Welcome to the May 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!I’m thrilled to have you considering joining us for a month of MWL eating. Welcome back to everyone continuing with their weight loss from previous periods. We are going to rock this month too!
I often wonder who has had a chance to take a look at the links, provided above, which breakdown the program and concept of calorie density in detail. Since I seem to benefit from a semi-regular refresher of best practices, I thought I’d post one of the sections from the MWL Resources thread. Below is a quick pictorial crash-course on how effective adjusting the ratio of starchy foods to non-starchy vegetables can be:
To see the whole slideshow click here:
Eat More, Weigh Less and Live HealthyBest wishes for the rest of the week! I’m looking forward to hearing from you all on Friday and Saturday!
Amy XO
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.