Dukan Diet/Day 2. Anyone have success with this?
I like making my little pancake!
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WTF?
WHO COULD RESIST??!!
I would have a hard time staying within guidelines without FF Cottage Cheese.
Can you get FF and sugarfree yogurt?
I inexplicably GAINED 4 pounds yesterday.
Stuck with the diet, must be water retention...
Reminded me why I avoided scales.
In fact, I have always been curious about quark. Is it "whey"?
If so, I'm eating curds and you're eating whey.
Those four mysterious pounds (+1) disappeared!
Now I'm just 3 lbs away from my first goal.
Pretty psyched about it.
PV today.
I'm going to make some chili with ground turkey.
Wishing strong wills for both of us!
Hmm, ages ago I had cousins living in Ann Arbor...I think I have other cousins living out in the "wilds" of Michigan somewhere, but I've lot touch with them.
As fpr how I ended up in Denmark... Making a long story short...I came to Denmark in 1998 to teach Portuguese at a university here and haven't left (I got tenure in 2000).
Tomorrow I begin AGAIN on the diet, but I think I will start with the cruise, heavy on the protein.
One of my weaknesses is going along with ideas which are not in my best interest. And it sounds like a great substitute. A bit more oil is less problematic than the chips or tortillas would have been, in my experience.
I am getting ready to make some turkey soup (turkey and bouillon). I had a small amount of honey in one of my many cups of tea today, but otherwise have had just protein. I hope to get a little bit of exercise tomorrow (slow walking, anyway), after spending 4 days at home.
Good for you on those white jeans! I love it when I can get back into a piece of clothing I've had to put aside!
Lost .4 lbs....
Had hoped for more.
I am back under the first goal weight, but still a pound over what I was.
I compared my weight loss with Marshall Brain's at the same 51 day mark,
and at this point he had lost 11 more pounds than me.
I am hoping that the past week's frustrations are down to "monthly" fluctuations.
I'm glad you are feeling better! I have a dog, so there's always a little, sad-eyed
canine pouting at me to make sure I get the walk in!
When you did the diet last time, did you do the exercises that Dukan prescribes?
I think there are three of them...
Beware! Men have different hormones. My husband can lose pounds twice as fast as I can (when he diets!)-
Today I had more protein than veggies, but my fingers are a bit swollen, so there must have been hidden wheat or more salt than I THOUGHT.
I need to get back to exercising...my voice is still horrendous, as is my cough (dry, hacking), as soon as I move faster than a snail, so I guess I still should wait a bit longer.
What specific exercises are you talking about? And are you doing them? I was given a food list by my doctor and told to walk 30 minutes a day. For the protein plus veggie days, were you given either a maximum or minimum amount of protein? They say "unlimited for the protein days.
more tomorrow...
Gained .2 pounds!
I'm holding back on the freakout until AFTER this monthly water retention fest is over.
Still under the 1st goal mark.
My husband is doing the Dukan diet with me, but with his own "revisions", which
include unlimited beer, mayonnaise, toast and occasional binges on potato chips.
He will not tell me how much weight he's lost, because he doesn't want me to fly
into a rage. LOL, he's a VERY smart guy!
It is frustrating to have such a great metabolism! I could survive a period of famine
better than anyone I know.
As far as the exercises go...Dr. Dukan insists that in addition to walking, 4 different
exercises should be done. One for the stomach, one for the backs of the arms, one
for "buttocks", and one for thighs. They are detailed in the chapter entitled: Being Active
I haven't done them. I figure my swimming will tone my arms, thighs and buttocks!
The stomach, well, I think I need to lose another 25 lbs before I even begin to tackle THAT business.
As far as the protein requirements on the PV days, the book says to eat 2/3 protein to 1/3 vegetables.
Protein must reign supreme to stay in ketosis.... I'm thinking of picking up some test strips
to check for ketosis.
Well, finally dropped another pound, so at least the scale is back to
moving in the right direction!
The weight is NOT falling off like most Dukan bloggers...
BUT, it IS coming off.... and I am committed to sticking to this
until November. 
I have to remember that the diet survived my daughter's
week long visit. She had a list of places she wanted to eat
at while she was here, and I dodged a couple of those bullets
by either staying home or ordering smart. Every time I go out
to eat, I try to order within the guidelines, but there is always
oil or full-fat cheeses to contend with. I'm better off preparing
my own foods, by far!
18 lbs. down in 8 weeks, so still running about 2lbs/week.
Haven't found the ketosis strips yet. I'll look for them today.
Hope your health is back and you are enjoying your walk.
It is a pain to get the tennis shoes on and get out the door,
but I do admit to enjoying the evening walks with my husband.
I'm going with water retention...
I may resort to taking out the scale (sigh...), that way we can chart together. It may take me a couple of days to get up the courage (and I may need new batteries!).
Because the balance of water is so much a part of the diet, it is really common to have the scale stay stuck and then suddenly drop again, as you've seen. Hang in there--it's going in the right direction most of the time!!
(Should we take this conversation to our private boxes? It's getting to be quite a scroll down!)
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My goal is 65.
I am officially half way there.
Are you "doing Dukan"?
I am now at 47 pounds down.
