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I gave into temptation, too, yesterday. It was my lad's 10th birthday and I had, god forbid, an incredibly Dukan-unfriendly piece of birthday cake. Whereas the only other time I came off the wagon was planned weeks in advance, this one wasn't. And I can see it's a bit of a slippery slope, so I'm...

Me, too, I fell off the wagon over the weekend, but it was a deliberate jump and I had been planning it for weeks! It was my friend's birthday and I knew I wouldn't be able to resist her delicious food, nor would I want to, knowing what a huge effort she would put in for us all. The whole meal...

My BMI is well within healthy range, but that's a good point re clothes. I can finally do up the top button of my favourite jeans again, without it cutting off the blood supply to my stomach. But there is still *that* pair of jeans in the bottom of my wardrobe that I was aiming to get into but...

Thanks for that link, Anja - I'm going to put that in the direction of my other half as I just did his BMI and he's in the overweight category, bless him. It's been a bit of a revelation, because I was a bit gutted when Dukan put in my 'true' weight as 6lbs more than I wanted, but I was...

Yep, hang in there Bibaloo - when you get over a wobble, it's the best ever feeling :)

According to Dukan, I've still got another 6 lbs to go before reaching my 'true' weight. I've already lost 11 lbs and am feeling great but my other half has said that he doesn't think I should lose much more because my face is beginning to look gaunt!! I'm doing the exercises, but it's hard...

I'm chuffed to bits to have lost 11lbs in less than 4 weeks. But for me, Dukan is great because of fact you're never hungry, never even tempted, and have loads of energy. I can't compare to other diets, because I've never done one (except for a bit of faffing with WW). But this has worked well...

Thanks - I've just read your post about the soy sauce, Maintainer. It looks so innocent but I will avoid! And Runnerbean, I've been forgetting to drink enough water over the last few days, too, which probably hasn't helped at all.

I went all out and treated myself with sushi (just the fish bits) and salad a couple of nights ago (PV day). I had this kind of seaweed salad thing which I've never had before (no dressing)... but now I'm wondering if it was allowed because the next morning I had gone up 1.5lbs! Does anyone...

I'm a bit late to this thread, so hope today is another good one for you!

Hi eclaires, I would say make sure you have a good breakfast. You get 1.5 tbsp of oatbran a day during attack and 2 tbsp during cruise. It really fills you up and sets you up for the day, so I tend to have all my oatbran for breakfast either as 'porridge' with some zero fat yoghurt, or in a...

Are you drinking water? Or diet coke / fizz? I reckon water is the way to go - that's what's got to be best for clearing out the system. You still might not feel great for a day or two, but you'll begin to feel all clean inside.

Ooh you've opened a whole new door for me on this site. I'll be nosing around everyone's galleries now. Your before and afters... incredible!

The oatbran is amazing for making you feel full - plus has all sorts of beneficial effects. I had my oatbran porridge (2 tbsp as I'm on cruise) for breakfast at about 8.45 this morning, - looked like a tiny amount - and am only just getting hungry for lunch now (1.30pm). You'll be allowed 1.5...

PV day B: oatbran porridge with vanilla yoghurt (used up both tbsps) L: asparagus with a poached egg and a slice of smoked salmon S: splenda'd quark D: chicken with mushroom 'sauce' and greens

I think most of us go for the Muller Lights for flavoured yogs - strictly vanilla and toffee only!

Excellent work, atropos

OK, I looked into the recipe in more detail. The title of the recipe is VERY misleading: "Toast slices with air-dried beef, goats cheese and honey" Goats cheese? Honey? But having looked at it, I see it's Dukan 'toast', Dukan 'goats cheese' (i.e. goats cheese flavouring whatever the...

As I was eating my blob of oatbran porridge this morning, I thought how nice it would be to have a drizzle of honey on it, as I used to do with my normal porridge. Is honey ever allowed? I looked up on the website and he only has one recipe there with honey.

That all sounds fab, Jess. I've had a good work day, but no major excitements except that, like you, I'm half way(ish) to my goal :)

A very tedious PP day for me - just finishing off some scraps that I had in the fridge: B: vanilla yog with 1 tbsp oatbran L: poached salmon and cottage cheese S: slice of beef D: same as lunch, with fat free natural yog and 1 tbsp oatbran Note to self: vary menu to avoid boredom.

Unfortunately, we're going on the mega 'quinze aout'. However, we are going on the Monday after the big weekend, so hopefully the worst will be over. And my parents are only about an hour from Narbonne, round and down to the south, and in the middle of nowhere, so fingers crossed for an OK journey.

That's very good to know because driving in France is exactly what I am planning on doing this summer. We're auto-training it down to Narbonne, then driving to my mum and dad's teensy house in the foothills of the Pyrenees. But can they do that? Isn't there a law saying they have to announce...

Oh bummer. Although he says he'd been waiting for me at the entrance when I arrived, we somehow missed each other. I waited a bit, and wandered around. Next to the cricket pitch there is a club house, I suppose you'd call it, with a bar and a TV area. I swear I went in there searching for him...

Well I managed to shift another pound and break that 10 st barrier again this morning. But I'm not sure if that's because of the diet or because I lost my son for over an hour and a half when I went to pick him up from cricket yesterday. It was sheer stress and terror :cry: - a sure fire way to...

OK - first time posting a menu. PV day B: Vanilla yog with 1 tbsp oatbran L: salad nicoise (no anchovies because I don't like them, and obviously no potatoes or dressing, so just tuna, lettuce, toms and half a boiled egg) S: bit of quark with my other tbsp of oatbran D: Lean meat casserole with...

What a bummer, Nicole. But keep plodding. You'll be chuffed when your teeth are back to normal and you didn't give in!

Thanks for posting that, Joanne. I get it now - I didn't realise that BMI was a factor in the weight loss process! I'm trying to catch up with my twin sister who has been half a stone lighter than me for a long time, now. I haven't actually got round to posting in the menu thread. I should do that.

I've done LOADS of sniffing. Every time one of my kids has a biscuit or even strawberries. Yum. Sometimes they try and force feed me a bit of chocolate or something, NOT GOOD, but I've never succumbed. And funnily enough, sniffing doesn't make me want to succumb, either.

Thanks, guys. I've definitely been eating enough. I might not have been exercising enough, though, as been a bit busy with work and kids - hardly an excuse because the exercises he recommends are hardly taxing! And I've just realised maybe I haven't been drinking enough water... Anyway, I'm...

That is really well done! You must be very chuffed. :character00238: What is the next big step?

I seem to have stalled. I'm not complaining - I've lost 7 lb in two weeks, but haven't shifted a pound for about five days or so, now. I did lose another pound, briefly, but it came back on. I'm not giving up! But I was expecting to lose 2-3 lb a week on Cruise and only lost one last week...

And keep drinking lots of water! I remember reading somewhere that if you're feeling nauseous, it might be to do with stored up toxins being released and you need to clear them out.

Welcome, Katy. I reckon you'll get the results you want and good luck with it. I'm two weeks into the diet and it doesn't look like I've used even half my 500g pack of Mornflake oatbran, so I reckon two packs of 500g would see you through your eight weeks, but maybe get a third one for peace...

I'll have to stop biting my nails to get the full benefit :)

I totally agree with this. I bought it, but the recipes aren't well thought through and the instructions are sometimes vague. There are much better ideas from all the inspirational ladies on here :)

I'm sure other people have mentioned this, but my energy levels have gone through the roof. Usually I feel like a quick kip after lunch, but not on this diet. I find my energy levels are steady and high from the minute I wake up, to the minute I go to bed. Another spin off from this diet is I...

Well done, Emms - and that's at the end of the day! There'll probably be at least another pound off by morning :)

OK, this makes sense, now. All those rhubarb ideas sound wonderful, especially the crumble.

woohoo!

I'll let others in the know reply to this, but I reckon it's the scales, senorita. Even so, a pound is a pound is a pound.

As I've read the forums, it appears that the only Muller Lights allowed are the toffee and vanilla ones. But I'm sitting here looking at a rhubarb one, and there is barely more carb content than a toffee one. Rhubarb: carbs - 7.9g of which sugars - 7.3g sugars naturally occurring from...

oat bran!

Great diary, Jess, and it makes very useful reading. What a pain about your visa / internet - hope they get sorted out - but at least on the food side of things, it's looking good.

Yes get those ones that show your weight to the quarter pound. But don't get obsessed with them (as I am with mine!)

That is amazing, Louise. Thanks for posting and well done :character00238:

Hope it goes well.

That's a really good thing to do with the egg yolks if you're only making galettes with the whites.

That'd be great Maintainer. I didn't manage to get to Morrisons, but they've got 4 for £2 in Budgens. 50p each. Doesn't sound like such a good deal :-/

The attack phase is really important - I can't imagine too many people on Dukan would skip it as it's an integral part of the diet. It's the kick start you need. 1 tomato and green leaves doesn't sound bad, and I'm sure nothing bad will happen, but a lot of it is to do with getting your head...

That IS a bargain, Sunshine. Must go down there. I'm finding that the Muller Lights (usually for breakkie and pud after either lunch or dinner) are the highlights of my day.

I'm a beginner, so I'm sure others will jump in with ideas, but so far I've put the oatbran in my morning yoghurt - makes you feel full for ages. And I've made some galettes with egg white and Quark, added in some sweetner and had with a squeeze of lemon juice like a pancake, or with a bit of...

Hi Brim, Good for you! What's a fridge raider??

You quite quickly get used to not having 'things' on the side, but yes it's hard the first couple of days. Hopefully your body will adjust quite quickly - I found that by the time I got to Cruise I wasn't too bothered one way or another about veg. But a few days into Cruise and I now see veg on...

Yep, keep at it. My first day was rubbish. I just didn't plan it properly and thought I wasn't going to be able to do the diet. But I lost 2lb and got myself organised for the second day and began to see how it could really work (despite getting a headache). It does get easier - so much easier...

Good luck, Senorita! This diet is incredible - can't compare with others because I've never been on others, but all I can say is that I've lost 6 pounds, as of today (8th day in) with hardly a hunger pang. And this forum is brilliant - it's enough knowing you're not the only one, but to get...

I went to the seaside today and went to a proper English caff and watched while my daughter and friend got stuck into chips and beans and who knows what else, while I stuck to my packed 'lunch' of boiled eggs and crab sticks (PP day). If I'd known we were going I would have gone better prepared...

Well done, Emms :character00238:

Wow - that's just brilliant! :character00238:

I'm sure it's going to be a spread of different things, like a buffet. My friend's a real foodie and a good cook. So I will be able to pick and choose up to a point. But that's a good idea about eating before - I could do the Dukan thing of eating a hard boiled egg. What I'm thinking is if I...

My social diary is positively empty (sad, I know, but single mum, three kids... you get the picture). This is great for avoiding temptation. But in a few weeks I'm going to a friend's birthday. She's having it at her house and she's an amazing cook and I know she's going to make loads of lovely...

I'm only on day four so can't talk with any authority, but it makes sense that there are going to be days when it doesn't seem to be going in the direction you want. Well done for keeping going. From my point of view, thanks for posting is as it gives me some idea of what to expect.

My true weight is 6lb more than the weight I put in for my target weight. I have used my true weight as my goal for the coaching, but what have others done? Do you stick to your target weight, or listen to what Mr Dukan has to say? I only ask because my target weight is a weight which I know...

Hi Floribunda. That is one of the good things about the diet - you can eat to your heart's content. But I think you naturally cut down on the amount you would normally eat, anyway, because you feel full. I'm sure you'll see the pounds drop off. Good luck!

Oh I see. We're told to expect those, aren't we? Some time down the line, anyway...

Yep, there'll definitely be veg on the menu today :-) At the moment, I'm not really craving anything, but I do miss chocolate.

Sorry - new here. What's an STS week? It doesn't sound good!

:character00238: Well done Emms! I've got a pair of jeans that are my benchmark. I threw out all my old clothes that I couldn't get into, except for this one pair of jeans that have been sitting at the bottom of my wardrobe for about two and a half years. The day I can get into those I will...

I am on my first day of Cruise. By the end of the first day of Attack, I wasn't sure I was going to be able to do this diet. On the second day, I sorted myself out a bit, got in some good ingredients and despite the headache, felt better but was craving vegetables. Yesterday I started...

Thanks so much for posting that, Sosh. I can see how well that could work with just about anything!

That's what I thought. Following that conversion rate, it would be nearly a whole packet of 500g. Even though the recipe is to serve 4, it's way too much...

When it says 3 cups of oatbran in a Dukan recipe, what is that in grams or oz? I looked it up on the internet and it said 3 cups was 450g, but that doesn't seem right!

Thanks Becky. Chicken it is and I'm going to make the flan for pud. Initial impressions of the recipe book are that the recipes are pretty quick and easy. It's probably worth a flick through next time you're passing a bookshop. It seems to cover a good variety and the recipes are neatly divided...

I've invited a friend for dinner tomorrow night. Fortunately it's my first PV day which makes it slightly less of a problem than it might have been, but still, I want to make something tasty. I've just been out and bought the Recipe book, so will look through that, but does anyone know of...

I'm on day 3 too. Unlike you, I didn't sleep very well at all last night, or the previous night. Plus I had a headache this morning, which I quashed with a pill. But right now I'm feeling good - not at all hungry and the walk to my kids' school is 10 to 15 mins up a hill, so that's that bit of...

How's it going Becca? I had another headache this morning not helped by the fact I spent two hours looking for the cat to get it to its vet appointment. It's better now because I took ibuprofen straight after breakfast.

Oh dear - I had ham on my first day. Still lost 2 lbs, but didn't realise it wasn't allowed. What about bacon with all the rind cut off? I was going to have that in my lunch today! (Am on third and final day of attack).

Becca, me too. I'm on my second day and a headache has been coming on all afternoon. My attack phase is three days so I'm desperately looking forward to Thursday. Have already started fantasising about what I'm going to have, veggie wise.

Hi Emmma, Karen, Wendy and all other Dukaners, I've just discovered this bit of the forum - perfect! This site is huge. I'm on my second day of my three day attack phase. Yesterday was a torture, but today I was a bit better organised and have enjoyed it, although developed a bit of a...

2lbs lighter today (I know it won't last...)! And there's a Waitrose not too far away. Thanks v much, Emma. I was wondering what I'd got myself into.

Not rambling at all, Emms. I can see this isn't going to be as bad as I thought!

And well done for getting into your jeans, already. That's amazing after only two weeks.

That's really helpful, thanks Emma. It's only been one day but the thought of eating another boiled egg is driving me crazy. You're allowed extra light philidelphia? And bacon? That changes everything! I'll have to look around for some good recipes and do a good shop tomorrow. Ta :-)

Hi. I've just signed up to the Dukan diet. Today was my first day of the attack phase and already I'm wondering how I'm going to get through tomorrow. Especially with left over Easter egg lying around the flat! I need some inspiration, recipe wise. Apart from the odd bout of Weightwatchers, I've...