For the program details visit the MWL thread in this forum. Please check out as many of the links as you have time for, there is so much here to discover!
A couple of other great resources, for those just starting out, are from Jeff Novick the staff dietician for the program:The Ultimate Guide to Free Calorie Density (MWL) Resourcesand his 1 hour video explanation on Calorie Density: How to Eat More, Weigh Less and Live Longer.
I thought it would be nice to have this month's focus be on new beginnings and fresh starts. I have personally been struggling with compliance to certain aspects of this program and have been working hard to figure out what my triggers are and what strategies work to get me through a period of cravings or feelings of discouragement. If you have tried and true strategies, many of us would love to hear them!
It can be a real benefit to go over material that you think you are already familiar with. Refresh and reflect. So please take a look at the above links and all of the wonderful newsletters, articles and success stories available on the website.
Anyone who has been lurking or struggling, come on back! You don't have to do this alone. Come on guys, we've got this!
See you all this Friday and Saturday! (Weigh In on Friday April 7th or Saturday April 8th)
Amy
Here are the standard monthly instructions for participating in this thread:
Our weigh in's are on Fridays and you have until 12 PM PST on Saturday to report.
Anyone is welcome to join the weekly weigh in group as long as they follow the McDougall principles. We recommend following the Maximum Weight Loss (MWL) plan or the Mary's Mini's Plan.
There is a sticky at the top of this forum on the guidelines for the MWL program.
In order to tally the results please submit your results by posting the total pounds you have lost or gained that week. You don't have to share your total weight if you'd rather keep that to yourself. This is an honor system so we take the gain, loss or maintain you give us in order to tally. (Please make a new post each week)
If you are a new member and would like to join but don't have a weight to be counted for the week then you will be counted either as a body with a zero starting weight, or when you check in for the weekly weigh in the following week. Large amounts of weight lost over a period of months or weeks, prior to joining the weekly weigh in group, will not be counted towards the weekly total.
If you measure your weight in something other than pounds please convert the measurement to pounds.
All gains will be counted towards the total to encourage weekly participation. Posting is encouraged whether it's a gain, a loss, or a maintain.
You are welcome to share as little or as much as you want on your weight loss journey here in this thread. We encourage members of the group to talk to each other, cheer each other on and set goals together.
This thread is for the mutual support of all who wish to participate.
Chris
The thing is, I was around here way back in 2010, and although I lost 100 pounds over about 3 years, I didn't stick with it and allowed 60 pounds to creep back on. It was hard to lose and so easy to find again. I'm very impressed that you have just kept at it. Thanks for sharing your strategies. I'm so interested in the different ways everyone makes this work!
