10 years of McDougalling
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 12:47 pm
Hello, I have been reading Trinity's journal, and she said maybe some of us long time members should journal to help new people see what longtime McDougallers look like. We are not perfect but we are in this for the long haul.
I will be 60 in October, and my 10 year McDougall anniversary will be around then as well. I watched Forks Over Knives about 2 days after returning from an overseas trip and we went plant based the next day. Previously we had been Paleo/Keto/zero carb. It was a big change!
I lost around 100 pounds and regained my life. I now trail run (I use the word run loosely as I am almost 60 and lame in my left leg).
I have retired early as my job left me due to the world situation and my husband hopes to retire at the end of 2023. We have 3 children, all grown, working and living away from home. My husband eats what is put in front of him, and is very supportive of plant based eating for environmental reasons. He eats high calorie density as he is an ultra runner.
My challenges are home baking...even compliant baking is very high calorie density....and I bake a lot for my husband to help keep the weight on. Its hard not to join in. And vegan eating out, although we have rarely been out recently, mainly due to the pandemic.
I am about to start training for the Mt Somers race in October. It is 16 days after my birthday so I will be in a new age category, 60+ which is very exciting. At the moment I am in 40-59, which means I am against people only just out of their 30's. Mt Somers is very hard. I did it last year with my daughter as a guide runner. This year I will be going solo, although my husband and daughter will be out on the hill as well, but both will be well ahead of me.
I hope to try and pop in here most mornings. And I know a number of people from the old busy days, Buns, Lyndzie, Trinity, all long timers, and others too. So hello again, and keep McDougalling.
I will be 60 in October, and my 10 year McDougall anniversary will be around then as well. I watched Forks Over Knives about 2 days after returning from an overseas trip and we went plant based the next day. Previously we had been Paleo/Keto/zero carb. It was a big change!
I lost around 100 pounds and regained my life. I now trail run (I use the word run loosely as I am almost 60 and lame in my left leg).
I have retired early as my job left me due to the world situation and my husband hopes to retire at the end of 2023. We have 3 children, all grown, working and living away from home. My husband eats what is put in front of him, and is very supportive of plant based eating for environmental reasons. He eats high calorie density as he is an ultra runner.
My challenges are home baking...even compliant baking is very high calorie density....and I bake a lot for my husband to help keep the weight on. Its hard not to join in. And vegan eating out, although we have rarely been out recently, mainly due to the pandemic.
I am about to start training for the Mt Somers race in October. It is 16 days after my birthday so I will be in a new age category, 60+ which is very exciting. At the moment I am in 40-59, which means I am against people only just out of their 30's. Mt Somers is very hard. I did it last year with my daughter as a guide runner. This year I will be going solo, although my husband and daughter will be out on the hill as well, but both will be well ahead of me.
I hope to try and pop in here most mornings. And I know a number of people from the old busy days, Buns, Lyndzie, Trinity, all long timers, and others too. So hello again, and keep McDougalling.