FaithLady09 wrote:Letha,
I read your reply to Dgarr and I wanted to ask if non fat soy is alright for my oatmeal? In my immediate area they do not sell fat free soy or rice milk. Also, I tend to eat more than a cup of beans will this get me in trouble? I love them and never really did until 2007 when I first joined McDougall. I don't want to hold up any weight loss by over doing anything.
Thank you in advance.
FaithLady09
Hi FaithLady09,
Here is a link to a great post from VeggieSue on the topic of how many beans where she lists the places McDougall has addressed this and also quotes him.
http://www.drmcdougall.com/forums/viewt ... ht=#119392
I’m not sure I completely understand your question about the soy milk. I thought non fat soy milk and fat free soy milk was the same thing. Are they different? In the MWL book there is a little bit of a contradiction. On page 190 of the paperback it gives a list of acceptable milk substitutes which include “Health Valley Foods Fat-Free Soy Moo”. But on page 11 of the same book we find this, “avoid the following: …Nuts, seeds, avocados, olives, and soybean products (including tofu, soy cheese, and soy milk). Soybean products are high in fat, unless they have been specially processed (low fat varieties are also not recommended).” On page 76 we find this, “Once you have reached your ideal weight and believe you have control, you may want to include richer foods, such as dried fruits, nuts, seeds, avocados, olives, and soybeans (tofu or soy milk).”
There are many many suggestions in the MWL book that help to facilitate weight loss. Suggestions for food choices, recommendations for exercise, for support and general attitude adjustment. The more of these suggestions we follow the better the results we are likely to get. If you are making satisfactory progress toward your health goals then I’d say a little soy milk on your cereal is fine. If you are not making the progress that you’d like, you might want to look at the various ways you can tighten up your program. Giving up the soy milk might be one of the things you choose to do.
Hope you are having a good evening.
Letha