Good morning Louisa - today is my PP day too. I alternate every other day. Today I start off with a hard boiled egg and 1/2 tbs of oat bran, then a 97% fat free Hebrew National Beef frank with yellow mustard and another 1/2 tbs of oat bran. Lunch is a meatloaf I made this weekend - yummy! with a beef/veal mixture, my afternoon snack will be left over ginger-soy chicken and on the train home I will have cold cuts (turkey, roast beef) and a laughing cow cheese wedge. I need to add another 1/2 tbs of oat bran somewhere. I wait until I feel hungry or by 1400 if it does not happen. Dinner will be fish with olive oil, garlic and lemon.

I missed my morning exericise - overslept - but I walk to and from the subway and will walk at lunch and sneak my strength exercises in a few.

vaidajurgaity - Hola! to you. Constipation still a major issue. I was hoping rhubarb would help. I eat that and took some turkey rhubarb. I may have to try the magnesium citrate but that gave me the runs last time. It is amazing that I can lose without going regularly. However, today was the first day I gained some weight back - 1.2 lbs. I feel badly of course, but know that it is likely just water retention. Then I went to work and everyone commented on how good I look! Yay! I did have the pizza and perhaps the baking powder had something to do with it - high sodium it seems. It was delicious and worth a pound

Are you still eating without being hungry? My carbs are below 20 on PP days and below 50 on PV days. I have not been calculating my protein as you have. I am guessing we use our current weight and not goal weight. I also try to keep my sodium below 2000 - not always easy.

Breakfast cheesecake 2 portions

1 egg
sweetenet to taste
125 gr fat free cheese blanc ( or any other cheese)
4 tbsp oatbran
1 tsp baking powder
lemon skin, vanilla essence

Beat the egg, add sweetener, smooth blended cheese ( I use my hand blender for extra smooth consistency), oatbran, baking powder, lemon skin and essence, put in the baking tray ( my one is pretty small, just an exact size for such a small size cake), bake 175 C for approx 30 min. I cover the tin with alu foil, just to prevent dehydration. It is important not to overbake it. Last time I left it in the oven for too long, so the cake lost its moist.

I normally prepare 4 portions and freeze 2 parts of it, to save hassle in the morning :-)

Tomorrow I am visiting my friend and am going to prepare Chocolate cake. Will let you know how did it go :-)

Louisa, I found quark to be a little bit sharper than fromage blanc but not too much. If you are looking for sweet - maybe ricotta? Or adjust the lemon peel?

Thanks for the recipe, vaidajurgaity. I love cheesecake! I think when I start sweets it will be my first indulgence. It is between that and chocolate cake so let us know how that goes for you

Guys, do you track your daily carbs? How many do you consume daily?

I've found on attack days it tends to be zero. On pv days it tends to be under 20. So this diet for me is actually lower in carbs than atkins.

I love it when we're cruisin' together...

Vaida, thanks for the chocolate cake recipe. I printed it out look forward to trying it.

globegirl08 - I tried the shiritaki noodles and did not care for them too much. I split the package in 3 and had the first 2 portions Italian style. Last night I used them in a cheesy casserole that came out pretty good, almost like a souffle consistency. I coated the noodles in 1/4 egg beaters, then added 1/4 cup of fat free ricotta cheese, a dash of parmesan cheese, 1/4 of Dukan friendly homemade tomato sauce, and covered it with fat free mozzarella. I still have a package of "magic rice" that I stuck in the freezer until I crave pasta.

I have two questions for the group:
1. Has anyone tried any Walden Farms products? I saw a no calorie/sugar/fat peanut butter spread that I am interested in trying. It has a lot of chemicals and I would have to check for vegetable fiber, but I would love to add the peanut taste to some things.
2. When those of you have eaten bread product during cruise, did it really set you back? I am joining some friends for dinner at a BBQ restaurant and they serve corn bread with the meal that has been described as "to die for" and although I can resist, I would love to have some. My other option is to just take it home and freeze it until Consolidation.

My best to all

my wave also has stuck somewhere behind the rocks, not showing up but I am waiting, waiting .....

Hi Guys

I'm on cruise at the moment to and I definitely go in waves but my waves are very predictable its strange 3 days no weight loss followed by 2 to 3 days losing a 1lb a day. I suffer from pcos so losing weight has always been hard but on the Dukan found its dropping of -16lbs in 4 weeks and that's even with a work team meal and drinks but what girl can say no to champagne!

I suppose i found this diet really suited me I don't tend to like processed foods any way, and being an ex chef its quiet easy to think of new recipes that follow the dukan way... I'm also it seems highly reactive to oatbran so cant eat that as it irritates my stomach to much but found another girl who had the same problem and Dr Dukan on his webchat just said to not eat it if its that much of a problem.

My favorite things has to be chocolate fudge yoghurt - which i simply adore and cuts my sweet tooth craving down.. I use total 0% and really whip it to get the texture as smooth as possible then to 200grams ad in half a spoon of sweetener I use truvia which i know isnt really allowed but i cant stand splenda... 2 caps of chefs chocolate essence and vanilla paste... just yummy i also freeze this as a icecream replacement or hartleys 10cal jelly for when i need a fruity taste.

My other favorite things has to be king prawn and salmon vegetable thai stirfry (actually found in asda and was shocked how cheap and tasty it was), and poached eggs and smoked salmon for breakfast or on the weekend omelet with smoked salmon and lemon creme fresh herb filling.

Even on the PV days I try to not go to mad and have protein only breakfasts and lunches then a PV dinner which seems to work for me...

I now walk daily and just got into powerplates, yoga and Pilates and my weekend cleaning routine burns calories like mad

So nice to see everyone doing so well, sorry for the long post my first time on the forum.

Good luck ladies

I don't have an alternative to oat bran but seems to be ok. I just upped my fluid intake, and dont seem to be having any adverse affects. It seems anything grain based really irritates I just didn't realize how much till I cut it all out.

Anyone is free to add me my diary is open and would love to have some fellow dukans as friends.

Praise the aromas, flavorings, my new area of experimenting I missed my gym session and I was baking instead :-)

So, I made some chocolate, banana and strawberry flavour pralines.

Chocolate were my favourites so far. The consistency given by cocoa is the best for making pralines, whereas strawberry ones were a bit runny.

Pralines:

1 egg yolk
granulated ( or powdered) sweetener ( I used a bit of liquid as well)
7 tbsp skimmed milk powder
3 tbsp reduced fat cocoa powder ( optional, if making other flavour, add more milk powder instead)
a bit of skimmed milk to get a mouldable consistency
flavouring ( chocolate, butter, strawberry or whatever you wish)
goji berries for decoration

I used hand mixer to blend all the ingredients. You have to be very quick because the paste dries up easily. Leave in the fridge for couple of hours.The silicone moulds works best as well as you have to take the pralines out of it very carefully.

The only danger is to munch them all at once :noway:

spiffybarbare,

I appreciate your information regarding inflammation or oedema. I was reading a couple of anti-inflammatory diet recommendations to see what they entail and they recommend mostly vegan and grains with only 1-3 servings of organic poultry a week and 4-5 servings of vegetables and 3-4 or fruit. There is no way I can live like that more than a couple of days. When I first added fruit back in I gained about 6 pounds in one night and am gradually losing again, but my sugar is too high. I am a former diabetic and I lost my initial 100+ pounds to stop shooting insulin. I am going to phase out the fruit again by the end of this week (I am too cheap to just toss them and want to see the impact of apples) and then try your suggestions.

I cannot eat soy, most grains (wheat, corn, rice), dairy, or eggs because of food sensitivities so tofu won't work. I am not sure if I tried almond milk but will again or just take a calcium supplement if I need to. I also cannot eat most of my vegetables raw the way I prefer because of an underactive thyroid.

I prefer eating the Dukan Diet but the constipation and pain from swelling was too much. I think all the eggs and nonfat dairy I was eating may have contributed significantly to that. I had ignored my food sensitIvities. I see a rheumatologist Friday to see if there is an underlying cause for the edema and pain that diet alone cannot correct. I fasted for 30 days and signficantly reduced the inflammation but not completely and it came back with a vengeance once I began eating again. I feel like I am a hot mess!

Enough of my sob story, vaida your pralines look amazing. You are quite the talented baker. I will have to learn to bake without eggs or dairy. Is it possible?

vaida - thanks for the chicken recipe. It has all the ingredients I am now eating on a daily basis. Have you ever made it with tumeric? I think I will use that instead of the coconut. Like you, my food intolerances are wreaking havoc. I was with family today and indulged in a chocolate dessert - big mistake. I find weighing daily keeps me better focused even when I go off course. I found out yesterday that I do not have the auto-immune disease that was suspected so I am going back on attack without dairy beginning Monday and will see how that goes. I just have a meal of veggies to finish tomorrow.

globegirl - I take synthroid for hypothyroid and a water pill for retention in addition to daily Vitamin D3 (5000 mg), Magnesium (for constipation) and papara complete for protein digestion. The latter was added this week. I used to take Bromelain for inflammation but it is part of the papaya thing. I am going to stop the synthroid when it runs out this week and try to control it with diet alone.

I know we are supposed to limit fats, but I may continue to use chia seeds on PV days. Like oatbran it helps to clean the system and has Omega 3. I do not mind a slower weight loss if I feel good in the process.