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SherryW wrote:Hi Moonlight,
How do you like the water rower? and what kind do you have?
My husband needs something for when the weather is bad. He has a bad back, so a treadmill or exercise bike doesn't seem like a good idea, so we were thinking rowing machine.
But, they look so funny now with just a cable coming back with a handle instead of the 2 "oars" at the side. I've seen cheaper magnetic ones, something with a fan, and the water rower. What is the water part about?
moonlight wrote:Hi Buns,
I'm still enjoying the ratatouille. I just had the last serving. It made a lot. I really liked it! I think I would like it with a different starch, too. I bet that recipe would be good over noodles.
BTW, I read your comments about getting wigged out from a gain on the scales. I can do the same thing. So crazy. We get upset that we've gained weight and what do we do?!? Stress eat!! Crazy and cruel what our minds do to us sometimes.
bunsofaluminum wrote:Oh that STUPID scale. Thankfully my body was feeling good enough, and I've practiced daily weighing enough, to realize that the gain was nothing. Two days didn't turn into a month of nonsense, and I came back stronger and more fully in the game than I was all January.
moonlight wrote:Today I made a good dish. I started with the Tex-Mex Potatoes recipe in the MWL book.
deweyswakms wrote:moonlight wrote:Today I made a good dish. I started with the Tex-Mex Potatoes recipe in the MWL book.
Thanks for the recipe! I love food like this, and will definitely make it.
Marsha
Ltldogg wrote:...
I'm sorry you are struggling. Giving up is not the answer and will not get you to a healthy state. If you want to be healthy you have to be healthy. There is no magic that will happen. Find your motivation to follow The McDougall Program 100% and also find your motivation to avoid off-plan foods. I have never had a weight problem so I use Autoimmune Disease pains as motivation.
I suggest you address and attack your health head-on instead of hiding from it. The biggest part of success besides actually following the program is being prepared. You have to have only the allowed foods in your house and nothing else. I'm not aware of your home life situation, but you have to take control because honestly you are in control. If you are slipping it is because you are allowing yourself to. I doubt anyone is force feeding you. So, likewise, remove all off-plan foods. Even if you live with someone who doesn't follow McDougall, you need to come up with an agreement where they remove their foods from your access. Then, you need to have foods prepped and ready to eat. Lastly, you need to stick to a routine.
To speed things up, keep it simple. Come up with a list of 5-10 foods that you can buy, prepare and re-heat and eat them over and over. At least 50% of that by volume should be starches, the rest mostly non-starchy veggies with just 1-2 servings of fruit per day. Also, I suggest you don't go crazy with the spices as I have seen on these forums how even spices can over-complicate and induce people to over-consume. A dash of your favorite spice is enough; learn to love the real taste of food.
You have the control and power to be healthy and The McDougall Program works; so combine the two and you will have success. Follow the program for life, accept that you cannot eat off-plan foods anymore and you will be successful. Remember your motivations whether it be health now, long-life, influencing friends and family you love, no pain, great sleep, energy, activity, etc. It all matters and it is all within you. You just have to be healthy!
Sincerely,
Scott
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