My journey

The Dukan method is simple and concise. If you follow the instructions, you WILL lose weight at a consistent pace.

Attack Phase - rapid weight loss while eating from a list of 72 pure proteins+1 1/2 tbsp oat bran daily+fat free dairy
Cruise Phase - consistent weight loss at a slower pace adding in 28 different vegetables (oat bran upped to 2 tbsp daily)
Consolidation Phase - after you lose all your excess weight, fruits, cheese & whole grain breads are added back in, even 2 meals a week where you eat anything you want.
Stabilization Phase - for life with only a few rules to follow-Pure Protein Thursdays, 3 tbsp oat bran daily, walk daily & forget elevators/escalators exist while eating what you want

In all phases, one is allowed to eat as much of anything allowed of protein & vegetables as is desired. No calorie counting, no measuring, no weighing of food. It's that simple!

I can do this with God's help!

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Weigh in for Week 6 on Dukan

I have lost 2.4 pounds this week! That is about average for me. Here is the rundown of the first weeks:
Week 1 (on Attack)        6.8 pounds
Week 2 (started Cruise) 2.0
Week 3                         1.0  Don't know what happened, but it all evened out in the next week :)
Week 4                         5.0
Week 5                         2.2
Week 6                         2.4

I have lost 40 pounds total now (21 on Atkins, and 19 on Dukan). THAT SOUNDS GREAT! 42 more to go to reach my goal. One more pound, & I am halfway there!

I am feeling so good about this diet that I went through my closet yesterday & cleared out all the fat clothes. Ok, but yes I am holding onto all the winter sweaters. Sweaters look good baggy, & I figure that next winter I will need an even smaller size (I had sure better!) so will manage with what I have this year, or at least for now.
6 bags of clothes went to a local church's clothes closet. And my closet looks great too!
I am having lots of fun wearing clothes that I couldn't get into a few months back, so am very grateful for those moments. I even sat down at the sewing machine & took in the hips & legs of a couple pairs of pants, so will be able to wear them for a bit longer.

I'm not sure why someone didn't think of this diet before, & even less sure of exactly why the combination of lean meat, non-fat dairy & oat bran works, but my hat's off to you Dr Pierre Dukan! I guess if someone doesn't like meat, then the diet is not so satisfying, but I love going to a restaurant & being able to eat off the menu without feeling like I totally bombed. Yes, I do have to ask them not to put butter on the veggies & the meat must be lean, but it's do-able almost anywhere.

It's back to work with Dukan in hand tomorrow. So easy!

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