by JillCo » Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:23 am
Thank you ETeSelle for sharing your story. I was an obese vegetarian for 15 years, then an overweight vegan for the past 3 years. I tried McDougall's MWL program for at least as long, but could never last more than a few days. I then followed the Engine 2 plan recipes, which are quite indulgent and delicious, for the past 2.5 years (this brought me from 240 to 195; I'm 5'8"). This helped me forget about cheese and other dairy products, so that was a necessary step in my goal of health. I actually am healthy and fit now, but am still 35 lbs overweight, so I know my health is not perfect. So, on Jan 8 I decided to do MWL plan for real for 1 month as an experiment. It has been 12 days and I have lost 6 lbs doing this experiment so far. I am still missing my chocolate brownies for dessert, my snack muffins, and daily pancake breakfast, but the weight loss is inspiring me. I actually often hope it does not work, so I can return to Engine 2 with justification, knowing that the MWL program just doesn't work for me because I eat portions that are too large. Anyhow, I think about sweet, sugary foods a lot, and reading your post is motivating. I hope to be able to post a story similar to yours by summer.