November 2016 McDougall Weigh In Group

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Re: November 2016 McDougall Weigh In Group

Postby amandamechele » Thu Nov 24, 2016 9:01 am

It's Friday, Friday, Friday. Friday!




Haha! I'm kidding, I know it's Thursday.
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Re: November 2016 McDougall Weigh In Group

Postby nairnejay » Thu Nov 24, 2016 4:20 pm

It's Friday where I am!

Not weighing in this week - I know I'll be up thanks to monthly hormones... plus an insatiable desire for chocolate :oops:

I know that's heaps bad but I'm doing my best in the circumstances and will keep soldiering on.
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Re: November 2016 McDougall Weigh In Group

Postby amandamechele » Sat Nov 26, 2016 10:21 am

Nairnejay - I'll put you down for a zero this week, please let us know how you do next week. :)
Chocolate is a tough one, but I trust that if you just keep at it you will figure out a great strategy for mitigating the problem. It may be ensuring it's not around. It may be limiting it to 1 square of vegan extra dark bitter once a week. It may be giving yourself permission to eat it any time you want after you eat a salad and potatoes (which could in fact satisfy you enough to get through the craving). We all have different personalities so it will take a different approach to attain success. But keep the ultimate outcome in mind, because it is the same for us all. For optimum health we need to eat an oil-free, plant based diet, with low to no sugar and salt.
(Edited to add:) Keep doing your best! That's all we can ask of ourselves. Be proud that you just keep trying.

I'm also a 0 this week, because the scale did not budge. I'm actually happy I am a zero weight loss because that was my best case scenario for the week...lol. This is a difficult time of year to navigate with so many holidays and get-togethers. My wonderful ex-pat friend had us over for American Thanksgiving on Thursday night and we indulged a bit. She made a WFPB lasagna for her and I, with a nut based sauce of some sort (MWL went out the window that night, and each day since because she sent most of the pan home with me). There was also dark chocolate and soy ice cream and some ginger cake (that I made).
That is where I am currently getting stuck, eating too high on the calorie density scale for my size and food volume requirements. Some people will identify the problem and apply the solution and BAM! Problem solved. Chef AJ is an example of that to me (as with all of the other experts who apparently do this with ease). I, tend to have to circle around the problem, attempt to identify any loopholes, test out even the most improbable of loop holes (because maybe eating fat can make you thin...right? It doesn't, BTW) and then settle into the fact that the program works, as is.
This is definitely doing things the hard way, but it seems to be my path. I danced around the issue when I quit smoking more than a decade ago, with a number of years of false starts. I trudged around the problem of following the regular McDougall plan, also taking many years to figure out that I just had to apply it as is...and now I am doing the same thing as I attempt to follow the MWL program.
I keep having thoughts like maybe I can follow the program with this modification or that tiny change. I recognize this is not the case, but I just have to cycle through enough losing suggestions to satisfy myself that there is not a better deal to be had than this one.
Eating this way is the best deal out there!

I'll tally up this week's numbers later this evening, so there is still time to post your results! Up, down, nowhere...it is what it is. Let's just keep hanging out and figuring this out together.
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Re: November 2016 McDougall Weigh In Group

Postby judytoronto58 » Sat Nov 26, 2016 10:29 am

Mark me down for a zero, Amy. I'll be weighing in next week and hopefully I'll be down a lb or two!
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Re: November 2016 McDougall Weigh In Group

Postby amandamechele » Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:41 pm

Well, that's it for November weigh-ins. I will be starting a new thread for the December group. I hope to see more of you there!
It's getting to be that time of year where you may consider putting off lifestyle changes or put your own healthy eating on hold until January. I think staying on track in December has the potential to be more difficult than any other month of the year. So let's share our challenges and successes next month, like how we survived the staff holiday party without tasting every dessert offered...what dish we brought to our mother-in-law's place that everyone loved (or hated)...or why we decided to keep things very low-key this year in order to minimize temptation..

This week I am grateful for the support of friends and family. Like roses, relationships take planning, dedication and care to blossom and grow. Cultivate yours well and they will bring beauty into your life.

Next weigh in is on Friday, December 2nd, 2016

November 2016 Weight Loss Group :: Weekly Weigh In Results
Total group loss reported in 2016: 416.3
Total group loss in November 2016: -1.89 (gain)
Week ending 11/25/2016: 3 participants reported a total loss of 0.0 pounds
Week ending 11/18/2016: 4 participants reported a total loss of 0.2 pounds
Week ending 11/11/2016: 5 participants reported a total loss of -4.69 pounds (gain)
Week ending 11/04/2016: 4 participants reported a total loss of 2.6 pounds


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Total gains = 0.0
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Nairnejay - 0.0
Amandamechele- 0.0
Judytoronto58- 0.0
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Total losses = 0.0
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Total group loss reported in 2016: 416.3
Total group loss in November 2016: -1.89 (gain)
Week ending 11/25/2016: 3 participants reported a total loss of 0.0 pounds
Week ending 11/18/2016: 4 participants reported a total loss of 0.2 pounds
Week ending 11/11/2016: 5 participants reported a total loss of -4.69 pounds (gain)
Week ending 11/04/2016: 4 participants reported a total loss of 2.6 pounds

Total group loss in October 2016: 38
Week ending 10/28/2016: 6 participants reported a total loss of 8.8 pounds.
Week ending 10/21/2016: 9 participants reported a total loss of 16 pounds.
Week ending 10/14/2016: 8 participants reported a total gain of +.5 pounds.
Week ending 10/07/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 13.7 pounds.

Total group loss in September 2016: 41.7
Week ending 09/30/2016: 9 participants reported a total loss of 20.9 pounds.
Week ending 09/23/2016: 7 participants reported a total loss of 1.6 pounds.
Week ending 09/16/2016: 8 participants reported a total loss of 10.9 pounds.
Week ending 09/09/2016: 8 participants reported a total loss of 8.4 pounds.
Week ending 09/02/2016: 5 participants reported a total loss of +.1 pounds.

Total group loss in August 2016: 31.4
Week ending 08/26/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 5.9 pounds.
Week ending 08/19/2016: 5 participants reported a total loss of 2.5 pounds.
Week ending 08/12/2016: 8 participants reported a total loss of 11.3 pounds.
Week ending 08/05/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 11.7 pounds.

Total group loss in July 2016: 21.6
Week ending 07/29/2016: 6 participants reported a total loss of 3.1 pounds.
Week ending 07/22/2016: 3 participants reported a total loss of .8 pounds.
Week ending 07/15/2016: 7 participants reported a total loss of 1.7 pounds.
Week ending 07/08/2016: 7 participants reported a total loss of 1.7 pounds.
Week ending 07/01/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 14.3 pounds.

Total group loss in June 2016: 39.6
Week ending 06/24/2016: 13 participants reported a total loss of 11.2 pounds.
Week ending 06/17/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 6.2 pounds.
Week ending 06/10/2016: 12 participants reported a total loss of 12.9 pounds.
Week ending 06/03/2016: 8 participants reported a total loss of 9.3 pounds.


Total group loss in May 2016: 48.1
Week ending 05/27/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 16.7 pounds.
Week ending 05/20/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 8 pounds.
Week ending 05/13/2016: 13 participants reported a total loss of 10.6 pounds.
Week ending 05/06/2016: 11 participants reported a total loss of 12.8 pounds.

Total group loss in April 2016: 68.4
Week ending 04/29/2016: 9 participants reported a total loss of 13.7 pounds.
Week ending 04/22/2016: 6 participants reported a total loss of 10.6 pounds.
Week ending 04/15/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 7.7 pounds.
Week ending 04/08/2016: 11 participants reported a total loss of 25.3 pounds.
Week ending 04/01/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 11.1 pounds.

Total group loss in March 2016: 37.4
Week ending 03/25/2016: 8 participants reported a total loss of 12.2 pounds.
Week ending 03/18/2016: 12 participants reported a total loss of 11 pounds.
Week ending 03/11/2016: 8 participants reported a total loss of 4.4 pounds.
Week ending 03/04/2016: 9 participants reported a total loss of 9.8 pounds.

Total group loss in February 2016: 26.8
Week ending 02/26/2016: 11 participants reported a total loss of 21.8 pounds.
Week ending 02/19/2016: 11 participants reported a total loss of 1.2 pounds.
Week ending 02/12/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 5.5 pounds.
Week ending 02/05/2016: 9 participants reported a total gain of 1.7 pounds.

Total group loss in January 2016: 83.7
Week ending 01/29/2016: 10 participants reported a total loss of 1.4 pounds.
Week ending 01/22/2016: 15 participants reported a total loss of 14 pounds.
Week ending 01/15/2016: 16 participants reported a total loss of 15.5 pounds.
Week ending 01/08/2016: 23 participants reported a total loss of 41.5 pounds.
Week ending 01/01/2016: 05 participants reported a total loss of 11.3 pounds.
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Re: November 2016 McDougall Weigh In Group

Postby amandamechele » Thu Dec 01, 2016 12:24 pm

Here is the link for this month's MWL weigh in group:

https://www.drmcdougall.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=53803#p548126

See you all on Friday!

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