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Weigh-ins are on Friday; participants have until noon PST on Saturday to report your result for that week. If you choose to participate in the weekly weigh-ins, please post your report in the following format -
Weight change +/- in lbs
Points from the MWL Checklist where I succeeded this week
Points from the MWL Checklist that need greater attention
General impressions & observations / resources to share / sources of excitement / requests for input & support
Please post a new report each week. All group members are encouraged to post regardless of whether they have a gain, loss or no change to report.
Zoey wrote:I just wanted to share that I haven't had one sip of wine or one bite of chocolate this week. These are my downfalls,
rlechols wrote:Can someone direct me to where the modified MWL rules are that state whole grain pasta is ok? Someone I met thought all pastas were out due to what is listed in the book.
Thanks!
JeffN wrote:Pasta is one of the exceptions to the “avoid flour products” guidelines and that is why it is not listed and the guideline says “higher calorie density foods”. Unlike other flour products, that are fairly dry and calorie dense, when pasta is cooked, it absorbs quite a bit of water into its structure, lowering the calorie density to about the same as Brown rice. The only potential issue with it is that flour products have been ground up so some people may find that pasta is not as satiating as another intact whole grain of the same calorie density. If you find this to be true, just make sure you always make it primavera style (with vegetables) and using the 50/50 is a good guideline. Ironically, in the actual satiety study, it was one of the higher foods for satiety along with the potato and oatmeal.
JeffN wrote:The 2 main changes are we don’t recommend tortilla’s, air-popped popcorn or puffed grains due to their higher calorie density and we do allow for whole grain pasta due to its lower calorie density.
rlechols wrote:Can someone direct me to where the modified MWL rules are that state whole grain pasta is ok? Someone I met thought all pastas were out due to what is listed in the book. Thanks!
Tian-De wrote:Zoey wrote:I just wanted to share that I haven't had one sip of wine or one bite of chocolate this week. These are my downfalls,
Hi Zoey,
About chocolate, if it's something you love, I've started finding ways to make chocolaty starchy treats. Here's a recipe I got from Spudfit:
Sweet Potato + Cocoa Powder = An amazing chocolaty treat thats great for either a meal or dessert.
You can also add cinnamon, nutmeg, fresh mint, and/or vanilla extract. If you're trying to quit drinking though, maybe it's best to go without the vanilla extract. I don't know if it would trigger anything.
This is now one of my favorite things to eat, and at less than 400 calories a pound it's totally MWL Program Friendly. Essentially no fat and no sugar but perfectly sweet and filling.
Best Wishes!
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