One of my favorite proteins is cold boiled shrimp or prawns.... I even make shrimp omlettes! Today is shrimp day!

Today was my first day at work after three years when I had and raised my 2 baby boys.
I missed my family, I even missed the dog and all of them went crazy when I came back home. I guess we'll have to get used to it but it's hard.
I'm only 2 kilos away from my goal and the thing that worries me the most is that I have to prepare food in advance now and carry it with me if I'm ever gonna reach my true weigh and keep it up.

Hey Michalleanon... I lost 45 pounds, and my attack was 4 days. and the cruise phase is unique to everyone as far as how the weight comes off. Mine would be tiny or no weight loss for 2-3 weeeks, then 2-4 pounds would just dissappear.

I follow cruise most days ( but count calories) and add a few fruits or nuts or avocados in to get to my calories. You can eat anything you want on maintenance, but I like eating mostly cruise style. Just easier to follow and I feel great.

Hello everyone,

Yes, Primalgal I live in Antigua in the Caribbean...Have been here all my life apart from going away to boarding school and college. I work for a reasonably sized catamaran company called "wadadlicats". Check out our website: www.wadadlicats.com

Great place to live but as with everywhere you have good days and bad days, however, the sun seems to make it all ok at the end of a rough day.

I get to do alot of walking up and down as we work with the cruise ships and I meet the guests and escort them to our cats so alot of back and forth. Definitely more than the 20 minute required by Dukan and then I still go to the gym...So this weight BETTER come off.
I was quite proud of myself this weekend as we had a birthday party on saturday where I was surrounded by pizza, sandwiches, chicken wings and loads of alcohol. I did have 1 1/2 glasses of red merlot but that was it....Then yesterday we had another bbq function at a friend's house around the pool. I took my own seasoned chicken breast and got my hubby who was on grill duty to cook it for me. Must say my mouth was watering for the baby back ribs and the nice salads BUT I resisted. Did have 2 glasses of Merlot again...lol....

Yesterday I completed my 7 days of the "attack" phase. I weighed in and have lost 5.5 pounds...today on to 1/1 and must say I am really looking forward veggies!!! I did a stir fry of cabbage and zuchinni...

So there you have it!!!! Have a great day everyone and even better week....

Hey pkw58.....how long did it take to loose the 45 pounds?
I have a feeling its a long road ahead..lol...and yes I know, I know everyone tells me "well you didnt put it on in a day..." hahahahaha. I just want to get rid of it....I dont like fruit but looove veggies so I am happy...I'm applying the same motto as I did when giving up smoking....I had stopped in my second pregancy and figured that i stopped for 9 months so why start again...using this for the carbs mental state...it's been 6yrs since I gave up smoking. Thanks for all the advice...

It took about 4 momths to get to the dukan calculated "true weight" of a 35 pound weight loss and amazingly enough I continues to lose weight on consolidation-- the last 10 pounds took about 4 more months. My motto in 2012 was ... " ican do this lifestyle for at least one year, all those foods I use to eat will be waiting on me anytime" ... At the end of year one, I just re-upped the dukan plan and am getting more activity into my life.

I'm feeling loads of fatigue, headaches ect.
I think It's due to lack of sleep :yawn: , baby is teething again.
The thing is I haven't had a pp day since weekend, I start well but at the afternoon I feel I'm gonna faint so at the evening I dig in a huge bowl of crunchy greens.
I'm such a disappointment to myself and above all at this point when I'm so close to my goal.