Weight: 157
Total weight loss to date: 8 lbs
2 lbs to go!
So close to the next phase. I was really ready to give up at the beginning of the week. But I ended up keeping on the 1/1 schedule and I lost 2 lbs this week. I was glad to see some results. I have been pretty diligent in keeping with the diet and working out. I'm encouraged today, especially when I could easily fit into a pair of pants that would have been obscenely tight 20 days ago.
The protein days didn't seem as bad this week...I never dread protein day until afternoon/dinner time. I don't know what happens but I really get hungry and irritable during this time, even when I've eaten plenty. Breakfast is good because I have the oat bran with it, lunch is good because I love the rotisserie chicken I've found, but dinner is always a struggle. I never know what to make or eat. Most days this week I've ended up eating a big plate of eggs with some type of meat in it. I can make it a little more attractive with Cholula hot sauce and some fat free cheese. I don't know if hot sauce is on the plan but I don't care, I couldn't make it without SOMETHING to jazz up those eggs.
My mom has reached her goal weight and she's started the consolidation phase. I am so happy for her!! I can see how happy she is with her progress. I think I'm happier about her success than anything else. Hubby also met his goal weight but I'm not sure if he's going to go to the consolidation phase yet. A couple of days this week he ate cereal and some walnuts though. He said he wishes he didn't lose the weight this fast because now he'll have to struggle to keep it off before the trip in July. I don't think that's the right mindset (it's "over" once our trip starts) but I don't really think he was trying to get slim and stay that way forever. It was depressing him, I could tell. I just hope that we have both weaned ourselves off the mentality that you have to have rice, potatoes or bread with every meal.
today I had lunch at a Chinese place. It first appeared pretty healthy but after it sat on my plate for a while it was swimming in oil. I literally could taste the grease on my tongue. I guess after you quit eating oil for so long, you can really taste it in foods easily. That greasy taste was a complete turn off and I couldn't eat the rest of it.
I also had a fantastic job interview today that I pray works out! I wore my pants that I couldn't put on 20 days ago! I think the final missing link in my happiness is getting out of this horribly negative work environment. Sometimes days will pass that no one speaks to me. I've never experienced this before in my entire career! I've been here 1.5 years and people still walk by me like they've never seen me. A couple of people right outside my cube have never spoken to me ONCE (even when I tried to initiate conversation...awkward!!). I'm getting off on a tangent but wow it really sucks coming to work here everyday. And commuting to downtown...just awful. I don't mind the taking the bus, but it takes SO LONG and then usually once a day I am dealing with vagrants saying crazy stuff to me on the street. I mean I am literally scared to drive to work and park in the $12/day garage for fear of being mugged. Awesome!! Anyway, hope that interview went as well as I felt it did!!
Wine is probably in my future for the weekend. I've figured out that I can have wine and still make progress...that could be dangerous.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Day 16 - Cruise Phase
Day 16 - Cruise Phase
Stats: Not giving stats today
I am not getting on the scale for a few days. I have a feeling I'll do this every Monday. Weekends are very difficult on the Dukan diet. Travelling is VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. You'd really have to be disciplined and search high and low to have a pure protein day while travelling. I am not the type to go in a restaurant or someone's home and make ridiculous food demands, so I had to compromise on several occasions.
Friday we left town and ended up stopping at McDonald's for dinner. I have a 3 and 7 year old. McDonald's has salads so I had one of those with grilled chicken, and ate salsa on it instead of dressing. However the salad had crushed tortilla chips on top of it...my hunger got the best of me and I ended up eating them on the salad. We brought plenty of snacks but I still had a weak moment.
When we arrived at our destination my friends were drinking wine. Another weak moment and I had at least 3 glasses. After the wine I had a few handfuls of m & m's...now I know the reason why you can't have alcohol on this diet...because you end up giving in to temptation because you lose your inhibitions!!
On Saturday my friend had made all sorts of yummy breakfast things and I felt guilty for refusing them. But I stuck to the plan and had eggs and oat bran that I brought. I snacked on lunch meat, tuna and yogurt during the day, ended up eating a piece of provolone which I know is not on the diet but it was another weak moment...
We took all of our kids to a rodeo in the evening and that's when I fell off the wagon, rolled around in the dirt, and layed there for a while. The 7 kids between three adults started getting to all of us so when we sat down in a Mexican restaurant, all we wanted to do was have a margarita. And it was BIG. And I had TWO. I ate some chips and salsa (not nearly as much as I normally would). My dinner was pretty healthy, grilled shrimp and veggies. Luckily the food was not very good. Then at the actual rodeo performance I had two beers.
Yesterday I was pretty good, had a protein breakfast, salad at lunch (but all they had for dressing was ranch or honey mustard...hey I live in Texas and it's not exactly the picture of health in most places). I used as little ranch as possible, maybe a Tablespoon. For dinner we went to a Chinese buffet where I only had non-breaded meats and veggies.
I am at a standstill on my weight loss because I keep falling off the plan. I'm not doing anything crazy but obviously this diet is very sensitive to ANYTHING off the plan. I can't believe the guilt I end up feeling over the tiniest things that normally I would not worry about. I must say it's starting to get on my nerves and I'm tired of it. I just wanted to lose 5 more lbs and a whole week has passed without any progress. I really do feel like giving up. When I say give up, I don't mean just go hog wild and eat anything and everything. I'm just talking about having veggies and protein and forget these all protein days. They are really taking it's toll on me and my husband. Hubby got sick on Thursday and I can tell it's wearing down his immune system. He actually seems depressed to me. His weight loss has been very impressive, over 10 lbs, and I am trying to convince him to move on to the consolidation phase without me. He's slim enough right now, he just needs to maintain.
I haven't talked to my mom lately, not sure how much she's lost now. I might switch to her plan of two protein days per week. This 1/1 schedule is too much for me. I started taking a multi vitamin today, I'm worried about my immune system because common sense tells me it's not healthy to eat all this protein and hardly ever poop.
I'll probably weigh again on Wednesday. I need some encouragement to stick to this but I'm not getting it!
Stats: Not giving stats today
I am not getting on the scale for a few days. I have a feeling I'll do this every Monday. Weekends are very difficult on the Dukan diet. Travelling is VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. You'd really have to be disciplined and search high and low to have a pure protein day while travelling. I am not the type to go in a restaurant or someone's home and make ridiculous food demands, so I had to compromise on several occasions.
Friday we left town and ended up stopping at McDonald's for dinner. I have a 3 and 7 year old. McDonald's has salads so I had one of those with grilled chicken, and ate salsa on it instead of dressing. However the salad had crushed tortilla chips on top of it...my hunger got the best of me and I ended up eating them on the salad. We brought plenty of snacks but I still had a weak moment.
When we arrived at our destination my friends were drinking wine. Another weak moment and I had at least 3 glasses. After the wine I had a few handfuls of m & m's...now I know the reason why you can't have alcohol on this diet...because you end up giving in to temptation because you lose your inhibitions!!
On Saturday my friend had made all sorts of yummy breakfast things and I felt guilty for refusing them. But I stuck to the plan and had eggs and oat bran that I brought. I snacked on lunch meat, tuna and yogurt during the day, ended up eating a piece of provolone which I know is not on the diet but it was another weak moment...
We took all of our kids to a rodeo in the evening and that's when I fell off the wagon, rolled around in the dirt, and layed there for a while. The 7 kids between three adults started getting to all of us so when we sat down in a Mexican restaurant, all we wanted to do was have a margarita. And it was BIG. And I had TWO. I ate some chips and salsa (not nearly as much as I normally would). My dinner was pretty healthy, grilled shrimp and veggies. Luckily the food was not very good. Then at the actual rodeo performance I had two beers.
Yesterday I was pretty good, had a protein breakfast, salad at lunch (but all they had for dressing was ranch or honey mustard...hey I live in Texas and it's not exactly the picture of health in most places). I used as little ranch as possible, maybe a Tablespoon. For dinner we went to a Chinese buffet where I only had non-breaded meats and veggies.
I am at a standstill on my weight loss because I keep falling off the plan. I'm not doing anything crazy but obviously this diet is very sensitive to ANYTHING off the plan. I can't believe the guilt I end up feeling over the tiniest things that normally I would not worry about. I must say it's starting to get on my nerves and I'm tired of it. I just wanted to lose 5 more lbs and a whole week has passed without any progress. I really do feel like giving up. When I say give up, I don't mean just go hog wild and eat anything and everything. I'm just talking about having veggies and protein and forget these all protein days. They are really taking it's toll on me and my husband. Hubby got sick on Thursday and I can tell it's wearing down his immune system. He actually seems depressed to me. His weight loss has been very impressive, over 10 lbs, and I am trying to convince him to move on to the consolidation phase without me. He's slim enough right now, he just needs to maintain.
I haven't talked to my mom lately, not sure how much she's lost now. I might switch to her plan of two protein days per week. This 1/1 schedule is too much for me. I started taking a multi vitamin today, I'm worried about my immune system because common sense tells me it's not healthy to eat all this protein and hardly ever poop.
I'll probably weigh again on Wednesday. I need some encouragement to stick to this but I'm not getting it!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Day 12 - Cruise Phase
Day 12 Cruise Phase
Thursday
Stats:
Weight: 159.8
BMI: 21.7
Fat %: 23.9
Water %: 54.6
Total Lost: 6 lbs
Ok 6 lbs is a little over my actual loss but hey I'm rounding down! I was so glad to see that 160 disappear this morning. I had not seen any progress in about 5 days so it was good to see a little movement! Albeit a little movement, but still that's progress in the right direction.
Hubby said yesterday, he thought this was going to be hard to stick to for our last 4-5 lbs. I have to agree. What I am really getting sick of is eggs and meat. Actually the thought of eggs with pico de gallo in it or anything other than meat is ok. But it's just meat, specifically at breakfast time and dinner time, that is completely unappetizing. I don't really dread lunch because I've found this really good rotisserie chicken place that has good veggie sides too. However when I get home on those protein days, it's very hard to get excited about cooking and eating just meat. I know I could add some eggs or nonfat milk products but I'm sick of those for dinner, too.
I'm not really that much more excited about adding vegetables every other day, either. But on the other hand, I'm not having horrible cravings for carbs (I never really had that bad of cravings though). What I am experiencing is a complete disinterest in eating food in general. Like I sometimes feel like I'd rather just skip eating but I know that the hunger will make it worse. But the thought of meats is really unappetizing. But I can't really think of other foods that I'd really like to have, either!
One other thing that I rarely think about anymore is drinking wine. I really liked my wine here and there...but I don't think about it much anymore. This weekend I"m meeting up with some old friends and I know we'll have some wine...but I'm really thinking about taking it easy. It doesn't seem like an exciting thought to relax with wine. I think I could do it without. Now when the bottle opens and I have a glass in my hand, this may all be a different story...we'll see.
speaking of my weekend, I have not yet told my two buddies about doing this diet. They too will be attending the reunion in June. I am afraid they will be totally annoyed by my food restrictions.
I am also dreading having to be a downer when we're eating together. I HATE people that are very picky with their food and I will be one of those people. "Sorry I can't have this, sorry I can't have that...can you cook that without butter?" etc etc. I know that's going to be annoying. I thought about bringing my own cooler with fat free stuff, would that be tacky? But I don't want to say anything until I get there because I don't want my friend to feel like she has to buy special stuff for me. Plus we'll have all the kids with us so that's going to complicate things...like what if they want to order pizza for everyone? I think I'm gonna have to bring the cooler and be obnoxious, but only for 1 weekend of my life right?
Thursday
Stats:
Weight: 159.8
BMI: 21.7
Fat %: 23.9
Water %: 54.6
Total Lost: 6 lbs
Ok 6 lbs is a little over my actual loss but hey I'm rounding down! I was so glad to see that 160 disappear this morning. I had not seen any progress in about 5 days so it was good to see a little movement! Albeit a little movement, but still that's progress in the right direction.
Hubby said yesterday, he thought this was going to be hard to stick to for our last 4-5 lbs. I have to agree. What I am really getting sick of is eggs and meat. Actually the thought of eggs with pico de gallo in it or anything other than meat is ok. But it's just meat, specifically at breakfast time and dinner time, that is completely unappetizing. I don't really dread lunch because I've found this really good rotisserie chicken place that has good veggie sides too. However when I get home on those protein days, it's very hard to get excited about cooking and eating just meat. I know I could add some eggs or nonfat milk products but I'm sick of those for dinner, too.
I'm not really that much more excited about adding vegetables every other day, either. But on the other hand, I'm not having horrible cravings for carbs (I never really had that bad of cravings though). What I am experiencing is a complete disinterest in eating food in general. Like I sometimes feel like I'd rather just skip eating but I know that the hunger will make it worse. But the thought of meats is really unappetizing. But I can't really think of other foods that I'd really like to have, either!
One other thing that I rarely think about anymore is drinking wine. I really liked my wine here and there...but I don't think about it much anymore. This weekend I"m meeting up with some old friends and I know we'll have some wine...but I'm really thinking about taking it easy. It doesn't seem like an exciting thought to relax with wine. I think I could do it without. Now when the bottle opens and I have a glass in my hand, this may all be a different story...we'll see.
speaking of my weekend, I have not yet told my two buddies about doing this diet. They too will be attending the reunion in June. I am afraid they will be totally annoyed by my food restrictions.
I am also dreading having to be a downer when we're eating together. I HATE people that are very picky with their food and I will be one of those people. "Sorry I can't have this, sorry I can't have that...can you cook that without butter?" etc etc. I know that's going to be annoying. I thought about bringing my own cooler with fat free stuff, would that be tacky? But I don't want to say anything until I get there because I don't want my friend to feel like she has to buy special stuff for me. Plus we'll have all the kids with us so that's going to complicate things...like what if they want to order pizza for everyone? I think I'm gonna have to bring the cooler and be obnoxious, but only for 1 weekend of my life right?
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Day 11-cruise phase
Day 11 Cruise Phase
Wednesday
Stats:
Weight: 160.0
BMI: N/A
Fat %: N/A
Water %: N/A
Total Lost: ?
Have to fill in the stats later as I'm on the bus headed home from work.
Well today I'm back to 160.0. It took me four days to get back. I don't really feel discouraged because I feel good in my clothes. I'm doing all the right things so what is there to feel bad about?
I can honestly say I don't crave carbs that much. But the craving for sweets is still there, very present. I have learned to eat sugar free jello or this low carb yogurt that my local Kroger sells. Those are working for me. I have also discovered a Bumblebee tuna that's flavored like Thai chili and it's FANTASTIC. it doesn't need anything added to it to taste good.
Also, made the ravigote sauce and it's a lot like tartar sauce. We had it with fish and it was pretty good. We aren't doing many of the recipes, just grilling a lot. It seems to be the easiest way for us.
Hubby Gained a pound back and I could see his disappointment, but overall he's done a fantastic job ...he lost about 9 lbs I think. That really is phenomenal when you consider how little time it took. Now what we have to concentrate on is getting to our goal weights and keeping that way until my reunion and our Bahamas trip! Mom
Is doing well, think she is at 170.2 and says she wants to get to 1668. Her challenge will be the same, to keep it off.
I am very impressed with the results of this diet, even though I've had the least weight loss. That's ok I only have 5 to go....or maybe my body is telling me it's at my natural weight?
Wednesday
Stats:
Weight: 160.0
BMI: N/A
Fat %: N/A
Water %: N/A
Total Lost: ?
Have to fill in the stats later as I'm on the bus headed home from work.
Well today I'm back to 160.0. It took me four days to get back. I don't really feel discouraged because I feel good in my clothes. I'm doing all the right things so what is there to feel bad about?
I can honestly say I don't crave carbs that much. But the craving for sweets is still there, very present. I have learned to eat sugar free jello or this low carb yogurt that my local Kroger sells. Those are working for me. I have also discovered a Bumblebee tuna that's flavored like Thai chili and it's FANTASTIC. it doesn't need anything added to it to taste good.
Also, made the ravigote sauce and it's a lot like tartar sauce. We had it with fish and it was pretty good. We aren't doing many of the recipes, just grilling a lot. It seems to be the easiest way for us.
Hubby Gained a pound back and I could see his disappointment, but overall he's done a fantastic job ...he lost about 9 lbs I think. That really is phenomenal when you consider how little time it took. Now what we have to concentrate on is getting to our goal weights and keeping that way until my reunion and our Bahamas trip! Mom
Is doing well, think she is at 170.2 and says she wants to get to 1668. Her challenge will be the same, to keep it off.
I am very impressed with the results of this diet, even though I've had the least weight loss. That's ok I only have 5 to go....or maybe my body is telling me it's at my natural weight?
Monday, May 9, 2011
Day 9 Cruise Phase
Monday
Stats:
Weight: N/A
BMI: N/A
Fat %: N/A
Water %: N/A
Total Lost: ?
I'm skipping weigh in today because of my weekend of debauchery. But just thought I'd write a little anyway. Actually this morning when I put my clothes on I felt pretty good. I can feel the difference for sure. So maybe this weekend wasn't as bad as I am imagining. I think it's starting to take it's toll on the Hubs though. All he ate was his required oat bran, nothing else. I didn't feel like eating eggs but I made some because I would rather feel full than hungry. Also at lunch I had a chicken breast and piece of fish. It was pretty good. Just had a snack of Thai-flavored tuna and it was amazingly good. I know it had sugar in it but it was so good...also tried to drink my water all day and had no trouble with my system so to speak. Also squeezed in a workout for about 45 mins! Feeling pretty good right now. I think I might go ahead and weigh tomorrow morning. I cut back quite a bit on the dairy today so I hope that helped. We'll see!!
Monday
Stats:
Weight: N/A
BMI: N/A
Fat %: N/A
Water %: N/A
Total Lost: ?
I'm skipping weigh in today because of my weekend of debauchery. But just thought I'd write a little anyway. Actually this morning when I put my clothes on I felt pretty good. I can feel the difference for sure. So maybe this weekend wasn't as bad as I am imagining. I think it's starting to take it's toll on the Hubs though. All he ate was his required oat bran, nothing else. I didn't feel like eating eggs but I made some because I would rather feel full than hungry. Also at lunch I had a chicken breast and piece of fish. It was pretty good. Just had a snack of Thai-flavored tuna and it was amazingly good. I know it had sugar in it but it was so good...also tried to drink my water all day and had no trouble with my system so to speak. Also squeezed in a workout for about 45 mins! Feeling pretty good right now. I think I might go ahead and weigh tomorrow morning. I cut back quite a bit on the dairy today so I hope that helped. We'll see!!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Day 7-8 Cruise Phase
Saturday-Sunday
Stats:
Weight: 161.0
BMI: 21.8
Fat %: 24.1
Water %: 54.5
Total Lost: 4 lbs.
Gained a pound. That was NOT encouraging. Like my Hubby says, the veggie days are not my friend. I am writing this on Sunday after dinner, so I'll sum up the last two days.
My mom has lost 9 lbs. I am amazed. She is 74 years old. You can immediately tell by looking at her that she's lost weight. Her pants are loose! Her weight loss was mostly in her belly. She's taking the 2/7 rhythm approach...2 days of pure proteins on Mondays and Thursdays and protein + veggies the remaining 5 days of the week. She said she has not cheated on the diet since she started. It's really working well for her.
Hubby has lost 8 lbs. That was Saturday. I have now lost 4 lbs. I always thought Hubs would beat me on his total weight loss, that's a given. But I was not expecting my mom to blow us both away. My husband and I have gone with the 1/1 rhythm and I don't think it's been as effective for me. I really don't know. I have other aggravating factors to consider like hormones. Lucky me. I just don't want to go backward and lose the progress I've made so far.
On Saturday morning, I prepared the oat bran as directed on the box...combined the 2 TBL with milk and microwaved it on and off for about 2.5 mins. I let it sit for a while and then it turned into a big bowl of cereal! It was awesome, like eating Cream of Wheat. I like it so much better this way than a pancake because I'm already an oatmeal fan and I miss eating oatmeal. The galette is good for a change of pace but I think I'll be making the oat bran "cream of wheat style" most of the time.
So we went to the BBQ Saturday night. I caved and had one light beer, lots of BBQ (brisket that appeared to be lean but probably not, ribs which we all know are fatty as hell, and chicken no skin) and topped it all off with a Jello shot (vodka and watermelon jello which I know wasn't sugar free!). The sad thing is that I had that jello shot because I needed something sweet! It had nothing to do with the alcohol. So it wasn't a great night.
I didn't weigh this morning. Today is Mother's Day and I didn't want to start MY day off on a bad note! I know I didn't lose any weight after last night's cheats. Today I did ok until dinner...went to a Brazilian steak house and technically kept within the boundaries of the diet but I really feel like it was a cheat because it was SOOOO MUCH. Ok...had a couple bites of a lamb chop and one bite of a rib in there...which was a cheat. But really the rest was all within boundaries. Afterward we went to a frozen yogurt shop and had fat free/sugar free chocolate yogurt that tasted so good we all felt like we were cheating! But I guess we didn't.
It is hard not to cheat in restaurants because:
I also know that next weekend will involve some wine drinking, which I really hope does not undo my progress.
Also I plan NOT to weigh for the next two days. I did some damage this weekend. I can't believe how guilty I feel for having 1 beer, fatty meat and 1 Jello shot.
One other note...all three of us have noticed an increase in headaches. I don't know if this is from hunger or the lack of carbohydrates. I certainly don't let myself go around hungry, so I guess my headaches have to do with missing nutrients or the adjustment to less carbohydrates. I don't know.
Ok I lied, another note. This is not a pretty one. Remember my comment about #2 a few days ago? Well let's just say things are NOT going smoothly in that area. I think I'm gonna have to consult the book on the best ways to remedy this situation. I"m eating my 2 TBL oat bran a day and plenty of water but I guess that's not enough.
I am thinking maybe i need to skip my next protein + veggie day and go all protein for three days. I'm feeling a little defeated at the moment and disappointed that I am not making progress. I'll report back in two days.
Saturday-Sunday
Stats:
Weight: 161.0
BMI: 21.8
Fat %: 24.1
Water %: 54.5
Total Lost: 4 lbs.
Gained a pound. That was NOT encouraging. Like my Hubby says, the veggie days are not my friend. I am writing this on Sunday after dinner, so I'll sum up the last two days.
My mom has lost 9 lbs. I am amazed. She is 74 years old. You can immediately tell by looking at her that she's lost weight. Her pants are loose! Her weight loss was mostly in her belly. She's taking the 2/7 rhythm approach...2 days of pure proteins on Mondays and Thursdays and protein + veggies the remaining 5 days of the week. She said she has not cheated on the diet since she started. It's really working well for her.
Hubby has lost 8 lbs. That was Saturday. I have now lost 4 lbs. I always thought Hubs would beat me on his total weight loss, that's a given. But I was not expecting my mom to blow us both away. My husband and I have gone with the 1/1 rhythm and I don't think it's been as effective for me. I really don't know. I have other aggravating factors to consider like hormones. Lucky me. I just don't want to go backward and lose the progress I've made so far.
On Saturday morning, I prepared the oat bran as directed on the box...combined the 2 TBL with milk and microwaved it on and off for about 2.5 mins. I let it sit for a while and then it turned into a big bowl of cereal! It was awesome, like eating Cream of Wheat. I like it so much better this way than a pancake because I'm already an oatmeal fan and I miss eating oatmeal. The galette is good for a change of pace but I think I'll be making the oat bran "cream of wheat style" most of the time.
So we went to the BBQ Saturday night. I caved and had one light beer, lots of BBQ (brisket that appeared to be lean but probably not, ribs which we all know are fatty as hell, and chicken no skin) and topped it all off with a Jello shot (vodka and watermelon jello which I know wasn't sugar free!). The sad thing is that I had that jello shot because I needed something sweet! It had nothing to do with the alcohol. So it wasn't a great night.
I didn't weigh this morning. Today is Mother's Day and I didn't want to start MY day off on a bad note! I know I didn't lose any weight after last night's cheats. Today I did ok until dinner...went to a Brazilian steak house and technically kept within the boundaries of the diet but I really feel like it was a cheat because it was SOOOO MUCH. Ok...had a couple bites of a lamb chop and one bite of a rib in there...which was a cheat. But really the rest was all within boundaries. Afterward we went to a frozen yogurt shop and had fat free/sugar free chocolate yogurt that tasted so good we all felt like we were cheating! But I guess we didn't.
It is hard not to cheat in restaurants because:
- They usually don't have fat free dressing options
- Foods are combined with several ingredients, many of which are not on "the list" (like vegetable soup)
- Everyone around you is having cocktails/wine and that's a BUMMER
- They automatically lay out delicious breads/chips/etc right in front of you and I'm not ballsy enough to tell them to take it away
I also know that next weekend will involve some wine drinking, which I really hope does not undo my progress.
Also I plan NOT to weigh for the next two days. I did some damage this weekend. I can't believe how guilty I feel for having 1 beer, fatty meat and 1 Jello shot.
One other note...all three of us have noticed an increase in headaches. I don't know if this is from hunger or the lack of carbohydrates. I certainly don't let myself go around hungry, so I guess my headaches have to do with missing nutrients or the adjustment to less carbohydrates. I don't know.
Ok I lied, another note. This is not a pretty one. Remember my comment about #2 a few days ago? Well let's just say things are NOT going smoothly in that area. I think I'm gonna have to consult the book on the best ways to remedy this situation. I"m eating my 2 TBL oat bran a day and plenty of water but I guess that's not enough.
I am thinking maybe i need to skip my next protein + veggie day and go all protein for three days. I'm feeling a little defeated at the moment and disappointed that I am not making progress. I'll report back in two days.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 6 - Cruise Phase
Day 6 Cruise Phase
Friday
Stats:
Weight: 160.2
BMI: 21.7
Fat %: 23.9
Water %: 54.6
Total Lost: 5 lbs.
My husband lost 2 more lbs.
Darn those men and their ability to lose weight so easily!!!
Not much of a change for me but still it is progress so I am not discouraged. I definitely feel better in my clothes which is what really matters to me.
Going back to all protein yesterday was interesting. I actually welcomed the bland protein diet because I was not starving all day as I had been on the previous protein + veggies day. I stayed feeling nice n full. I really do feel like I can handle this phase until I lose my remaining 5 lbs. Shoot I'm already halfway there.
Another thing I have to comment about...thirst. I have not felt thirst this much in my life. I drink water all day long and I still feel thirsty several times a day. Hubby doesn't say he feels thirst like this so I am thinking it might be from the cottage cheese I eat so much of. It's the one thing I can add Splenda to and feel like it's dessert...it's easy and quick. I can't give it up. But that may also be why Hubby lost 2 more lbs and I didn't. I haven't read anywhere that cottage cheese might be too high in sodium though. Whatever I'm still going to eat it, yogurt is too mushy and doesn't feel like "eating" to me. I gotta have something to chew a little bit!
Also this morning Hubby fixed the oat bran with some milk and sweetener, heated up like oatmeal. I really loved that. It felt a little bit like I was eating baby cereal (especially since we made it in little baby bowls, how cute), but it was tasty. I think I'll have that for a while instead of making the galette. The galette is too much trouble for me in the morning, it's gotta be quick. I have a 3 and 7 year old and very little time in the morning!
Tomorrow is the BBQ cook-off. We'll see how it goes. Right now I feel like I don't want to mess up my results by drinking any alcohol. I hope I can resist the temptation and just eat a ton of meat!
Friday
Stats:
Weight: 160.2
BMI: 21.7
Fat %: 23.9
Water %: 54.6
Total Lost: 5 lbs.
My husband lost 2 more lbs.
Darn those men and their ability to lose weight so easily!!!
Not much of a change for me but still it is progress so I am not discouraged. I definitely feel better in my clothes which is what really matters to me.
Going back to all protein yesterday was interesting. I actually welcomed the bland protein diet because I was not starving all day as I had been on the previous protein + veggies day. I stayed feeling nice n full. I really do feel like I can handle this phase until I lose my remaining 5 lbs. Shoot I'm already halfway there.
Another thing I have to comment about...thirst. I have not felt thirst this much in my life. I drink water all day long and I still feel thirsty several times a day. Hubby doesn't say he feels thirst like this so I am thinking it might be from the cottage cheese I eat so much of. It's the one thing I can add Splenda to and feel like it's dessert...it's easy and quick. I can't give it up. But that may also be why Hubby lost 2 more lbs and I didn't. I haven't read anywhere that cottage cheese might be too high in sodium though. Whatever I'm still going to eat it, yogurt is too mushy and doesn't feel like "eating" to me. I gotta have something to chew a little bit!
Also this morning Hubby fixed the oat bran with some milk and sweetener, heated up like oatmeal. I really loved that. It felt a little bit like I was eating baby cereal (especially since we made it in little baby bowls, how cute), but it was tasty. I think I'll have that for a while instead of making the galette. The galette is too much trouble for me in the morning, it's gotta be quick. I have a 3 and 7 year old and very little time in the morning!
Tomorrow is the BBQ cook-off. We'll see how it goes. Right now I feel like I don't want to mess up my results by drinking any alcohol. I hope I can resist the temptation and just eat a ton of meat!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Day 5 - Cruise Phase
Day 5, Cruise Phase
Thursday
Stats:
Weight: 160.8
BMI: 21.8
Fat %: 24.0
Water %: 54.6
I'm holding steady at 160 (ok so I went up .4 but that's not a whole pound so it doesn't count!). I was just happy not to gain a whole pound back. My mom went up a pound and she was disappointed but I reminded her of the book...it SAID this would happen with the introduction of vegetables (hence, WATER) into the diet. So I don't feel discouraged and I hope she doesn't either.
I can't remember what hubby's total was this morning but I don't think he went up a whole pound.
So I write this blog during lunch time, before the afternoon. Well let me tell you, yesterday from about 5 to 10 was ROUGH. I don't know if others on this diet have experienced this, but yesterday I was hungrier than ever before. My uneducated hypothesis on this effect...I think that the veggies just don't "stick to the ribs" and make you feel more hungry. For lunch I had a salad with balsamic and chicken, but I had about 1/2 of the chicken from the previous protein day. So replacing a chicken breast with lettuce did not do the trick. I was starving around 3 and ate some cottage cheese. Then I decided to go to the gym here at work and worked out with weights/cardio for about 1 hr. THEN the real hunger hit!!! Wow I was more hungry than I have been in a very long time. I had about a 1 hour commute home and by that time I was so thirsty and hungry!
My mom had decided to make the Cauliflower Gratin (Cauliflower/ground beef/onions/cheese) recipe in the Dukan Diet Book, so she was at the house. I just went straight for the fridge and said "I need a snack." Like any mom would do (no matter what age you are), she said "but dinner is almost ready." Well I felt like a kid again and just snapped at her "I CAN'T MAKE IT!! I'm having some cottage cheese!" So ok, that was kinda mean. Then she starts talking about the recipe..."gosh it asked for a whole two onions, and to just lay them on top and cook it in the oven for 20 minutes. I don't think those onions will be done..." Well I snapped again, "Well of course not! Those onions aren't going to be cooked!!" She said "Well that's what the recipe said to do..." and then my husband says "looks like someone needs to learn the art of improvisation." Now my mother has been cooking for probably 60 years and you'd think she'd know whether an onion would cook or not. She just can't deviate from the recipe and that's usually what makes her the best cook I know. I know that this was irritating me because I was so hungry and looking forward to that meal. I was mad because she didn't think about sauteing onions in the beef first! I was way more upset about this than I usually would be, because I was thinking about that delicious dish all day. The hunger had really made me moody and I took it out on my poor mother who was only trying to help!
As you can imagine the onions were raw and crunchy. So here's my tip: SAUTE onions that are in these recipes if you don't like them raw and crunchy!! I don't care what the recipe says. And also, there are different sizes of onions. "Two onions" assumes you are not using a gigantic Texas Sweet Onion. Also...the fat free cheese does not melt well. Put it on after you cook it or right at the very end, or mix it in to the dish. Don't put the whole cup of cheese on top like it says or you will have a hard cheese shell that you have to cut with a knife. My kids didn't even know it was cheese.
I love my mom so much and I feel bad that I got mad at her about all this...it was the hunger talking. Afterward I thanked her many times for cooking for us.
After dinner I had to go to choir practice and when I got home the hunger hit again in a big way. My hubby and I were both in the kitchen eating meat like barbarians right out of the package. I was spreading cream cheese on everything, eating yogurt straight out of the carton...out of control!
So the moral of this story is, keep your protein levels up, even on the veggie + protein days. Or else you will turn into an ugly green monster like I did.
Today is an all protein day and I feel great. I put less splenda in my galette this morning and it was much better. Had some eggs and diced ham on the side with some turkey sausages. best breakfast yet. Lunch was two rotisserie chicken breasts (oh and a cottage cheese snack). I feel SO much better today. Also went shopping over lunch for Mother's day and ended up trying some shorts on myself which probably wouldn't have buttoned last week...awesome feeling!!!
Thursday
Stats:
Weight: 160.8
BMI: 21.8
Fat %: 24.0
Water %: 54.6
I'm holding steady at 160 (ok so I went up .4 but that's not a whole pound so it doesn't count!). I was just happy not to gain a whole pound back. My mom went up a pound and she was disappointed but I reminded her of the book...it SAID this would happen with the introduction of vegetables (hence, WATER) into the diet. So I don't feel discouraged and I hope she doesn't either.
I can't remember what hubby's total was this morning but I don't think he went up a whole pound.
So I write this blog during lunch time, before the afternoon. Well let me tell you, yesterday from about 5 to 10 was ROUGH. I don't know if others on this diet have experienced this, but yesterday I was hungrier than ever before. My uneducated hypothesis on this effect...I think that the veggies just don't "stick to the ribs" and make you feel more hungry. For lunch I had a salad with balsamic and chicken, but I had about 1/2 of the chicken from the previous protein day. So replacing a chicken breast with lettuce did not do the trick. I was starving around 3 and ate some cottage cheese. Then I decided to go to the gym here at work and worked out with weights/cardio for about 1 hr. THEN the real hunger hit!!! Wow I was more hungry than I have been in a very long time. I had about a 1 hour commute home and by that time I was so thirsty and hungry!
My mom had decided to make the Cauliflower Gratin (Cauliflower/ground beef/onions/cheese) recipe in the Dukan Diet Book, so she was at the house. I just went straight for the fridge and said "I need a snack." Like any mom would do (no matter what age you are), she said "but dinner is almost ready." Well I felt like a kid again and just snapped at her "I CAN'T MAKE IT!! I'm having some cottage cheese!" So ok, that was kinda mean. Then she starts talking about the recipe..."gosh it asked for a whole two onions, and to just lay them on top and cook it in the oven for 20 minutes. I don't think those onions will be done..." Well I snapped again, "Well of course not! Those onions aren't going to be cooked!!" She said "Well that's what the recipe said to do..." and then my husband says "looks like someone needs to learn the art of improvisation." Now my mother has been cooking for probably 60 years and you'd think she'd know whether an onion would cook or not. She just can't deviate from the recipe and that's usually what makes her the best cook I know. I know that this was irritating me because I was so hungry and looking forward to that meal. I was mad because she didn't think about sauteing onions in the beef first! I was way more upset about this than I usually would be, because I was thinking about that delicious dish all day. The hunger had really made me moody and I took it out on my poor mother who was only trying to help!
As you can imagine the onions were raw and crunchy. So here's my tip: SAUTE onions that are in these recipes if you don't like them raw and crunchy!! I don't care what the recipe says. And also, there are different sizes of onions. "Two onions" assumes you are not using a gigantic Texas Sweet Onion. Also...the fat free cheese does not melt well. Put it on after you cook it or right at the very end, or mix it in to the dish. Don't put the whole cup of cheese on top like it says or you will have a hard cheese shell that you have to cut with a knife. My kids didn't even know it was cheese.
I love my mom so much and I feel bad that I got mad at her about all this...it was the hunger talking. Afterward I thanked her many times for cooking for us.
After dinner I had to go to choir practice and when I got home the hunger hit again in a big way. My hubby and I were both in the kitchen eating meat like barbarians right out of the package. I was spreading cream cheese on everything, eating yogurt straight out of the carton...out of control!
So the moral of this story is, keep your protein levels up, even on the veggie + protein days. Or else you will turn into an ugly green monster like I did.
Today is an all protein day and I feel great. I put less splenda in my galette this morning and it was much better. Had some eggs and diced ham on the side with some turkey sausages. best breakfast yet. Lunch was two rotisserie chicken breasts (oh and a cottage cheese snack). I feel SO much better today. Also went shopping over lunch for Mother's day and ended up trying some shorts on myself which probably wouldn't have buttoned last week...awesome feeling!!!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 4 - Cruise Phase
Day 4, Beginning of Cruise Phase
Wednesday
Stats:
Weight: 160.4
BMI: 21.8
Fat %: 24.1
Water %: 54.5
FIVE pounds exactly in three days!! I consider that to be a miracle in the diet realm. It really amazes me how this is working. I am very very apprehensive about the cruise phase though. I am just envisioning that I'll go up on the scale tomorrow and that will be a real bummer!! But for now I am enjoying this very quick success.
Hubby also lost 5 pounds in these three days. As of yesterday my 74 year old mom had lost 4 lbs...I haven't talked to her today yet. She's been struggling to lose a couple of pounds FOR YEARS so this is a big step for her too. It's great to see her so motivated and proud of her success. It definitely helps to have a buddy system when you are on this diet.
We are planning to follow the 1/1 plan (1 day veggies + protein, 1 day pure protein) until we reach our goal weights. My mom said she was going to do the 2/7 rhythm (2 days pure protein, 5 days of proteins + veggies rest of week). I'm going to try to talk her into the 1/1 however because it seems like the diet recommends this approach. I think it would be better for all of our feeling of success if we all stayed on the same schedule and lost the weight at the same rate.
Last night I went to the store and stocked up on the allowed veggies...mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, zucchini, tomatoes. I have never enjoyed buying veggies so much! It was so fun and exciting! I also bought some fat free cheddar cheese...it's part of one of the cruise phase recipes so I assume this is ok to eat? Gosh I hope so.
For breakfast today I made scrambled eggs with mushrooms, pico (blend of chopped onion/tomato/jalapeno/cilantro), and some turkey bacon. Sprinkled a little fat free cheddar cheese on top...OH so good. I can't explain how good those veggies tasted after three days of meat. Both hubby and I cleaned our plates. We got our 2 TBL of oat brand mixed in with yogurt (and the good old sweetener/vanilla). Felt a bit like eating baby food but it was still good and a little sweet. That tided me over until lunch, which was a chicken breast and a salad with mixed raw veggies. I couldn't find a fat free dressing so I used a tiny bit of the balsamic vinegar they carried. WOW after having very little oil for several days I could really taste the oil. I felt guilty!! It's amazing how you can taste things like that, even in the smallest amount, if you haven't had much of it for a while.
Ok...a topic that is pretty personal but you need to know...#2. I only had two in the last four days. But I didn't feel uncomfortable or anything...the diet says you will have fewer bm's and that's true. I didn't have any "trouble" with it, just less frequent than usual. So don't freak out if you aren't pooping all the time. :) However my trips to the bathroom for "#1" are outrageous!!!
I'm about to have a little cottage cheese and Splenda. I couldn't really bring my bottle of vanilla to work so I'll miss that part...I work downtown and don't have access to a grocery store with stuff like that. Guess I'll have to buy an additional bottle of work vanilla.
This weekend will be our first challenge regarding alcohol. We are planning to go to a BBQ cookoff. Easy enough to find suitable food but I can't imagine not drinking beer or wine during this thing. Hubby is committed to drinking NA drinks but I am not sure if I will end up caving in just for one glass of wine. However I would really be mad at myself if it messed up my diet results. I mean is it really worth it? Mainly I am not sure how to pull it off socially...everyone is drinking, and you know how people feel about that one "wet blanket" who's sitting there stone cold sober. I guess I'll have to pretend I'm pregnant or something and remember the days when it was actually kind of fun to see how stupid everyone else acts when they're drinking and you're completely sober.
Wednesday
Stats:
Weight: 160.4
BMI: 21.8
Fat %: 24.1
Water %: 54.5
FIVE pounds exactly in three days!! I consider that to be a miracle in the diet realm. It really amazes me how this is working. I am very very apprehensive about the cruise phase though. I am just envisioning that I'll go up on the scale tomorrow and that will be a real bummer!! But for now I am enjoying this very quick success.
Hubby also lost 5 pounds in these three days. As of yesterday my 74 year old mom had lost 4 lbs...I haven't talked to her today yet. She's been struggling to lose a couple of pounds FOR YEARS so this is a big step for her too. It's great to see her so motivated and proud of her success. It definitely helps to have a buddy system when you are on this diet.
We are planning to follow the 1/1 plan (1 day veggies + protein, 1 day pure protein) until we reach our goal weights. My mom said she was going to do the 2/7 rhythm (2 days pure protein, 5 days of proteins + veggies rest of week). I'm going to try to talk her into the 1/1 however because it seems like the diet recommends this approach. I think it would be better for all of our feeling of success if we all stayed on the same schedule and lost the weight at the same rate.
Last night I went to the store and stocked up on the allowed veggies...mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, zucchini, tomatoes. I have never enjoyed buying veggies so much! It was so fun and exciting! I also bought some fat free cheddar cheese...it's part of one of the cruise phase recipes so I assume this is ok to eat? Gosh I hope so.
For breakfast today I made scrambled eggs with mushrooms, pico (blend of chopped onion/tomato/jalapeno/cilantro), and some turkey bacon. Sprinkled a little fat free cheddar cheese on top...OH so good. I can't explain how good those veggies tasted after three days of meat. Both hubby and I cleaned our plates. We got our 2 TBL of oat brand mixed in with yogurt (and the good old sweetener/vanilla). Felt a bit like eating baby food but it was still good and a little sweet. That tided me over until lunch, which was a chicken breast and a salad with mixed raw veggies. I couldn't find a fat free dressing so I used a tiny bit of the balsamic vinegar they carried. WOW after having very little oil for several days I could really taste the oil. I felt guilty!! It's amazing how you can taste things like that, even in the smallest amount, if you haven't had much of it for a while.
Ok...a topic that is pretty personal but you need to know...#2. I only had two in the last four days. But I didn't feel uncomfortable or anything...the diet says you will have fewer bm's and that's true. I didn't have any "trouble" with it, just less frequent than usual. So don't freak out if you aren't pooping all the time. :) However my trips to the bathroom for "#1" are outrageous!!!
I'm about to have a little cottage cheese and Splenda. I couldn't really bring my bottle of vanilla to work so I'll miss that part...I work downtown and don't have access to a grocery store with stuff like that. Guess I'll have to buy an additional bottle of work vanilla.
This weekend will be our first challenge regarding alcohol. We are planning to go to a BBQ cookoff. Easy enough to find suitable food but I can't imagine not drinking beer or wine during this thing. Hubby is committed to drinking NA drinks but I am not sure if I will end up caving in just for one glass of wine. However I would really be mad at myself if it messed up my diet results. I mean is it really worth it? Mainly I am not sure how to pull it off socially...everyone is drinking, and you know how people feel about that one "wet blanket" who's sitting there stone cold sober. I guess I'll have to pretend I'm pregnant or something and remember the days when it was actually kind of fun to see how stupid everyone else acts when they're drinking and you're completely sober.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day 3 - Attack Phase
Day 3
Tuesday
Stats:
Weight: 162.2
BMI: 22.0
Fat %: 24.7
Water %: 54.1
This is our last day of the Attack Phase. Lost another 1.5 lb, almost a total of 4 lbs since we started. Again went down a few points on BMI, Fat %, but went up on water! That is so weird to me because this diet is supposed to be very diuretic at this stage. And it MUST be diuretic because I have to pee ALL THE TIME. Especially at night, at least once, sometimes twice.
So compared to other diets, I would say this one is the easiest so far for me. Again, the key is that you can eat unlimited quantities of the allowed foods. Also, it is imperative that I can also have milk and fat free milk products. This would be much harder for me if it was just meat. I crave meat the least on this diet. I pretty much don't think about the restricted foods as long as I am not hungry.
Hubby has complained about feeling tired. I don't feel that way...I feel pretty good actually. The only time I feel really tired is at night. But I'm sleeping good so that's a plus. We both work out regularly, and my workout today was good. I'm not really sticking to the 20 min walking/day because I already have a set workout schedule. I do about half weights and half cardio, 3 days/week for 45 mins. I also work downtown and do more walking than most. So surely that counts in my exercise.
Breakfast was again a Galette and ham/egg whites. That's a good breakfast. The galette is starting to taste artificial to me though. The sweetener doesn't taste as good in the galette as in yogurt or cottage cheese to me.
I didn't feel hungry all morning and worked out today at 11 am. Afterward I ventured to the tunnel and found a restaurant that will probably be my lunch food source for the next month! They specialize in rotisserie chicken and also have several vegetable sides. I am sure these foods are cooked in butter and whatever but it's about as good as I can do without having access to a grocery store at lunch. That rotisserie chicken was fabulous. Probably the first time I've craved meat in about 36 hrs. I also brought the cottage cheese/sweetener/vanilla and some turkey and cream cheese for snacks.
I must say I'm really looking forward to eating veggies tomorrow. I miss them. I want to make the cauliflower ground beef recipe in the book, that looks really good to me.
I plan to eat roast beef (still from the BBQ place on Sunday) along with eggs tonight and probably some yogurt/vanilla/sweetener. I'll modify this tomorrow if it changes. Right now I feel nice a full though, pretty good!
I have found this diet to be very reinforcing because of the quick weight loss at the beginning. My husband and mother have also had positive results. Hubby has lost the most of course (about 4 lbs), and Grammy has lost the least (about 2 lbs). I'm sure this is due to her age of 74 and a slower metabolic rate. But still very encouraging for her. I am afraid of what will happen during the next phase of 1/1 (1 day protein/1day protein and veggies). I don't mind if the loss slows down but I would be discouraged if the scale goes back up. South Beach definitely worked for me but I remember feeling like it was very HARD to stick to. I was much more obsessively thinking about my next meal than on this diet. The cravings just haven't been that bad for me at all. I can't stress how comforting it is that I can eat whenever, even if it is the same foods over and over. But I've been a lifetime repetitive eater...eating something I crave for weeks or months and then growing tired of it, so this is not difficult for me to handle as long as I can eat as much as I want!
Tuesday
Stats:
Weight: 162.2
BMI: 22.0
Fat %: 24.7
Water %: 54.1
This is our last day of the Attack Phase. Lost another 1.5 lb, almost a total of 4 lbs since we started. Again went down a few points on BMI, Fat %, but went up on water! That is so weird to me because this diet is supposed to be very diuretic at this stage. And it MUST be diuretic because I have to pee ALL THE TIME. Especially at night, at least once, sometimes twice.
So compared to other diets, I would say this one is the easiest so far for me. Again, the key is that you can eat unlimited quantities of the allowed foods. Also, it is imperative that I can also have milk and fat free milk products. This would be much harder for me if it was just meat. I crave meat the least on this diet. I pretty much don't think about the restricted foods as long as I am not hungry.
Hubby has complained about feeling tired. I don't feel that way...I feel pretty good actually. The only time I feel really tired is at night. But I'm sleeping good so that's a plus. We both work out regularly, and my workout today was good. I'm not really sticking to the 20 min walking/day because I already have a set workout schedule. I do about half weights and half cardio, 3 days/week for 45 mins. I also work downtown and do more walking than most. So surely that counts in my exercise.
Breakfast was again a Galette and ham/egg whites. That's a good breakfast. The galette is starting to taste artificial to me though. The sweetener doesn't taste as good in the galette as in yogurt or cottage cheese to me.
I didn't feel hungry all morning and worked out today at 11 am. Afterward I ventured to the tunnel and found a restaurant that will probably be my lunch food source for the next month! They specialize in rotisserie chicken and also have several vegetable sides. I am sure these foods are cooked in butter and whatever but it's about as good as I can do without having access to a grocery store at lunch. That rotisserie chicken was fabulous. Probably the first time I've craved meat in about 36 hrs. I also brought the cottage cheese/sweetener/vanilla and some turkey and cream cheese for snacks.
I must say I'm really looking forward to eating veggies tomorrow. I miss them. I want to make the cauliflower ground beef recipe in the book, that looks really good to me.
I plan to eat roast beef (still from the BBQ place on Sunday) along with eggs tonight and probably some yogurt/vanilla/sweetener. I'll modify this tomorrow if it changes. Right now I feel nice a full though, pretty good!
I have found this diet to be very reinforcing because of the quick weight loss at the beginning. My husband and mother have also had positive results. Hubby has lost the most of course (about 4 lbs), and Grammy has lost the least (about 2 lbs). I'm sure this is due to her age of 74 and a slower metabolic rate. But still very encouraging for her. I am afraid of what will happen during the next phase of 1/1 (1 day protein/1day protein and veggies). I don't mind if the loss slows down but I would be discouraged if the scale goes back up. South Beach definitely worked for me but I remember feeling like it was very HARD to stick to. I was much more obsessively thinking about my next meal than on this diet. The cravings just haven't been that bad for me at all. I can't stress how comforting it is that I can eat whenever, even if it is the same foods over and over. But I've been a lifetime repetitive eater...eating something I crave for weeks or months and then growing tired of it, so this is not difficult for me to handle as long as I can eat as much as I want!
Day 2 - Attack Phase
Day 2, Monday
Stats:
Weight: 163.8
BMI: 22.2
Fat %: 25.1
Water %: 53.8
Weigh in: lost 2 lb! Two lbs in ONE DAY!! Also went down on BMI, Fat %. But strangely went up a little on Water %. Weird. I'll put in the exact numbers later, I'm not at home to look them up at the moment...
Yesterday wasn't so bad. As I said before the saving grace is that you can eat unlimited quantities of the foods on the attack phase list. That way you can get rid of your cravings, even if you have to eat something you don't really find appetizing!
Today I don't think about carbs until I smell them.
Breakfast was a repeat of Day 1, Galette and ham/eggs. Yesterday I used egg whites but today I used two whole eggs. Be careful when cooking your Galettes, mine NEVER take as long as is recommended in the book. I'm talking about 3 mins max on either side and that's it.
Oh, also...on Day 1 I followed the Galette recipe in the book and accidentally put 2 TBL oat bran in my galette but still lost two pounds. So it's not the end of the world if you accidentally put 2 TBL instead of 1 1/2.
Yesterday I was a little worried about lunch time because this was my first day at work on the diet. I didn't know where to get food and felt a little paralyzed because of it. So instead of trying to search for something to eat in the tunnels (we have a series of underground restaurants near my work), I just left work at 1. I had to leave for a Dr appt anyway. But I went by the store and bought some smoked salmon, capers, imitation crab meat and dijon mustard. Strange combination huh...but these were the foods I was thinking about all morning. I had eaten smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, lemon and a bagel in Seattle recently and it was good, so I decided to recreate that. I also was determined to make the classic mayonnaise recipe and use it with our leftover shrimp and the crab meat. I would recommend you eat mid-morning to avoid thinking about foods like this. Because when I got home with that food I was in a TIZZY trying to get that stuff prepared to eat. My puppy was wanting in and out and I was so frustrated with him because I was starving!! Don't let yourself get to this point!!
So for lunch I made the classic mayo and had it on the shrimp and imit.crab. The classic mayo is not coming out right...it's very runny and gross looking. But it tasted pretty good so I ate it anyway. I was desperate. Man I could really taste the oil in that mayo. The whole TEASPOON of it. I am thinking this is not coming out right because I"m using canola oil instead of the recommended vegetable oil.
The smoked salmon/cream cheese/capers/lemon thing sounded a whole lot better than it tasted, probably because the smoked salmon wasn't that great. Also the capers were more bitter than I'd remembered. And of course the absence of a big fat bagel changed the taste quite a bit...but all in all a good lunch.
Afternoon was quite difficult for me...probably because I was home alone and not very busy until my appointment. Today I tried greek yogurt, lemon juice and sweetener. Tasted a little like lemon pie (or at least that's what I imagined while a ate it). I also had to have another helping of cottage cheese/sweetener/vanilla to tide me over until dinner. I am eating a lot more and a lot more often than I did before this diet!
Dinner was grilled salmon, a hard boiled egg and a side of vanilla/sweetener/yogurt. The salmon was ok, wish it were more fresh. I would recommend that you get good fresh fish so at least you'll enjoy what you're eating. It was not fun eating salmon that didn't taste very good.
Stats:
Weight: 163.8
BMI: 22.2
Fat %: 25.1
Water %: 53.8
Weigh in: lost 2 lb! Two lbs in ONE DAY!! Also went down on BMI, Fat %. But strangely went up a little on Water %. Weird. I'll put in the exact numbers later, I'm not at home to look them up at the moment...
Yesterday wasn't so bad. As I said before the saving grace is that you can eat unlimited quantities of the foods on the attack phase list. That way you can get rid of your cravings, even if you have to eat something you don't really find appetizing!
Today I don't think about carbs until I smell them.
Breakfast was a repeat of Day 1, Galette and ham/eggs. Yesterday I used egg whites but today I used two whole eggs. Be careful when cooking your Galettes, mine NEVER take as long as is recommended in the book. I'm talking about 3 mins max on either side and that's it.
Oh, also...on Day 1 I followed the Galette recipe in the book and accidentally put 2 TBL oat bran in my galette but still lost two pounds. So it's not the end of the world if you accidentally put 2 TBL instead of 1 1/2.
Yesterday I was a little worried about lunch time because this was my first day at work on the diet. I didn't know where to get food and felt a little paralyzed because of it. So instead of trying to search for something to eat in the tunnels (we have a series of underground restaurants near my work), I just left work at 1. I had to leave for a Dr appt anyway. But I went by the store and bought some smoked salmon, capers, imitation crab meat and dijon mustard. Strange combination huh...but these were the foods I was thinking about all morning. I had eaten smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, lemon and a bagel in Seattle recently and it was good, so I decided to recreate that. I also was determined to make the classic mayonnaise recipe and use it with our leftover shrimp and the crab meat. I would recommend you eat mid-morning to avoid thinking about foods like this. Because when I got home with that food I was in a TIZZY trying to get that stuff prepared to eat. My puppy was wanting in and out and I was so frustrated with him because I was starving!! Don't let yourself get to this point!!
So for lunch I made the classic mayo and had it on the shrimp and imit.crab. The classic mayo is not coming out right...it's very runny and gross looking. But it tasted pretty good so I ate it anyway. I was desperate. Man I could really taste the oil in that mayo. The whole TEASPOON of it. I am thinking this is not coming out right because I"m using canola oil instead of the recommended vegetable oil.
The smoked salmon/cream cheese/capers/lemon thing sounded a whole lot better than it tasted, probably because the smoked salmon wasn't that great. Also the capers were more bitter than I'd remembered. And of course the absence of a big fat bagel changed the taste quite a bit...but all in all a good lunch.
Afternoon was quite difficult for me...probably because I was home alone and not very busy until my appointment. Today I tried greek yogurt, lemon juice and sweetener. Tasted a little like lemon pie (or at least that's what I imagined while a ate it). I also had to have another helping of cottage cheese/sweetener/vanilla to tide me over until dinner. I am eating a lot more and a lot more often than I did before this diet!
Dinner was grilled salmon, a hard boiled egg and a side of vanilla/sweetener/yogurt. The salmon was ok, wish it were more fresh. I would recommend that you get good fresh fish so at least you'll enjoy what you're eating. It was not fun eating salmon that didn't taste very good.
Day 1! Attack Phase
Day one of my undertaking of the Dukan Diet. I am 6' tall, starting at 165, intending to lose 10 lbs.
Beginning Stats:
Weight: 165.4
BMI: 22.4
Fat %: 25.6
Water %: 53.4
My husband and mother want to lose about the same amount. I don't have a ton of weight to lose, just enough to make my clothes fit better and also to get in shape for my upcoming 20 year reunion and trip to the Bahamas! So if you have a little to lose, this blog is for you.
A little background on this...
A couple of weeks ago my husband heard that Watie Katie (who is no longer waiting!) was rumored to have been on the Dukan Diet. I had never heard of this before. But, we bought the book on our iPad and began reading it. Hubby said that if I wanted to do it, he'd do it with me. Then we also decided to drag Grammy into the mix and she decided to do it, too.
I think the initial attractiveness about this diet was the fact that you truly can eat as much as you want of the recommended foods. In the past I had done the South Beach Diet to lose my baby weight, and found it to be difficult because the amount of food was restricted. Snacks of 30 pistachios just doesn't do it for me...in fact it's more like torture because I could literally eat 30 pistachios in one handful!
So here we are on Sunday, Day 1. We took 1 week prior to "prepare". Preparation included the following:
In the morning I made my first Gallette pancake, the recommended way to eat your required 1 1/2 TBL of Oat Bran (I accidentally used 2 TBL! The horror!). It was actually very good and easy to make. Along with that we had egg whites with Ham in it. All in all a very tasty breakfast that we really enjoyed. We felt like we could do this! One negative thing I noticed right away is that I'll be dirtying a lot more measuring utensils, cooking utensils, pots and pans with this diet. But if you already cook a lot, this won't be anything out of the ordinary for you!
For lunch my hubby suggested we go to a BBQ place. Yes, this is meat heaven in Texas. It was very appetizing and not too difficult to pass up the "sides," which could possibly be the most unhealthy foods on earth. Hubby bought 2 lbs each of brisket, ham and turkey and we've been eating it for several days now as snacks and along with eggs. It was a strange sensation to only buy meat at a restaurant and just sit around eating meat like barbarians. But it was good and I had tea with sweetener along with it.
Dinner that night was a shrimp boil! We invited the parents over and we all ate big delicious seasoned shrimp. After a while I needed something to dip it in so I squeezed a little lemon juice in a bowl and dipped in that. It was surprisingly good. In between these meals I had cottage cheese mixed with a little sweetener and vanilla. I think I had that twice. Hubby was eating more meat in between meals.
After dinner I had planned to have the "Vanilla creme" recipe but didn't realize it took 3 hrs to set! Plan ahead on those desserts people! So it was getting late and my parents didn't want to wait for the creme to set. We said we'd just eat it the next day...well I had to sneak a taste and then I lost control!! Note, I doubled the recipe for all of us to eat, which had 6 egg yolks in it...next thing I knew I had eaten the entire thing of runny creme. It was true desperation and I really couldn't stop! It was the best thing I had tasted all day and I just kept going until it was gone. So obviously I went over my limit on egg yolks. But I don't have high cholesterol so it wasn't THAT bad...just a very weak moment.
As far as water, I don't have trouble drinking the 1 1/2 qts. But I HAVE to drink diet Cokes and tea sweetened with artificial sweetener. I also have to have my coffee! I also had to have the cottage cheese/sweetener/vanilla or yogurt/sweetener/vanilla thing at least a couple of times a day to get over the sweet urges.
Beginning Stats:
Weight: 165.4
BMI: 22.4
Fat %: 25.6
Water %: 53.4
My husband and mother want to lose about the same amount. I don't have a ton of weight to lose, just enough to make my clothes fit better and also to get in shape for my upcoming 20 year reunion and trip to the Bahamas! So if you have a little to lose, this blog is for you.
A little background on this...
A couple of weeks ago my husband heard that Watie Katie (who is no longer waiting!) was rumored to have been on the Dukan Diet. I had never heard of this before. But, we bought the book on our iPad and began reading it. Hubby said that if I wanted to do it, he'd do it with me. Then we also decided to drag Grammy into the mix and she decided to do it, too.
I think the initial attractiveness about this diet was the fact that you truly can eat as much as you want of the recommended foods. In the past I had done the South Beach Diet to lose my baby weight, and found it to be difficult because the amount of food was restricted. Snacks of 30 pistachios just doesn't do it for me...in fact it's more like torture because I could literally eat 30 pistachios in one handful!
So here we are on Sunday, Day 1. We took 1 week prior to "prepare". Preparation included the following:
- Read the book
- gorge ourselves on all carbs in the house to get rid of them
- go out to eat and pig out numerous times
- drink wine at least 3 out of 5 days
- Stock up on Attack Phase foods
In the morning I made my first Gallette pancake, the recommended way to eat your required 1 1/2 TBL of Oat Bran (I accidentally used 2 TBL! The horror!). It was actually very good and easy to make. Along with that we had egg whites with Ham in it. All in all a very tasty breakfast that we really enjoyed. We felt like we could do this! One negative thing I noticed right away is that I'll be dirtying a lot more measuring utensils, cooking utensils, pots and pans with this diet. But if you already cook a lot, this won't be anything out of the ordinary for you!
For lunch my hubby suggested we go to a BBQ place. Yes, this is meat heaven in Texas. It was very appetizing and not too difficult to pass up the "sides," which could possibly be the most unhealthy foods on earth. Hubby bought 2 lbs each of brisket, ham and turkey and we've been eating it for several days now as snacks and along with eggs. It was a strange sensation to only buy meat at a restaurant and just sit around eating meat like barbarians. But it was good and I had tea with sweetener along with it.
Dinner that night was a shrimp boil! We invited the parents over and we all ate big delicious seasoned shrimp. After a while I needed something to dip it in so I squeezed a little lemon juice in a bowl and dipped in that. It was surprisingly good. In between these meals I had cottage cheese mixed with a little sweetener and vanilla. I think I had that twice. Hubby was eating more meat in between meals.
After dinner I had planned to have the "Vanilla creme" recipe but didn't realize it took 3 hrs to set! Plan ahead on those desserts people! So it was getting late and my parents didn't want to wait for the creme to set. We said we'd just eat it the next day...well I had to sneak a taste and then I lost control!! Note, I doubled the recipe for all of us to eat, which had 6 egg yolks in it...next thing I knew I had eaten the entire thing of runny creme. It was true desperation and I really couldn't stop! It was the best thing I had tasted all day and I just kept going until it was gone. So obviously I went over my limit on egg yolks. But I don't have high cholesterol so it wasn't THAT bad...just a very weak moment.
As far as water, I don't have trouble drinking the 1 1/2 qts. But I HAVE to drink diet Cokes and tea sweetened with artificial sweetener. I also have to have my coffee! I also had to have the cottage cheese/sweetener/vanilla or yogurt/sweetener/vanilla thing at least a couple of times a day to get over the sweet urges.
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