by Debbie » Sat May 30, 2015 4:05 pm
The simple short answer....keep it simple, I always added stupid, but Im sure there is a nicer way to put it. LOL
Why does there seem to be this push to complicate this way of eating? In that I mean....Dr. McDougall has this all lined out for us. What we *should* eat for health, what we should *not* eat to avoid ill health. Then there is the gray matter....No, not the gray matter that is between our ears.....the gray area, the not so black and white area. Everything we need to avoid ill health, regain health or stay in good health is offered here FOR FREE!!!
On the main site, Dr. McDougall has offered his plan totally for free, including a very thorough explanation of it all, how to do it and what you need. Without ever having to even purchase a single book or talk. But dang it! That is just not good enough. We, as humans, have this seemingly insatiable appetite to over complicate everything........Sure, not everyone can or should eat any sugar, but its not the monster some make it out to be. Same with nuts. Not everyone can or should eat them, whether in a sauce or on top of a salad. Just like some can't eat wheat/gluten. Just because a food item/ingredient is allowed do NOT mean everyone can or should eat it.
Does paying for that exact same information make following it easier when you have to pay for it? Does it make it more logical? Does it make it more "legit"? So when a plan comes out in a paid version that says ditch sugar and nuts or ditch sugar and nuts and all dried fruits but eat 2 or so pounds of veggies a day and/or use eyrithritol in place of sugar, does that make Dr. M's plan not valid? I broke down the cost of the 2lbs of veggies, for me the cheapest store brand non organic for my hubby and I would be about a quarter of our monthly food budget, and that does NOT include any starches or food for my children. Whereas I can buy 10 pounds of potatoes and it only costs about 25 bucks and will feed us all. THEN add some veggies and fruits to that....hey, that sounds just like Dr. McDougalls plan....starch based with the addition of fruits and veggies. But perhaps I should over complicate it and pay $30-$100 per month to have someone tell me to not eat sugar. If that sounds snarky, it sort of is.....Im frustrated how muddy the waters are anymore.
Yes they are all more alike than different. But why make it so complicated and expensive?
I guess what I dont understand is, why pay for information that is already given for free? And better yet....why are there people giving so much air time for these other paid plans (UWL, Protective Diet, HH etc) why are they talking so much about them on Dr. McDougall's site he hosts and runs along with all the admins, FOR FREE!!! Why?
Why cant someone just say hey...sugar doesnt work for me and stop eating it? Even though its not really the monster so many are making it to be. Just dont eat something, even if its "allowed".
And Dr. McDougall has been doing this for what, 4 decades??? So some come in with a few years experience, they are not doctors, they are not registered dietians, like Jeff, Yet they tell people HOW to eat and give out medical advice....basically anonymously over the internet. And they are making boat loads of money doing it. I am not against anyone making a living helping people. Hell, I can lose all my weight and decide cause I included or took away a particular allowed food, I can charge for it too.
And for people like me, who have struggled for a long time keeping just to the simplicity of the plan, when someone starts posting other versions, it makes me go oooh, maybe that will be the trick....no shut up Debbie...you know the plan works, you just have to work the plan, stop making exceptions that become very slippery slopes and keep it simple stupid.
In all my years being on this board, I can grab 10 or more profiles that have been around for just as many years, mine included, that as long as we stick to the plan we have success and when we dont, we struggle and when we start looking for over complicated versions of this plan we suddenly succeed for a while....but for how long? Maybe some will stick to it, maybe some will tire of it and be back to where they began.
Some starch add to that some veggies and fruits and KISS!!!
"It's the food" It's always been the food.