Dr. McDougall's Online Discussion Board

I just wanted to say hello. I have just discovered the McDougall Programme although I have been a vegan for a while. I noticed that there are quite a few of us from the UK.
I only have about ten pounds to lose. I understand that the weight can be pretty slow comng off if you are not very overwight to begin with.

Hi and welcome. I'm not from the UK, but figured I'd say hello anyway. Congrats on being vegan already! I think that's important for so many reasons other than personal health! I don't know too much about the weight loss aspect, but I do know about the work it takes to avoid temptations. Before I started eating this way, I was 98% pure vegetarian (occassionally I'd eat something with cheese or milk as an ingredient). I felt guilty when I ate something with a little bit of dairy, but I never would have thought to watch out for added oil. Now I definitely have to monitor my habits to watch out for the vegan junk food-- the co-op grocery store near where I live makes delicious vegan baked goods that are full of oil. I notice if my pants [trousers] start to feel a little snug, it's probably because I've been lax on the vegan cookie front and doing less exercise. So that would be my best advice if ever faced with a craving: try to remember that just because it's vegan doesn't mean it's healthful! Best wishes on getting started.

Thanks for your reply.
I definitely have to watch out for the vegan baked goodies!
I nearly fell off my chair when I realised how much fat there is in soya products.
I am mostly following MWL with some days more like the regular programme. It has been a week now and I have not weighed myself but I really like the way I'm feeling and how much energy I have.

I have been doing McD for a week, lost inchs. that is good, I have cut out all fats, my constipation has gone, I am diabetic, can't wait till my blood sugars get better, I have read people who have either stopped or cut down on there meds,
My Doc is away for a month, will be good to see him when he gets back,
he will be nicely surprised on any weight lost,
I enjoy reading this form,

Carolyn New Zealand

tanb3374 wrote:Thanks for your reply.
I definitely have to watch out for the vegan baked goodies!
I nearly fell off my chair when I realised how much fat there is in soya products.
I am mostly following MWL with some days more like the regular programme. It has been a week now and I have not weighed myself but I really like the way I'm feeling and how much energy I have.

hi there
my week has been ok - i have stuck to the mcdougall principles and i feel full of energy and not hungry, which is a plus. i can't believe the volume of foods that i am eating - the voice in the back of my head is telling me that i will gain weight if i eat so much but i'm trying to ignore it and put my faith in the programme. i don't weigh myself as i am liable to become obsessive about the numbers and i know it can come off slowly if you don't have a lot to lose. i am still breastfeeding too and i don't want to cut too much so i can keep up my milk supply. this forum is a great place to come for inspiration and support.
best of luck with the programme - great that the constipation has gone. that in itself will make you feel so much more energetic.
do you include exercise in your programme? i am doing ashtanga yoga and some lotte berk exercises most days. i'm also trying to fit in a walk with my son in the pushchair when the weather is nice. now that the winter is coming i may have to take a walk in the shopping mall instead - i'll just have to avert my eyes from all the lovely things in the shop windows otherwise the pounds i will be losing will be from my pocket!
best of luck with the programme - let me know what your results are when your doctor comes back!
tan, uk

I will let you know, would be good while beast feeding, baby will be getting the best,

I will do the measure this morning, to see how I am going,
Hubby has put in a great Veggie garden ( he is from Kent)
I get fresh veggies daily, plus our own fruit trees,

keep in touch

Carolyn

tanb3374 wrote:hi there
my week has been ok - i have stuck to the mcdougall principles and i feel full of energy and not hungry, which is a plus. i can't believe the volume of foods that i am eating - the voice in the back of my head is telling me that i will gain weight if i eat so much but i'm trying to ignore it and put my faith in the programme. i don't weigh myself as i am liable to become obsessive about the numbers and i know it can come off slowly if you don't have a lot to lose. i am still breastfeeding too and i don't want to cut too much so i can keep up my milk supply. this forum is a great place to come for inspiration and support.
best of luck with the programme - great that the constipation has gone. that in itself will make you feel so much more energetic.
do you include exercise in your programme? i am doing ashtanga yoga and some lotte berk exercises most days. i'm also trying to fit in a walk with my son in the pushchair when the weather is nice. now that the winter is coming i may have to take a walk in the shopping mall instead - i'll just have to avert my eyes from all the lovely things in the shop windows otherwise the pounds i will be losing will be from my pocket!
best of luck with the programme - let me know what your results are when your doctor comes back!
tan, uk

I never thought to look for added oil, I was a vegaterian for 3 months after seeing a magot in the meat, yuk, I still have milk, eggs cheese, have cut them all out now, I want to lose weight, this is very easy I have told friends about this way of eating,
I dont think many people in NZ know, they will soon once I get it out there
to think it can stop breat cancer they always said they did not know why people got B C, Dr Mc said was cause of the hormone

AaranaKinsley wrote:Hi and welcome. I'm not from the UK, but figured I'd say hello anyway. Congrats on being vegan already! I think that's important for so many reasons other than personal health! I don't know too much about the weight loss aspect, but I do know about the work it takes to avoid temptations. Before I started eating this way, I was 98% pure vegetarian (occassionally I'd eat something with cheese or milk as an ingredient). I felt guilty when I ate something with a little bit of dairy, but I never would have thought to watch out for added oil. Now I definitely have to monitor my habits to watch out for the vegan junk food-- the co-op grocery store near where I live makes delicious vegan baked goods that are full of oil. I notice if my pants [trousers] start to feel a little snug, it's probably because I've been lax on the vegan cookie front and doing less exercise. So that would be my best advice if ever faced with a craving: try to remember that just because it's vegan doesn't mean it's healthful! Best wishes on getting started.

a garden - how great!
i don't have green fingers - i have tried several time sto grow veggies with no luck.
no one has really heard of the mcdougall programme in the uk either asa far as i know - most people are low carbing here i think, from what i see in the womnens' magazines anyway.

Hi and congratulations on your great decision. I have been McDougalling for 14 years now and am 110 pounds less. You can do it!

I am down 8.8 pounds in a week, I never thought htis could be possible

wow!
110 pounds!
amazing!
and well done on your 8 pound weight loss.
I have lost weight as I feel it in my clothes but I am staying off the scale.