I'm so psyched, I just had to share with you all that this morning the scale said 199! I haven't been under 200 pounds in years.
I started transitioning to plant-based diet beginning of August, and finally let go of the olive oil just a few days ago and that made a huge difference in how much faster I'm losing weight. I thought it would be at least a few more days before I got down below 200 lbs.
I later learned about Dr. McDougall and the starch-based diet and loved the idea but was skeptical about being able to actually eat and be full and still lose weight, but it's working!
And I eat! LOL! My standard fare is corn tortillas, just heated in a skillet without oil, and I put a mixture of beans, lentils, rice and veggies (I make up a big batch and freeze portions) with chopped fresh tomatoes. And I eat 3 or 4 of them for breakfast and dinner. With soup for lunch made out of legumes and veggies, usually. I have a couple pieces of fruit for snacks - yesterday a couple small pears and a tiny plum.
I stopped eating cereal before bed with almond milk, once I understood it's also fat. Now I just drink a swallow of the almond milk and it satisfies my midnight snack craving.
I had been having my beloved pesto pasta a couple times a week still (couldn't let that nice homemade batch of fresh basil pesto go to waste, could I? LOL), but no more oil for me.
I'm okay with this. I love tacos and beans and rice and veggies and soup, and I can afford them. Eventually, I hope to learn some more interesting recipes, but I'm a terrible cook and it is kind of overwhelming when I look at learning how to cook in such a different way.
For now, though, this is working and I'm satisfied. I'm so happy! See you all at the webinar today. I'm just going to watch and enjoy "being there" live.
Thank you so much Dr. McDougall for having a free place for us to learn and share - those of us who are low income really appreciate it.
Karen
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