Louisa1979 Member

Welcome back! Hope your attack goes well and you what you lose gives you great encouragement!

Not sure, probably ok if you don't eat too many! Still has calories in and lots of additives!

May have been those sprouts!

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…

Welcome! So glad you can find interesting food to eat and the occasional cheat doesn't hurt. I've found the same thing. I also like exercising and although I can do conditioning things like yoga on Dukan I've noticed I struggle to do more cardio and weights on Dukan. I make sure I eat my oatbran in the morning then. Do you…

Tried the oat bran biscuits. Very expensive and really horribly dry with very little flavour. Tried the coconut and hazelnut ones. Coconut slightly better but still felt like I was eating a baby's rusk!

I pray your 'friend' might know how much she is loved by God and is worth far more than what she weighs.

I used to think I did but now I just think its a plateau to break through. Like you I was a size UK 14 (I'm only 5'3) and got down to about 10 st 3 on weight watchers. Then I changed to doing a low carb, high protein diet (Dukan) and lost a further stone. It seemed that a different approach got my body going and I'm a…

Great thanks! Will have to find a fromage blanc alternative. Maybe quark?

Sounds good. What's your breakfast cheesecake vaidajurgaity ?

Good morning cruisers! Anyone doing PP today? I am as figured will help with the weekend slip-ups :) What are we all eating? I started with an oat bran galette with cinnamon, lunch will be ham and quails eggs, and dinner will be sea trout with extra light philadelphia, milk and herbs. Will have a low fat fruit fromage…

Ortisan fruit cubes are excellent for constipation. Just be careful not to overdo them! Try with a quarter or half to start with and lots of water.

Good advice (and from globegirl). I have done more exercise today so should balance out. Always hard with social gatherings and I have 3 more this week but I plan to eat protein only around them so I hope it will even out.

Oh goodness, just failed abismally! Ate a small piece of cake! We have people coming for the weekend with kids and I had to bake things. I can still keep within the 1200 calories though so I hope it won't make tooooo much difference. :( Was going so well!

Your skin will recover. And if you are worried about losing your shape I would really recommend getting into exercise which will enable you to stay curvy and lose weight! Whether its pilates, the gym or something else that tones your body, it will also release happy-hormones to help you feel good as you work towards your…

Hi I'm on 1100 so even worse ;) However, I worked out my normal calorie burn and it was only 1350 before sport so I didn't think 1200 would do much! I follow a high protein, low carb, low fat diet (Dukan like) that works for me as I don't feel so hungry! Feel free to add me as a friend. I'm also a recent returner. Based in…

I'm cruising! I am actually doing a 5 + 2 rhythm as don't have a huge amount to lose and its easier to eat protein only on days when my husband isn't around! This is the second time of doing Dukan. I lost about 2 stone the first time and put back on a bit so want to lose it. My biggest challenge is the lack of energy I…

I set mine at 1100 but allow 1200 when I do sport. I follow a high protein low carb diet (Dukan) which works really well for me and is lower in cholesterol. I think its very difficult to maintain 20g carbs if you do a lot of sport. I noticed that I was unable to do the high intensity exercises I had been set without some…

I lost 1.5 stone on it which really worked. I stuck to the Dukan diet. For me it worked because I felt full all the time and I actually started counting calories because I wasn't eating enough. As I didn't have a huge amount to lose I seemed to plateau on Weightwatchers fairly quickly. The low carb, high protein restarted…

My biggest revelation was weighing portions of starchy foods. My cereal had crept up to double size! As a rule of thumb a nromal portion is: 75g dried pasta (about a mug full) 125g fresh pasta 75g dried rice (about one third of a mug) One large potato (size of your fist) One third of a soup bowl of cereal A lot of food…

Brekkie: poached egg on one slice toast with one slice of lean ham or oatbran porridge made with semi-skimmed milk and sweetener (200-250 cal) Lunch: Salad with cottage cheese and ham or oak roasted salmon with low fat dressing, dessert - low fat fruit yoghurt. (300 cal) Dinner: Grilled fish with vegetables (no potatoes…

Have you checked out mydukandiet.com? Its full of good recipes for when you get bored!

Why not have one piece then have a salad and low fat dressing with it? That way you get a treat without feeling guilty.

Hi I lost 2 stone last year through following Dukan. I did it through the book rather than the online coaching. However, I also had to watch the calories as I ended up not eating enough (down to 700-800) as felt full and then the weight loss seemed to slow down. I've put some back on so am now back on it but find the…

Good to get the group going again. What are your diet strategies? I've successfully done Dukan and am now maintaining....

Hi I had the same kind of thing with my husband who kept trying to get me to eat and drink things and when I didn't accused me of having an eating disorder :( I had to explain to him that this was important to me because I felt so much better being thinner. For me it was effecting my self confidence being over weight so I…

It really does pass. I had similar things and also feeling very tired. By the end of the second week by body had adapted fine. The only thing is make sure you are eating enough calories despuite being on protein only. I realised I was only eating 700-800 calories as I felt full so wasn't eating nearly enough. I don't know…

I've lost about 3-4 lbs a month which is about 0.5kg a week on average. I've actually reached my goal weight, now anything I lose is a bonus :) Also, I try and not use my exercise calories if I don't have to (about 800 calories a week). This makes up for the odd glass of wine or piece of chocolate I have at the weekend…

I know exactly what you mean! I have actually gone to 1 day a week PP and all the rest are PV. I have still lost weight on this and feel better for it. I have also substituted the oat bran cereal for high fibre cereal on 2 mornings and again, I haven't seen any weight gain. However, I also calorie count through MFP so I…

Good stuff. Make sure you drink LOADS of water otherwise you might get a build up of waste products that give you a headache.