Dukan Diet-Day Two-June 1, 2011
Today was an interesting day. When I got up this morning and stepped on the scale it was down to 205. I guess this is working, or I've been retaining a ton of water that I just lost. Amazing. Motivating. Freaking awesome!
Today I had two scrambled eggs for breakfast and made my Dukan oat bran galette for eating in the afternoon. I carefully flipped it and it flew out of the pan and landed smack dab on the counter. Argh.... some days. And no time to make another-so I went on the assumption that the 5 second rule applies to counters too. (I know, collective ewwwwwww....)
For lunch I took my son to a fish restaurant and ordered a peel and eat shrimp appetizer. I did eat the cocktail sauce, but I am now questioning that decision. The thought process at the time was if Dukan allows sardines in tomato sauce, cocktail sauce on shrimp cannot be much different-correct? I guess I'll see when I get on the scale in the morning!
This afternoon I did have a Fage 0% yogurt cup. I used to just detest plain yogurt, but somehow I've been getting used to it. Are my taste buds dead? My son had class and I had plenty of work to do so we left my office at 7:30 pm and got home about 8:30. Tonight I had Costco chicken breast meat sans skin. After I ate the chicken, I realized I had not yet eaten the oat bran galette and it's required by the diet. So I had that too.
I was curious before bed and weighed myself again-down to 204! Am I standing on one foot? That's 6 pounds in two days-must be whole lot of water! I am getting more and more curious about how long this rapid weight loss will continue and how sustainable it is.
The oat bran really helps with the hunger-I got a headache mid-afternoon today. Yesterday I ate the galette with yogurt mid-afternoon and I was much less hungry when I got home from work. I think I'll try to do that tomorrow and not forget it in my purse.
Ketosis is supposed to set in tomorrow or the next day and that is supposed to be a powerful appetite supressant. But will it work on a headache too?
Stay tuned for more info on my experience with the Dukan diet. May the toucan be with you.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Day One-5.31.2011
Dukan Diet Day One-May 31, 2011
Today I started the Dukan Diet. You probably already know this is the diet that was made famous by Kate before she became a member of the Royal Family. I just want it to work. I've really only tried one other "official" diet, the Pritikin Diet, and once I lost a little weight I got pregnant with my son. He's now 18 and will be off to college in the fall. I'm long past the time when I should have lost the baby weight. We just returned from a vacation, so I probably am starting out slightly heavier than my "normal" heavy weight. Starting the diet this am, I weighed 210 pounds.
But, better late than never. So today I started the Attack Phase. The Diet has 4 phases: 2 which are supposed to help you lose the weight and 2 for maintaining your newly skinny self after completing the first two phases.
The Attack Phase consists of eating protein, with small amounts of carbohydrates from oat bran and those found in primarily protein based foods such as non-fat Greek yogurt.
Today I scrambled 2 eggs for breakfast and had iced unsweetened tea. Lunch was more difficult because I did not have time to make my own lunch this am and had to go out. I found a fish restaurant, McGrath's Fish House, near the mall and had a seared Ahi Tuna appetizer and more iced tea. I left the daikon garnish/salad and also the wasabi cream garnish on the plate and ate only the 8 medallions of spice crusted Ahi. In the middle of the afternoon I had a single service size of Fage Greek 0% Yogurt and for dinner I had 8-10 ounces of baked cod and another Fage 0% yogurt.
I'm not starving, but I am a little constipated already. But, I've already also had a little weight loss-likely just water weight but I'm at 206.5 before bed. Mostly, I'm tired. My husband has a virus and we're both tired out from vacation. So, Day One is done. Good night all.
Today I started the Dukan Diet. You probably already know this is the diet that was made famous by Kate before she became a member of the Royal Family. I just want it to work. I've really only tried one other "official" diet, the Pritikin Diet, and once I lost a little weight I got pregnant with my son. He's now 18 and will be off to college in the fall. I'm long past the time when I should have lost the baby weight. We just returned from a vacation, so I probably am starting out slightly heavier than my "normal" heavy weight. Starting the diet this am, I weighed 210 pounds.
But, better late than never. So today I started the Attack Phase. The Diet has 4 phases: 2 which are supposed to help you lose the weight and 2 for maintaining your newly skinny self after completing the first two phases.
The Attack Phase consists of eating protein, with small amounts of carbohydrates from oat bran and those found in primarily protein based foods such as non-fat Greek yogurt.
Today I scrambled 2 eggs for breakfast and had iced unsweetened tea. Lunch was more difficult because I did not have time to make my own lunch this am and had to go out. I found a fish restaurant, McGrath's Fish House, near the mall and had a seared Ahi Tuna appetizer and more iced tea. I left the daikon garnish/salad and also the wasabi cream garnish on the plate and ate only the 8 medallions of spice crusted Ahi. In the middle of the afternoon I had a single service size of Fage Greek 0% Yogurt and for dinner I had 8-10 ounces of baked cod and another Fage 0% yogurt.
I'm not starving, but I am a little constipated already. But, I've already also had a little weight loss-likely just water weight but I'm at 206.5 before bed. Mostly, I'm tired. My husband has a virus and we're both tired out from vacation. So, Day One is done. Good night all.
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