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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Monday, November 22, 2010

Weigh in for Week 7 on Dukan

Well, this week was interesting to say the least. After posting a nice loss last week, I then abruptly gained 2 pounds overnight and for no reason that I could point to or come up with! I had to work really hard to get them back plus 1, so that I lost a total of 1 pound this week. Makes me discount the loss of last week - perhaps it wasn't a loss at all. But no matter, as I am able to say I lost a pound. And over the 2 week period, I lost 3.4 pounds. It just takes me awhile for me to lose anyway. And I can say that before on other diets, I would have truly been tempted to chuck it all and start overeating again. A self-defeating attitude, as I well know, and can at least see that in retrospect!
I truly am settling into this way of eating - lifestyle change is what I call it. I think that I can eat this way for a long time if needed. I don't even get that hungry anymore, and when I do eat, it lasts me for quite awhile before I get hungry again. I have had the last 5 days off, and have had the opportunity to walk all of them, and it is quite exhilarating. I don't think I've ever said that before! LOL - Becky liking to get out and walk for an hour of all things! And tomorrow, as long as it stops raining, I will be able to walk again. Or maybe just walk in the rain, who knows? There's always the elliptical downstairs, but I really don't want to go that route. So boring, just standing in one place...

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