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OK so after 2 weeks of not so perfectly staying on the MWL plan I got myself on the scale this morning and was down 3.8 lbs since the beginning of the month. I have been staying on the plan probably 80% of the time. When on plan I am eating huge quantities of food, mostly starches. I have been having a huge salad every day at lunch and I add a whole bag of frozen steam in the bag veggies to my dinners. Most of my downfall comes from Binge eating at night either watching TV or when having trouble sleeping. I have started to change my TV habits and keep myself busy so that I don't just veg out at night, I am also being more careful about what I watch on TV. I find that avoiding food porn has been a productive change.

Congrats to everyone else who is having a great No Excuses month. I love reading the updates!

Hello everybody
I'm joining in here. I missed the Saturday weigh-in but in the week up until Saturday the 14th (I only started last Wednesday), I lost 4.84 pounds. I'm not sure if that will get included next time but I thought I'd mention it anyway. My losses have slowed down so far this week but hopefully by Saturday I'll have a little more to report.

I'm down 3lbs this week. My goal last weekend was not to gain - busy, foody weekend. The major success was between my ears and I was able to easily meet that goal. I just made sure I was comfortably full of good food before I left home. With a full tummy, making good choices was easy.

I need to make sure I have good savory sauces and things to go with my starches so that I am craving them and not looking over the fence. My house is full of non plan (but whole) foods because I have 5 kids and a dear husband who is low normal bmi, and has always been. Never hungry and having good choices ready at hand seems to be the key that I have been missing over the past couple of years.

January 01, 2012 - 212.0
January 06, 2012 - 210.5
January 13, 2012 - 209.5
January 20, 2012 - 208.0
January 27, 2012 - 210.0
February 03, 2012 - 207.0
February 10, 2012 - 207.0
February 18, 2012 - 208.0
February 24, 2012 - 207.5
March 02, 2012 - 206.0
March 09, 2012 - 205.5
March 16, 2012 - 206.0
March 22, 2012 - 204.0
March 29, 2012 - 208.0
April 05, 2012 - 203.5
April 13, 2012 - 210.5
April 14, 2012 - 208.5
April 20, 2012 - 206.5

Down 2 pounds

Hello all! I am wanting to join in, hope that is okay so late in the month. I have lost about 10 pounds since the first of the year but it has slowed and I need encouragement to be 100% compliant and move towards MWL.

I've really enjoyed reading through the pages of this thread and am so encouraged by the great success here!

Eureka! I had a weight loss break thru! I lost 3.4 lbs this week. Happy Friday everybody.

Down 1.6 lbs. this week...and I thought I was going to gain weight between the potluck at Vanilla Orchids home, a family party, and creating some new recipes this week, ha!

I started increasing my exercise this past week with mixed results. I seriously overdid it and then had to miss some of my regular routine. Now I am feeling less sore and I am ready to ramp up my efforts again. I want to follow Veganjen's success and break that 200 pound barrier as well!

February 17th: 229
February 24th: 224
March 2: 222
March 9: 220
March 16: 217
March 23: 215
March 30: 214 (out of town and not near a scale)
April 6: 212 (going out of town again)
April 13: 212
April 20: 210 Loss of 2 Pounds!

My family was up in the SF Bay area a couple of weeks ago and we were also lucky enough to meet up at Vanilla Orchid's home. I would have loved to meet everyone at the potluck last weekend, but it was just a fluke that we were there at all. Hopefully, next time there is a big gathering, I'll find another reason to get up that way. McDougall people are the best!

Congratulations to all of you!!! How wonderful...the stories of success, breakthroughs and determination! I love it!

I've had a hard time sticking with my plan since Easter...and this in the month of "No Excuses!" Well, the scale revealed my less than stellar eating this week. I'm UP 2 pounds I suppose, in a way, that's a good thing. It has given me a new resolve today to get back on track and not let this get away from me. So, next week, hopefully, I'll be able to report a loss again...NO EXCUSES!!

Down 1.2 lbs. Enjoying my walks in the evening.

I stayed the same this week...

4/20 219.2

For me, compliance with the plan is more important than weight loss. So if I lose 2 lbs./month but with 95% compliance, I'm a happy guy. Those are my goals. Had a good "clean" week. Best to all!

A rough week, stayed the same . Next week for sure some change I hope! Lots of weight loss this month way to go folks . Congrats.Dlee

I lost 3 pounds this week...I am very consistent about losing none to very little for a few weeks, and then a big drop. It seems to average out to 1-2 pounds a week though in the end.

Congrats to all that have lost or maintained this week!

Down 1 this week.