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I'm posting from my phone, so this will be short.

Welcome to May! I thought naming this a month of no excuses again as just an add on from last month was a good idea.


Welcome to our newbies and those of us returning! This is such a great group of people.

Have a great month everyone

I am so ready for May! My goal is lose 6-10 pounds this month, if I do that I should be able to wear most everything in my closet. when I get below that point I will be so excited, 174 seems to be my stopping point, I lose weight and then that weight seems like a wall. A viscous cycle over the past 5 years. This time that wall is coming down!

I am really enjoying the food and have ordered some single serving FF dressing packs for when we do eat out.

txveggie - how cool to get back into all those clothes. I know that feeling, but I have so many sizes in my closet - time to purge the biggest ones though! Congrats to you

Hi Everyone-
I'm new to this forum but have been lurking for a few days getting the lay of the land.

I'm very excited about starting this journey and feel that this group might help me be accountable and offer support. I'd like to participate in the MWL Weigh In Group. Please just tell me what to do.

Thanks in advance.

Hi yukongoldie, welcome!

We post our weight lost on Friday, then on Saturday, Debbie will list all of the losses for the week. Every month has a new thread. It's helped me a lot with my accountability and the support here is fantastic. You can get a ticker if you wish, just click on the link above my ticker and it will take you to the site so you can set one up for yourself.

Check out this thread, it's everything you need to succeed on MWL.
http://drmcdougall.com/forums/viewtopic ... 11&t=26620

Thanks, Jen. So much great info on these boards. I have Dr. McDougall's MWL book and am awaiting delivery of his new one, The Starch Solution, but it really helps reading advice from all you "stars"!

I'm excited to head into the new month of MWL. I hope to continue enjoying the simple fare and be able to overlook the other things that are present in my house for the other 6 occupants

I posted a 10lb loss for April and hope to do the same in May. I'm a bit stalled right now - diet is staying the same this week, but have cycle end bleeding/bloating going on. I haven't gained, but the scale has not dropped in a couple days. One thing I notice on McD, is that it is not painful and I'm not nearly as teary.

My friend that is fixated on food has started trying to eat MWL because she is seeing my results. She keeps asking me if she can eat this or that that she knows very well are not compliant. I tell her she can eat anything she wants but that I'm not going to. Others have noticed and have been nothing but supportive.

Prediabetes tingly limbs and eye issues have not been noticed at all since starting MWL. Yay!!!! I also haven't felt any twitches in my leg veins since starting MWL at the beginning of April.

In the bonus benefit category for this WOE, I hope to fit in almost everything in my prebaby summer tote by the end of this month (baby is 18mo. old) and by the end of June to go shopping in the girls department as I saw some really nice tiered skirts in the 12-14 size at walmart when I was out today. The womans dept looked pretty scary...

I'm going to jump in and post my goal for the month of May. Lost 8 pounds last month, hoping to lose 10 this month. My focus, rather on the weight loss is to stick to MWL 100%, which has been a challenge for me since I do love my fruit!

Looking forward to what this month brings - hope everyone has a fantastic month and are feeling lighter by the end of it!

Hi everyone!

I'm joining you this month, if I may.

I took the plunge this morning and weighed myself for the first time this year - scary stuff!
I've lost quite a bit already since I started this WOE on the 1st of Jan, but my weight loss seems to have stagnated over the past month.

So I think by joining this group, and re-committing to MWL, as well as upping my exercise will get the fat moving off again.

Wishing everyone a good weight loss month!

Wow, can't believe that it is May already. My goals for May are to stay on MWL and lose 8-10 lbs. in May. Feeling good and ready to take this on but I know I will need the support of the group. So many thanks to you all in advanced
Weighed in this a.m. at 212 lbs.

SAMSY: In my book you win the profile picture of all time, the potato in a two piece is a kick and a half. I adore that - where ever did you find it??????

Hi lmggallagher
I'm so glad you admire my spudly figure!

I found the pic on Google images, search term "potato", I think. Sadly not handcrafted by myself.

Greetings from sunny SA

Hello, this is my first day McDougalling. I would really like to join in the weigh-ins, but I'm not really looking for maximum weight loss, just anything slow and steady. I will report what the scales say tomorrow and hope I can get my head round the plan enough to lose something by next week. I am worried a bit because I have a Navvy's appetite and a problem with overeating and so if any plan says "eat as much as you like" I don't think they ever imagined that anyone could possibly eat as much as me. I am hoping that just following the standard plan will be enough as the idea of restricting too much sends me instantly into panic before I've even got going. Like yukongoldi, I'm looking forward to the new book next week and wish it was here now. I am keeping a journal and hope that will help. I don't know anyone on the boards yet, so hoping to make some new friends. Shell XXe

I hope it's okay if I join a little late. I have started overeating a bit and have started regaining some weight and really need some help and motivation to help me get back on track. I am only 4' 11" tall so hopefully no one will judge me based on my weight it has been hard to get support as people don't understand how easily a tiny bit of extra weight shows up when you are really short!!

Do I need to post my beginning weight?

I look forward to being a part of the group.

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