First day after MM, slight gain

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First day after MM, slight gain

Postby sel22927 » Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:02 am

I completed my potato MM on Tuesday, lost 6+ pounds, and saw a consistent loss each day. Yesterday I ate veggies and potatoes for breakfast and lunch, and for supper had MM compliant Spanish Rice. No salt, no oil. The only difference was I had rice for supper instead of potato. This morning I was up point 2 pounds.

I know it's water weight, but it's strange that I was up at all, by just having rice for one meal instead of potato. Has anyone else experienced this, or have a McDougall-based opinion?
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Re: First day after MM, slight gain

Postby abit » Thu Sep 27, 2018 8:04 am

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Re: First day after MM, slight gain

Postby Dixee » Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:42 am

Even changes in humidity can cause small fluctuations in one's weight. I now offer advice I cannot follow myself, but weekly weigh-ins really help hide some of the fluctuation noise. And when one is closer to optimal weight, monthly weigh-ins are even better. I pay attention to how certain clothing items fit over time, because I am trying to lose fat and gain lean muscle tissue rather than just have the scale go down. But I totally get your preoccupation and frustration ... we've all been there, I'm sure.
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Re: First day after MM, slight gain

Postby Strawberry60 » Tue Jul 30, 2019 3:05 am

sel22927 wrote:I completed my potato MM on Tuesday, lost 6+ pounds, and saw a consistent loss each day. Yesterday I ate veggies and potatoes for breakfast and lunch, and for supper had MM compliant Spanish Rice. No salt, no oil. The only difference was I had rice for supper instead of potato. This morning I was up point 2 pounds.

I know it's water weight, but it's strange that I was up at all, by just having rice for one meal instead of potato. Has anyone else experienced this, or have a McDougall-based opinion?


Hi have only just found this post and hope you are still lurking on the board somewhere!
By the way what is MM?
Anyway I was going to say that I did a potato only diet for 3 days, as a starch resistant experiment last year. Oddly enough my weight remained the same but my measurements went down noticeably?
Like you I have been eating brown rice as it is cheap and my weight has either 1. Not budged or 2. Gone up.
This despite being 100% aware of what I am eating and tracking calories suitable to my current weight from a post I read by JeffN.
So maybe for some people rice is not their best starch.
I wonder if quinoa may be a better choice for me as I lost well whilst eating that.
I guess it is a matter of getting to know what works best for us as individuals.
Hope you have managed to crack it in the past year.
All the best
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Re: First day after MM, slight gain

Postby JeffN » Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:20 am

Strawberry60 wrote:
sel22927 wrote:I completed my potato MM on Tuesday, lost 6+ pounds, and saw a consistent loss each day. Yesterday I ate veggies and potatoes for breakfast and lunch, and for supper had MM compliant Spanish Rice. No salt, no oil. The only difference was I had rice for supper instead of potato. This morning I was up point 2 pounds.

I know it's water weight, but it's strange that I was up at all, by just having rice for one meal instead of potato. Has anyone else experienced this, or have a McDougall-based opinion?


Hi have only just found this post and hope you are still lurking on the board somewhere!
By the way what is MM?
Anyway I was going to say that I did a potato only diet for 3 days, as a starch resistant experiment last year. Oddly enough my weight remained the same but my measurements went down noticeably?
Like you I have been eating brown rice as it is cheap and my weight has either 1. Not budged or 2. Gone up.
This despite being 100% aware of what I am eating and tracking calories suitable to my current weight from a post I read by JeffN.
So maybe for some people rice is not their best starch.
I wonder if quinoa may be a better choice for me as I lost well whilst eating that.
I guess it is a matter of getting to know what works best for us as individuals.
Hope you have managed to crack it in the past year.
All the best


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Re: First day after MM, slight gain

Postby Strawberry60 » Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:26 am

JeffN wrote:
Strawberry60 wrote:
sel22927 wrote:I completed my potato MM on Tuesday, lost 6+ pounds, and saw a consistent loss each day. Yesterday I ate veggies and potatoes for breakfast and lunch, and for supper had MM compliant Spanish Rice. No salt, no oil. The only difference was I had rice for supper instead of potato. This morning I was up point 2 pounds.

I know it's water weight, but it's strange that I was up at all, by just having rice for one meal instead of potato. Has anyone else experienced this, or have a McDougall-based opinion?


Hi have only just found this post and hope you are still lurking on the board somewhere!
By the way what is MM?
Anyway I was going to say that I did a potato only diet for 3 days, as a starch resistant experiment last year. Oddly enough my weight remained the same but my measurements went down noticeably?
Like you I have been eating brown rice as it is cheap and my weight has either 1. Not budged or 2. Gone up.
This despite being 100% aware of what I am eating and tracking calories suitable to my current weight from a post I read by JeffN.
So maybe for some people rice is not their best starch.
I wonder if quinoa may be a better choice for me as I lost well whilst eating that.
I guess it is a matter of getting to know what works best for us as individuals.
Hope you have managed to crack it in the past year.
All the best


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Ok, thanks for letting me know.
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