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It's normal to feel light-headed in the beginning, your brain has no carbs to run on and will have to switch to part ketones. I had zero energy for jogging, etc. in the beginning. I stuck to weights and very light cardio. When I got to the cruise phase, I would work out on the protein-veggie days as I felt I had more…
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Different proteins have different satiety effects, egg protein for example takes a very long time to digest so you could always add some eggs to dinner if you are hungry in the evenings. :-) And I think it's normal to be tired in the beginning, as your body (the old hybrid machine) has to switch from burning carbs and fat,…
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....just eat something! Protein has very high satiety, have an omelette or bbq a bunch of chicken breasts and eat your heart out. I know that i had carb-withdrawls the first 3 days, similar to when I stopped smoking. But it goes away. :-) Drink chilled green tea with stevia, that tastes good and is a yummy way of getting…
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I weigh in on Friday morning, before I've eaten or drunk anything. That should be my weight. I weigh myself during the week as well, but because it fluctuates I don't always count it. Like, if I drank a liter of green tea, then I "weigh" an extra kilo and don't want to freak myself out.
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Got a similar problem here: the step-ups are in the course room, but dumbbells are only 1 or 2 kg weights. So I used a barbell for the step-ups. We aren't allowed to take the dumbbells from the downstairs men's section. The upstairs has barbells and weights, step-ups, gym balls etc. but no heavier weights. I just did…
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oh and the key to the Dukan diet, like most will tell you: plan ahead!!! Plan your lunches the day before, make the galettes in advance! The worst thing is being on a pure protein day and not having any protein in your fridge. Plan, plan and plan ahead.
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Hurray, good for you!!! If you go on the Dukan website, it will plan for how many days you have to do the Cruise Phase and the following phases. Just to repeat, you switch one day with low-fat protein and one day low-fat protein plus veggies. Remember to eat your oat bran, because when you start losing fat, your bad…
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I've been doing weight training and I've increased them significantly as well. I have a little less energy on PP days, so I split cardio and weight training and don't do it together anymore. Weight training and high protein diet is a perfect way to lose fat and gain muscle, and since muscle needs more energy our metabolism…
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Funny, i was going to ask if there is anyone in the consolidation or stabilization phase who still shys away from the big, bad starches. I can't see myself eating them either. As of now, I am in the Cruise Phase since 3 weeks and hoping that the weight will continue to drop. Some days are better than others, but I feel…
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HAHAHAHA! I love Little Britain...
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are you sure the calories are right? 80 g of chicken, half a can of tuna and an omlette can NEVER be 1400 calories! I eat way more chicken breast and tuna than you and am under 1000 calories a day! Protein fills you up and won't get stored as fat (except in extreme case scenarios), so just eat more lean proteins. You can…
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You don't necessarily have to go hungry. Fasting for 14-16 hours just means postponing breakfast till 10 or 11, depending on how late you had dinner the night before. If you have dinner at 7, then you can have breakfast at 9 or 9:30. A coffee will tie you over, it's not that hard. Some people skip dinner, but I find that…
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I am on Cruise and doing 1/1 because I fear I would slip otherwise. Works good for me, I do cardio workouts on days where I have veggies and leave weight trainging for pure protein days. That way I don't tire so easily. Weight is going down very slowly, I started throwing some intermittent fasting in there again and it's…
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this looks interesting, where can u get the info?
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*half an orange (not have, duh)
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Don't worry about it. Start again tomorrow! I failstarted 3 times before I actually started, and am now in week 4. It's hard to just switch to a different style of eating when for many years you have been eating all the goodies you are now forbidden to. Let bygones be bygones and start again tomorrow. :-) Don't let it pull…
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and by the way: if you calculate the nutritional value of vegetables, they are usually higher than fruit. Stick with red peppers, spinach, broccoli, cabbages, zucchini and mushrooms! For example, one red bell pepper has a much Vitamin C as does only have an orange--and none of the sugars!
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I take vitamin pills, an iodine pill and a magnesium/calcium pill every day because I can't do dairy. I take BCAAs before and after workout as well, I think that helps.
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my typical Pure Protein meal plan will look something like this: Breakfast: 1 oatbran galette with smoked salmon (maybe a little horseradish), coffee w Stevia & low-fat soy milk Snack 1: 2 hardboiled eggs Lunch: canned tuna "salad" with chives, a spoon of lowfat joghurt + some mustard as dressing afternoon snack: surimi…
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fight the temptation of the foods! If you really can't resist, the orange is the least of all evils. Keep sugar-free gum on you and have coffee.
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I wouldn't worry about it, this is why I weigh myself only once a week. Just drinking water will show more weight, and if you had actually gained 2 lbs of fat, you would have had to have eaten 7.000 EXTRA calories...which I am sure you didn't. I stalled a little in the 2nd week of the Cruise Phase, and have now switched to…
