Hi, my name is Nancy (username Morris because that is a nickname of mine and Nancy was already in use). Too make a long story short, I need to eat healthy. Since I have quite a few of Dr. McDougall's books and have tried many recipes on this website, I thought this would be a good place to journal my journey to a whole food plant based diet/lifestyle.
In the last 5 years I had lost 40 pounds but gained back 20 of them. I need to get motivated to get back down to my ideal weight. I am tired of squeezing into my jeans. I must look pretty horrible in them because my youngest daughter changed the ringtone for me about some lady wearing too tight jeans.
I eat a lot of the wrong things when I get frustrated, bored, happy, etc. Plus I have a tendency to overeat, even the good things. I am trying to learn to stop eating when I feel satisfied, not stuffed, but this is hard for me to comprehend because when I feel stuffed, I am satisfied.
I also tend to overeat because I think I might not get any more later on. This comes from growing up in a large family and I often describe our meal times as "he who grabs the fastest gets to eat", especially with the so-called "treats". I remember at Halloween and Easter, I would stuff myself with candy because if I tried to save my share, my younger sister would eat it. To this day, I get resentful when I buy a "treat" and my husband asks if he can have a bite; but then his bite is half of what I have.
I have a lot of issues that I need to sort out with my relationship with food. I desire to get back to a whole food plant based diet once again because I felt the best when I ate that way in the past. I tried to follow the 10 day plan but something inside me rebelled at having to follow a plan. So, I am going to attempt to follow Jeff's guidelines about what to eat since he just lists the type of food and I feel like it is not as rigid of a plan.
Breakfast: Whole Grains (2 cups) 320 calories
Fresh Fruit (1 cup) 120 calories
Lunch:Starchy Vegetable (2 cups) 320 calories
Legumes (1/2 cup) 120 calories
Veggies (2 cups of salad, soup and/or steamed veggies) 100 calories
Fruit (1 serving) 60 calories
Dinner:Starchy Vegetable (2 cups) 320 calories
Legumes (1/2 cup) 120 calories
Veggies (2 cups of salad, soup and/or steamed veggies) 100 calories
Fruit (1 serving) 60 calories
Today was day 1 and I actually made it through breakfast and lunch. Dinner was not well planned and I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich instead. But I made it through the day without eating any candy or cookies. That is because I do not have any in the house.