Hi All,
I'm glad to see so many of you back and checking in. Thank you! We are down again for the week, and that is great news. Keep at it!
This year my family of 6 decided to take an early summer vacation; we left on a 35 day road trip earlier this week. We are heeding Horace Greeley's call to
Go West, young man.
Our jaunt from Toronto to the west coast and back will take us through 10 states and 5 provinces. We are seeing an eclectic mixture of museums and national parks, taking a big city bus tour and popping into whatever small town attraction that strikes our fancy. So far, it has been a blast! The only uncomfortable part is that I will have no access to my kitchen, chopping routines or the canned/boxed products that I am familiar with. I have to eat the MWL plan on the fly.
Challenge Accepted!
I have posted this link before, but one of the best videos for how to do this is Mary McDougall's
Dining Out when you Must. It comprehensively covers how to successfully eat at all types of restaurants. Another key resource for me has been Jeff Novick's Fast Food videos (
some of them can be purchased here). (Jeff's tip about using microwaveable bagged brown rice has been a diet-saver, and is what I am grateful for this week!).
While searching for other tips, I came across this lovely Star McDougaller Cheryl and her story about eating this way for 10+ years with a large family, even while travelling
Christensen-Alexander Families.
Cheryl's on the go tips include
Putting McDougall soups in my husband’s desk drawer at work, looking for a Wendy’s not McDonald’s at an exit ramp on a car trip, buying a travel guide describing restaurant food on vacation, packing lunch for my kids, filling the back of my car with baked corn chips and rice cakes to stand in for French fries for sudden hunger pains. Cheryl's family has benefitted from following the McDougall plan and I hope that you will benefit from hearing her story.
Here are some photos of what I have been eating this week, sometimes out at a restaurant and sometimes using canned goods, bagged brown rice and a hotel microwave:
(The last photo is my family in Iowa City - such a lovely city)
Have a great week!
Amy XO
Here are the results for the fourth week in June:
Next Weigh-In is on Friday, June 30th, 2017Total group loss reported in 2017: 481.56 poundsJune 2017 Weight Loss Group :: Monthly Weigh-In Results
Total group loss in January 2017: 137.25 pounds
Total group loss in February 2017: 102.91 pounds
Total group loss in March 2017: 111.3 pounds
Total group loss in April 2017: 56.1 pounds
Total group loss in May 2017: 41.8 pounds
Total group loss in June 2017: 32.2 poundsWeek ending 06/23/2017: 16 participants reported a total loss of 5.3 pounds
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Galooop - 1.0
Yomom - 2.0
Anne57 - 1.0
Loralei - 1.7
Starbright831 - 1.0
rickfm - 4.0
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Total gains: 10.7
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Suey51 - 2.0
Qwerty988 - 0.0
Belcimo - 3.8
Starchyme - 1.0
BMcCloud - 0.5
Waterfit - 3.5
Verovegan - 2.0
Svenja - 2.0
LadyM - 1.2
amandamechele - 0.0
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Total losses: 16
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Total group loss in June 2017: 32.2 pounds
Week ending 06/23/2017: 16 participants reported a total loss of 5.3 pounds
Week ending 06/16/2017: 12 participants reported a total loss of 3.6 pounds
Week ending 06/09/2017: 14 participants reported a total loss of 10.4 pounds
Week ending 06/02/2017: 19 participants reported a total loss of 12.9 pounds