Welcome to the September 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.
Hi Everyone!September is my favourite month; I have school-age kids so maybe no further explanation is necessary.
Getting back to the familiar patterns that my family follows for 10-months of the year isn't just great for regulating bedtimes and electronic device-access, it's the perfect time to take a look at your meal schedule and give it a re-vamp.
Here are some links to a number of resources to help get some planning and recipe ideas (specifically some of the most popular recipes served at the McDougall live-in programs developed by Mary McDougall).
Meal Planning Made Easy by Mary McDougall - June 2017 Webinar
Mary McDougall: Planning Meals - Advanced Study Weekend Presentation
Maximum Weight Loss RecipesJeff Novick's Healthy Meals Made Easy - Make in less than 15 minutes
Jeff Novick's SNAP Meals - Simple Nutritious & Affordable Plan: Click on a picture for the recipe
McDougall 10-Day Program Meal Plan RecipesMcDougall Program 8-Day Recipes - There is overlap with the above link but also some delicious differences
McDougall Mobile Cookbook AppFeature Recipe Videos Best wishes exploring new recipes this week, see you Friday for the weigh-in!
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.
This weekly weigh in group is for those wanting to follow the Maximum Weight Loss (MWL) program or Mary's Mini's. 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.