Moonlight - LOL! I keep forgetting my air horn too. You are very brave to hike alone with black bears and boars! I think the air horn would work in your situation too, based on what the salesperson at the outdoors store said to me. She said it scares away cougars because it is actually painful for their ears (and ours too), so I would imagine it could be the same for boars. Yikes, now I have boars running through my mind...lol...
I'm glad your week turned out well. Those Dr. Lisle talks are so helpful! I very much commiserate with your late-night food love affair...best wishes taming that
Cram Circuit.
Which ones are your favourites? I like the recent one about self esteem/esteem and self confidence. He's doing a
McDougall webinar on Monday at 9am, you can register here to watch it live. Otherwise there will be a replay link available in about a day or so after that. My week has been pretty good (thank you for asking!!). I'm plugging away at staying MWL compliant while making regular McDougall meals for the family. So, its not perfect yet. I have had great success continuing to not eat in the evenings. The cravings really do calm down after a couple of weeks...it's just key to not indulge that stray spontaneous recovery when it happens because then you have to go through the process all over again.
olalka - I'm glad the wedding was a success for you diet-wise and as a fun night out celebrating with friends. That's fantastic that the server and chef worked with you. I love hearing that because it reinforces that it never hurts to ask.
Yay, regarding loose tummy skin, that means you're doing really well! (We've got to put a positive spin on that as a badge of honour or something...lol...I'm a giant bag of excess skin...my hope is if one gets down a low-normal BMI there will be so much less subcutaneous fat that it will only appear crinkly versus hang-y and crinkly - sorry if that was TMI for anyone). Congratulations on this 3 month turn around in your life. Your journey will keep getting better and better! The rebounder sounds fun...tell me more about Pilates?
Anna - Yahoo! I'm so happy for you. Keep working at refining what you are currently doing and see how many of the
10 Point Checklist for MWL that you are achieving. You will have a loss, keep up the great effort!
Sue - I love that you now report your husband's successes...should I put him in the tally too...lol? What would be a good user name for him? McBailey? Wow, his cholesterol numbers are looking great! Have a wonderful St. Paddy's Day!
landog - I'm rooting for you, whether for March or April. Best wishes getting into those 150s. I'll do my best to avoid those cougars. One of their recent regular food sources here are these
feral rabbits whose population numbers have been growing. They're everywhere, so maybe I won't look as tasty.
Kelly - Thank you for posting! It really does take courage. I think its good that you are doing it now, specifically because your self-reported adherence means that your self-esteem is currently high - you know you're doing your best. Its uncomfortable to report a gain but, maybe, not overwhelmingly so. It may be more difficult to do during weeks that you don't meet your own expectations, so I think getting used to the feeling now is perfect. We are all here to support each other on this merry-go-round! XO
Jobet - Hello and Welcome to our little corner of McDougall-land! This is the perfect place to come and post because we all understand how you are feeling. Really really understand it. XO. I was going to say please don't feel embarrassed, but I realize its not something you can control - I feel embarrassed about my intermittent success all of the time. Please know that there is never any judgement on whether your weight loss is too slow, or even not occurring. This may be a weight loss forum, and it really is for
Maximum Weight Loss, but we all come at it differently so some people may lose quickly and others will take more time to figure out all of the changes they need to make consistently to get to a healthy weight that they are happy with. I'm a Turtle too! You have been doing really well since December, be very proud of those almost 10 lost pounds! And now let's walk together for awhile.
Ann - 2 pounds down! It's happy dance time! (Irish style) I received
that email too! It has me craving cauliflower and potatoes!
Vic - Congratulations on a great week and getting into that coveted
normal BMI range, woo hoo! That's a great goal to have, do well enough so the good doesn't get lost! I look forward to hearing about your week.
Chris - Yes! Wonderful loss this week.
Yikes...bobcats..I can see why you prefer to walk in town. I could drive to some higher traffic trails after I get the kids to school, that's a good suggestion. I love the idea of walking near my home because of the incline of this large hill that I live near, but if I'm not going to walk it consistently due to fear, maybe it is best that I find another spot. How is taming the sweets-monster going this week?
Moonlight (again) - Excellent effort this week! What kind of hiking do you like best? Is it in the woods? Up a hill? On a paved trail? All of the above? LOL
SonjaK - You are so right! Consistently losing is difficult over a long period of time and so is keeping that loss off. Jobet is inspiring! How are you doing?