My MWL musings
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 5:20 am
Hi all
I am 59, female and live in the uk.
I have been dabbling on and off with McDougall eating for a couple of years and have pretty much always stuck with the basic premise.
However recently I wanted to implement it more thoroughly into my life. Which for me meant ditching fats. Particularly for MWL.
So I've ditched the fats.
My first week has seen a 5lb weight loss.
Let me explain that I am not hugely overweight either. At 5ft nothing and weighing 115lb (now 110) I am considered normal weight.
However I realised that Dr McD recommends aiming for the Kempner weight goals.
I now see that what we consider to be normal weight is actually quite well padded weight.
In my case people see me as small and slim. In reality under the clothing I have a pudgy belly and fat thighs. No not me being negative but actual fact. Now I know that in terms of who I am this doesn't make a difference. But I want to be a more attractive who I am. And to me that means smooth thighs which are not riddled with cellulite and no muffin tops.
I have not done a ton of exercise this week. I don't do a lot as am currently suffering chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia. However I have just tried to make more reasons to go out for a walk, even if just down to the shops for a bag of onions. I have tried to be active in other areas too like walking around while I am having a conversation on the phone, or dancing around the kitchen while I wait for the kettle to boil.
My diet has been fairly simple. My starch choices have been quinoa, brown rice, sweet potato, peas. Mainly my veg has been carrots, onions and brocolli. I have a very low budget so I buy the moderately priced veg. I have had the occasional courgette/zucchini. At the moment in the shop I can get a lovely marrow for 99p so I am enjoying that. I sprinkle a few spices on my veg before I cook them, Ajwain and cumin are my favourites. Or I add finely chopped ginger or ginger and garlic combo.
Fruit is an ocassion all treat. 1 is a price factor and 2 is I don't do well with fruit. However I did buy a bag of frozen mixed berries which I will be using with rice as a breakfast for weekends.
So that's it so far.
Glad to be part of the community.
I will continue to post and hope that I will inspire and help someone else on their weight loss journey.
Weight on 16th July.....115lbs
Weight on 23rd July.....110lbs
I am 59, female and live in the uk.
I have been dabbling on and off with McDougall eating for a couple of years and have pretty much always stuck with the basic premise.
However recently I wanted to implement it more thoroughly into my life. Which for me meant ditching fats. Particularly for MWL.
So I've ditched the fats.
My first week has seen a 5lb weight loss.
Let me explain that I am not hugely overweight either. At 5ft nothing and weighing 115lb (now 110) I am considered normal weight.
However I realised that Dr McD recommends aiming for the Kempner weight goals.
I now see that what we consider to be normal weight is actually quite well padded weight.
In my case people see me as small and slim. In reality under the clothing I have a pudgy belly and fat thighs. No not me being negative but actual fact. Now I know that in terms of who I am this doesn't make a difference. But I want to be a more attractive who I am. And to me that means smooth thighs which are not riddled with cellulite and no muffin tops.
I have not done a ton of exercise this week. I don't do a lot as am currently suffering chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia. However I have just tried to make more reasons to go out for a walk, even if just down to the shops for a bag of onions. I have tried to be active in other areas too like walking around while I am having a conversation on the phone, or dancing around the kitchen while I wait for the kettle to boil.
My diet has been fairly simple. My starch choices have been quinoa, brown rice, sweet potato, peas. Mainly my veg has been carrots, onions and brocolli. I have a very low budget so I buy the moderately priced veg. I have had the occasional courgette/zucchini. At the moment in the shop I can get a lovely marrow for 99p so I am enjoying that. I sprinkle a few spices on my veg before I cook them, Ajwain and cumin are my favourites. Or I add finely chopped ginger or ginger and garlic combo.
Fruit is an ocassion all treat. 1 is a price factor and 2 is I don't do well with fruit. However I did buy a bag of frozen mixed berries which I will be using with rice as a breakfast for weekends.
So that's it so far.
Glad to be part of the community.
I will continue to post and hope that I will inspire and help someone else on their weight loss journey.
Weight on 16th July.....115lbs
Weight on 23rd July.....110lbs