Welcome to the March 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 All!We are marching into March! Let’s march off more pounds while having some fun conversations, learning from the experts and working hard towards our weight loss goals!
(I just liked this image, it is not an endorsement of it’s creator, but acknowledgement is only fair)
Speaking of fun conversations, recently in Jeff Novick’s Forum someone asked about
sources of information to provide to friends asking about our way of eating. A link Jeff provided led to a really fabulous list he compiled in 2013 including many (all at the time?) studies done by some big names in the WFBP world. There was a time when I enjoyed trying to talk with my friends about these things, but a combination of wearing out my welcome on this topic and just not wanting bring a spotlight on myself has lessened this in recent years. But, many of you may want to have a few of the seminal studies on the tip of your tongue for when questions from friends and family come up; Have fun with these
resources that Jeff provides.
To jump topics without a segue, next week I am attending the Spring
3-Day Intensive Program with my son. I am super-stoked! I have attended programs in the past when I am in need of a reboot, and this time is no exception
. I love meeting other people who are giving this way of eating a shot; I love being re-immersed in the details of the program; I love getting to see all of the staff and speakers.
I was excited to see that the weekend
schedule,
menu, and
recipes are all posted. I can’t remember if I’ve ever had so much info going into one of these weekends before. It looks like the menus have been revamped with a lot of new inclusions: Asian bowls, burrito bowls, a white bean gravy that I’m really excited to try from Chef
Katie Mae, Italian scallop potatoes...and the list goes on.
My goal is to limit myself to MWL offerings only. I’ll photograph everything I eat and post it for you all to see.
Hopefully seeing some of the delicious meals will inspire you to give some of the recipes a try. I’ll photograph my son’s plate too, but I’ll post those in my
online journal.
I wish you all the best this coming week, and remember to weigh-in here today and tomorrow for the first March weigh-in.
Amy
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.