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    COLA SWEETS

    Good to see some posters!
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    Dukan ? hope so!

    Hello Coll, I've seen pictures of you and great white you are not!
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    Consolidation Ellie's back cruising her way back to target

    I'm fumbling around in the dark in here...
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    Is it true?

    Hello all! I can't honestly imagine I'd be game to restart a Dukan experience but you never know!
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    I'm back! Sara's Dukan diary take 2

    and that's why I just can't do Dukan any more... It's far from plain sailing "my way" and I'm getting heavier and heavier at the moment too but am doing my utmost! As for being embarrassed to post, I can relate to that... but I do plug my excesses into MFP just to see. (I'm always amazed...
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    I'm back! Sara's Dukan diary take 2

    hi Sara, You said you'd post menus again but I don't see any... I think a lot of the problem, particularly at the outset, is breaking habits but the good news is that, once they're broken, it's usually plain sailing from there. Perhaps plan your meals and snacks in advance and then life is so...
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Gosh I'm sorry to hear your sad news x
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    Wedding body in the making!

    Lovely ring... and cake!! And I'm so pleased you're doing well. As for the job, I'm one of the fortunate who love my job so can't imagine not doing it! I've had the feelings of dread though, when things haven't been going well. (I'm not child friendly either so we are very different creatures...
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    Wedding body in the making!

    I'm so glad you've had a couple of good days and that the gym session went well. X
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Well done on the loss and that class sounds great. Perhaps, by adding in snacks on both PV and PP days, you'd be less hungry as your meals really aren't very large. If you've still got your Dukan book, check out some snacks... (or make your lemon cake a snack and have a proper meal?) Hang in...
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    Wedding body in the making!

    I find that sometimes, in the midst of an "eating session", I'm even excited and hyped up at the prospect of what I might eat next, turning ideas over in my head when full so as to be fully prepared when I can next force something down! What is THAT about?! Duh! Good luck ladies! I wish...
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    Attack Dukan! Round 2

    Good to see you back Tuula (well not for the diet of course, but to SEE you!!). Your humour has been missed! Good luck with the 3 week burst before the wedding! x
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    What is zumba? (I've heard of it but don't belong to a gym so have never done any classes at all ever!!). Perhaps the motivation you need will come from that. I always think, after my long walk in the morning to work (8km yesterday as I knew I'd not be walking home cos of a hair appointment)...
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Chicken... I presume chicken! I distinctly recall some ladies saying how much more weight they lost any given day they ate a whole chicken! Yum!
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Crikey Andy you don't seem to eat a lot! (To any non Dukan person reading quiche and cakes they'd think this is one heck of a diet!!!). I used to love PP days as I'd eat my favourite salmon, prawns, fillet steak etc. But I guess you like those things you're baking and you're obviously a...
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    Wedding body in the making!

    oooh you two made me laugh this morning - a mean feat at this early hour!! Try not to stress, Mads. The more you stress... yes the wedding is getting closer but the stress is also increasing of course. Stating the obvious here so please forgive me. As an outsider looking in (with EXACTLY...
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    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    oooooh lovely to read you! and CONGRATULATIONS!!! On everything! x PS: my four kitties are doing very well! (I think you know about number 4, the dear three legged kitten we took in towards the end of last year. He obviously rules the roost and the three females hate him with a vengeance...
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    Attack Dukan Maintainer Starting Again to Get to True Weight!

    I'm checking in regularly on you Josh (and the others of course). It's sometimes hard for me to keep away from Dukan, particularly now that there is a revised Dukan 2 book out which I'm determined NOT to buy! It is so very much like putting on a comfy pair of slippers for me to slip back into...
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    Attack 5lbs lost in 3 days!!

    Well done on your loss (and those truffles look amazing!!)
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    Wedding body in the making!

    Happy belated birthday... (but PP for a week???) I'm sorry to hear you've been having problems at work. I do sympathise. I never understand why people would wait until appraisal time to stick the knife in and I've always asked my bosses to tell me at the time if they've any issues! (but of...
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    Attack Dukan Maintainer Starting Again to Get to True Weight!

    (Truffles look great BUT how on earth to have just [1? or however many you're allowed!!] Jess - it's very interesting to see that you're finding it easier this time. Most say the opposite and never quite get the same mindset in place as that first wonderful time... perhaps, as you say...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Hello there and lovely to see you! I'm good thank you. My weight isn't toooo bad but I predictably lost the plot over the holidays and, since I'm continuing to refuse to diet, the gain isn't dropping off! But I'm convinced that it helps my eating disorder by not jumping straight back onto the...
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    What a lovely positive thread... Andi you really are going through it at the moment and I hope the doctor sorts you out. I will reread Sosh's words regularly because there's much wisdom in them. We all hurl ourselves at a diet at the beginning of the year without necessary considering how we...
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    Attack Dukan Maintainer Starting Again to Get to True Weight!

    Oh Jess I am so pleased for you. It's so easy to get unmotivated when the scales aren't playing your game, but you persevered through it and were rewarded in the end! Well done to you!! You really are a great example to newcomers with your positive attitude!!! I look forward to watching your...
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    Wedding body in the making!

    Hello there - just popping in to see how you are. Hang in there x
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    Attack Dukan Maintainer Starting Again to Get to True Weight!

    Checking in to see how you're doing, and I see all is still very well in your world. You're right to be realistic about losses and I think your analogy is correct vis a vis your friends' losses. I always lose very quickly after the huge Christmas gains I record then it slows down. I'm glad to...
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    Dukan, Diabetes and Dinner Suits

    It's true that it does come back on pretty quick but a lot of that will be water weight and that'll come off equally quick! It's almost a relief to be "back in control", I'm finding. Happy New Year to you too... (and to all of you. I've run out of time and am rushing out x)
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    Attack Dukan Maintainer Starting Again to Get to True Weight!

    Hi Jess great to see you again! I'm delighted to see that you only regained a tiny bit and it's always good for the dieters to have someone being officially coached when queries arise (as the diet does seem to constantly "evolve"). I'm avoiding the urge to get back on the Dukan horse for now...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    As I'm off for the holidays from tomorrow, this will most likely be my last post here for a while. I wish you all good luck over the holidays and a very Merry Christmas. x
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    Wedding body in the making!

    It's tough isn't it? People talk about it being hard "at Christmas" but, in many ways, the pre-Christmas period is just as difficult when we have parties/extra meals out etc to see friends. Good luck with damage limitation at least. I was out for a heavy lunch yesterday and ate whatever I...
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    Dukan, Diabetes and Dinner Suits

    You can really see your loss in those pictures AND you've lost more besides since so you must be so chuffed! I'm just the same as you at the weekends. I'm loving your idea of a personal trainer! Congratulations on hitting your Christmas target! Next week you can better that! What are you...
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    Dukanista's Diary: Part III!

    Lovely to read you Caro, and particularly that you're finding the walking just as productive as the more energetic forms of exercise we're not all up for! Like you, I'm very competitive and the fitbit has given me the extra boost to get out there and walk even when the weather would normally be...
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    You're so funny! Haaa at advance Christmas treat! You have no excuse now to get rid of that bread when it comes looking at you!! Bread wouldn't be something I'd waste my calories on, frankly. Far nicer things around! Have a lovely day
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    Cruise PV Sibbi's Dukan Diary

    Good for you Sibbi and I totally agree about those repeated PP days to compensate not being good for you. Perhaps try going back to basics, writing down your daily menus in advance for a week, and stick rigidly to what you've written down. I know that we all tend to write down afterwards once...
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    Christmas on Dukan - official Dukan Christmas menu

    Some of these "official" Christmas recipes look delicous! Official Dukan Diet Recipes - Healthy Meals For Christmas
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    Dukan, Diabetes and Dinner Suits

    Hi there Matt. It's true that it's so easy for the lapses to come hard and fast once the first one has happened. Good for you to be so strong to pull back, although hopefully you won't have to do that tough 4 x PP day thing very often (as it can be counterproductive). I know you'll reach your...
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    Day 2 of dukans any buddies to join me

    Welcome!
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Hellooooo! Lovely to see familiar faces around here at the moment. I thought I'd copy and edit here a post I just put on Andi's thread (to remind myself when it all goes pear shaped for me at Christmas!). So this is my plan: Although no longer on Dukan, I am learning to live in the real...
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    Wedding body in the making!

    WOW at size 10! Well done you! Can we see you in the dress?
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Loving reading you Andi. You've a great way of expressing yourself and we're all anxiously awaiting the loss of that 0.8K. As for tackling Consolidation again, with Christmas so close, you might well be better off doing your own balancing act which is serving you so well. A bit of what you...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    To be honest, "without trying" isn't quite true, but I've shifted the focus somewhat onto the exercise... and then the food seems to follow naturally. And I eat healthily veg, salad and fruit quite naturally, having the odd portion of pasta/quinoa/rice... and treats at the weekend. I've...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    oh yes Andy, I am tagged! My fitbit is in my bra logging each and every step I take and encouraging me to take more and more! Yes Caro, I synch (so on MFP you see the credited calories which I try not to eat all of). However, I'm consciously increasing my calories this week as I'm in England...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I forgot that the signature doesn't show. 65.3k. I'm amazed!
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    Attack Dukan! Round 2

    I really don't know. I know that when I reached Conso my first time in France, I followed the then rule from the official French site to buy wholemeal bread at a baker's and to have two slices (and they're really tiny slices!) Somehow that seemed to grow into two slices of "bread" in...
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Good to have a plan and a target! And it'll be great for you to "compete" with hubby! Men always lose so much faster than us though but it'll help not having to prepare all that different food perhaps! 5lbs to go and then back on Conso (or perhaps your signature isn't up to date?)...
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    Wedding body in the making!

    Non spoon licking is a difficult one! Having a chewing gum in my mouth was my trick when baking for others!! That photo looks fab... Isn't it peculiar how we're more motivated when losing than when not! :D
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Weigh in surprising... :-)
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    The forum isn't the same without your enthusiastic posts! Come back soon!!
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Hello Diary, I had a busy social week last week, with visitors (dinners and lunches out) and registered a 700g gain. It's probably a good thing as I really was getting away with quite a lot of treats at the weekend and would soon have been in my previous strict week days / binge weekend...
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Andi... please report in!!! You're missing in action!!
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    Dukan, Diabetes and Dinner Suits

    Good for you, Matt. You've really knuckled down, faced the challenges, and come out the other side with a great loss. Exercise certainly is the key to keeping it off, in my humble opinion, so it's good to have the routine established before the so difficult consolidation and stabilisation...
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    Attack Dukan! Round 2

    Goodness you are tall! It must be particularly difficult as you're not technically overweight, but I wish you much luck!
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    Wedding body in the making!

    Helloooo... it's true that "boredom" is our worst enemy! Like you, I find it so much harder when not in a routine and not at work! Christmas dinner soup? Tell us more!! Does your hubby go away often? If so, perhaps a contingency plan would be a good idea for next time (cos all those PP days...
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    Cruise PV Sibbi's Dukan Diary

    Hi Sibbi, You obviously know your way around the Dukan diet! I know exactly what you mean re having to plan things out in advance to avoid potential disaster. You did well though! I used to favour the 4PP (Mon to Thurs), 3PV (Fri to Mon) rhythm with weigh ins on Friday morning. You might...
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    Attack New member on Dukan diet

    How tall are you Sam? Your goal weight looks pretty low. Have you been onto the Dukan official website to check out your "true weight"? good luck
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Gosh no, not a real 10. Perhaps now that sizes have increased in the shops I might get away with some, but I meant that I skipped 14 in my winter wardrobe... and some 12s are big. Others tiny.
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Me again - well I errr hit my revised down target weight this week which mystifies me totally (but yeah this walking certainly must be the key cos I'm certainly not undereating!!). I am now finding a problem with my wardrobe that I've not had in years (ever?). Despite the numerous sizes, aside...
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    Dukanista's Diary: Part III!

    Hey there Caro and well done for getting back in the saddle. I don't know how you're winning money (albeit dollars!) but please share!!! I've added you to my MFP (ok I did sometimes cheat on holiday and add a 3,000 calorie day without specifying!!). How about fitbit. How do I add you there? x
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    Finally found something that works for me!

    Lovely of you to post Macbie and congratulations on your weight loss. Are you now in phase 4 "Stabilisation" then? We'd be most interested if you were to open a diary and post menus daily for us and join in the general chat. So many of us are fine on phases 1 and 2 but things come apart in...
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    Wedding body in the making!

    You are on a roll!! Amazing! Running and spinning too!! I could almost smell that beef and veg dish... I must get some slow cooking done too as this colder weather is upon us. There's nothing better than having the house smell of lovely warm food :-) I have been a devout salad eater since...
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    lol at moisture! Funnily enough it was always CRUNCH that I missed on a PP day (tending to go for salmon and prawns myself those days!). So you're back in the game... you're feeling better and now your target is again in sight. Good luck x
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    Dukan, Diabetes and Dinner Suits

    What excellent motivation Matt... you've a few days yet until you visit your Mum and you know she'll be staggered at what you've lost already so any more is a bonus. I hear you re bad weather excuses (if not long hours at work though!). I've been arming myself with "alternative exercise"...
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    Dukan, Diabetes and Dinner Suits

    Lovely to read you Matt. I tend to buy my walking shoes on line (far cheaper but I guess you need to find the comfy pair you want first in a shop!!). No pasta? Has no one mentioned konjac noodles to you yet? Or slim rice/pasta? OK they don't come close to "real pasta" but I use them for...
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    Attack Cola chicken

    The recipe is there (in the second post as an attachment). Maybe not visible on a phone though?
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Hello there and lovely to see YOU! I'm doing rather awfully well :-) My weight is good and I'm sticking at using My Fitness Pal religiously to keep me on the straight and narrow (often spending hours searching for my "treats" in their database!). I'm still walking lots with the fitbit but the...
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    Shelly Belly's Cruise Control - Last Push to Consol :)

    How are you Shelly?
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Your diary is addictive reading!! Hang in there and hope you feel better soon x
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    Dukanista's Diary: Part III!

    Catching up on my reading! Very interesting info there Caro. I too am looking at reducing/cutting out Diet Coke and all sodas ... It does make things more complicated when out for the evening looking to avoid alcohol as, over here, diet coke is one thing you can find out. Otherwise it'll be...
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    Attack Dukan! Round 2

    oh gosh yes... I'd have gone for the pizza and probably far more besides! It is funny when we "steal" from our offspring! (I don't have any human ones but I do begrudge my cats their chicken rations when I'm on Dukan!!) How is it going now? Back on plan?
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    oh how unfair to be sick when you have a string of days off... but, sick you are and you must look after yourself! Slow cooking definitely requires some experimentation I found too... I must dig mine out and have another go. I do love slow cooked meats. x
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    Shelly Belly's Cruise Control - Last Push to Consol :)

    How are you Shelly? Hope the doctor gets you sorted. It's true that if you've problems in the hormonal/cycle area, the scales mightn't be your friend at the moment so you're far better relying on your eyes (and our eyes!!!)... :-)
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Feeling brave this morning, I leapt on the scales. 0.9K up. I'll take that one on the nose and consider it calories well spent!
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    Shelly Belly's Cruise Control - Last Push to Consol :)

    Wow Shelly... I can't believe I missed this thread and am sorry not to have been around!! Firstly CONGRATULATIONS on reaching your target weight and having made the decision to go to Consolidation! And I'm sorry it was such a nightmare but you wrote it down in such an eloquent fashion that it...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    He's still in quite a bit of pain but is glad to be back on his feet again, albeit doing most things very gingerly... He's a lot more cheerful too (thankfully!!). I've found the switch back to eating greenery quite easy and, while I'm more attentive to the delicious smells wafting out of...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Back from a week's holiday in the country... I use the word "holiday" lightly here as it really didn't go to plan as OH tripped over the doorway on day 2, fell heavily onto the tiled floor, and broke/cracked/whatever several ribs... I'm vague as to what he did as he refused to go to A&E or see...
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    Dukan, Diabetes and Dinner Suits

    I'm delighted to read that you returned from a week "off plan" with a weight loss. Well done you because the temptations (aside from that calzone!!) must have been tremendous. x
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Hellooo there. It's true that, when I saw my GP last week, he weighed me and remarked that I'd lost 7k since I last saw him. He asked what I'd been doing. I responded that I'd stopped dieting!!
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    Shez the Slim

    Hope you're feeling better... it sounds as if you need some homemade chicken soup!!
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    Wedding body in the making!

    What a lovely compliment indeed! You must be chuffed! :D
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    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    You're truly amazing Shelly! I would have kept it... and indeed I have a cupboard in the city and one in the country full of such things!!! As for the teas, I'm afraid I absolutely detest those flavoured teas. In France, people often offer you a tea and then bring out all the fruit flavours...
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    Attack Dukan! Round 2

    Amazing willpower there Tuula... should the occasion arise again, perhaps bring your own "cake" with you so that at least you'll be chewing at the same time as them! No need to skin the sausages (but remember they contain some kind of filler, ie carbs, so they count as tolerated ingredients...
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Good to see you didn't go off plan last night but, looking at your food plan for yesterday, I'm not surprised you were starving! You really could eat more "protein"... I started my big weight loss campaign off back in 2002 weighing over 22 stone at 38 years old with my eye on my 40th! It...
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    Flippin Dukan ,,,You Bet x

    Good to see you Sid... x
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Great ideas thanks! I love walking with my ipod on but I'm concerned that I'll ease off in the winter when it's too dark weekend mornings when I'm at the country to head out at my usual 7am for an hour's stomp so that it doesn't impact on my plans for the rest of the day!
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    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    That looks very interesting!
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    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    So long as it's a Dukan type galette and not a Brittany crêpe type, you'll be fine! Stay off the beer!! Go for vodka and diet coke if you must :-)
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Well done on your loss!
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    Dukan, Diabetes and Dinner Suits

    Hi there Matt and well done on your first weekend! It's true that we've all felt that way about weekends, which is when I tended to turn my oatbran into something more "cakey" to feel I had had a treat. Chocolate mug cake baked in the microwave is one favourite, as is making a cake with four...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I'm currently contemplating buying a miner's hat with a light on (and a pepper spray) and I'll simply go out walking in the dark! :D
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    Cruise PV Soup Recipes?

    I'm not much of a soup fan myself but there's little in a traditional soup recipe that can't work in Dukan...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I'll have to look that one up. I suppose I could put any music on and have a boogie otherwise. I'm okay with stretching and exercising to music if standing up. Just not keen on floor stuff!
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    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    Well done for not losing the plot when the scales went wild... 4lbs to go and then Conso! Yay
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Cos I didn't know you could. I just wanna prance around, not do exercises... and it's easier on the TV. So any dvd's (or apps which correspond to that?). I used to love Mr Motivator!
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Thank you for posting Fran. The benefits are incredible to me as I'm finding that I'm far less stressed too... and I'm always wanting to beat the previous days distance or timing so am pretty nippy. I'm concerned that it mightn't be as easy in the winter to motivate myself... Can anyone...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Morning campers, and great to see such a busy forum (even if it's hard to keep track of everyone at the moment!!). All is well in my world. (For those who mightn't know,) I'm not on Dukan any more, and have switched to my own eating plan and increased my walking (fitbit one keeps me going!) and...
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    Problems feeling empty/ hungry also queasy

    Hello there Ann, I would say, if you're hungry, eat more still. (does he now allow lite babybels?). Are you not having the oatbran any more? A good snack in the evening I find is a frozen yoghurt. I always have a stash of Dukan ok smooth yoghurts in the freezer and take one out 15 mins or...
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    Wedding body in the making!

    If the meat is lean, I don't see why not... (you could always skim any visible fat off after cooking). Ideas? Me? Nah! I'm gonna have a stirfry with chicken, konjac noodles and whatever veg I can find tonight on the way home...
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    Dukan, Diabetes and Dinner Suits

    Gosh those allergies do sound frightening and you must always have to be vigilant, particularly of nut additions in foods you'd not think they'd be. I used to love Ready Brek but I hate porridge and have never eaten oatbran as porridge. Plus the quantity is so tiny I'd not feel I'd had...
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    My journey back to goal Dukan round 2

    Slim rice and the noodles are fine for cruise phase (just a bit hard on the pocket as they're ridiculously expensive - slightly cheaper online perhaps). Japanese speciality shops sell konjac noodles which is what I buy over here. They need a good rince before preparing as they smell foul...
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    Wedding body in the making!

    yeah it's advised not to exceed six sugar free sweets/gums in any given day for the reasons you suggest above! They do have unfortunate side effects which even your best friends won't appreciate ;-)
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    I love the energy that we now have. I used to think it was purely due to the Dukan diet but I now know it can carry on beyond that... like you though, when the batteries go, they GO. I was tucked up (way!) before the end of the football last night!
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    Getting back to being me

    hmm.. baby food wouldn't quite make it for a pizza for me! Best is probably still to use a galette as a base and adorn with your favourite Dukan friendly toppings ;-)
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    Cruise PV New meal idea crackslaw

    Yum... with slim noodles that would make a normal looking meal! :-)
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    Getting back to being me

    I'm liking the sound of that pizza...
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    Dukanista's Diary: Part III!

    I never bothered with stix but always felt I must be in ketosis as my breath wasn't good! And, from day 3 on, I was never hungry... I am a HUGE fitbit fan too, and am now going to google the Scales Matt mentions. As a competitive person, I'm constantly trying to beat my targets and am far...
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    My journey back to goal Dukan round 2

    All looks great Ann... these things are sent to try us alas. Hang in there! x
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    Dukan, Diabetes and Dinner Suits

    What a fabulous start! As an old timer, I too baulked initially at the pork inclusion on attack but remembered he allows lean pork these days! I'm intrigued by and upset for you at your egg allergy given that there are so many fabulous recipes we all rely on using the oatbran/wheatbran and...
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    Wedding body in the making!

    Those photos make the meals look delicious! Well done for hanging in there when your arm was so tempting! x
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    Attack Dukan! Round 2

    Good luck x
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    Getting back to being me

    Hello there and welcome, Chicken wings don't sound as if you'd get much actual meat to eat... and all that skin ewh! :-) I'd steer clear if I were you. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask any questions... x
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    New to Dukan diet

    Hello there Purple, I do feel your pain... as the other ladies have said, try cutting out the fizz... also I see sausages, feta, and quite a lot of pre packaged meats/smoked salmon etc which tend to be full of salt and artificial flavours. One thing, this Cambridge flavouring you're adding...
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    Attack Wish me luck!

    I would actually say you could eat a lot more! 2 x turkey rashers... that doesn't sound a lot to eat for lunch! In the book, he plans out some meals, using starter main and dessert; check out some of those to give yourself some ideas. Packaged hams etc are useful in a crisis but won't fill...
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    Attack Total newbie to the plan

    Excellent advice there from Dukanista. I can only add my best wishes to you for a happy Dukan journey. x
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    Attack Thank you

    Welcome to you and I for one can really relate to your motivation in your wardrobe as I am currently rediscovering old favourites which have been lurking in the back of my wardrobes for years! It's such a thrill wearing "new" old clothes! :-) If there is one tip I can pass on, it's BE...
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    Vics diary

    Blimey Vicky. You've put that target down again?
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    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Yeah it's sometimes surprising what some people can get away with on the carb front. You certainly sound in the zone. I'd have thought it'd be easier to get a walk in when you start in the afternoon? I always complained about the lack of crunch when following Dukan. Crisps are a great idea! Or...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Lovely to see you again too Ann. There's definitely something about Sunday evenings. The "back to school" effect! X
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Vicky - I know what you mean, and that's why I do relax things at the weekend, but I am nonetheless conscious that I'm not "behaving" well around food in doing this (ie eating way beyond hunger) and so this won't help me in the long run. Sarah - I'm really pleased to see you (and wish you...
  119. Maintainer

    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    You look fantastic!
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Morning all, Everything still going swimmingly. If I had one criticism of myself, it would be my unfailing need to push treats to the limit at the weekend, particularly Sunday night! I'm still enjoying summer fruit from the market (and neighbours' trees when invited to go and pick) and so I'm...
  121. Maintainer

    Wedding body in the making!

    Loving catching up with threads here and will subscribe. Ladies - something I love for a snack in the evening, which takes AGES to eat so helps pass any cravings, is a frozen yoghurt. Each week when I buy my Dukan yoghurt stash (my brand is different to yours as I'm in France so I won't...
  122. Maintainer

    My Blue Jeans Dukan Mission...

    Great thread... I must subscribe to it else I don't see you on my mobile! Lovely to see some recipes coming back that I've not tried for ages (and I know what you mean re other people not understanding how we can eat such things when they taste so heavenly to deprived from proper desserts...
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    Bean sprouts?

    Absolutely... love them!
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    Vics diary

    Oohhh away with work with no Internet. That's not on! Missing you already x
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    Dukanista's Diary: Part III!

    You really are tiny! There's nothing of you! I always walk to work on an empty stomach (well just a cuppa) cos I can never face food first thing! Well done for continuing with your plans x
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    PogMoma's Diary

    Wow that's fantastic... congratulations! You must be close to target now?
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    Cruise PV Dizzy, light headed & no energy?

    Hello there, Gosh yes that doesn't sound good at all... Are you eating enough protein, I wonder? Care to post a full menu? Hope things have improved for you since you posted this (sorry for delay but weekend etc!!) x
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    Another returner

    Hello there Ann and pleased (but sorry too!) to see you back here. It sounds as if you've had a rotten time of it healthwise and hope the gluten free diet will help, As you know, there are some interesting recipes in the recipe section for those with cookery talent so I wish you well with...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    We think (and vet confirmed as there is no sign of scarring) that he was born like it. He's very cuddly too which is a bonus as our first two rescue cats, now 8 and 7, respectively, are still scared of strangers and have never sat on either of us! We tell him often how lucky he is!
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    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    I'm really happy for you and am giggling at your checks and counter checks etc. It's true that sometimes we suddenly get a loss for no apparent reason. Wahay!
  131. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    The kitten's name is Trio. Last night he was introduced to the log burner and was fascinated by the flames and the heat... awh. To maintain, I'm hoping to gradually increase carbs in the week. I think I eat more of them than you Vicky from what I've seen so I'd start there. The good ones of course ?
  132. Maintainer

    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    Hello there... so now you see what we mean when we say it's usually futile repeating long periods of PP. They really never work as they did at the outset! You've lost over a pound which I would call a result given that you gained so little when away. AND you say you ate a lot of salt the...
  133. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I've found another great thing about being slimmer when out walking in this weather (where blue skies can suddenly turn threatening and WHOOOSH, down it comes): my umbrella fits in my jeans waistband leaving me my arms free to stride out! Everything is still going well. Treats weekend...
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    20 day attack

    I hope you really don't mean 20 days of attack??? That would be far too many days IMHO. Fitfor40 - I don't see your current weight but for a morbidly obese person, he would recommend no more than 7 days. Purpleflower, 3 or 4 would be plenty. The best thing would be to fill out the...
  135. Maintainer

    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    I love reading your diary!! Thank you for that recipe, and Jenny for that thread... My only disappointment is that I've got to the end and I've not yet seen a recipe for a low calorie Mango, Banana and Coconut flavour cake! Vanity pounds. I like that term. Yes I guess a few of us are now at...
  136. Maintainer

    Dukanista's Diary: Part III!

    Is happy naked dancing running for the bus your next target ? Wow wow! I'm mega impressed and not only because you're looking forward to a weekend's camping in the rain !!! I'll be intrigued to read how it goes... keep up the good work!! x
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    Dukan v thyroid

    Wow that really is a result! Good for you. It sounds as if you had a spell in "real life" there. Having a little of what you want, but being able to pull back going for everything in sight (as I have a tendency to do on holiday!). Good for you and I bet those 2lbs will be history pretty...
  138. Maintainer

    Vik'x Adventures in Dukan Land.

    I wonder whether you're actually eating enough Vix. Maybe post menus with quantities? It must be exasperating to be making these efforts and seeing no results for several days. I too would stay off those scales for a while. Hang in there x
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    Attack or Cruise

    Sorry your post went unnoticed. Perhaps you have already restarted? Before so doing, I'd advise you have a look at what has been going wrong in the past. Most of us serial Dukaners find that the diet doesn't work as well after numerous restarts and so it'd be great to get a good run at it at...
  140. Maintainer

    Attack?

    Sorry your post went unnoticed. I'd advise doing at least 2 days' attack (which is surprisingly easy if you plan it out nicely with, say, a galette for breakfast, a chicken dish for lunch, and why not some salmon and prawns for dinner). I see you don't have much to lose so this might well be a...
  141. Maintainer

    Attack Total newbie !

    Hello both of you, I'd advise logging onto the Dukan official website and filling out their form to figure out your "true weight". One thing which is great with this calculating tool compared to pure BMI or our own favoured goal weight is that it takes into account so many other factors (age...
  142. Maintainer

    Cocoa

    hello there Vix2000, The official line re tolerated foods is to have a maximum of two a day IF you're content with your weight loss. Often it's better to keep well away from them at the outset of your diet (at least on a daily basis) so that you have something to incorporate when/if boredom...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Miserable weather today but forced myself to walk 7km late afternoon with one eye on the black clouds as I went! It's so interesting now seeing all these different ways we are now losing weight! Kinwaaa. Love it x
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Fabulous link Vicky thank you. It's funny to see us sharing carb recipes! I had it out the first time in a salad with pomegranate seeds in it. Delicious! Kwinwah I believe is the pronunciation. Storms due tomorrow morning and rain for the day... why on the weekend!
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    Dukan ? hope so!

    Dieting makes us fatter... dukanista has been having success with the intermittent fasting. I'm sure she'll be around soon. I'd be scared of hunger!
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    Dukanista's Diary: Part III!

    I think you've done amazingly keeping on track with guests (ohh and I do know what you mean when you say how good it is to see them... and then to see them leave! At least when living in a smallish flat!). Your holiday sounds fab! So long as you've access to electricity (to charge that...
  147. Maintainer

    Flippin Dukan ,,,You Bet x

    Lovely to see old faces popping up. I must remember to check Minimims in the morning and not just use my phone where I miss returners opening new threads! So... how are things? Even if not dieting, please talk!!
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    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    Loving reading you Shelly... you managed to raise a smile from me at this unearthly hour which is a feat in itself! I'm glad your Nan is stable. It's so hard for those of us living overseas to have elderly relatives at home we can't just pop in. My Nan was 100 in January and, although I...
  149. Maintainer

    Dukan ? hope so!

    oooh glad to see you back here. The one downside of viewing Minimims from one's phone on subscribed threads is that we miss returners! If I subscribe to your thread Col, promise to come back regularly?!! For instance, I for one would love to see what you're eating on WW. (I'm doing my own...
  150. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    It really was an amazing day... and to think that I witnessed two stages of the Tour this year, Day 3 near Cambridge and the final day! (I doubt that will happen ever again unless it passes near Burgundy.) All is well in my garden. I'm experiencing new foods and not seeing ill effects on the...
  151. Maintainer

    dukan - slimming world

    After cruise phase, you're at target weight and you need to g r a d u a l l y introduce carbs again with phase 3, Conso (or a variant thereon). Moving to another diet at that stage would be rather unusual as you'd already have your Dukan mojo and you'd be keen to add in the small amount of...
  152. Maintainer

    Vik'x Adventures in Dukan Land.

    Hello there. As you say, you've done it before... I'm sorry you've had health problems and hope you're ok now. Take care x
  153. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    You really are! And your BMI is fab too :-) Yesterday was an amazing day. I woke at dawn in the country, returned to Paris in the car with hubby, and walked over to where the Tour de France would be ending. Had delicious lunch (with quinoa, salad and chicken) oh and a fab coconut/pineapple...
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I always feel I have to cross my fingers in case this bubble bursts at some point...
  155. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I wasn't even tempted to go back to attack this time. Calorie counting (and checking on the nutrition with MFP) certainly lets me experience more spontaneity and variety. Yesterday. For instance, a colleague suggested eating lunch in a park and said she was going to Marks. I joined her. Intently...
  156. Maintainer

    Dukanista's Diary: Part III!

    You're doing brilliantly and having a great social life too. X
  157. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    To be honest, I didn't feel guilty after those biscuits but I was irritated that my friend was returning early, having said she'd be out for dinner, and my "eating" had been curtailed! duh! So last night was my first evening without a visitor to eat out with! I even had to prepare my own...
  158. Maintainer

    Day 2 Attack Newbie - hello everyone!

    10 days attack is far too long (particularly for someone of your weight and height!!). The way to find out what would be recommended for you is to go onto the official Dukan website and fill out their free questionnaire. They will then email you the recommended length of time. I'd guess 3 to...
  159. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Hello diary... I was back at work after holiday last Wednesday but, with a house guest since Thursday evening and a distinct lack of willpower, I'm going for damage limitation at the moment. I've had all sorts of things I won't bore you with, but have walked loads, but won't weigh in just yet...
  160. Maintainer

    Vics diary

    Fabulous to read that you're at your target or nearly Vicky... well done you. Welcome back Cheryl (dunno if you remember me from Dukan)
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    I'm back! Sara's Dukan diary take 2

    Morning Sara and I'm delighted to read you. Sri Lanka will certainly be a holiday of a lifetime and I look forward to reading all about it. Good idea switching to Conso a couple of weeks before your holiday. As you say, Cruise wasn't having that much of an effect anyway and your stats are...
  162. Maintainer

    Dukanista's Diary: Part III!

    That certainly is a bonus if your body clock isn't requiring food as regularly as before. My appetite is totally regulated by the clock! These experiments certainly are interesting. You mentioned health benefits too? Are you keeping tabs on the nutritional side of things on MFP too? Got to...
  163. Maintainer

    feeling repulsed!

    Vary your menus... how are you preparing your chicken? Any other meats or fish you like? Check out our recipe thread!
  164. Maintainer

    Day 1 attack and newby!

    In the olden days(!), we used to do 4 PPs followed by 3 PVs. It's still my favourite pattern but, over a week, it's all much of a muchness weight loss wise and the 4 PPs get very boring (and err can cause transit issues!). It's normal to regain a little of the water weight lost with PP days...
  165. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I know it sounds daft but I'm walking at least 5km (plus deviations when I can) to and from work most days and then the food intake just seems to follow naturally. I'm eating salads and fresh veg and fruit from choice and not craving anything, having a couple of biscuits each weekend day and a...
  166. Maintainer

    Switching from Atkins to Dukan

    Hello there and I totally respect your cynicism and honesty! Vicky, from Atkins, is an ex-Dukaner too and she and I are good mates and compare menus often. The yoghurt people find lowest fat/sugar etc is Total 0% and then sweeten it yourself. Remember that Dukan is a French diet originally...
  167. Maintainer

    One for all the returners... what did we learn? What are we going to different?

    What a fabulous idea Shelly. My story is a little strange because my start weight at Dukan is 71.1K way back in 2007 (must check that) is a weight I've hardly seen since! But I'll only talk about Dukan here for the purposes of your questionnaire. Initial Start Weight: 71.1K Initial Success...
  168. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    And I swear it's helped me (temporarily?) break the Dukan then binge cycle I was stuck in. Tonight it was too hot to walk 5k home from work but I made myself... "walk more to eat more" is my new maxim and my weight is as low as it's been in ooh four years? Without dieting?!
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    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    Fabulous update. It wasn't a restaurant place but a "traiteur" which serves hot and cold takeout food (including salads). I'm so used to taking my own food in that I'm probably out of touch too but, at that price, I wouldn't fancy buying my lunch to bring back to eat each day. Size 12... A...
  170. Maintainer

    So quiet on here!

    Very true... it is a shame so many left and I'm glad some are returning (although sorry it's for diet reasons!) I'm conscious at times though that new people reading might be confused at some of the comments we now make re our revised diets and I don't always think to mention I'm no longer...
  171. Maintainer

    PogMoma's Diary

    I'm also agog at reading about this little character. You certainly have a feisty one there. Who takes care of her when you're away?
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    Dukanista's Diary: Part III!

    Lovely to see you back on here and I'm enjoying reading your posts. You've been missed. I've never fasted and probably wouldn't but enjoyed reading about yours! How will exercise is fit in with fasting? I can't see your list now that I'm posting but many of those points are much the same for...
  173. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I hadn't read about the Force issues (but I read somewhere when I was researching which to buy that the One was "best" as could be worn discretely in your bra, whereas that accuracy of those worn on wrists/arms are less accurate as they tend to count steps when arms wag around! Yes for specific...
  174. Maintainer

    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    Thanks for the info... I'm still weighing things and am often way out in the wrong direction which increases my calories big time. Friday I bought a piece of cooked salmon with veg at a take out place. I chose my piece (medium sized). It weighed 225g! And cost me EUR16 and almost half my day's...
  175. Maintainer

    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    What a cruel comment your colleague made... you'll be able to laugh in her face soon enough. I'm longing for someone to (dare) say such a thing to me so that I could agree with the person and then add "... but I can always diet, whereas you'll always be a b*tch"... You're doing amazingly well x
  176. Maintainer

    Dukan carbs v fat.

    Interesting discussion... and, while ketogenic diets certainly do result in weight loss, I wonder what percentage of people stabilise that loss. (I don't mean that as a criticism of any of the ketogenic diets but it's true that some of us long termers have been dabbling with increasing fats or...
  177. Maintainer

    So quiet on here!

    Glad to hear it... even if I'm as far from Dukan as ever I have been so I don't post menus!
  178. Maintainer

    Day 1 attack and newby!

    Crabsticks: maximum of 8 per day and I'd try for less if you can... sugar and cars in them. As for increasing one's attack period, it's generally ill advised as it's rarely more effective except for really obese people. I can't see your signature and/or weight on my phone but you'd be better...
  179. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Aren't there wonderful walks you can do where you are in the country? It's true that I'm pretty blasé heading out in the middle of nowhere on my own and I frightened myself when a footpath came to an end and I had to trudge through a field of wheat, fearing snakes! I've never been into exercise...
  180. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Thank you so much for your post. I'm very interested indeed and, while things might be going well for me at the moment, I know all too well how things can change so suddenly. I'll have a look. I can't recommend highly enough my fitbit... just knowing it's on me motivates me to make the targets...
  181. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I've never heard of it so I guess she talks common sense too! ?
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    Vics diary

    Good for you! I'm glad to see you're back in the zone. As you'll see from my food on MFP, I'm also eating far more at the weekend than week days (and not all healthy stuff alas) but the extra walking I'm doing thanks to my lovely fitbit egging me on is countering it and I'm losing! How was...
  183. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Today I hit my lowest weight in three years! Three months' healthy eating + two months' exercise monitoring with fitbit has made the difference! (I got my 500km badge last week! Imagine - I've walked 500km since end April.) OK I've had some ups and downs on the route, which makes the weigh...
  184. Maintainer

    Day 1 attack and newby!

    "pretty dead" is a bit cruel... we're here and about if anyone needs us but it's true that, apart from the odd diary posting, things are quiet! Hopefully that will change! Meanwhile good luck. I don't see oatbran in your menu, and this is something you ought to look into as it gives us some...
  185. Maintainer

    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    Lovely to see you back on here. I'm staggered at a 5k gain in such a short time though given that you hadn't been 100% Dukan immediately prior. Good to see the numbers coming down. One thing I wonder is why have you returned to PP (albeit PP with nuts). I honestly can't recall my last PP day...
  186. Maintainer

    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    Lovely to read you and hear that things are going so well. It's true that our food issues, when eating, take up so much time that our days must be far longer once taken out of the equation. Credit to you for taking your oatbran muffins with you. I always have 2 tablespoons of oatbran AND one...
  187. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    That's another way of doing it. Perhaps I sickened myself of eating rubbish recently. It's true that nice weather helps too (and it's looking distinctly gloomy outside!!). I am enjoying looking at things "the other way" though, which I feel I'm doing when I'm led by my fitbit into moving...
  188. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Book another holiday Vicky. It was such a great motivator and, now that I can see my trip to England on the horizon (July 3), I need to get properly inspired again. I stayed out of the cupboards last night when the urge took hold (cleaned my teeth!)
  189. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I've really been on a rollercoaster since my return from holiday. (While good on holiday, I had a huge 2 day blow out once back... then a good 5 day week followed by an eat all you can while no one's looking 3 days last weekend when we had a bank holiday here). Struggling to get a momentum...
  190. Maintainer

    PogMoma's Diary

    Feeling for you re dentist... sounds painful and expensive too. X
  191. Maintainer

    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    I think we'll all be trying your Mum's salmon recipe. What's peri peri? I adore salmon and ate it most days on Duane but have alas cut back now seeing the calories... shame! Yeah the unlimited pasta on SW has always made me laugh. Don't they realise the extremes some of us would take that to...
  192. Maintainer

    Vics diary

    Your menus look great Vicky... miss reading you here x
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Elbow is much better thank you. I've anti inflammatoires to take for another week but I can bend it etc now at least (even if there are sharp pains occasionally boo). I've had some terrible days and I'm trying to settle back into a rhythm. It's so much harder after a break! I come home on July...
  194. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I usually try for 1400 in food, figuring that guestimation on weights of some foods could add another 100. Fitbit adds calories I can eat according to my exercise, but I try to ignore that and not eat those calories. Definitely did yesterday and today will be worse... Ah... maybe I should work 7...
  195. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I'm finding things tough this weekend. My week went okay food wise, but had an issue with my elbow Tuesday night (diagnosed by sports doc and confirmed by xray to be calcification and a hydroma). Feeling much better now though phew. Feared I'd broken it. Anyway am logging everything I'm eating...
  196. Maintainer

    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    I too love to read your menus, but only when you've the time and urge. I understand about how obsessive we can get about all this... and, when all is well, it's all so easy, so I also understand your relief at a STS. Well done you. X
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    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Yes I'm faithfully logging on MFP (except last Sat and Sun which would have taken too long!). Thank you for your kind words. I hope to get back there quickly. X
  198. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I braved the scales this morning, after two days' healthy eating, and while I was quite surprised (thinking I'd gained less as my clothes are still fitting), I deserve each and every gramme. I couldn't even hope to start posting all I ate Saturday and Sunday. Ridiculous amounts of rubbish. So...
  199. Maintainer

    Getting back to target... somehow!!!

    Sounding good Amy... it's true that having fewer choices makes things far easier somehow! Also, because I've done this diet so often over the past few years, even shopping is easier cos I tend to fall back on old favourites. I also find I spend less money on Dukan, although many say the...
  200. Maintainer

    PogMoma's Diary

    I'd love to see a picture of Pogbaby in her bath... awh. My cats hate having their nails trimmed too (they're indoor cats) but they get a treat once they're done... I can't say that I've ever considered juicing as I need to chew... I'm not keen on soups, purees, etc either for the same reason...
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    Mummie joins daughter !

    How did the Sunday lunch out go? I know we're always self conscious that people will notice what we're eating and not drinking but my experience is that people usually don't give a monkies!! haaaaa! People are more careful these days with their alcohol consumption I find so saying one's...
  202. Maintainer

    Dukan v thyroid

    I think you've hit the nail on the head when you talk about making your food more interesting. While at the outset we might get away with lazy menus, in time boredom inevitably sets in and that's a dangerous place to be; There are some fabulous recipes on the site, and please feel free to...
  203. Maintainer

    Cruise PV CHRISR RETURNED IN 2013

    Lovely to see you Chris. My sister lost four stone on SW and swears by some of their recipes! (hint hint!). OK she had the same stabilisation issues we had with Dukan, but that's par for the course after any diet if you stop suddenly and celebrate!! My fingers are firmly crossed for you re...
  204. Maintainer

    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    You're really doing brilliantly and I know exactly what you mean about finally being accepted as a "normal" person. I love the look on people's faces when I tell them I used to weigh 141K! haaaaa! Your adapted Conso is really a great idea and it's an excellent way to lose a bit more while...
  205. Maintainer

    Getting back to target... somehow!!!

    It's true that, for us old timers, returning to Dukan is often such a relief... no more counting, weighing, calculating, worrying... we know it never quite works as well or as fast as the previous attempt also so have more realistic goals. Enjoy Amy... this is the honeymoon period! Getting...
  206. Maintainer

    Citric -free fizzy drinks?

    This thread here seems to talk about citric acid (http://www.minimins.com/exante/197219-what-can-you-drink-exante.html). Do you drink much soda then? I try to have no more than one per day, and am currently trying one per week!! H20 is usually our best friend. If you'd like some advice, why...
  207. Maintainer

    Slight panic!

    Oh I am pleased for you. As one who has recently broke her diet, I so understand how hard it is to get back in the saddle afterwards, and a prawn salad is a lovely thing to have too - a real treat! Enjoy (particularly at your next weigh in!) x
  208. Maintainer

    Jenny trying to get to goal.

    Hooe you had a good day, Jenny. X
  209. Maintainer

    Vics diary

    Yay indeed to pre holiday weight. I can't face the scales yet myself so won't have a restart weight x
  210. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Really good to see you back Amy. Today went well to be honest. No problems whatsoever despite the humungous quantities of food ingested over the weekend. I walked to and from work too. Half a melon and a frozen yogurt to come after my mushroom omelette and salad dinner. X
  211. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Good morning diary and I have sinned... BIG TIME... we decided to drive back through the night Friday to Saturday, rather than daytime Saturday, which proved to be a good decision traffic wise and it hasn't set me out of my sleep pattern unduly. BUT, inevitably, I lost the plot foodwise, and...
  212. Maintainer

    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    Shelly, I take my hat off to you for your amazing coping strategies.when faced with difficult food situations. Telephoning the restaurant to check re salad options was ingenuous. I often check menus when not hungry so as to make my choices in the cold light of day rather than when starving...
  213. Maintainer

    Slight panic!

    I'm on my phone so can't see your stats as to where you are in your journey. Some might advise you just go with the flow and carry on blithely afterwards but, in reality, it's never quite as easy as that and often breaking the momentum is a big mistake and the end of one's diet. Can you...
  214. Maintainer

    Cruise PV Help with stagnation please!

    I'm on my phone so can't see your stats. You're 135lbs and how tall? 4 days wouldn't strictly speaking be considered a stall, which I think he considers to be 10 days, but I do understand your frustration. Firstly, eating less is not going to help. I get it that you're sick of protein though...
  215. Maintainer

    Jenny trying to get to goal.

    Hi Jenny, it's true that it's always tough getting the right mindset back after time out and, with a holiday looming, it'd gonna be harder still BUT... try to limit the damage between now and your restart. It's so easy to pile back the pounds on after a spell on Dukan without having stabilised...
  216. Maintainer

    PogMoma's Diary

    Lovely pog... awh. Thanks for the recap!
  217. Maintainer

    PogMoma's Diary

    I'm keeping up with events but am also a little confused... exams first methinks. And more pogbaby tales please... x
  218. Maintainer

    Vics diary

    I've not eaten avocado in years (it must be on my over fattening list, unlike choc and cake lol). How do you cook your bulgur and quinoa? I've bought packets of each but haven't ventured into actually cooking them!
  219. Maintainer

    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    Reading your words makes me realise how very far from Conso I am at the moment (on holiday) and I will have to pull back on my return. I haven't had a Pp day in months, which isn't necessarily bothering me but I should do a clean PV each week without any extras once back at work.
  220. Maintainer

    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    And then I wonder why, despite how fabulous it feels when we're looking and feeling great, do we still sporadically hit the sabotage button... We need to freeze frame these moments and these feelings to dig out when we're not in the same place. How's Conso going?
  221. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I'm certainly very relaxed. Today Bandol to buy up loads of fresh goodies at their market. Sunny but very windy today
  222. Maintainer

    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    Oh my word... that dress! A amazing loss...
  223. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Morning campers from my holiday... I've obviously been eating far too much but no closet bingeing which has to be good. I've been out for 3 walks and had 2 swims today so I'm doing all I can to compensate a little for the extras creeping in. Fitbit and MFP say I'm within my calories but I don't...
  224. Maintainer

    Jenny trying to get to goal.

    Excellent reaction to your going off plan last night... perhaps next weekend volunteer to be the designated driver, and be sure to eat well beforehand... or have supplies to hand for your return home. X
  225. Maintainer

    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    Same problem viewing your before but you look great in your after one.
  226. Maintainer

    Vics diary

    I can't believe you need to lose 18lbs... you'll be a waif of a thing... I've seen pics and you look great.
  227. Maintainer

    Jenny trying to get to goal.

    It's good that you guys have identified when your weak moments can be to be able to plan a snack at those times. Try to always have Dukan friendly food to hand for those moments. If you're a toast lover, Jenny, why not toast your galette! It'll make a nice change. Perhaps with an egg on top...
  228. Maintainer

    Steak and oil

    Sorry - I see I am harping on about the stats again elsewhere! haa! Just tell us your height/weight/loss to date etc and we'll try to remember (ahem!). Thank you! I am feeling good about it all at the moment as my weight is lowish for me but, to be honest, it's been a very rocky journey in...
  229. Maintainer

    Cottage Cheese

    The original version of the diet wouldn't have allowed it but, these days, it seems ok. I'm not in the UK though so can't say the one your hubby's chosen is the lowest available. People used to talk about Longley Farm one which is virtually fat free or Tesco Light Choices. I'd use sparingly...
  230. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    ooooh Vicky "sold" me the idea. It's a little gadget you wear, like a pedometer, only that it's more sophisticated and monitors your sleep, steps, and - if you go to the trouble of inputting your food into My Fitness Plan - you can synch it and see your input/output numbers. It's for OCD...
  231. Maintainer

    Version 2: 2kg lost, 3 to go

    I'm delighted to read your news Bonks... you've really stuck at it like a trooper and have kept your eyes firmly fixed on your goal. I'm enjoying seeing people experiment with Conso and have more success with it than those of us who got to quite low targets then blew it within a week of Conso...
  232. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    We've had horrible weather since Tuesday - rain and storms - and so my walks home from work have been washed out (meaning I've had to take public transport and be annoyed at other humanoids... chatting on mobiles... sitting next to me with LOUD music banging out of their ear speakers...
  233. Maintainer

    Jenny trying to get to goal.

    Weekends away and holidays really do need careful planning, and I'm talking to myself here as much as you as I'm off myself tomorrow night! Like you, I don't want to come back to have to start again and so I'm going to (try to) concentrate on having more time to myself to do more physical...
  234. Maintainer

    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    Well done for getting a loss. Perhaps those extra walks (or other activities ahem...) helped swing the balance in your favour! Whatever it was, keep it up!! x
  235. Maintainer

    Dukan v thyroid

    Very happy to read you. And what a great place to have a break - with someone else doing Dukan! Very motivating indeed and, as for that spa day, ENJOY! x
  236. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    No holiday yet... leave Friday evening and we'll drive through the night down to the South. I can hardly wait! Scales showed same weight today as last Tuesday which is a good result.
  237. Maintainer

    Shelly Belly's Bridesmaid Blitz

    How are things going? Perhaps post a few menus so that we can see what you're eating and perhaps advise... Good luck x
  238. Maintainer

    Mummie joins daughter !

    My favourite evening snack is a frozen yoghurt. Just a normal low fat Dukan OK yoghurt which I freeze seven of each week to be able to savour them each evening. They take ages to eat which is a good thing and make me think I've had icecream! Try it?
  239. Maintainer

    Dukan v thyroid

    Hello there, I'm a little concerned that you're feeling giddy and weak. Are you eating enough? You shouldn't need protein shakes as you should be eating enough protein (there's a paragraph in his book somewhere about that...). Perhaps you might post your menus each day. Quantities etc...
  240. Maintainer

    Steak and oil

    I have a good non stick pan so I don't need to add oil. I believe now he does allow a wipe of oil over your pan (put a little on some kitchen roll and wipe over your pan). Things do keep evolving and it's hard to keep up. I wouldn't stop taking Omega and I would add a multi vitamin pill. Can...
  241. Maintainer

    SLIM RICE HOLLAND AND BARRATT

    These kinds of products weren't around at the time he brought his books out so we're discovering them as you all are. They're expensive and tasteless but, if they rock your boat, why not!
  242. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    I've been a bit piggy today... better not weigh myself tomorrow. I went out early for a fast hour's walk to a high point near here then another shorter one later. Probably not enough to counter my excesses. Back to work and normality tomorrow. I like routine...
  243. Maintainer

    I can Dukan - ninja's diary

    I'm really glad to read that you're hanging around. He recommends a Conso type approach for ladies who are breastfeeding, and even people on their holidays, so you might find it works well for you. The bread isn't meant to be two slices of supermarket type - over here at least he suggests a...
  244. Maintainer

    I can Dukan - ninja's diary

    Duane? Who's he? DUKAN...
  245. Maintainer

    I can Dukan - ninja's diary

    I'm sorry you're leaving although I perfectly understand your reasons for switching from Duane. did you consider moving to phase 3 without gala meals, for instance? It would give you more carbs yet give you the structure of quite a strict still diet. Up to you of course and hope you'll not be a...
  246. Maintainer

    IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)

    Thank you Jenny. I don't drink myself very often but I've been advising fellow dieters to drink vodka if they must drink anything for years... then I started to doubt last night when I couldn't find my proof! My holiday is not for another week but I'm getting excited now that the weather has...
  247. Maintainer

    Jenny trying to get to goal.

    I can't remember why I thought that vodka was the lowest carb drink cos I can't find any proof of that now. Sorry to lead you astray... How about posting a menu? Maybe we can advise if there's something which might be hampering your loss...
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