Whose 'cruising' with me ? ;)
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I agree toadqueen, best to tweak where you can to suit your personal lifestyle. I still add sesame seeds to my Asian style cooking and have nuts here and there.......makes it manageable .
Will start taking my D3 again ( I was already deficient ) and maybe a multivitamin daily .0 -
It's midweek so just thought I'd check in on everybody ? I hope you are all doing really well and keeping motivated :happy:
@toadqueen how did your re- attack go ?
@monika I hope you are positively embracing those sugar cravings? We all have them, goodness knows I do and mine are probably around the corner.
So my day has been awful on the macros but honestly......I never beat myself up when I go over the odd day. The alternative menu to being on Dukan would have been based on just pure indulgence so I figure that I can go over here and there. I am just over halfway on the weight loss and here are my thoughts so far :
Challenges:
1. I miss sushi terribly!
2. Lattes & nuts are my biggest temptations
3. Exploring markets and fabulous restaurants is a pastime I have held back on.
4. My boyfriend loves carbs ( every which way) as well as my cooking so that causes temptation .
5. I keep forgetting to drink water
Positives :
1. Weight keeps coming off on the scales (though honestly , I don't feel too much smaller)
2. Having control and working towards a positive goal
3. Shirataki noodles.....love them !
4. Green tea.......fab for kick starting any plateau
5. Such great MFP FRIENDS WHO ARE ALL FABULOUS xxx
Post your questions/ updates ladies and gents, lets keep this thread active :glasses:0 -
I'm on day 6 of cruise, but I've been modifying a bit, for example I'm doing PV for the rest of the week because it's a holiday week and I don't think I could just do protein with all the events coming up. I also add a little bit of fruit like blueberries but not much. So far I've lost 3 pound but it's only my second week, I lost 1.5 after attack phase and I'm down another 1.5 this week. I love veggies so that's not a problem for me. I considered myself a "carboholic" but I can honestly say I haven't crave so much. So far I'm happy with this system, it works for me.0
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Hi all, like Ladyjay I also add a little extra to what I'm supposed to like a handful of blueberries and an odd glass of wine. Also we went out to Prezzo this week and I allowed myself a mini lemon drizzle cake. All seems to be working ok though. I find social situations the hardest where you go to someone's house and there are always carbs! Most of the time its ok but sometimes not. However, still losing every week which I think is down to the calorie counting along side Dukan.
So good to know there are other Dukaners out there!0 -
Hi all, like Ladyjay I also add a little extra to what I'm supposed to like a handful of blueberries and an odd glass of wine. Also we went out to Prezzo this week and I allowed myself a mini lemon drizzle cake. All seems to be working ok though. I find social situations the hardest where you go to someone's house and there are always carbs! Most of the time its ok but sometimes not. However, still losing every week which I think is down to the calorie counting along side Dukan.
So good to know there are other Dukaners out there!
Happy Dukaners are successful Dukaners #lemondrizzlecake..........yummy ! :happy:0 -
gg08 - I am still in Attack until Sunday. I had a couple of false starts. I really like how you list your Challenges and Positives. What an excellent way to stay focused! You are an inspiration.
I am looking forward to cruising soon...0 -
It's midweek so just thought I'd check in on everybody ? I hope you are all doing really well and keeping motivated :happy:
@toadqueen how did your re- attack go ?
@monika I hope you are positively embracing those sugar cravings? We all have them, goodness knows I do and mine are probably around the corner.
So my day has been awful on the macros but honestly......I never beat myself up when I go over the odd day. The alternative menu to being on Dukan would have been based on just pure indulgence so I figure that I can go over here and there. I am just over halfway on the weight loss and here are my thoughts so far :
Challenges:
1. I miss sushi terribly!
2. Lattes & nuts are my biggest temptations
3. Exploring markets and fabulous restaurants is a pastime I have held back on.
4. My boyfriend loves carbs ( every which way) as well as my cooking so that causes temptation .
5. I keep forgetting to drink water
Positives :
1. Weight keeps coming off on the scales (though honestly , I don't feel too much smaller)
2. Having control and working towards a positive goal
3. Shirataki noodles.....love them !
4. Green tea.......fab for kick starting any plateau
5. Such great MFP FRIENDS WHO ARE ALL FABULOUS xxx
Post your questions/ updates ladies and gents, lets keep this thread active :glasses:
Hey, you don't have to miss sushi - I go and request rice less and they all make it for me... I live in Houston, TX and there are more and more sushi special rolls popping up with no rice - some of them even fit PP days!0 -
Thanks. I shall try that in the UK or even try my own next weekend using shirataki noodles
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I bought some shirataki rice in a local grocery store. I have not tried it yet. Also, I was watching a cooking show where the cooks grated cauliflower to use as a rice substitute. I am not sure how that could work in sushi but it might be worth a try on a PV day.0
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I am back on the cruise! Feeling very bloated and in pain from inflammation after eating roasted Brussels sprouts and broccoli with veal cutlet (lunch) and trimmed broiled pork shoulder (dinner). I am going to eat celery on my next PV day and see how that goes, then lettuce.0
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May have been those sprouts!0
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So my # 1 way to beat the "bloat" on cruise was to drink 16 ounces of water before my coffee in the morning, and take psyllium fiber capsules...in the US, I just buy the biggest bottle of metamucial psylium fiber capsules they sell at Costco. I take 3 to 6 with each and every meal. Dukan approved!
The other thing I do is make sure I get in my pilates/yoga/barre 3 or wiifit everyday. I try to get my 10000 steps or 3000 Nike Fuel Units in as well. The more "twists" I do that strengthen more core, the less bloat. Side, front and back of my core muscles helps with keeping me regular. TMI, but it works for me!0 -
Ladies! I fell of track completely for 3 days and I mean OFF TRACK ! Long story but have started a new job which involved tasting various indulgent products oh and champagne.......wasn't such a painful task
added to all the non allowed food including chocolate & bread (yes bread) , I only exercised once this week over the time away ( 25 min jog) .
Just to put you in the picture :
Cajun chicken wraps
Crisps (potato chips)
Chocolate raisins
Lindt chocolates
Champagne
Wine
Prosecco
Flap jacks ( oops forgot to log....genuine error)
Almond cake
Toasted bread & butter
Sweets from the naughty sweet bowl
Miraculously, I stepped on the scales this morning and I have still lost a little on last week. Only a 0.4kg (almost 1 lb) but I was completely in shock . My boyfriend also commented that i looked quite lean around the waist. Added to the indulgence, I am on my TOM and this usually adds on 2-3 lbs average to my weight from my experience. I will not log this new weight because as a rule, I tend to skip weighing on Tom week. My next official weigh in should be next Tuesday 16th so lets see what happens once things settle own again........this will be interesting .
So started again today with a PP day and will continue as normal with a 1:1 pattern........great to be back 0 -
globegirl08 - I think what is important in all of this is to be cognizant of what we are eating and not to obsess over being perfect. Even though you ate "forbidden" foods, I suspect that you did not eat to excess and you were able to get yourself back on track. I think that is a great success. When I lost the 98 lbs a couple of years ago, the loss was not linear and there were times I deviated from the low-carb eating plan I was following. You are doing great.0
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Hay Guys, I'm back on Dukan today! Going to need some support, so on attack phase now, looking forward to shifting this weight. You are all doing so well, I have read all your comments. Keep it up, have a great day, Mish x0
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Welcome back! Hope your attack goes well and you what you lose gives you great encouragement!0
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I know we're not supposed to track calories, but I have been. i'm a little worried that i'm not getting 1200 cals. most days, i'm eating as much as I can. I tend to go over board on the weekends, so during the week I have more PP days. I started Dukan 4 Weeks ago today and so far i'm down 16 lbs. I lost 7 of them during my 5 day attack. not sure if this is normal, I don't want to screw up my metabolism.0
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I know we're not supposed to track calories, but I have been. i'm a little worried that i'm not getting 1200 cals. most days, i'm eating as much as I can. I tend to go over board on the weekends, so during the week I have more PP days. I started Dukan 4 Weeks ago today and so far i'm down 16 lbs. I lost 7 of them during my 5 day attack. not sure if this is normal, I don't want to screw up my metabolism.
I tracked calories every step of the way since I adopted the dukan eating plan. I would say I lost 20 pounds the first 5 weeks, the next 16 over the next 2 months (right on schedule with what the predictor on line showed) and the last ten took 3 more months. I actually went below the original TW the Dukan on line calculator predicted when it was all said and done.0 -
I know we're not supposed to track calories, but I have been. i'm a little worried that i'm not getting 1200 cals. most days, i'm eating as much as I can. I tend to go over board on the weekends, so during the week I have more PP days. I started Dukan 4 Weeks ago today and so far i'm down 16 lbs. I lost 7 of them during my 5 day attack. not sure if this is normal, I don't want to screw up my metabolism.
I tracked calories every step of the way since I adopted the dukan eating plan. I would say I lost 20 pounds the first 5 weeks, the next 16 over the next 2 months (right on schedule with what the predictor on line showed) and the last ten took 3 more months. I actually went below the original TW the Dukan on line calculator predicted when it was all said and done.
that's great and good to know.
did you manage to eat at least 1200 cals. a day? i'm trying to figure out if I need to find a way to make myself eat more.0 -
Hello fellow Dukaners!
I've just started attack phase and was wondering if any of you guys could share any recipe/meal ideas? I'm presently filling up on eggs (omelettes, boiled, muffins with fish etc), eating lots of fish (poached and smoked) and beef and chicken. I have recently discovered the wonderful world of Quark cheese which helps with fillings and sauces and frequently raid the spice rack for flavour changes.
I am doing Dukan to get myself in a better dietary frame of mind and lose a few before my wedding next April. I'm 5'7" weigh 11st6lbs but would like to get to 10st10lbs. I have done Dukan before, but found it very hard as my fiancée eats bucket loads of food AND it's all the wrong type for doing this diet, so I need all the help and motivation from fellow dieters that I can get!
C x0 -
I know we're not supposed to track calories, but I have been. i'm a little worried that i'm not getting 1200 cals. most days, i'm eating as much as I can. I tend to go over board on the weekends, so during the week I have more PP days. I started Dukan 4 Weeks ago today and so far i'm down 16 lbs. I lost 7 of them during my 5 day attack. not sure if this is normal, I don't want to screw up my metabolism.
I tracked calories every step of the way since I adopted the dukan eating plan. I would say I lost 20 pounds the first 5 weeks, the next 16 over the next 2 months (right on schedule with what the predictor on line showed) and the last ten took 3 more months. I actually went below the original TW the Dukan on line calculator predicted when it was all said and done.
that's great and good to know.
did you manage to eat at least 1200 cals. a day? i'm trying to figure out if I need to find a way to make myself eat more.
Yes, unless I was sick ( caught a bug somewhere in there) I managed to eat at least 1200 a day. I did it mostly by doubling up on chicken and fish portions of food. I eat my two greek yogurts every day. I ate fat free cream cheese, egg white omlets with salsa. Even on days with vegetables. (PV's) I made sure I got it all in.0 -
I am also having a hard time eating enough. I just finished a 21-day elimination diet and did not lose any weight but my lean body mass improved. I can gradually add more food back in. I want to increase protein portions but I get full so quickly and do not want to force the issue. I also get sick of vegetables so easily so I have cut back on PV days.
I just bought an olive oil mister that I am excited to try.0 -
:flowerforyou: Hi Guys and Dolls.....I'm back!!!
It's been a long haul (literally), 8 countries in 12 days all work related. As a result, I completely came off track and lost site, routine, proteins oh and finally lost count of how many bread rolls I actually ate over the period. :bigsmile:
Rather than me giving you my life story, below summarises my experience and points to note which I hope you will find helpful in some way:
1. Try not to stray from logging via MFP (no excuses ....works offline too if you have no Internet, always sync when you can). The day I stopped login was the day I strayed off my (cruise phase) diet....and I mean strayed completely!
2. Trains, planes & automobiles (and all the hotels in between) - I started off well by carrying with me a range of Scooby snacks inside my various sizes of Tupperware (looked suspicious at customs but I didn't care)...oatbran, protein shakes, truvia , vanilla powder...you name it, I had it....the Dr would be proud.
3. Breakfast buffets - couldn't resist the offering of freshly cut melons, pineapples and fresh berries so I stuck to these with hams and figured better than bread or other refined carbs. Little did I know that the 'carb clan' disguised as freshly baked artisan rolls and warm croissants had their eye on me.
4. Who would have ever thought it, MFP is actually very much worldwide. I found it very amusing when I purchased a yogurt where I couldn't even read the label (for the bi- lingually challenged) but managed to log all in Greek....fabulous!!
5. I couldn't challenge my love for eating out.....so my PP/PV pattern went out of the window after my first few days away. Did I feel guilty....not at all.
6. After all of the above, I returned a few days ago to discover that I hadn't put on a single pound and I mean zero! Yes it's official, I am the same weight as I was 2.5 weeks ago and I am even on my TOM!
So the moral of MY story is that I need MFP and all my wonderful friends to keep me on track....accountability is a wonderful thing. I need to be able to recognise my threshold, if i pass the zone......the little devil comes out in me :devil: also, I never beat myself up for going off my diet lifestyle as sometimes 'life' just skews somewhat and you need to be able to adjust. It's not the coming off that counts.......it's truly about getting back on :flowerforyou:
p.s. a quick hello to all the Dukaners to may have recently joined onto this thread, please feel free to add or ask any questions xx0 -
Hi, don't know if any of these folks are still around, but I am dredging up the thread since I am cruising now!
The above post was actually very helpful for me- I am going away to Hawaii at the end of December, and I really don't want it to spell disaster. Last time I went there were Mai tai opportunities everywhere! There will be some tours etc I go on where the food is supplied, and I won't have much choice. Hopefully I can rely on a fair amount of yogurt. I may even bring a cooler pack with me so I can drag it to the beach with cheese strings etc. but there will be a few things (shave ice) that I will unapologetically enjoy lol. Thanks for that post.
On my 4th PV day of my first 5/5 cruise cycle. So far very glad I went with the 5/5, it is easier to get through. I have had some tough days but I have gotten through without cheating (well sorta, had to resort to hot dogs no bun one evening). I loooove the galette. Every night I have also been mixing canned pumpkin with sfnf vanilla yogurt and pumpkin pie spice and eating it like pudding. So getting my fiber lol.
My weight has been all over the place daily on PV- up 1, down 2, up 1... I'm glad the book warns us about that! But I am breaking even. Looking forward to my PP days actually. I like the simplicity, I like not logging too. Walks and workouts have been hard to fit in.
Well if anyone is around, come join me on this thread!0 -
Wow, it is day 12 of cruise and I am down two more lbs, down 7 lbs since I started, 5 to go.
The 5/5 split seems to be really working for me. Just around day 5 of PP I start to get impatient with it, and that is the perfect time to add some veg in for a few days. Also, my weight perfectly plateaus during my PV days, then I get a several pound drop during the PP days, so the weight loss is consistent and predictable (right now anyways)
Some of the challenges: I am still really craving sweets, especially chocolate, because halloween treats are everywhere! Seriously, I am taking in enough artificial sweeteners to drown a lab rat lol, I would not consider that good long term, but this is only for a month. I worry that my sweetener intake may be actually causing the sugar cravings, so it's a catch-22.
Things that have saved me: canned pumkin mixed with sf vanilla greek yogurt. On PV days it is my nightly treat. And I still love the galette, even my kids eat it. I think I will keep that in my life forever.
Things I could do better: slacking abit on the water intake. Relying too much on sweeteners. Veggie intake on PV days is quite low.0 -
Hello fellow dukaners:): im in consolidation and I honestly am the living version if a dukan book... I am obsessed and have various folders, books in different languages etc!!! So please feel free to add me and ask me any questions if I can help I'd love to!!
Ill be starting phase 4 soon and plan on tackling it by still counting cals so I make sure I'm not going over maintenance and living by phase 3 rules overall but adding treats we wouldn't be allowed on phase three more often!!:) xxxxx0 -
Hello fellow Dukaners!
I've just started attack phase and was wondering if any of you guys could share any recipe/meal ideas? I'm presently filling up on eggs (omelettes, boiled, muffins with fish etc), eating lots of fish (poached and smoked) and beef and chicken. I have recently discovered the wonderful world of Quark cheese which helps with fillings and sauces and frequently raid the spice rack for flavour changes.
I am doing Dukan to get myself in a better dietary frame of mind and lose a few before my wedding next April. I'm 5'7" weigh 11st6lbs but would like to get to 10st10lbs. I have done Dukan before, but found it very hard as my fiancée eats bucket loads of food AND it's all the wrong type for doing this diet, so I need all the help and motivation from fellow dieters that I can get!
C x
So this week I went on the Dukan Diet again and have followed it properly this time! As a result, I have lost 6lb this week! This morning I really fancied boiled eggs and soldiers so I found a really quick and easy recipe for bread. It literally takes 5 minutes to make.
4 tbsp oatbran
2 eggs
2 tbsp fat free natural yogurt
1 tsp baking powder
After mixing, just pop it in the microwave for 4 minutes on high and let it cool down before toasting it. I used one of those Chinese takeaway plastic containers. Looks like real bread and tasted like white bread! Really chuffed I can use my oatbran daily allowance for this. (Obviously, it doesn't make a loaf just a few slices.)0 -
Hey girls,
After a gooood brake ( Gosh, it´s been 5 months
) I am back on Dukan. Well, to be fair, a bit on a modified version lol
Feel free to add me as a friend!0 -
Hey Dukaers,
I started this thread some time back (May last year) and the support we gave each other was beyond tremendous! I reached my -8kg goal successfully but unfortunately fell off due to work commitments ( full blog of my story to follow or those who may be interested). My brother on the other hand also did the diet and kept it off by following the 4 stage plan in its entirety. He is a professional athlete I hasten to add but needed to rapidly reduce his weight for weight category purposes. He now eats carbs and all the 'stoge' you can think of yet continues to train and never misses his PP Thursday once a week ( or whichever day his training programme allows).
Looking for new/ active Dukaners especially if you are based in the UK or Europe ( not favouritism I promise....it's just that's where I live and helpful for tips on available food brands etc )
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Hey
I just saw my previous post and thought to might have confused you lol so I literally started my Dukan from Attack last Wednesday.
Wanted to do it in December, but my nutritionist advised me not to ( all the fests and so on)
So here I am back as well!
Had my 'Attack' kick, which resumed in 4.5 kg lost ( hemmm let´s hope it stays, because apart from very pure protein, I consumed a good dose of stress which might have taken few pounds off)
Today is my PP, and to be fair, feel slightly bit tired. My breakfast and lunch was a very boring egg white omelette with chicken breast, but I kept my joy ( as always) for a dessert, coffee mousse.
I think the forecast for dinner is not any better - chicken....0
