plan are you following? Do you have a lot of weight to lose? How are you feeling? I am starting again MWL program and putting my all to follow it and reach my goal and change my lifestyle. I have over 85 pounds to lose so I have a long way ahead of me, but I want to get healthy and this is the way to do it.
Have a great day.
Congrats again!!!! Keep up the great work!
Sincerely,
Lillian
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Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:56 am
by Rita
Congratulations, Fulenn. It'll get better and better. Keep us apprised.
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Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:02 pm
by Dale Jackson
Way to go!! That's fabulous.
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Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:03 pm
by fulenn
vlgimmelli wrote:HI Fulenn,
Congratulations...that is awesome!!!!!!!! What plan are you following? Do you have a lot of weight to lose? How are you feeling?
Hi Lillian! Just the regular program: no extra fats at all, no dairy, no animal products. Okay, I ate 2 bites of chicken and 4 bites of beef this month. I was still under 10grams of sat. fat each of those days!
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I am still feeling well, lots of energy, still have 69 lbs to lose. It will probably take awhile, but I am in this to be healthy and not to lose weight. Of course I am THRILLED to see the weight loss! I also want my children to learn to eat well and know how to cook/eat like this. I figure the best way is to let this food be their comfort food instead of what I grew up on. I want their warm memories of family gatherings to have fruit salads and brocolli on the table. Hopefully this will pass down. I lost 24 lbs this year just by cutting out snacking and seconds at mealtimes. The McDougall 16 lbs brought the total to 40. I am SO enjoying this!
Thanks for the support everyone!
Fulenn
Just starting today
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Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:25 pm
by Liza Jane
Hi to all. I'm a newbie and wasn't sure where to post. I'm on the program starting today for Mary's basic fooddiet instead of the Mwl program. I've been doing Vegan for almost a year. Well, about 90% Vegan. I've started cheating by a bite of meat here, a little mexican food there until I'm up 10 lbs. So, today is the beginning of Mary's simple foods. I'm not good at having lots of choice as I eat and eat. I hope this will work for me, or I should say I hope I stay on this. I've been doing lots of reading and studying.
Congratulations on your weight loss. That is fantastic!!!
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Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:41 am
by Faith in DC
Fulenn
Great way to do, slow and sure. 40 is excellent progress for a year. The kind that build permanent change.
Welcome aboard Liza Jane. We do have a weight loss board too.
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:33 am
by dfurbee
Fulenn,
Congrats on the loss
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