Dear Mark, Wildgoose, and Jeff, and all MWL participants,
+/- 0 pounds No change in my weight this month.
1. Yes, I started each meal with a soup and/or salad and/or fruit.
2. Yes, I followed the 50/50 plate method for my meals, filling half my plate (by visual volume) with non-starchy vegetables and 50% (by visual volume) with minimally processed starches. Choose fruit for dessert.
3. Yes, I greatly reduced added sugars and added salts. This includes gourmet sugars and salts, too.
4. Yes, I eliminated all animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood). I take a B12 supplement.
5. Yes, I eliminate all higher-fat plant foods (i.e., nuts, seeds, avocados, tofu, soy).
6. Yes, I eliminated any added oil.
7. Yes, I eliminated all higher calorie-dense foods including flour products, puffed cereals, air-popped popcorn and dried fruit.
8. Yes, I do not drink calories (especially from juices & sugar-sweetened beverages).
9. Yes, I followed these principles, eating whenever hungry until comfortably full. I didn’t starve or stuff.
10. sadly, no exercise was possible again this week but I started feeling better yesterday so I plan on resuming exercise tomorrow.
Naturally, I’m a teeny bit disappointed that I haven’t lost any weight this month but at the same time I am thrilled that I didn’t gain any weight, so I’m willing to be patient with this journey toward health. It’s been an amazing transformation. Looking in the mirror it’s plain for me to see that I am getting so close to normal healthy weight. I’m not quite there yet, but it’s now within reach. I need to lose about two or three inches from my midriff/waist area. I SO appreciate all of the support and encouragement I get from this MWL weigh-in group! Thank you Mark, Wild Goose and Jeff for every word you write to each MWL member. I read and re-read every post, sometimes multiple times. I learn so much important information from you and I can’t thank you enough. Please add me to the February group.
Here is an inspiring quote I noted as I watched the documentary
Game Changers this week. Louis Hamilton, seven time Formula One world champion for auto racing, recently changed his diet to one that is whole food plant based and his performance is improving steadily!
We all want to feel great, look great, and have more energy. The most important thing is about having the right fuel in your body. I can’t remember feeling this great in my whole 32 years of my life.— Louis Hamilton, quote from documentary Game Changers
My best regards to everyone.
Noella