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havfaith wrote: How strict the guidelines are all depends on which McDougall program you're interested in following and what your goals are. Are you trying to lose weight?
Well I'm already on board with all of that. I don't eat white anything. I'm all about whole wheat! I am a freak about pasta, I love it so much. I always buy the multigrain, or the whole wheat, but recently i discovered rice pasta. It's just as refined though, isn't it? From my initial readings, I gathered that I should try and limit refined starches like pasta and bread and fill up on my "whole" starches like rice.havfaith wrote:
Starches/carbs - Try to stick to the least processed foods for the most nutritional value. For example, choose regular oats as opposed to instant oatmeal, whole grain breads not white (homemade is even better!), brown rice not white, baked/steamed potatoes not french fries or chips.
havfaith wrote:
This link:
http://www.drmcdougall.com/free.html
will take you to an overview of the program and give you a lot of guidelines for choosing foods along with a sample menu for the 12-day program. That will probably answer a lot of your initial questions.
Burgess wrote:
- Very low fat, less than 10% of calories, coming only from whole plant foods such as nuts, with no added fat (out of a bottle, for example).
Mandy_Sav wrote:What I want is naturally occurring fats, right? And no oils!
For example, tofu has some fat in it naturally, so that is okay right? (in moderation of course)
Mandy_Sav wrote:What I want is naturally occuring fats, right? And no oils!
For example, tofu has some fat in it naturally, so that is okay right? (in moderation of course)
scottp wrote:This is mostly right. For weight loss, you will want to treat higher fat foods (like avocado's, olives, tofu, etc) as "rich" foods. Use them sparingly (i.e. for special occasions) not regularly.
Congratulations on your decision to be healthy and good luck on our transformation.
Scott
Burgess wrote:The single most helpful book, for me, has been The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health. It is very readable, and about one-third (the beginning) consists of informative chapters describing the basic programs. (It also explains why Dr. McDougall designed the program as it is.) Another one-third of the book is very helpful medical reference information, which you can dip into as needed. And the last third of the book is a collection of recipes to show real-world examples of the McDougall Progam diet in action.
Mandy_Sav wrote:Yep, I'm trying to lose weight, which will in turn help me acheive optimum health. My long term goal is to keep it that way I've been lurking around for a bit, and I see people talking about the MWL plan, but I can't find the "guidelines" anywhere on the McDougall site. I don't mind purchasing a book, if this is the only source of the info.
Purdy wrote:
Don't do the MWL plan. Why not just try the regular plan rather than putting yourself into a more extreme situation right from the start.
Then if after doing 6 months of McDougall eating....tweaked here and there, and after doing significant exercise during that same period.......
Then after all of that, if you still aren't losing 2 pounds per month, only then might you want to switch to the MWL plan.
Other wise why would you want to?
I mean, if this is a plan for life, and you really.........I mean REALLY.......mean it, then whats wrong with 2 pounds per month?
Heck, even a steady pound per month is progress after most people's initial greater drop.
Slow and steady development of new eating patterns will bring far more people to a lifelong healthy relationship with food than will any "fast" plans. We all know that, right?
Burgess wrote:
Whether you eat pasta or not, or how much, depends on what you want to do, according to my understanding. If I were going for max health and max weight loss, I would avoid all pasta. (But if you do use it, be sure to read all the details of the ingredients; don't most pastas have white flour added to hold it all together?)
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