Hi everyone! I'm new to the board & to McDougall

[val]

Hello everyone! I'm Val and this is my first day of being on the McDougall diet. I have lots of weight to lose. I weigh 266 and need to be around 120. I had an EKG yesterday and also did the other tests as suggested in the book, and will have all the results on Friday.

I've been a vegetarian (for ethical reasons) for a couple years, but was a very unhealthy vegetarian. I ate lots of high fat foods, and had too much packaged foods and the weight just piled on. I also rarely exercised!!

I'm really excited about being on this diet. I didn't feel like I was dieting at all today, as I could eat whenever I was hungry. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone here, and to losing lots of weight!

So glad I found this wonderful board!!

Val

[S B]

Sounds like you are off to a good start!

Welcome!

[DianeR]

Welcome! I think you will find that you feel so much better eating the McD way.

[Doris]

Val, welcome ! This board is a great place to receive support and lots of useful tips to help you on your McDougall Journey. I wish the best.

[Sunny]

You came to the right place Very supportive board and good advice.
It is so nice to be able to eat when you are hungry instead of having little portions and starving. We also have a Saturday weigh in on Roberta's
Corner forum, I think it helps alot of us keep in check with ourselves.
Check it out ~~~

[val]

Thanks everyone for responding. I'll check out the weigh-in corner, and post there too.

Val

[phillyrv]

Hi & welcome to the Mcdougall way of eating!!! You'll find lots of support here, good recipes, ideas on just about every way to stay healthy, fit, and keep with this type of lifestyle.
Phyllis

[smithdavid4321]

Hi Friends,
My name is Smith, I am new here.
I heard from people that it was a good place to communicate and learn information.
I hope that I learn a bunch of information while I am here and I hope that I can help to others as well.

[doublenickel]

Val, just curious--as an unhealthy vegetarian, were you eating dairy? That'll really put and keep the weight on, in my experience. I'm not alone in this, but I think if you had to choose just one thing to eliminate from your diet, it should be dairy. Unfortunately, that's often the hardest one!

[doublenickel]

Hi Friends,
My name is Smith, I am new here.
I heard from people that it was a good place to communicate and learn information.
I hope that I learn a bunch of information while I am here and I hope that I can help to others as well.

So's mine. There are a few of us around. Welcome!

[NatureRabbi]

I am more than new -- I start tomorrow -- but I gathered grains and veggies to have the cupboard stocked. I, like Val, was an unhealthy vegetarian -- too much cheese and butter and have about 70 pounds to lose.

I am on the go a lot, so need to work this plan into my schedule. I bought some McDougall soups at the store and can leave them in my car for lunch on the go.

Having dieted for years -- yoyo -- I am truly hoping that this will be a lifestyle change that I can adopt for a healthy and fit next chapter of my life.

I think a message board may be helpful for support. Let me know good or helpful threads for encouragement and motivation.

ann