Welcome to the March Weigh-In Thread for Dr McDougall's Maximum Weight Loss Program.
For the program details visit the
MWL Guidelines 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) Resources and his 1 hour video explanation on
Calorie Density: How to Eat More, Weigh Less and Live Longer.
Hello All!
Welcome back to everyone along for this ride and a big welcome to those just getting on.
While looking for a bit of inspiration for March I came across the
perfect video from the 2014 McDougall Advanced Study Weekend. This is Dr McDougall at his finest; in command of the stage, confident of his message, and ever so slightly irreverent. I’ll tell you it was this last quality, alone, that I thought may convince my Dad to get into the car with me and take this
starch-based diet out for a spin. My Dad just wants to hear
the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, not some health care provider saying
You can’t handle the truth. Though my Dad still test drives other cars every once and awhile, he bought Dr. McDougall's thanks to the integrity of the salesman and the quality of the product.
If you are looking for someone to just tell it like it is, Dr. McDougall is that guy. He wants you to understand the best way to lose weight and reverse your chronic diseases so badly that he even put it in
pictures. You’ll never have to wonder what his expectations are of you the patient, of you the steward, or of you the advocate. He wants you to care for the world by taking care of yourself.
And if you don’t know what I mean, just remember,
it’s the food!
Let’s pay particular attention to the food this month. Take a minute, this evening, and click the links above to go through the
MWL Guidelines. Think through what you ate this last week and consider what you did well, and what you can improve on. Maybe change 1 thing just a little closer to the guidelines and see how that feels. Make more adjustments as you feel ready.
I’m looking forward to spending the month with all of you! Best wishes and see you all on Friday and Saturday for the weigh-in!!
Amy XO
PS. Did any of you watch the McDougall Webinar this past Monday, with Dr. Lisle? Spoiler alert: The devil is in the details.
Secrets to Positive Change.
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.