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I'm waiting to hear back from a couple of places, but it's definitely going to be something job-related! I feel the need to enter the "real world"! --- A couple of hiccups today. I was in court all day, giving evidence (long story short, phone stolen, recovered only an hour or so later...

Woah! What a nice surprise! I got the shock of my life a little while ago when I brought my scales into my new room at uni, as they were a stone heavier, then I realised that it was because I was using it on carpet - quick transfer to the bathroom and everything was back to normal!

Ahh it's so great to be motivated again! How can we not be in this great weather? One thing I forgot to consider though - I put on some shorts this afternoon, and they're FAR too big for me! Which makes sense seeing as they were slightly big to begin with and I haven't worn them for ages...

I find the brand often makes a big difference, but it's not always as you would expect - the other week I bought the low fat cottage cheese from Waitrose, and it was HORRIBLE!!

Hey - Asda does 0.1% fat cottage cheese, and the be good to yourself one at Sainsburys is 1.5%, and I'm pretty certain they're both fine...they're what I use anyway! What you've mentioned is one of the issues faced by most people on Dukan - it's way easier when you're alone than when mixing...

That really is all there is to it!

Looks like you're doing really well already! Just to repeat what everyone else is saying, I'd also recommend starting a diary in the diary's thread - it just helps keep everything in one place and it's a great motivator!

Wow, haven't posted on here for a while! Must have been a busy week! Nor have I weighed myself for a while actually either...! Hasn't been the strictest of weeks, but I'll see what happens in a couple of days. I've just been shopping so am now feeling firmly in the dukan mood! Let's hope...

Not to sound too strict or anything but I'd just say don't have anything. That's what I did when I went the other day. Before, I would always, ALWAYS have one of those snack pots of something like minstrels, maltesers etc., that was one of the main reasons for going!! haha. But seriously...

Also, have you been making sure your PV days have been vegetable-y enough? (i know I could just check your diary to see this!) I found that when I moved into Cruise, I didn't really take advantage of the PV days enough initially, but then felt much better when I started incorporating more...

I'm so happy that I'm now back on track with Dukan :) There must be an infinite number of things to do with chicken breasts, it's amazing what a quick marinade can achieve!

I'm really glad I clicked on this thread...after days and days of staring at the title and wondering what it was about!

Yeah, even though I went off track I still didn't go completely crazy!! Well so far so good on the restart, even after 1 day I'm feeling like I did before, waking up all refreshed and not sluggish. I swear, having a cup of green tea a couple of hours before bed has some kind of magical effect...

Riiiight then, ok, after 5 days hiatus, here I am back posting again! Well, my last exam was on Friday and that officially marked the end of any Dukan discipline! Not that I'm proud of it or anything, obviously not, but I'm not wholly remorseful either :o This weekend was always going to...

Don't worry - as I've been clear to mention several times, I went through the exact same traumatic experience, and for me it was 3 days into attack also! But that was surrounded by times of the total opposite...so what goes around comes around, I guess!

Ah those protein crisps sound good! And one of my friends has a grill like that, I'll have to convince them to "experiment" with me...hehe. I feel much more back on the right path these past couple of days than before. I went a bit off course towards the end of last week and over the...

I couldn't recommend it more highly! I see you've lost loads already on Cambridge, so very well done for that. You obviously have great amounts of dedication! That's what I like most about Dukan - you don't really feel as though you're on a diet! In my case, I'm not a 'dieter' as such in...

Mmm, just made the most amazing wrap. All it was is a thinner, wider version of a galette, with some chicken and peppers and lettuce....it works so well! It's really nice to have the crunch of peppers as well which you don't really get in PP foods.

Ahhh, so nice when you can get through to the end of the day and know that you haven't wavered once! Hopefully this is a sign of things to come, and it won't all undo itself tomorrow!

I have a lot of smoked salmon and have done since starting Dukan (normal cooked salmon as well), but I find a lot of it depends on the specific type of salmon you pick up. Even if you go to any supermarket there will probably be like 4 or 5 different kinds of smoked salmon, some have really...

Hehe, very cruel indeed but I find it surprisingly motivating! Eggs are so great because they can be used in so many ways and it always feels like you're having something different. Unlike ham, eurgh, I never want to even look at another slice of it for a couple of weeks at least...

That's good to know about the extra light philly, I've just been keeping the 35g mini-tubs in the fridge for "emergencies".

I use this, pretty sure it's fine.

B - Greek yoghurt with oatbran L - scrambled eggs and a bit of smoked salmon, served with Dukan hollondaise sauce D - made a load luc lac beef from the book for 4 of us, was nicer than I expected it to be!

Finally have enough posts to put this avatar up! YES, it has been chosen for a reason, after all, that is a king size bar of dairy milk! And no, I didn't eat it, I was breaking it up (and 2 other bars) for a friend's party - chocolate fountain! And this was about a year ago, I can safely say...

Hadn't really noticed this thread before, already posted this in my diary but just to add it to the official thread as well - 1st week of Cruise, lost 4lbs :)

Completely and utterly the story of my life. So you're not alone! I never understand how people can have things like...half eaten packs of maltesers lying around!

It's easy to go off course, but it's just as easy to get back on it again :) We've all been there! The one thing NOT to do is think...ooh ive had a rubbish day food-wise today, so I may as well eat this bag of minstrels, or have all this wine.... It's never too late in the day to get back into...

Such amazing weight-loss, keep it up!!

Right then, hayfever tablet has been taken so hopefully no repeat of yesterday! I felt really flu-ey when I went to bed as well, luckily it seems to have all passed today though :) Right then, official weekly weigh-in time, and I've lost 4 pounds! Which I'm more than happy with since I...

I realise this thread is a week old, but is the Dukan mayonnaise allowed on Attack? Cos I have that with Tuna Steaks on PP days, made just with egg, mustard and fromage frais. It just makes it that bit...less dry!

Hope the quiche went/goes/is going well!

Right, so I've realised two things. 1 - I feel less like eating in the summer -------BUT------- 2 - if hayfever kicks in, I want to eat everything going! On wednesday I'd been out all afternoon and was in the gardens, so I started to feel incredibly hayfever-y, really had to stop myself...

Scrambled eggs always makes me feel better, so hopefully it will work for you too!

That's a great loss for 5 days! Hope everything goes well for Cruise.

Today's PP: B - mini oatbran galettes :D L - homemade poached eggs and salmon like the one's I had while out yesterday (can't believe I made poached eggs...!) D - some cold roast beef from the deli counter and cottage cheese (didn't quite go together...) And coffee and green teas, could have...

Ok so I said I wanted to get my head back in gear today and I believe I have, hopefully! I definitely feel back in "the zone". I'm also very happy that I managed to recreate the lunch out I had yesterday, smoked salmon and poached eggs, even though I had to watch a couple of youtube clips...

Yesterday's PV - B - 2 mini oatbran galettes (exactly the same ingredients as full size but just made in one of those teeny-weeny frying pans intended for individual eggs, just makes it look posher!) L - 2 poached eggs and a bit of smoked salmon D - Ratatouille! I was cooking for me and my...

Well it's funny that you say that actually! I often find that if I DO indulge my senses, even visual e.g. google image-searching types of food, I can stare at it for a bit and almost get that 'hit' without even eating it! It's hard to explain....it's like, if I'm shopping, I can walk up to all...

I think I'm actually keeping the dairy milk here as a sort of trophy - every time I look at it it reminds me that I haven't eaten it! -------------- I'm getting my head back in gear after the past couple of days. Not that I've fallen off the wagon, but I just wasn't really in the Dukan...

Well this is certainly for something for me to be proud of! Haha. Today was my first ever outside-of-the-home "meal" since starting Dukan, and it was a success! I was meeting some friends for lunch in a cafe which does a range of stuff, and one thing they did was quite simply poached eggs...

^ Impossible!! I think I'd die if I had one of those right now! I am making sure that I eat enough though don't worry, and a steak DOES sound nice so I'll have to see!

You say you're adding it to everything, is that just out of habit or because you genuinely want to make something sweeter? A bit like how people often add salt to things without even trying it without? My only concern is that you'll get hooked on the sweetness of things, which just...

Having been physically dragged in here....hehe.. B-Some 0% greek yoghurt with half a tablespoon of oatbran (just the way I like it!) L-Wrap made by using galette recipe with the rest of the oatbran, filled with some cold chicken breast and a bit of the Dukan mayonnaise that I made yesterday...

Okokokokokokokok!! J'arrive! Speaking of food, just done a big-ish shop so that should hopefully last me a while! Lots of chicken, prawns, salmon, yoghurt, fromage frais, eggs etc. And a few vegetables but there's a market 20 secs away so I often just get it fresh as and when!

As others have said, we don't know who these survey respondents are, or how effectively they followed the diet - so may only have done 4 days of Attack, then gone back to normal eating habits and OF COURSE put it all back on again!! These 'internautes' are probably those who try every diet going...

Oh god....ASPARAGUS WEE!! I had no idea! They don't write that on the label! Nice to have some vegetables though, makes a nice change! I'm looking forward to seeing how I get on this week, I'll do what I did before and weigh-in officially on Friday..although I'm sure I'll be checking before...

Hehe, I was wondering how it must sound to a French ear....! It reminds me of a solicitors where I live called Wright Hassall, I mean seriously, how they ever get any custom I never know!

Yep, indeed sleep is much more...efficient! I feel more energetic for longer during the days so don't get that evening drop in energy which helps. Most of my carbs would have been centred around evening time so that probably explains that! --- Also, as a point of interest, I notice that...

^ That's brilliant, shopping for new clothes is always the best bit!

Ahh, Dukan food is so simple yet so good!! Just now I had some chicken breast that I'd marinated in a bit of 0% yoghurt with some coriander and a drop of lime juice (left for a few hours then wiped mostly off and grilled) and it was great! I was eating together with friends and they were...

Mine was day 4, 9pm - I remember it well. Don't worry, more often than not you'll find it's the other way round and you're at the other extreme!

Well so far so good! I was worried that I would end up being 'given an inch and taking a mile' when I went onto Cruise yesterday, but luckily I was as disciplined as ever! It was really nice to have some vegetables though, just the different textures of things like peppers and cucumbers made a...

Hi, I think what you're asking is for the order in which to begin the alternating days? Personally I started with PV...otherwise it would just be a continuation of attack :)!

Cheers! One thing I was worried about before starting Dukan was that I'd have a lack of energy due to lack of carbs, but what I've found is the total opposite. Before, consuming so many carbs (and it was a lot) probably played havoc with my energy/sugar levels, but now everything seems much...

Ok so this may have been done before so sorry for asking again! I assume that in French it would be like 'du-quand/du-camp', but I've just realised that I've never actually said it out loud in English! My instincts would tell me that it would be like do-can (like a can-do attitude, but in...

Sounds like you're doing really well and are incredibly motivated! I'm glad that you're all talking about this..."eating indulgence experience" thing...certainly rings a bell for me! I think I got into that habit when I started having driving lessons on wednesday afternoons during sixth...

Hi, nice to read your story! You seem to be on the right track, and nice to hear the oatbran enthusiasm!

Right then so it was my final day of Attack yesterday, and this morning was time for the "official" weigh-in! I have been monitoring it several times throughout the week though, just to check that I'm not doing anything wrong and going in the wrong direction or anything like that! And I'm glad...

Ha! we've all been there, I'm sure! I can't believe how filling those galettes are either, even though they are only wafferrrr thin!

Buying a water filter to keep by my desk was definitely a good move! Just come back from seeing some friends, had to find a way of politely turning down their offer of some strawberries! It just wasn't really the time or the place to mention dieting, because I KNOW with so many people there...

Thanks!!! Actually re: the 'thirsty' mouth thing, I went out last night and had some diet coke, and that seems to have done the trick - I think that, quite simply, my mouth was getting bored! It just needed some sort of zing which the bubbles of the coke provided! The funny thing is, I...

Sounds brilliant!

Final day of Attack today, still going strong! I must admit it will be nice to add some vegetables into the mix, and I can imagine I'll be savouring every bite - Dukan definitely makes you appreciate food, for all the right reasons! Even at this stage of the weight loss journey there are...

Day 4 and I'm happy to say that I'm following it to the letter! Last day of Attack tomorrow, will be interesting to see how that goes! One thing I didn't quite anticipate about Dukan is the way appetite goes right down - this evening I really had no desire to eat anything (although I did...

Yes! I did this yesterday, it was only in for a couple of hours but still worked!

Ok I needed to share this with you... Made myself a nice cup of coffee this morning at breakfast-time, casually waited for it to cool down for a while and then took a sip and it tasted FOUL, almost fizzy, was very weird. I thought, well it can't be the water, can't be the coffee itself, so I...

I haven't quite ventured into quark yet...cottage cheese/fromage frais/natural yoghurt, all that I can cope with but I seem to be scared of trying quark! But seeing as so many people on here have it, I'll probably get some later on when I go shopping, see what all the fuss is about! Just had...

Oh god, I used to work in a prison and we had a Geordie guy working on the radios! Often hard to understand, particularly when the signal wasn't too strong, although it did feel like we were in big brother!! Particularly when he said stuff like "Prisoner movement to commence at 10:02 am", just...

Well HOPEFULLY I might have an easier time losing it! I'm about halfway/3 quarters through the book now, and it does seem that women do have it a lot tougher, particularly with the water retention side of things! But we'll see..... Actually, I have been weighing myself, and I have a huge...

I feel your pain weightykaty! It's so hard when you're abroad to know what to buy! Even when I was in France with all their great food, sometimes you just wish you could nip to sainsbury's or tesco's to get something that you know for a fact is healthy! Particularly when things don't always...

Thanks :) I'm feeling very motivated, much more than I thought I would be. The first hurdle is simply being disciplined for 1 day, I thought I'd cave in after 2 days but the fact that tomorrow will be my 4th day is actually reassuring me that I can be disciplined if I try hard enough! And to...

I'm really pleased with how well I seem to be sticking to this at the moment, and never imagined I'd come even this far! (3 days on attack) Here are some observations I've found so far how Dukan feels: --- Hunger and cravings have just been...well, non-existent! I enjoy the stuff I do it...

Ahh it's there now, apparently the problem was that I put a link in it (to this thread, I know I'm not allowed external ones yet!)

Thanks again everyone! I've started a diary thread as well to keep track (although it looks more like an autobiography right now!), hopefully it will be approved and show up soon as it's currently with the mods!! In the mean time, I'll carry on with the Dukan book, I need to read more...

Hi! I thought I'd better create a dairy-type thread in this section so as not to flood the main forum with a load of rubbish from me! I've introduced myself a bit in this thread http://www.minimins.com/dukan-diet/213563-finally-created-account.html to give you a bit of an idea about what I'm...

Thanks for all the welcomes! I'm really glad that I've stuck to it even for this long (3rd day now), I've never ever been this disciplined! Emma - I haven't mentioned it to anyone as yet (although to be honest haven't really had the chance to have any deep and meaningful convos with friends...

Hi! I've been an avid lurker of these forums for a while now and have skimmed through hundreds of the past threads about Dukan! I bought the book over the weekend but haven't worked my way through it yet, although there can't be much that I don't know all ready from here! Anyway, yes...