Attack Phase - Weight Gain/Lesson Learned/Progress
AnR28
Posts: 56 Member
Hello all!
I started the Dukan diet per a friend's recent success (45lbs!) this past Sunday. The first two days (monday and tuesday) I dropped 1.5 lbs each day, but then the subsequent two I gained back 1 lb total (0.5 lb each day). This morning I dropped not only that 1 lb that I 'put back on' but another lb on top of that. I figured out it was a low fat jerkey that I was eating that triggered the extra water weight hold - sodium!
I just wanted to type this up for anyone who is going through the attack phase so that they learn from my error! Try not to eat any packaged foods.
For me, I am aiming to be on Attack phase for 10 days - I'm on day 6 now. Has anyone else gone this many days on Attack? My predicted weight loss per Dukan True Weight timeline is 5lbs total for 5-7 days. I wonder if I had not eaten jerkey if I would be past that by now.
Also, I've only worked out 3 days so far out of the 6. I do more than 20 mins of walking. I lift weights (lightly compared to my usual) in addition to the walking (usually indoors on an elliptical).
Best of luck to everyone - I'm not having too hard of a time with this diet!!! It's motivating!
I started the Dukan diet per a friend's recent success (45lbs!) this past Sunday. The first two days (monday and tuesday) I dropped 1.5 lbs each day, but then the subsequent two I gained back 1 lb total (0.5 lb each day). This morning I dropped not only that 1 lb that I 'put back on' but another lb on top of that. I figured out it was a low fat jerkey that I was eating that triggered the extra water weight hold - sodium!
I just wanted to type this up for anyone who is going through the attack phase so that they learn from my error! Try not to eat any packaged foods.
For me, I am aiming to be on Attack phase for 10 days - I'm on day 6 now. Has anyone else gone this many days on Attack? My predicted weight loss per Dukan True Weight timeline is 5lbs total for 5-7 days. I wonder if I had not eaten jerkey if I would be past that by now.
Also, I've only worked out 3 days so far out of the 6. I do more than 20 mins of walking. I lift weights (lightly compared to my usual) in addition to the walking (usually indoors on an elliptical).
Best of luck to everyone - I'm not having too hard of a time with this diet!!! It's motivating!
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thanks for the update! I have been a dukanite for 22 months now, it is the easiest diet / nutrition plan I have ever been on and it makes maintaining a breeze.0
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Hi! Just started 12 days ago, did a 5 day attack, and am now on the 5/5 cruise. I lost a lot in attack, but I was reallly poofy when I started. I agree I have to stay away from back bacon, sausages, jerky, anything with sodium, take the scale with a grain of salt (pun intended) when we eat somthing high sodium like that. I find when I add in the PV days the scale yo-yo'd a lot too, and then I'd get another big drop after PP days. It's a challenge but it's so rewarding. Hang in there!0
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P.S. see, pwk58, told you I was your doppelganger lol!0
