Hi All!
Thank you to each of you for weighing-in or checking-in. I'm really thrilled about how well you are all doing...losers, gainers and maintainers (that feels a bit Dr. Seuss inspired...heehee... can you tell that I read a lot children's books?).
By continuing to show up, you are ensuring you give this just a bit of thought each week. Some weeks you may give it even more than a little bit. As the adherence improves, so does the outcome.
Now I know in our little group the specific focus is weight loss. However, many of us aren't just dealing with excess weight but also additional health issues that we hope to improve by adopting a Maximum Weight Loss style of eating. It can be motivating to understand how what we put in our mouths, and other lifestyle factors, affect our probability of developing a chronic disease, or having a reoccurrence of one. So I thought I'd highlight some research that Jeff Novick posted about in his thread.
This past week, the American Institute for Cancer released it's
2018 Diet and Cancer Report. Coming in at 12,000 pages it's not a quick read so, kindly, they have summarized the
Top Ten Cancer Preventative Measures:
1) Be a healthy weight Keep your weight within the healthy range and avoid weight gain in adult life.
2) Be physically active Be active as a part of everyday life - walk more and sit less.
3) Eat a diet rich in whole grains, vegetables, fruits and beans Make whole grains, vegetables, fruits and pulses (legumes) such as beans and lentils a major part of your usual daily diet.4) Limit consumption of "fast foods" and other processed foods high in fat, starches or sugars. Limiting these foods helps control calorie intake and maintain a healthy weight.
5)Limit consumption of red and processed meat Eat no more than moderate amounts of red meat, such as beef, pork and lamb. Eat little, if any, processed meat.
6) Limit consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks Drink mostly water and unsweetened drinks.
7) Limit alcohol consumption For cancer prevention, it’s best not to drink alcohol.
8) Do not use supplements for cancer prevention Aim to meet nutritional needs through diet alone.9) For mothers: breastfeed your babies, if you can. Breastfeeding is good for both mother and babies.
10) After a cancer diagnosis: Follow our recommendations, if you can. Check with your health care professional about what is right with you.*Not smoking and avoiding other exposure to tobacco and excess sun are also important in reducing cancer risk.
Recommendations for Cancer PreventionAmerican Institute for Cancer: Diet and Cancer Report 2018Jeff's thread:
New Research on diet and CancerAdditonal comments in Jeff's
Optimal BMI thread.
Hmmmm, those all sound kind of familiar...especially number 3. So by eating McDougall-style we will help put our body in the best possible place that it can be, to face all of our potential futures... while hopefully wearing skinny jeans...LOL!
If you want to know more about your own lifestyle-based risk, take a look at
The Cancer Health Check. It points you in the exact same direction that Dr. McDougall advises, but you will have a chance to input your individual levels of adherence to the AICR recommendations, and can thus decide which prescriptions are right for your life, right now.
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The report has a powerful message, and one that can prevent hundreds of thousands of cancer cases each year. Evidence now shows that an estimated 40 percent of cancer cases are preventable." Deirdre McGinley-Gieser, AICR's Senior Vice President for Programs.
I hope to see you all in the June Weigh-In group.
I'm about to get in one of those recommended servings of veggies right now, hot out of the oven!
Amy XO
Here are the results for the fourth week in May:Next Weigh-In is on Friday, June 1st, 2018Total group loss reported in 2018: 234.2 pounds
May 2018 Weight Loss Group :: Monthly Weigh-In Results
Total group loss in January 2018: 54.7 pounds
Total group loss in February 2018: 49.3 pounds
Total group loss in March 2018: 52.5 pounds
Total group loss in April 2018: 26.9 pounds
Total group loss in May 2018: 50.8 poundsWeek ending 05/25/2018: 9 participants reported a total loss of 11.7 pounds
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Galooop - 1.2
Jobet - 1.0
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Total gains: 2.2
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Landog - 1.0
Arewethereyet - 0.2
Moonlight - 1.0
Krissi3203 - 0.0
Rosey - 4.4
Sundog - 2.3
Svenja - 5.0
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Total losses: 13.9
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Total group loss in May 2018: 39.1 pounds
Week ending 05/25/2018: 9 participants reported a total loss of 11.7 pounds
Week ending 05/18/2018: 11 participants reported a total loss of 10.1 pounds
Week ending 05/11/2018: 13 participants reported a total loss of 8.7 pounds
Week ending 05/04/2018: 15 participants reported a total loss of 20.3 pounds
Chris
Thought I had done really well while out of town.
