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  1. Atropos

    Dukan flu - advice abd thoughts please

    If you would feel more comfortable suspending the diet I would suggest you follow the conso rules for a week - that is protein and veg every day, with a small amount of fruit, cheese and wholemeal bread. If it is Dukan flu, then that will stop it in its tracks without derialing your weight loss...
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    Dukan flu - advice abd thoughts please

    Thirding - if you are eating veg on 50% of the time you shouldn't have Dukan flu.
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    SPOTS

    Hormone changes can trigger spots - I've had a few breakouts since hitting my late 40s....
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    I need to loose my daughter!

    You could always leave her in the pub after sunday lunch - I hear that's all the rage this year
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    OATBRAN - STOMACH CRAMPS

    It might still be worth being checked for coeliacs, as gluten is in many many things other than the obvious grain-based foods, (I've found it it in packs of grated cheese for example, in mustard and in salad dressings!) - and can do very very serious long term damage.
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Ha ha - my foot is killing me tonight - it's like acting like something out of Midsommer Murders! Can't wait for someone to start hacking at it while handing out the serious pain killers. The 4 weeks off work will be nice too!
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    Starbucks coffee light frapuccino

    Its a large serving of what seems to be whole fat milk, so no go I think. Sorry. But why not make your own with 150 mil skim milk, instant coffee and lots of ice?
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    OATBRAN - STOMACH CRAMPS

    GrumpyWino - Have you been checked for coeliac/gluten intolerance?
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    Ideas??

    Do they need to finished with anything - the dusting is basically decoration, no? If I want to finish a dukan cupcake I sometimes use a swirl of zero yogurt with a few strands of lime zest, or a tiny sprinkle of cocoa powder or nutmeg, or dust with one of the nicer instant coffee powders...
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    Sausages - opinions?

    The safest rule is NO ADDED CARBS - so fresh and frozen meat with no additives is the best way to go. When i fancy something "sausagelike" I make mini sausage-shapes out of turkey-mince, seasoned with black pepper and thyme, (or chilli and garlic) and dry fry them.
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    Help, another gain??

    Also - can I just ask where you are in your cycle? In the 10 days before my period I used to gain as much as 5 lbs in extra water - all of which would disappear with 24 hours of starting. And if it is water retention - presalted prepacked meat is only going to make it worse. Go out, buy a...
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    Sausages - opinions?

    Sorry - 10% carb is not suitable for Dukan at all.
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    SOS

    250 grams - that's all it is that could be water, TOM, a bump in the carpet, or a dodgy spring in the scales. You are fine. There is nothing to worry about.
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    Does everyone do the excersise everyday?

    I've found the walking much easier since I discovered audiobooks - I put one on my mp3 player, put one headphone on, (one off, so that I can hear traffic if necessary) and off I go. I have to walk sloooooowly, because of a foot problem, and I find the book relaxes me
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    Gaining throughout the day

    A 5 lb variation between a morning and evening weight seems to be pretty normal If you forget to weigh in the morning try to hold on to the next day.
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    Dukan and the menapause

    The flushes are crap, aren't they! I'm on HRT after an early menopause - with extreme symptoms (i didn't sleep for 37 nights in a row - I was hallucinating by the time the specialist saw me and whipped out the HRT ) During that month of flushes and sleeplessness I put on 14lbs - once I started...
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    Where do you buy your rhubarb

    Or pots of zero yogurt mixed with something like lime juice and sweetener Or pots of yogurt and jelly mixed. Or pots of cottage cheese with a twist of black pepper And I usually have a bag of biltong in the lining of my handbag for emergencies!
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    I remember how the whole supermarket thing started to go bad - I remember (almost) the exact moment. When the first supermarket opened in my town in the 70s it stocked all the foods you could buy at butchers (we had three), the greengrocers (two - one of them owned a market garden and grew all...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    The "Not- Food" Food Scandal Queuing at Tesco with the office milk I cast my eye over the shelves and couldn't see one shelf within my eyeline that had real food on it. By which I mean any product of a farm, or garden, or brewery or dairy. The row in front of me was all sweets and maize and...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Back in the cruise zone - I think of Dukan as a life long commitment with gears - stabilisation is like being in 5th - I don't need to think too much as long as I keep to Dukan life-habits (walking, oatbran, dry-frying, avoiding cheap white carbs and factory made "food-like substances" and the...
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    going hungry?

    Cottage cheese is good last thing at night, because, like warm milk, it makes me sleepier
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Ooo, yes - the pain - like walking on razor blades! I have seriously dodgy feet (thanks dad and all your weirdly pawed fore-bearers) - I've worn "sensible" shoes my entire life - decades of birkenstocks and mary-janes, and yet now I'm I have feet likr gnarled roots and can only buy...
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    Where do you buy your rhubarb

    I seem to remember that Rhubarb is stunningly easy to grow - my dad had a few crowns in a corner of the garden that never had any care of any kind, and year after year there was rhubarb to eat... I should see I've I can get some going!
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    I need to take as much weight as possible to take the strain off my feet in time for foot surgery in august, so I am aiming for 11st - 7lbs below my original target. I can't increase my exercise levels so I have return to food restriction to do the job. And in my case - back to Dukan means...
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    what is my problem!

    It isn't just in our heads - its a physical reality. Carbs cause a blood sugar high, which triggers an insulin release, which in turn causes a massive blood sugar crash, which makes you feel ravenously hungry, so you eat another [cake/sweet/biscuit/piece of toast] and start the cycle all over...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Ooo - Anja, memories - Race for Life 2005 was how I first damaged my foot! (Wrong running shoes!)
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    roast chicken!

    I find the flavour goes all the way through the skin - If you remove the skin before roasting the meat is going to be very very dry
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    100% cocoa, is it allowed?

    It's bad news 100% bars are usually about 60% fat and 30% carb 100% bars are usually designed for baking, not eating, and they are astoundingly bitter.
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Back in the cockpit after a two month "adventure" - basically off plan because when working 6am to 11pm in other peoples' homes and offices with a dodgy foot that stops you shopping or cooking you eat what you get given!!! Not too much damage - I'm 4lbs over my original goal weight, and back on...
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    Another question about muller lights?

    The muller greek style coconut is almost 10% carb, 9% of which is sugar (Fructose, which is NOT a good one) That's even higher than the toffee and vanilla mullerlites
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    Pounds v's inches.

    My cycle can add/subtract as much as 6 lbs to my weight in a single week, so don't discount that possibility. Plotting my daily weight against my cycle really helped me to relax a little when I first started the diet.
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    I think the Dairy has to go :'(

    Your friend probably almost certainly does not have coeliacs, which is an autoimmune disease, but could well have a wheat or gluten intolerance, which is a very different thing. (I probably have the latter, my mum definitely has the former).
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    oat bran pancake

    I adore my daily breakfast pancake
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    major fail

    if you get any hunger pangs this evening, eat some protein, it will help you stay away from the toast!
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    Rich Chicken Gravy

    I just made some! It takes some time and work ahead of time, but this is what I did: 1.) Take two chicken carcases (I used the bones from two I cooked last month - once I'd stripped them I popped them in a bag in the freezer, but my local butchers sell bags of carcases for pence) 2.) Pop them...
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    major fail

    I'm afraid I only resist temptation by avoiding it - I have been known to say no to invitations (always tactfully). But sometimes I know you can't do that!
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    Jack Link's Beef Steak Bites

    Here's a recipe if you want to give it a go...
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    Jack Link's Beef Steak Bites

    Well you have to start with a cow.... Seriously, it's very hard to do because you have to air dry the marinated meat for a long time in controlled conditions - get it wrong and the meat is spoiled.
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    Tofu Creme Cheescake

    If you use a ramekin to make your cheese cake they probably won't need any binding....
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    Jack Link's Beef Steak Bites

    Jerky tends to have a slightly higher carb level than biltong - it has more sugar, to keep it "moist". The Teriyaki and Sweet/Hot varieties have the highest sugar level. That said, I've eaten both once or twice travel snacks without problems...
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    Dis-comfort eating?

    Update on the eye - looks like there will be no permanent loss or symptoms, and it's a relief to know excatly where to go if the episode every recurs. On the subject of emotional eating - I think one of this ways this diet can help is that it deals so effectively with the physiological cravings...
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    Is wafer thin ham allowed?

    Ham is not ideal Dukan food, as it is both fattier and saltier than recommended. But it is slightly less fatty than fresh pork, first because pigs intended for ham tend to be less fatty breeds, and because the some of most common curing and cooking processes (air drying and boiling) also tend...
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    Ill never understand this diet

    I'll never understand how a 2lb box of chocolates will make me gain 5lbs! (Not that I've ever done that, but you know what I mean) I'm struggling 2nd time around... but I'm just happy to still be at my consolidation weight.
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    Vodka,sliced lemon and nairs oat biscuits/cakes

    Yes No No Sorry!
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    Cruise PV M&S Ham and Egg Salad

    Two small slices of reformed ham, no visible fat...
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    Dis-comfort eating?

    BeI had a serious wobble last night and coping with it helped me to a major revelation. I suddenly realised that "comfort eating" should really be called "dis-comfort eating" - trying to make an uncomfortable situation comfortable by eating, and that sometimes it would help to concentrate on...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Oh my the weather in London today! It's bliss. Sunshine, sweet breezes, blossom, bird song. We have all the windows in the office open.
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    Cruise PV M&S Ham and Egg Salad

    You inspired me to head down to M&S and find this - and OMG its good! And 2 for £3! Perfect in this gorgeous spring sunshine!
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    Consolidation off Dukan for a week - how to return?

    Personally, in your shoes, I would a.) try to be as Dukan-y, atkins-y are possible on holiday (if the choice is cheese or cake, pork steak or pork pie, chose the former over the latter, even if you bend the rules elsewhere. b.) have at least 2 pp days on your return, and then pv until you are...
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    Marshmallows

    If you work out the percentage they are over 80% carb, so aren't suitable
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Rats. I'm home. The eggs have been delivered. I'm too tired to make a galette. And it's paaaancake day.
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    - and I so needed guidance towards Dukan friendly restuarants! (although to be honest by then I barely had the energy to eat - the soup I ate in St Michael took hours to spoon up! )
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    Attack Hello from a newbie

    Only on PV days - not pp or attack.
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Oh, I've had my adventures over the years, just nothing that spoiled the fun too much - I don't think I'm particularly adventurous, I just like cities and watching people and things. I travel alone which I think actually helps, I don't expect to cram too much in to a single visit (one or two...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    It's great to be back, guys! It's also great to discover that despite the random eating I haven't actually gained weight - I must have burned up the bread staying warm!
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    Totally panicking

    One trick I learned a few years ago is that you only need to "force yourself" for 21 days. After that your mind accepts the new thing as a daily habit and no longer resists. For example - I hated the crowded trains in the morning. One day I realised that if I left the house an hour earlier I...
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    Pancake Day :-(:-(

    Try the galette recipe with only egg white instead of whole egg, and that should get rid of the eggy-ness. I confess I struggled with the galette until pancake day last year, when I finally made a good one, and I've been hooked ever since. I flavour mine with a scraping of lemon rind and a...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Back off the train and on the wagon again. Berlin was amazing - and I didn't even eat the curry-wurst! The whole trip started out in sub-zero tempretures - taking gloves off for more than a few minutes, even at midday, led to real pain (and another cup of coffee to clutch on to try and get the...
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    Going out for curry-any tips?!

    Paneer is closer to cottage cheese than full fat cheese, so it's sort of Dukan-ish...
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    Attack So sick of chicken! Help!

    Sounds like this would be a good time to start cruise...
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    Can you use any of the atkins products on pp days?

    Atkins products tend to be high in fat, and so are not suitable for dukan.
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    Consolidation I need advice from the experts!!

    They aren't optional - the idea is to reintroduce carbs and fat into the diet in very precise easily measured quantities.
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    The Australians actually made sweet likeable sounds on Saturday nights as they squealed and ran around in the first snow they had seen in their short and sheltered lives. And then, bliss, they shut up again. I'm back on the straight and narrow at the moment - meeting the deadline won me some...
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    Cruise PP I made icecream, I made icecream!!!!!!!!

    So glad you like - I think you can safely leave out the cornflour as well - I've always used Greek plus NF (sometimes a sneaky muller) and never had a problem with texture.
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Ugh - I wish them a lifetime of stepping barefoot on stray lego pieces! I am feeling quite a bit better - I have a whole evening free and the flat to myself, and a managed to sleep last night by sticking an audiobook on and a set of earbuds in. I feel asleep to a classic story of murder...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Crap. The Moronic-Neighbours just cranked up the amplifier.
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    Health problems?

    Golly! No maybe about it, I think you deserve a rest. Sometimes that's all it is - in 2010 I just, well, stopped - tired all the time, fuzzy headed, miserable - could barely climb stairs... Had every test come back "normalish" - and a few weeks later I just started to feel better. GP just...
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    Interesting Article on Sugar

    Ooooh - single malt for me!
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Jo - I hear you on the difference between a job and a career! Things are getting a bit saner here - and early night last night and a quiet day at work today (at last). And I met my deadline - so huge sighs of relief all round. Worrying signs of physical toll - headache, weeping eyes, itchy...
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    Interesting Article on Sugar

    Tax and regulate sugar like alcohol and tobacco, urge scientists | Science | The Guardian "Sugar is as toxic to the liver as alcohol and is at the root of obesity and certain types of liver disease, claim US scientists"
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    About to go into conso. Any advice really apprediated!

    First of all - congratulations, both on your weight loss and your decision to move on. As Jo says, re-read the book to understand how to to reintroduce food in small steps. And remember - you don't have to do it all at once. You can start by just changing to 6pv/1pp, and when you feel...
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    Health problems?

    Just to add - people often describe the dukan diet as extreme, but in fact it is very close to what would have been considered a 'normal' diet just a few generations ago. My grandmother's shopping basket was mainly eggs, meat, fish and fresh vegetable. Bread was a small wholemeal from the...
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    Health problems?

    They may be related to dukan, they may not - but they do need to be investigated. (Ultra low carb diets are now being recommended as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, so the chances"causing" diabetes are small.)
  74. Atropos

    I dont feel well

    If you have norovirus you don't have to worry about weightgain for a while - nothings going to stay put for a while!
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    I dont feel well

    And also - and I don't say this lightly - when your appetite does come back, eat what your appetite tells you to eat, whether it is officially "Dukan friendly" or not.
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    I dont feel well

    Norovirus is the worst, I really feel for you. Banish all thoughts of diets from your head and try to make yourself comfortable. Fluids essential - all else optional!
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    So he's slipped up....

    Have you ever noticed that the really unpleasant unsupportive comments about weight loss being "easy" - the "its not rocket science - just move more and eat less" - tend to be men? There really do seem to be some basic differences in the way most men and most women gain and lose weight (just...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Ha ha! How about recycling undies because you've no time to buy (almost that bad this week). I hear you on the hours - I quit a big corporate role because my basic working week was already at 50 hours, week in-week out before they started adding on out-of-hour conf calls and travel to US for...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Still on this side of the channel and looking for a nice wooly hat for the trip. Worked 15 hours straight through yesterday. The bad news is that I feel genuinely wrecked - you can't spend that amount of time working at that high a pitch without physical impacts. The good news is that I hit...
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    Am i doing something wrong?

    Seconding what Zoesastar has said about the squash - "no added sugar" doesn't mean no sugar at all. But it is perfectly normal for the scales not to move as you make the transition from attack to cruise - some people even see a tiny bump upwards. Cut out the squash and stick to your guns.
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    Consolidation shirataki noodles - OK for PP day on Conso?

    Me too - my other strategy is big bowl of frozen yogurt in bed
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    I love butternut squash but...

    I just cook it with the skin on and peel it when it's soft.
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    Smoked Salmon panic query

    Stay calm! > Im just wondering/panicking if that cud be contributing to slowing me down It's possible - smoked and salted food does cause water retention, so relying on it for most of your protein intake is not a good idea. Could you bear to switch to fresh salmon instead - and add in a...
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    I want to start dukan diet..can anyone help?

    There is a fabulous FAQ section at the top of the board which will tell you much much more.
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    I want to start dukan diet..can anyone help?

    It's easier to tell you what you can eat - rather than what you can. The basic diet is a list of 100 fresh foods which you can eat in (almost) unlimited quantities, alternating days when you eat both protein and vegetable with days when you eat protein only. All foods which are natural high in...
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    Consolidation shirataki noodles - OK for PP day on Conso?

    LOL - it's amazing how horrible pp days seem once you are only doing them once a week!
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    Consolidation shirataki noodles - OK for PP day on Conso?

    Personally I wouldn't risk - PP days in conso have to be pretty strictly pp...
  88. Atropos

    Marmite

    Soya sauce or miso (which I treat as tolerated) would give you a similar savory taste...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    I still feel awful about this - at least, I can tell myself I jumped rather than fell! But something had to give, with long days, short nights, iron-hard deadlines looming, and no clean clothes left to pack. Cooking and shopping (neither of which I'll be able to do when travelling anyway) are...
  90. Atropos

    Sausages

    10grams of fat per sausage is not low fat - it's close to 15% by weight, way over the Dukan limit, sorry. I did find some venison sausages in Waitrose that were under 5% fat/5% carb - and they were delicious. Sadly I haven't seen them in stock for months.
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    Cruise PV Vegetable crips!

    So sorry to hear that
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    I'm having to come out of cruise. It's the combination of 14 hour days (I'm juggling two jobs and one big project) and a week traveling alone across central Europe in sub-zero weather by sleeper train. There are only so many bags of biltong, cherry tomatoes and muffins I can carry! So it's...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    It's a 11 hour round trip, but most of it by train, so I just snuggle in with a book and a cup of tea, and the time usually flies past.
  94. Atropos

    Gutted

    I always sts for a week at TOTM, then lost loads the following week.
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Cold but happy - I don't mind the frost because it's dry and I can put my toes on the fender of a brisk little fire. I didn't sleep up there - I stayed with my sister to babysit my nibblets (ie, 2 nieclets and 1 nephlets) and teach her to sew lined curtains. But, oh, it is bliss. Once I'm...
  96. Atropos

    cosmetic surgery

    I've always blown hot and cold over cosmetic surgery. I'm always hyper aware that it really is surgery, and that anything that breaches the skin is Pretty Serious Stuff. My consultant has suggested foot surgery - just enough to ease some mobilty issues for the future - and the side-effects...
  97. Atropos

    What do u do?

    Question to Dukan Board: Could you tell me how I combine my dukan diet with the need to socialise? Supportive answer: It can be tough - here are some solutions that have worked in the past without doing too much damage to the diet. Unsupportive answer: Give up like I did the first time it got...
  98. Atropos

    What do u do?

    By the way, Jadelouise91x - The first 7 days loss on Dukan is mostly water, as the dieters metabolism shifts into ketosis / fat-burning. Real weight-loss starts in cruise. So of course, if you stop before a diet has actually even started you will return to your start weight days later.
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    What do u do?

    Don't - it was a perfectly sensible question, and one most of us face regularly. The truth is - if we could lose weight eating the way we are used to eating we wouldn't need to lose weight at all - so there are always going to difficult adjustments, whatever weightloss strategy we chose to...
  100. Atropos

    What do u do?

    And at least I didn't go to the SW board to express it.
  101. Atropos

    What do u do?

    You are entitled to your opinion, and entitled to express it. I am entitled to my opinion, and entitled to express it. And my opinion is that your behaviour is rude.
  102. Atropos

    What do u do?

    Two points: 1.) Its not a life time ban on socialising - I am willing to postpone a few invitations in cruise because I know that I'll be able to enjoy them to the full in consolidation and stabilisation. 2.)It is possible to eat out without huge difficulty in cruise as long as you schedule...
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    Cruise - Alcohol

    I have had alcohol on cruise - and my advice is not to risk it. First you will get drunk much faster than you would normally, and will find it harder to make judgements about your limits, your safety and food cravings (I was lucky I was with friends, but I almost fell asleep on a bus. The...
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    This is not good. I have lost my Galette-fu. Every morning at 6.30 I make a galette, almost on auto-pilot. Heat pan, beat egg, bran'n stuff, yogurt, cook, eat. Wake up. Today I crawled down at 8.30 after sleeping in - and it took SIX attempts to make something edible. The sink is choaked...
  105. Atropos

    How much do you vary your veg?

    I'm afraid it depends on what's cheapest and freshest - so anything in season+plus anything on offer. This can make the winter a bit dull - but at the moment I have squashes, swede, onions, cauli, carrots, brocolli, cabbage and sprouts. Later on I'll add the salad, artichoke, asparagus, green...
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    Cruise PP A couple of questions, HELP!!

    Don't panic - most of it is lactose, which is digested easily, so is not as "fast acting" as glucose or sucrose. But yes - we have to watch the milk intake (and the lactose level in skimmed milk is higher than whole milk)
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    Cruise PP A couple of questions, HELP!!

    OK - here is the bad news I did the sums, and one 30g scoop of protein mix + 400 ml of skimmed milk = 24.5 grams of sugar. You are been drinking the equivalent of almost 6 teaspoons of sugar every morning. This is why skimmed milk is strictly limited in cruise and protein mixes are not allowed.
  108. Atropos

    SF Squash

    Clipper infusions are good: Infusions | Herbal | Fruit | Tea - Clipper Teas Twinings have lots of fruit teas, and are available in most supermarkets: Herbal Tea | Fruit Tea: Buy high quality Herbal & Fruit Teas | Twinings Tea Shop Online They also have flower teas, which are harder to find...
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    TMI: Shirataki noodle side effects - not good :-(

    Owwww - I feel for you! I have the same reaction to jerusalem artichokes and sula sweets (not a common combination I grant you) and it's agony -
  110. Atropos

    SF Squash

    Cold fruit tea. That is, water flavoured with dried fruits, flowers and herbs. Or fresh herbs, like mint or borage. Fresh iced tea is one of the most refreshing drinks available. (So is iced coffee - have you seen the prices Starbucks charges for that stuff!)
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    Cruise PP A couple of questions, HELP!!

    It's understandable - it wasn't cleared for sale in the EU at the time the original book was published, and I think it took some for it to be checked out and "approved"
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    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    So much for a pp day. I forgot my chicken this morning in the 6.30 rush; no problems, I've done this before, I'll just buy something... Oh. Everything suitable is sold out... or has 20 minute queues. 3.30 rolls around, and I've been walking for 40 minutes and I think I'm gonna keel over...
  113. Atropos

    Cruise PP A couple of questions, HELP!!

    Sucralose is is the generic name for splenda, and allowed
  114. Atropos

    Cruise PP A couple of questions, HELP!!

    I also get back at about 9 or 10 - it wasn't a problem last year at least (too early to tell this year. Yes - very definately - 3.9 carbs in a 30gram scoop is 13% carbs - way too high for dukan. Ditch the tinned rhubarb - even if you rinse it the rhubarb will have cooked in sugar and soaking...
  115. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    I'm a bit of a lark, so I can't usually sleep in, and I generally manage well on 6 hours a night in the week, and 8 at the weekend. But that means I'm pretty close to the edge of a huge sleep debt, so a few bad nights (neighbours, a late night at work, sheer cussedness) can have a huge impact...
  116. Atropos

    Today I am proud of me!!

    You are inspiring a lot of people!
  117. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Thanks Jaqys - I really hope so (I mean, I hope I get some quality sleep! Everythings easier when you payoff the sleep debt)
  118. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Lack of Sleep screws up Dukan I've noticed this before... This morning I had a WTF! moment when I steped on the scales to find myself 2lbs heavier. I managed to get over it - I know it's a blip, I know it's nothing I've done wrong, I know it will - clenches teeth - reverse itself. And in the...
  119. Atropos

    Oh no!

    Oh yeah - did that when cutting the crusts off sandwiches for a kids tea party. Hand to mouth before brain engaged!
  120. Atropos

    Getting expensive

    Hmmmm... you maybe surprised. My IBS disappeared entirely on cruise - and only made a come back when I re-introduced supermarket bread 8 months later.
  121. Atropos

    Consolidation Just had my first starchy meal.....

    Quick - find some protein to snack on! (It's the only way to kill the craving for mooooooore caaaaaarrrrbs in my experience
  122. Atropos

    Daily menus

    PP: B: Galette L: Chicken and broth S: Miso soup with tofu cubes D: stir fried chilli ginger beef I have a chicken in the oven for tomorrow, as I'm on 4 pps this week.
  123. Atropos

    Getting expensive

    I had a few disaster when I started (foul galettes, bland "hockey puck" burgers, burnt eggs). Chilli and blackpepper sounds like a good start though - why not try curry or tandoori spices, eat them with a yogurt and coriander dip, like a kabob.
  124. Atropos

    Consolidation Just had my first starchy meal.....

    Oh - well done for resisting temptation. Yes, I remember, it's such a shock when craving returns! I finally realise that all those times I thought I was starving and desperate for a snack I was just in the midst of carb fueled munchies... and of course the biscuit/rice cake/banana I reached...
  125. Atropos

    Getting expensive

    What recipe did you use? Burgers cab be pretty nasty without the right seasoning. My favourite at the moment are Thai-style turkey burgers - turkey mince with fresh lemon grass, red chillies, garlic, spring onion, limejuice salt and pepper.
  126. Atropos

    Getting expensive

    I've actually saved money since I started Dukaning last year. Yes, some of the ingredients cost more, but I have saved on snack foods and sandwiches every single week. There used to be a thread on here called "Dukan on a budget" which highlighted special offers. Ways to save money? Eggs are...
  127. Atropos

    Miso - Can I have it?

    - that should read "sucker"
  128. Atropos

    Miso - Can I have it?

    I have a feeling I'll love it - I'm a suck for gelatinous stuff. Next time I'm in Piccadilly I'm heading to the Japan centre with a credit card!
  129. Atropos

    Miso - Can I have it?

    One of the better cultural adaptations as the diet goes world-wide is the inclusion of Japanese and other Asian ingredients.
  130. Atropos

    List of Dukan safe foods - for new people

    Brillant - this is the list that first got me hooked on Dukan. I read it in a magazine in a Doctor's waiting room and the rest is history I noticed "soy beans" in the list - new comers need to know that this means "bean sprouts/mung sprouts" not whole edamame or frozen whole soya beans...
  131. Atropos

    Consolidation Just had my first starchy meal.....

    I know - life's too busy to fit all the new stuff in in conso; I didn't get organised enough for the starchy meal for the first month! (And when I did I hated it - It just tasted bland and glue-y after all those months of Dukan. When I started I imagined pizza would be my very first gala - and...
  132. Atropos

    Daily menus

    PP - B: Gallette with nutmeg and lemon L: cold chicken with fresh coriander and lime dressing S: Miso soup (yay!) T: Bowl of zero yogurt with lime juice D: beef stirfry with an egg Not drinking enough water....
  133. Atropos

    Consolidation Just had my first starchy meal.....

    Sound delicious - but, ahem - the starchy meal is supposed to wholegrain rice or pasta, so you gradually increase the carbs without triggering cravings. Just watch out for cravings later - make sure you have some non-carb snacks to stave them off.
  134. Atropos

    Cruise options

    I found that my cellulite improved whatever combination of pp/pv I did. Zoesastar - do you mind me asking why you doing such a long attack. At your start weight 3 days is all that's really necessary to kick start ketosis, and after the initial water-weight loss you won't lose weight any faster...
  135. Atropos

    SF Squash

    And diet coke is also an option, of course.
  136. Atropos

    SF Squash

    Try fruit teas - you can make up a pint or two at a time and keep it in the fridge for an instant cool juicy drink. Hibiscus is particularly good - it makes a deep red tea with a delicious fruity taste.
  137. Atropos

    Cruise PV Soups

    Protein can be a spoonful of yogurt stirred into the soup in the bowl. Or the egg in the dukan bread you eat with it. And the protein-bleurgh thing passes after a while. In the meantime try adding fresh herbs (coriander is really good, so are chives, and basil) to brighten the taste.
  138. Atropos

    Miso - Can I have it?

    No idea where it was - it's one of those items that seems to swing in and out of official favour.... But it's scrummy and quick so I'm pleased its in again.
  139. Atropos

    Miso - Can I have it?

    Tough one - I've seen in on the list of forbidden food, but no one has ever been able to explain why. Personnaly I'd use with caution, as a tolerated item, and if you find yourself stalling cut it out again.
  140. Atropos

    preparation

    Also as cruise progresses I have found take-away outlets that can provide Dukan friendly option. Pret-a-manger has a good fresh undressed tuna salad, for example - I just leave the potatoes and eat the rest. And when my team eat out for lunch I've been able to steer them to places that do...
  141. Atropos

    preparation

    I sympathise - I work a similar schedule some days, but I'm lucky enough to have a pretty well equipped kitchen at work. Have you thought of getting a fridge for your car? I have seen versions that plug into the cigar-socket. That would allow you to keep yogurts, salads etc crisp, and muffins...
  142. Atropos

    Which is the ' healthiest ' sweetener?

    The two least processed sweeteners are probably Stevia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and Miracle fruit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I'm not going to judge whether they are "healthier" or not - I am not convinced by argument for or against any of the sweeteners to be honest, and...
  143. Atropos

    No FF Cottage Cheese!!

    And delicious - I wish I could find it more often!
  144. Atropos

    Attack Onken Fat Free Vanilla yogurt

    I ended up with some mullerlites after a shopping mix-up. Rather than through them away I used a single spoonful of muller as a drizzle over a bowl of Zero yogurt until they were used up.
  145. Atropos

    preparation

    I make up dry mixes for muffins, gallettes, bread etc in jars - then it's just a question of dumping the appropriate number of tablespoons into a bowl with egg/fromage frais etc and 2 minutes in the microwave. As to the rest - it becomes second nature after a while. I've got used to cooking at...
  146. Atropos

    Cruise : Quark (ideas needed)

    Quark with black pepper and garlic on dukan bread or dukan crackers - it's like boursin!
  147. Atropos

    Attack Bacon

    Bacon is very salty, and even when dry cooked contains quite a bit of fat. It would very possibly slow your weight loss If I was away from home and if it was the only protein food available I'd eat the bacon. I wouldn't buy or cook it myself, because there are other tasty options available...
  148. Atropos

    Cruise PV Takeaway help!

    I can't really help with the jelly as I've never used it. Brush up on conso rules before you go - basically its 6 pv days and 1 pp day, and you can add a small amount of bread, hard cheese and one piece of fruit. Try not to jump off the wagon - it's very tempting on hols - your body isn't...
  149. Atropos

    Daily menus

    PP Another long day at work! B: Gallette S: biltong L: cold chicken with fresh coriander D: Thai style Prawn foo yung and diet coke with a slice of lime
  150. Atropos

    i'm new to this diet

    You can use fresh grated horseradish, mixed with yogurt or fromage frais if you prefer, but not the readymade jars which contain oil, sugar, starch and citric acid and are not allowed in attack or cruise.
  151. Atropos

    i'm new to this diet

    That sounds just fine - dairy is unlimited while you are on attack, as long as it is fat free, so keep going.
  152. Atropos

    Attack Onken Fat Free Vanilla yogurt

    I get through about 3 tubs of zero a week - I wish it came in catering sizes! Sweetened with lemon or lime as desert, with garlic, black pepper and herbs as a spread or dip - and frozen into icecream at least once a week!
  153. Atropos

    Cruise PV Takeaway help!

    If it was the soy then the extra is just water retention and will pass as rapidly as it came. I suggest you go in conso for your holiday regardless of whether you reach your exact target or not - it will just make travelling easier. Then, if you aren't happy with your weight when you get back...
  154. Atropos

    Attack Todays the day

    You have a headache, so I'm not surprised you don't feel hungry. The symptoms of ketosis are often described as being like flu, and loss of appetite is one of them. It will pass when you swap to cruise.
  155. Atropos

    Attack Skimmed milk

    In attack. Not in cruise, where all dairy is limited to 1lt in total per day
  156. Atropos

    Attack Todays the day

    Perfectly normal. It's one of the reasons a lower-carb diet works so well. Carbs stimulate the appetite (this is why restaurants often give you bread before you order) while protein satisfies.
  157. Atropos

    Attack Onken Fat Free Vanilla yogurt

    Activia has added fructose, which is a sugar, so is not suitable.
  158. Atropos

    Attack Onken Fat Free Vanilla yogurt

    The mechanism of the dukan diet is to switch from carbs and glycogen as the bodies prefered energy source to fat burning. A Zumba session would be hard work for anyone in attcak - better to skip a session, as you should have no problem in cruise.
  159. Atropos

    Attack Onken Fat Free Vanilla yogurt

    Remember to check the ingredients list when you buy yogurts - Onken Vanilla lists sugar (in this case "Fructose Syrup"*) as the second largest ingredient. * And Fructose syrup is converted to fat even more efficiently than table sugar!
  160. Atropos

    Attack Todays the day

    Its in the recipe section at the top of this page somewhere "Toffee muffins"
  161. Atropos

    3 day PV/4 day PP

    4pp/3pv one week, 3pp/44pp the next was how I did dukan last year - havng pv days always falling at the Friday and the weekend made my life easier to manage. It worked for me.
  162. Atropos

    Attack Todays the day

    The muffin recipe I have is 1tbsp wheatbran + 2tbps oatbran, so save it until cruise. If the headache is a problem don't prolong attack beyond three days, as it will pass as soon as you start reintroducing veg on our first pv day.
  163. Atropos

    No FF Cottage Cheese!!

    Call or email them and refuse the substitution - they will at least refund you.
  164. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    What is it about people who can't understand any alternative between screaming and sleep!!! The side effects of the weekend are trivial but still continuing. A. I had to sleep in to 10 am on Sunday - 2 hours wasted. B: I went to the supermarket without my purse because I had to empty my bag...
  165. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Jo - I am trying to brace myself for the same thing - I don't think my success to date is down to any particular virtue so much as an inherited sensitivity to carbohydrate, which means I my well get a "dead-cat bounce" on the scales. I have resigned myself to the fact that this is a life...
  166. Atropos

    Attack Todays the day

    The fluey headache passes - its usually a really good cue to switch to cruise and start eating veg, as it means that attack has done it's work. If you find the gallette sickly, try making it with lees sweetener and with a squeeze of lemon. Or make a savory one with herbs and black pepper -...
  167. Atropos

    Eggs

    The guidelines keep changing, so I just go by preference, and I eat far more eggs now than I did pre-dukan. The egg has been much maligned - it was cast as a villain in the 80s only to be exonerated in the 00s.
  168. Atropos

    Eggs

    I buy eggs in packs of 9, and finish one in just under a week. I have a minimum of 1 a day and a maximum of 3 on pp days (usually 1 in a galette, muffin or bread and 2 in an omelette)
  169. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    I spoke to soon about not getting a huge drop in weight second time around. I did 3 days attack, 3 cruise (2pv/1pp), and by this morning I had dropped 7 lbs. Most of that was Christmas pudding (and all the rest) so I am now below my original consolidation weight. I love Dr Dukan.
  170. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Sleep not so good - my lodger had guests who didn't leave til midnight, not noise but still kept me awake ... then at 2.15 the *@9%$ers who live next do came home drunk and started partying in the yard - music, dancing, screaming... approximately 10 feet from my open window It took 15 minutes...
  171. Atropos

    Attack Todays the day

    once you get to cruise (which is only a few days away) you can snack on veggies at work on pv days - cherry tomatoes quickly replace fruit as the snack of choice!
  172. Atropos

    A very big thank you

    Wow - well done!
  173. Atropos

    Sparkling water

    Alas - I think tesco flavoured water is 4 cals per glass, so strictly speaking, not allowed.
  174. Atropos

    Cruise PP I made icecream, I made icecream!!!!!!!!

    Yes - you need to freeze the bowl. As far as I am aware there is no "self-freeze" maker available under £150.00
  175. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Tucked up surfing in bed. It just annoys me that work sucked up all my freetime in the week, and now recovery will eat up so much freetime at the weekend! I don't want to just wake up after two days sleep, iron my shirts and go straight back! (sigh)
  176. Atropos

    Attack Onions

    No. Onions in attack are for seasoning only - in practice that means about a teaspoon full, finely chopped, as though it was a herb.
  177. Atropos

    Attack Damn it!

    anji - my advice is not to start again, but to do what everyone else does when they slip up; but it behind them, keep going, and try not to do it again. BUT. You have to know that you can't drink alcohol in cruise. Not just because it will stop you losing weight or because its "baaad" - but...
  178. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Still stuck at bloody work - 7 late nights out of the last 10 worked, some of them very late nights after very early starts. There has to be an end to this.
  179. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Could be - I also see people assuming they will lose more faster by extending attack, when in fact there is only so much glycogen/water in any body, and after 3-4 days weight loss will start to slow to cruise levels anyway, whether you introduce veg or not.
  180. Atropos

    Cruise PV Rhubarb!

    If I have cooked rhubarb left over I freeze it then use it to make instant rhubard frozen desert - just blitz the frozen barb and yogurt together in a processor for a few seconds!
  181. Atropos

    Attack Damn it!

    I bought it in Waitrose - I suspect it's contraband, as it will have oil and alcohol in it - but I only use two drops per litre, so if you don't tell I wont!
  182. Atropos

    Cruise PV Starter for Luncheon Party - help!

    An emergency recipe when schedule doesn't allow cooking.... Waitrose do packs of quail eggs. Just make little nests of salad leaves, pop in some eggs and sprinkle with the celery salt from the sachet in the pack. You can drizzle on dressing as well.
  183. Atropos

    Attack Damn it!

    The only flavouring I use is rose - otherwise I use real coffee/basil/nutmeg/lime etc I also use flowers in the summer - rose petals, elderflower, hibiscus, geranium leaf etc (make sure you check which are edible, and that they haven't been sprayed with anything...)
  184. Atropos

    Consolidation PP thursday is HELL!

    > PP thursday is HELL! Yep. I remember how horrible that first one was. But stick with it, it works.
  185. Atropos

    Birch Sap?

    Rhubarb can be heavenly. Cut into small chunks and put in a baking dish with a few tablespoons of water, a sprinkle of splenda and some grated orange zest. Bake in a moderate oven until soft. Allow it cool, then fold into zero fat total greek yogurt for rhubarb fool. It's also lovely as a...
  186. Atropos

    Attack Damn it!

    Robert Dyas - but there are similar machines on Amazon - this was the cheapest I found there: Kenwood IM200 1.1 Litre Ice Cream Maker: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home: Kenwood
  187. Atropos

    Attack Damn it!

    Yes; it has the same texture as fresh ice-cream or gelato
  188. Atropos

    Attack Damn it!

    I have a cheap icecream maker (about £16 I think). I just tip in a pot of plain yogurt and flavourings (eg lime juice, instant coffee, rose essence, caramel, nutmeg, basil....) and 10 minutes later I have a bowl of creamy smooth frozen yogurt. Life saver!
  189. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Um, yeh - the other end, different story! I've realised one huge difference 2nd time around - I just don't have as much glycogen in my body mass (presumably because I've been following Stablisation rules, pp day etc) so I don't see the huge drop in water weight in attack that I did a year...
  190. Atropos

    New Dukan diet member

    Welcome. No need to buy from the Dukan shop - everything you need to start is generally available from supermarkets and healthfood stores, including oatbran and wheatbran.
  191. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Here we go - if peeing was an olympic event I'd be on Team GB by now!
  192. Atropos

    Consolidation peas - are we allowed in conso?

    I do the same - I like beans more than I like pasta!
  193. Atropos

    Cruise PP Consolidation - dos/donts

    The best advice I can give is to think of it as cruise with some extras - same rules for everything except 6pv/1pp and the carefully measured added wholegrain bread, hard cheese, fruit (and gala!).
  194. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Hi there jo My menus are verrrrrry boring right now, as I am doing 12-14 hour work days (cue twitching eyelid) and not much time available online. I'm taking full advantage of the appetite suppressing effects of attack to see me through the long days. Luckily I cooked a large piece of beef on...
  195. Atropos

    On the Dukan journey

    Will be thinking you - take good care of yourself
  196. Atropos

    Attack Attack

    Take a deep breath, and get hold of the book. The diet is much much easier to follow if you understand the principles behind it. And you don't need a wii - you just need to take a 30 mins walk a day.
  197. Atropos

    Off track/ill

    There's no need to skimp on veg on the diet - and there is no nutritional essential in fruit which can't be found in abundance in veg!
  198. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Best laid plans.... I had hoped to incorporate more exercise this time around, but I've just buggered up my foot and can only walk very short distances. I'd swim, but there is no affordable pool near work.
  199. Atropos

    Gym and Protein Shakes

    It might be worth skipping bootcamp for the one session while you are in attack, maybe substituting an activity that won't over challenge your muscles.
  200. Atropos

    Please can you look at my signature?

    I think you're actually pretty lucky - when I was in my 30s my weight used to swing by as much as 2kg one week out of every month!
  201. Atropos

    Please can you look at my signature?

    These are tiny deviations - a monthly regular variation of +/- 300 - 500 grms is pretty normal for a woman of childbearing age, particularly for someone who has a low BMI to start with.
  202. Atropos

    Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2

    Back in the saddle, to lose a bit of Christmas padding and an additional 8lbs below my first conso weight. Here goes...
  203. Atropos

    Perfect dukan week?

    Actually - thinking about it, the perfect Dukan week is whatever works for the individual within the wider Dukan rules - completely avoiding tolerated items might make the diet much harder to follow in terms of work or family demands or may trigger a binge out of boredom. Perfection is what...
  204. Atropos

    Perfect dukan week?

    > Is there anything missing? Some treats? No, not food treats, some of those other treats which make life sweeter. For me that might be a new recipe (Dukan, obvs), or an luxurious cut of meat, a new green tea or coffee blend, foot massage, or coffee with friends, or a film, or making time for...
  205. Atropos

    Attack gaining weight?

    an error of 1lb in one observation on one day wouldn't be a significant error in a lab, and is probably just a glitch. I wouldn't worry.
  206. Atropos

    Advice needed!

    Add fruit as your first consolidation extra - get a great big peach and eat it VERY LOUDLY in front of her, with lots of licking of fingers!
  207. Atropos

    Low Sugar Tomato Ketchup

    I hate to bear bad news, but the Tesco "low sugar ketchup" is still 16.5% carbohydrate of which 10.5% is sugar. You really can't trust any manufactured food product with a "low fat" or "Low sugar" label on it - if a regular sausage is 25% fat the manufacturer can make a 20% fat sausage and call...
  208. Atropos

    Not Lost Weight on Cruise

    Just to add - you are starting at a relatively low BMI compared to others, and so will lose a little more slowly than some users. Don't be discouraged if this is the case!
  209. Atropos

    Attack Day 3 - no weight loss

    Your menus have a high level of salted, cured and smoked meat and fish. Salt and smoke both cause water retention, and as most of the weight lost in attack is water might be causing the problem. So try replacing the fishsticks, smoked fish and ham with fresh alternatives. So no seafood...
  210. Atropos

    Not Lost Weight on Cruise

    Some slow down - or even slight temporary gain - normally happens with the switch to cruise. We probably need more information to be able to help you more specifically: a.) your stats and goal - people with a high BMI lose at a different rate to those with low BMI b.) Your menus - can you...
  211. Atropos

    Cruise PV Would i loose weight if everyday was PV?

    It's not a good idea to skip the pp days - because for Dukan to work you have to commit to all 4 stages, and 1 pp day a week is a lifelong commitment in stage 4 (stabilisation). Once your GI track has adjusted to the change in diet constipation will probably not be a problem. In the meantime...
  212. Atropos

    Started Dukan Today

    Avoid the fridgeraiders - they contain 12% fat which is far too high. If you need chicken nibbles, you could try baking your own, by dreging fresh chicken chunks in herbs, spices, yogurt etc and baking. pop them into sandwich bags in the fridge and you have lunchtime snacks, ready to go.
  213. Atropos

    Chicken Mini Satay Allowed?

    If you mean the sainsbury's mini satay I'm afraid it works out as 6.6% fat, which is too high. It won't have done terrible damage, but best skip it next time. If you check the recipe section above there are some good spicy chicken ideas there - tikka, tandoori, thai, kentucky - style etc
  214. Atropos

    Chicken Mini Satay Allowed?

    Can you post the whole listing - ie - how many grams of satay = how many grams fat/carbohydrate etc. Also - you need to look for total fat content, not just the sat fat content.
  215. Atropos

    issues with my eyes/head

    New clothes really really seemed to help - as did a really great new bra from a specialist shop - Bravissimo ftw!
  216. Atropos

    Advice needed!

    How to get over the fear of conso... ... it is daunting, but you don't have to do it all in one go. I might be less scary of you try adding in just one of the extra foods at a time. For example Week one: just do the 6 days pv / 1 day pp. Week two: stick to the 6/1 routine, but add in the...
  217. Atropos

    Dukan started today. Help needed asap

    Hi Shell I'm afraid, yes - day three of attack is often horrible - like flu, but the good news is that is the signal that attack has worked and you can move straight onto cruise and the symptoms disappear almost at once. Good luck - and remember we are here to help out with advice you feel...
  218. Atropos

    Attack Yogurt

    I eat the Total Zero with fresh lime juice and a sprinkle of splenda - yum!
  219. Atropos

    Jess' Journey

    Fingers crossed - I'm starting a week today (I'm taking a friend out to lunch for his birthday on Sunday, and have no intention of skipping the cocktails or the cheese!
  220. Atropos

    Freezing Excess Raw Veg on Cruise

    It's generally easier to freeze cooked or partly-cooked veg, as raw veg can be pretty much "scorched" by the process. So portioning and freezing butternet squash would work, but the courgette noodles might need to be flash cooked (just steamed for a very, very short time) first, then cooked...
  221. Atropos

    Squash or courgette as pasta alternative?????

    It's in my sister's house until feb - i just couldn't fit it my case to come home. But her 4 year old loooooooved making very very long and curly cucumber worms.
  222. Atropos

    Very lean sausages

    16.3 % fat - woooah! I hate, hate, hate the way food manufacturers use words like "extra lean" to do this to us. No wonder how ever hard I tried to follow the "eat less, move more" mantra I got bigger - until I started understanding the small print....
  223. Atropos

    Very lean sausages

    What is the fat content on the packet?
  224. Atropos

    Minimising Christmas Damage?

    Just for full disclosure - I'm no where near my "true-weight", and won't be even after losing another 8lbs. I have chosen to be a little plump to keep my boobs and avoid wrinkles - I have no idea if that will make the next 8lbs easier or not!
  225. Atropos

    Minimising Christmas Damage?

    I am the first to admit that I had an indulgent few weeks at Christmas, despite sticking to stablisation rules; one pp day a week, oatbran (most days), walking (some days). But otherwise - chocolate, cake, cheese, puddings, crumpets by the fire, booze.... So I am not surprised to see a the...
  226. Atropos

    Squash or courgette as pasta alternative?????

    My mum bought me a vegetable spaghetti maker for Xmas Lurch Spirali: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home: Lurch It's weird, but fun - can't wait to try it out (when I can haul it out of storage in Feb)
  227. Atropos

    Stabilization Thrilled with Success! 6 months from Cruise

    Me too, in a week or two! - just enough to slip under the BMI 25 milestone and stay there. Just have to get some family and work stuff out of the way first.
  228. Atropos

    Attack Starting tomorrow

    It's just not going to work if you start, stop and start again - the diet depends on you using up all the stored glycogen in your liver and muscles before you start cruise, and taking a day off to eat carbs will just restock that supply and put you back an square one. So I vote for starting Dec 27.
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    Stabilization Thrilled with Success! 6 months from Cruise

    Great to hear from you! Like you, I'm amazed to see that I've stayed at my target weight through 5 months of conso and 6 weeks of stablisation.
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    Nooo...I've stalled

    Chances are, if you slowed down a bit for the the first time in 4 weeks its just "Time of the Month", when you tend to naturally retain more water than usual. If this is the case you are probably still losing "real" weight underneath the water gain, and will see the drop in a few days time.
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    Cruise PP Fed up :(:(:(

    Stop and take a deep breath. The only way you could "undo all your hard work" is by letting this one slip on one day get to you, and not getting on with your plan today. Life's like that - we have great days and not so good days. Don't let the occasional not so good days outweigh all the...
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    I thinking im losing the fight:(

    You don't have to give up - you are doing very well in very difficult circumstance (working nights is tough - working nights surrounded by treats is very very tough). Instead of thinking "I've failed, I have to give up/start all over again" realise that you don't have to be perfect (none of us...
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    Dukan Diet Cruise

    Not entirely serious alternative cruise suggestion I lost weight on a cruise once... I did a stint crewing a sailing ship in the North Atlantic a few years ago - 4 hours on, 4 hours off, hauling ropes, climbing rigging, steering through storms - cold, wet, long, rough. The cook on the ship...
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    Cruise PP Parsley sauce

    These are the ingredients; Vegetable Oil, Potato Starch, Maltodextrin, Dried Glucose Syrup, Whole Milk Powder, Corn Flour, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Milk Proteins, Dried Parsley, Flavourings (contain Milk, Wheat), Stabilisers (E340, E452), Emulsifier (E322) (Soya), Flavour Enhancer (E621)...
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    Cruise PP Struggling to stay on diet

    One obvious thing to do is to avoid dinner parties and eating out until you reach conso; it's just a temporary commitment while you work on your weight. But it sounds as if your trigger for binging may not just be the dinner parties, but the idea that the weekend is "time off/holiday" and the...
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    Failed:(

    You haven't failed at all - you are just learning new techniques to deal with the very difficult food environment in which we live in 2011, and where we will still live when we are the weight we want to be.
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    Cruise PV Weight loss or stagnation.

    Do you post your menus here? As above, it does sounds as if you might not be eating enough.
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    Conso - one week in

    (But I have paid the full price when necessary - really good bread is can be as special as really a good cake or the best olive oil, and so it costs the same.)
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    Conso - one week in

    Waitrose: once a week or so they mark down all the loaves from £4+ to 29p - 79p. Last time was 5.55pm on Sunday.
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    Conso - one week in

    That's why I am so pleased to buy it and freeze it at 29p a loaf
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    on another note.....

    PS Three Questions you can ask whenever an expert in nutrition is giving an opinion in the popular media; 1.) Are they selling an alternative diet/book/method of their own? (Amazingly every negative review of Dukan I've read has been by someone plugging their own book) 2.) Are they basically...
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    on another note.....

    The way I look at it, Dukan is the nomad or neolithic diet - it reproduces the food our ancestors ate when they first started domesticating herd animals but hadn't settled in one place to grow crops. They would follow the goats, or cattle, or reindeer on their migrations, eating milk and...
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    Conso - one week in

    If I can't find Poilane at the reduced price I tend to eat whole grain crisp bread instead - particular Finncrisp, as it is cheap, crunchy and keeps well in an airtight tin.
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    So expensive!!

    Plus there is the money I have saved by leaving weighwatchers and never having to buy another diet book or diet aid again!
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    So expensive!!

    I am that crazy woman who stalks the aisle at the supermarket at 7.30pm just as the reduced sticker comes out.... Have a look at the areas where you may be saving money - i spend much much less on snack foods and eating out than I did before. Eggs are a very good way of making stuff go further...
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    Conso - one week in

    I get my Poilane at Waitrose - this Sunday I scored 4 loaves (2 compagne, 1 rye, 1 walnut) for just £1.16 - instead of £13.00 It was all (just) within the sell by date, and will sit happily in the freezer to be toasted, slice by slice, when I need it. Bliss.
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    To HRT or not HRT on Dukan?

    I have premature menopause, so I may not be typical, but I gained 12 lbs in the 2 months *before* I started emergency HRT. It was definitely an emergency as I hadn't slept for more than 45 minutes at a time for those 2 months, and was starting to hallucinate with exhaustion! For the next 12...
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    Cruise PV BEEF.

    Almost all fresh beef is fine if you a.) pick mince at less than 5% fat b.) in the case of steaks, stewing pieces, roasting pieces etc, trim off the visible fat before cooking. Only whole beef in which the fat and meat is swirled together like marble should be avoided
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    Conso - one week in

    Interesting thoughts about bread and bloating The last few days I've been "forced" (ie on a course where the only available lunch is Pret Sandwiches) to eat chorleywood bread (that's the soft kind sold in supermarkets which we think of as "normal" but was only invented in the 1960s) Cue...
  250. Atropos

    To HRT or not HRT on Dukan?

    ps hrt is still a cycle, and you will still get the same fluctuations as you would with totm And jo is right - our health comes first!
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