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My 12th day on the diet/exercise plan - Cruise phase of Dukan diet

Breakfast: Vanilla non-fat yogurt with 2 tablespoons oat bran

Lunch: Lean turkey slices and low-fat swiss cheese

Mid-afternoon snack: Celery stalks and non-fat yogurt ranch dressing

Dinner: Not hungry

Late night treat: Not hungry

Exercise: Didn’t exercise

Water: 64 ounces

Today is a PV (protein *and* veggies - yeah!) day

I was more than a bit off feeling today - mood thing. So after mid-afternoon, I worked on some writing, watched some movies and moped about. Not sure what was causing it but feeling better now :)

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My 11th day on the diet/exercise plan - Cruise phase of Dukan diet

Breakfast: Vanilla non-fat yogurt with 2 tablespoons oat bran

Lunch: 1 lean hamburger patty with mustard

Mid-afternoon snack: Lean turkey slices and low fat swiss cheese slices

Dinner:  Low fat hot dogs (2) with mustard

Late night treat: Vanilla/Cappuccino chip non-fat frozen yogurt shake 

Exercise: 30-40 minute walk to store with oldest (grocery run)

Water: 64 ounces

Today is a PP (pure protein) day

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My 10th day on the diet/exercise plan - Cruise phase of Dukan diet

Breakfast: Vanilla non-fat yogurt with 2 tablespoons oat bran

Lunch: 2 scrambled eggs (w/skim milk) and salsa

Mid-afternoon snack: Massive amount of broccoli with yogurt ranch dip

Dinner: Hamburger patty with salsa

Late night treat: Nothing - was watching a movie and a bit full

Exercise: 30 minute afternoon walk (again, a bit humid and muggy)

Water: 64 ounces

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My 8th day on the diet/exercise plan - Cruise phase of Dukan diet

Breakfast: Vanilla yogurt with 2 tablespoons oat bran (you’d think I’d be sick of this for breakfast but I’m not…I look forward to it, actually)

Mid-morning snack: Going to just get rid of this from here on out. I’m finding I am just not that hungry.

Lunch: 2 scrambled eggs (with skim milk) and salsa (yummy!)

Mid-afternoon snack: Nothing - wasn’t hungry

Dinner: A plate full of broccoli and red pepper slices, accompanied by 2 tbls of yogurt ranch dressing (low fat)

Late night: Non-fat vanilla yogurt shake, strawberry cheese cake cupcake…turned out more like custard which was still good!

Exercise: 40 minute walk w/oldest - afternoon, grocery store run (extra bit of burning!)

Water:

(today is a  PV - protein and veggie - day)

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Calories, Not Protein or Carbs, Are Key to Weight Loss

Interesting study. It seems that both high protein and high carb diets are equally effective as long as the calorie intake is watched as well. The one difference is that high protein diets tend to show weight loss improvement right off the bat before leveling out to the same as high carb diets.

My run with the Dukan diet is to shake my body and its metabolism up a bit. I’ve never been one to eat a lot of protein. I think the combo of meats and the carbs I was eating tended to make my stomach go a bit nuts. So far, completely eliminating the carbs has curbed that particular issue.

Anyway, the article is an interesting read!

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My 7th day on the diet/exercise plan - Cruise phase of Dukan diet

Breakfast: Vanilla yogurt with 2 tablespoons oat bran

Mid-morning snack: 1 lean hamburger patty with mustard

Lunch: 2 lean hot dogs

Mid-afternoon snack: Nothing - wasn’t hungry

Dinner: Vanilla yogurt (non-fat) shake with skim milk and ice (this is super filling, btw)

Exercise: 30 minute afternoon walk (was going to do more but it’s warmer than it’s been in a while and I didn’t want to push it just yet)

Water: 64 ounces

(today is a PP - pure protein day so no veggies)

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To: Murphysbride

I’m not sure how much weight I’ve lost thus far - it would be hard to tell anyway as I managed to start this just before the beginning of that time of the month (yah bloating!).

But yeah, cupcakes I’m missing. I’ve switched to Coke Zero and between that and the non-fat vanilla yogurt shakes I make in the evening, I’m managing my sweet tooth :D

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Good morning Internet peeps

So, yeah. I had asparagus last night - I was supposed to start on veggies today. I don’t feel too horrible about it as it was my last meal of the day and veggies would be incorporated today anyway. Plus, due to not paying close attention to the calendar, a bit of veggies may have improved my mood while spending some time with my guy (that time of the month happened to coincide with my 5 day “Attack” phase of the Dukan diet). He really does make some excellent steamed asparagus. This is high praise coming from a woman who, prior to meeting my guy, could not eat asparagus without having a gag reflex.

When we came home from the grocery store last night, my oldest got a bit excited. I purchased some bell peppers, broccoli, and celery. I forgot to grab some sugarless mocha coffee drink mix to create our evening filling milkshake but then we also forgot to grab my guy’s energy drinks last night so I’ll grab it later today. Oh, and we now have salsa! I *love* salsa. We can’t have chips but salsa on scrambled eggs is nummy - I plan on making some of this during the weekend.

For those interested, here is a list of allowed proteins and vegetables we like and will be consuming for our “Cruise” phase of the Dukan diet:

Proteins:

Lean beef
Skinless chicken and turkey
Lean, low fat ham
Any fish (except canned in oil or sauce)
Shrimp
Eggs (up to 2 a day)
Below 5% fat dairy products
Non-fructose based sweeteners (which, happily, includes lemon juice for seasoning)

Vegetables:

Asparagus
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Carrots (in moderation as they are “sweet” veggies)
Celery
Cucumber
Mushrooms
Onion
Peppers
Radish
Salad leaves
Tomatoes

I think we can come up with quite a lot of variety with these foods. There are oodles of recipes on the ‘net that were created just for those on the Dukan diet.

As I don’t have a scale and don’t plan on using a scale during this entire eating lifestyle change, all I can report is that I feel a bit less sluggish and able to get things done during the day. No mid-day naps and I’ve been sleeping very well through the night (as opposed to sporadic fits of very light sleep causing me to wake up all night). My muscles are a bit sore but that’s due to me not having gone for my daily walks in such a long time. My “I’m-back-to-where-I-was-when-I-met-my-guy” marker will be when I’m able to put those deliciously tiny bits of clothing on that I’ve saved. I’ll not be buying any new clothes until I’m able to put those ones back on :)

Anyway, yeah to having veggies now!! And good morning everyone!

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My 5th day on the new diet/exercise plan (end of “Attack Phase”)

Breakfast: Vanilla yogurt w/1.5 tablespoons oat bran

Mid-morning snack: 1 lean hamburger patty w/seasonings and mustard

Lunch: 2 scrambled eggs w/skim milk and non-fat cheddar cheese

Mid-afternoon snack: Mocha yogurt shake

Dinner: Chicken and asparagus (yes, I am not supposed to have veggies till tomorrow but guy was making it and he does *excellent* asparagus)

Exercise: 30 minutes walking, afternoon w/son

Water: 64 oz.

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