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Hi girls! How are you all? I'm still reading - just not following! But I'll be back again 100% very shortly. Thank you SO much for all your 'Where are you?' posts - it's nice to know I'm not alone on the journey. And the support means that this is just a temporary blip due to 'real-life'...

........I'm hiding..... will be back when I've managed to haul myself back onto the wagon!

I'd like to lose the 2lb that I put on in the last couple of days. A bit optimistic maybe but we'll see x

Hi alottolose! Good to see you back. We've got around the same amount to lose so let's go for it. We'll soon be supporting each other through Conso!

Morning all. I'm back and just 2lbs on. And it's all wine weight!! Not sure how long wine weight takes to shift but we'll see. After the success of sticking to it properly all last week on PV, I've decided I'm going to do 2 PP and 5 PV this week. My PPs will be Monday & Thursday. So - PV...

Good luck Lucy. You'll love this diet :)

Thanks girls xx Weigh-in this morning was 0.6lb off. Knew it was the smoked salmon that put it on me the day before. Will aim for PV today as best I can. Wine is a vegetable, isn't it??

Yes I did thanks. I agree that it wasn't enough food/protein in the early part of the day.

0.2lb on this morning - think that's probably downto smoked salmon 2 nights in a row. PV today: B/L: cottage cheese & an apple S: a tomato S: oatbran, yogurt & lemon flavouring D: small slice of cheese, tin of tuna & a big salad followed by a small bowl of yogurt & sf jelly crystals.

Thanks Trudy. If I'm honest, it'll be the wine not the food that's my downfall!!

Thanks Joodle. This PV difinitely feels like I'm more in control - am away at the weekend so will see what that brings.

0.6lb off this morning. This PV run seems to be working for me this week. Menu today: B: rhubarb, yogurt & wheatbran L: tuna, cottage cheese & a big salad D: scrambled eggs cooked with smoked salmon, followed by oatbran, yogurt & rhubarb

Well done Stig - that's a great week 1 result x

0.4lb off this morning. And another PV today: B: yogurt, oatbran & sf jelly L: slice of ham and a small piece of cheese with tomatoes D: smoked salmon & scrambled eggs with a salad of leaves, spinach & beetroot with balsamic vinegar - yummy! S: rhubarb, bran & yogurt

Congratulations Trudy! I'm so pleased for you - well done xx

I started my Cruise with PV - go for it and enjoy your salad & veggies x

And this morning I'd lost another 0.2lb. PV again today - and all this week. B: yogurt, sf jelly & wheatbran L: slice of ham, curried cottage cheese, tomato & cucumber D: 2 pieces of smoked haddock with green beans followed by yogurt, oatbran & sf jelly. Pleased with today's food.

Well today's PV went ok. B: yogurt & wheatbran & sf jelly L: ham, hardboiled egg, cottage cheese & salad S: glass of wine & a nectarine D: thai green curry chicken S: oatbran & yogurt So not too bad apart from the wine & nectarine.

I'm another who has been inspired by your cheesecake. I'm off to get some lemon flavouring this afternoon. Thank you x

Weighed this morning and had lost 0.2lbs. Aiming for a PV today.

Trudy, I've got everything crossed for you - hope things settle down now and then you can really celebrate TW at next proper weigh-in x

Thanks Stig. It is an amazing diet. I started last October and by Xmas had lost nearly 2 stones. Unfortunately, I've had a few challenges which means I have strayed off the path. If I'd stuck exactly to plan after Xmas I would have got to TW and would be well into Conso by now. It really is a...

Well I braved the scales this morning and I've stayed the same as two days ago - so it's still 'one-foot-on-the-wagon-Milton' at the moment! I'm not posting menus for a couple of days but I'm still trying to be relatively good. Will aim for a PP on Monday I think. Hope you all have a great...

Thanks Joodle - that's really useful x

The phrase 'having a bad week' doesn't even begin to cover it!! Will probably carry on like this for another week or so but I've still got at least one foot on the wagon - I promise xx I will get down to TW this time - I'm just taking the scenic route this month!

Thanks girls. I have made the muffins Ceridwen and I do like them but I've not always got any to hand. I probably should make a batch and freeze some. And Trini..... wow! those brioche look lovely - I'm going to have to give them a try. As I'm confessing - the last lonely scone went the way of...

I confess......4 (very) small scones fell into my mouth at teatime...... Having mince & veg for my dinner so will drink plenty of black tea/water this evening and carry on...

Thanks Joodle x

Hi Nila, That menu sounds lovely but I would agree with what Pauline says. Also, I've found that I don't lose as much the following day after I've eaten smoked salmon - just due to the high salt content. But I do eat it - it's lovely with scrambled eggs. Good luck on your Dukan journey x

1.6lb off this morning so that's all the excesses of the weekend gone. Onwards and downwards... PV today: B: oatbran porridge L: cottage cheese & hardboiled egg S: a tomato & half a beetroot D: mince & veg

Thanks Ceridwen. I do feel a bit better now, I think we've all just got a bit of lurgy. Back to it again now with a plate of scrambled eggs for tea.

Juat a thought - but I always put on (only 0.4 or so of a lb) the day after I've had smoked salmon. I presume it's because of the highter salt content.

Feeling a bit rough today - funny tummy and very tired (poorly 4-year old awake in the night!). Put a foot off the Dukan wagon with the off-plan snack above but will try to redeem myself at diiner time.

STS this morning. Menu today: B: chicken L: oatbran porrige S: 2 small scotch pancakes & 2 ginger biscuits - went a bit off plan... D: scrambled eggs

Good luck Natters. That menu sounds lovely.

Thanks Trudy. I'm loving the support everyone gives, it all helps you to focus, doesn't it.

11st 4.8lb this morning - that's 1.4lb on over the weekend but I knew it was going to happen. A weekend that couldn't be avoided (although I did have some very Dukan moments) with fish & chips & glasses of Pimm's...

0.6lb off this morning. Going to be out and about this weekend so will do 2 PV days. See you all on Monday - have a great weekend x

I know - funny day today and definitely not enough protein. Also 2 lots of oatbran as my husband misunderstood when I put my 'pudding' order in - it was supposed to be 1tbs wheatbran! Oh well - tomorrow's another day!

Amazingly - 1lb off this morning! PP today: B: (in a rush) a spoonful of yogurt L: oatbran, yogurt & sf jelly D: scrambled eggs S: oatbran, yogurt & sf jelly

Just read the past few pages, Trudy - you're looking fabulous in your new clothes. Well done - and I'm another one who can't quite believe how much you manage to squeeze into a day! Do you have just the 24 hours in your days or have you managed to find an extra couple from somewhere??

Thanks all. So today was PV but I was out all day and it very surprisingly turned hot and sunny so in addition to my plan I also had an ice-cream (but I gave the choc flake away!) and two tiny bits of cake - about 1" square. In the past I would have said to heck with it and carried on scoffing...

0.8lb off this morning - so 4.4lb of water weight/bloat gone after 3 PP days. PV today:

Thanks Chris. I have still been reading the forum periodically so I knew you and Ellie had reached TW and gone onto Conso. Well done!

Another 1.6lb off this morning. Another PP day today: B: rhubarb, yog & wheatbran S: hardboiled egg & a ham and quark roll-up L: cottage cheese with a chopped up hardboiled egg & curry powder S: oatbran, yog & sf jelly D: mince

We didn't give up..... we just postponed the results!!

I remember you too, Rednicola x

I really am glad to be back Trudy. You've done fabulously well whilst I've been absent, haven't you!

Ok - so here's today's food plan: B: rhubarb, yog, 1tbs wheatbran & ginger S: 2 ham & quark roll-ups and a tin of mackeral L: oatbran porridge S: 2 hardboiled eggs D: chilli mince

Good luck Ophelialeanne!

It was lovely to read the welcome messages yesterday - thank you all x I love this diet - it does exactly what it says on the tin! Yesterday was a 100% PP day and this morning I weigh 2lbs less - woo hoo! Today's PP plan: B: same as yesterday The rest to follow as I have a Tesco shop coming...

Good luck Kati85!

Thanks all - it's good to be back x

Ok - I'm back! Fell off the wagon for some reason that I can't even remember now but I've decided that this is it. I've got to tackle this last stone and a bit once and for all. Weigh-in this morning was 11st 9.4lbs. So here goes! I'm not going to do an Attack - instead I'm going to kick off...

Fantastic - well done!

Well done Scooter!

Congratulations Ellie! Well done you x

Well I STS this morning. I seem to have one foot on the Dukan wagon and one foot off at the moment!

Your food's looking good, Elaine. Particularly breakfast!

PP day today. B: oatbran porridge S: 1tbs wheatbran, yog & sf jelly crystals L: curried chicken pieces D: best not talked about!

Well yesterday's 100% Dukan day worked - that 1lb gained due to Monday night's tea has come off again. Back in the 10s.

Good luck Ted x

1lb on this morning as a result of some bits I definitely shouldn't have eaten for tea last night. On the 1st of my 3 PP days today. Going to make Trudy's mince flan later. PP menu: B: oatbran porridge L: slice of ham & tinned mackeral S: bowl of yog, 1tbs wheatbran & jelly crystals I'm...

I've just had a realisation..... I read the post on the main part about things to take note of when going onto Consolidation - and I've realised that the calculation of the number of days I need to spend in Consolidation that I put in Post #1 is based purely on Part 2 of my journey - when in...

Another PV day today - forgot I'd invited the parents over for tea! So I'll do a PV then 3xPPs. PV food today: B: rhubarb, topped with yogurt & sprinkled with 1tbs of wheatbran & some ginger.....yummy! L: 2 boiled eggs D: well that didn't quite go to plan..... Not a good result after being so...

Yes Sididd - as much as I like the muffins I did need a VERY vivid imagination to picture them as cake! Weigh-in this morning showed a 0.8lb loss.

Thanks Trudy - that sounds like a great lunch option for me to try next.

Hi Trudy, Just caught up with the last few pages of your diary - you've done amazingly well with all your being busy-ness over the last couple of weeks! And losing weight and fitting into 14s at the same time....hats off to you! Could I ask - how do you make mince flan please? I've seen lots...

PV day today: B: 3 ginger muffins - if I close my eyes I could imagine they were lovely, sticky slices of Jamaica Ginger Cake - I've got a vivid imagination! S: a raw courgette (I pretended it was a banana!!) L: tinned mackeral, ham & salad veg S: cajun spicy swede 'chips' D: chicken & swede...

Thanks both! Weigh-in this morning - 10st 13.8lbs so 0.6lb off. Very pleased as that was after a PV day. Going to do another PV today then go to 4PP Mon-Thurs then 3PV Fri-Sun.

Thanks Trudy. Just this last pesky stone to go! What I have realised this week is that if I focus and get down to TW & then consolidate then keeping around TW should be a lot easier. The 1/2 stone I've lost this week being back on the Dukan wagon was mainly gained in the last fortnight by my...

PV day: B: oatbran porridge L: slice of ham, hardboiled egg & salad D: roast salmon with curried cauli & courgette - yummy!

Another 1.4lb off this morning. It's PV today so won't be such a good loss tomorrow. But I have got rid of most of the water & carb weight that I'd gained over the last couple of weeks.

3.2lb off this morning so that's 5.6lb off in my 2 attack days. Pleased with that result. Going to do a PP day today: B: ginger oatbran biscuit L: sardines D: a bit of spicy mince, and a plate of ham & scrambled eggs

Today's food: B: chicken L: chicken S: 2 ginger oatbran biscuits D: a plate of scrambled eggs

The biscuits were lovely. Although I saved them until this afternoon so they weren't crunchy - but they were when they came out of the oven. I used 1 1/2 tbs oatbran, a large tablespoon of skimmed milk, a tsp of sweetener & 1/2 tsp of dried ginger - mixed it all together, put in 2 splodges on a...

Weigh-in this morning and 2.4lb off.

This evening I've made 2 baked ginger oatbran biscuits to take out tomorrow. Plus roasted some extra chicken breasts for snacking.

Today's Attack food plan: B: oatbran porridge with cinnamon L: boiled egg & sardines D: chicken - lots of... Plus a couple of pints of water, and a boatload of black teas & coffees. Pleased with how today has gone.

Morning all! I'm re-starting Dukan today. I started Dukan at the end of last October and lost nearly 2 stone; I had just under a stone to go to target... However, I've messed about a lot since Christmas and have yo-yo-ed more than a yo-yo! So I've decided (after the carb-fest of the last...

0.6lb off this morning.

1.4lb off today. PV menu: B: oatbran porridge S: 1tbs ex lf Philly with cucumber & red pepper L: tin of tuna & balsamic vinegar D:

Fantastic! Well done Trudy x

Well yesterday I was down to 10st 13lb and today it's 11st exactly. Today (and for the next week) is PV: B: oatbran porridge L: sardines, cucumber & yellow pepper S: yog, 1tbs wheatbran & sf jelly crystals D:

2.6lb off this morning! B/L: choc muffins S: 2 slices of ham & a slice of cheese D:

So I was back to 11st 2.4lb this morning. 1.4lbs off since yesterday but a whopping 4.4lb on since last Friday. Just shows what a few carby foods and a couple of bottles of wine can do! Have done 2 100% PP days, going back to alternating Cruise again now.

So I was back to 11st 2.4lb this morning. 1.4lbs off since yesterday but a whopping 4.4lb on since last Friday. Just shows what a few carby foods and a couple of bottles of wine can do! So - today has been another 100% PP day. Just need to keep it up. B: choc & orange muffin loaf L: same S...

Hiya Pesty! How's things? My weight has been yo-yo-ing a bit lately, depending on whether I'm on or off the Dukan wagon! I need to update my stats again as I'm back in the 11s at the mo!

Well I'm pleased with today - 100% Dukan. But it's weekly weigh-in in the morning so we'll see what tomorrow brings!

Back to it again! I've got the staying power of a not-very-staying-powered-thing on a not-much-staying-power-day! Ok - I was 11st 3.8lb this morning - mainly carb and red wine fuelled over the last few days. So today is a PP day: B: cottage cheese L: smoked salmon & 1tbs ff from frais S...

1.4lb off since yesterday. Overall, a small 0.2lb gain for my weekly weigh-in total but I'm quite happy with that after my expected wagon-fall-off of last weekend.

A small gain of 0.2lbs - not too bad after last weekend!

1lb off - back in the 10s.

Good luck x

11st 0.4lbs...that's what I've gone back up to after my few days off-plan. Not too bad - and definitely rescue-able for weigh-in on Friday. So today and tomorrow will be PP days to get back into the swing of things. Food plan for today: B: yogurt & 1tbs wheatbran & sf jelly crystals S: tin...

After a lovely day out, some bubbles, cake, and a takeaway curry, I've put 3lb back on this morning - temporarily. Today and tomorrow will both be slightly off-plan (but under control) and I plan to have shed the 3lb by my weekly weigh-in on Friday. ......and I'm still under 11st!!!!

Another 1lb off this morning!

Woohoo - weekly weigh-in this morning and a 3lb loss this week.

Woohoo - 3lb loss this week.

0.4lb off today.

0.8lb off this morning.

Well done, Wobble! I still weigh myself virtually every day as it keeps me on track (or get me back on track if it's going the wrong way!).

Mince flan sounds interesting - how do you make it please, trudy?

Not sure if I'm doing the scheduled PP or a PV day today - will decide later. B: oatbran porridge with cinnamon L: D:

Nice surprise....1.6lb off...think it was a 'build up'.....

If I post in the morning that I've put on again - a quick look at the last part of my previous food plan will tell why...:sigh:

Attack will be finished before you know it - you will, however, be dreaming of carrots & salad by day 4!!

0.6lb back on this morning - not sure why. PV today: B: choc mint muffins S: cottage cheese L: roast chicken & beetroot S: muffin (& off-plan - 4 small ginger biscuits) D: jacket potato with tuna & lf mayo with mixed veg - not quite on plan.

Good luck.

Another 0.4lb off. PP today: B: yog, 1tbs oatbran & sf jelly S: sardines L: 3 ham & quark roll-ups with mustard D: 2 chicken breasts S: 2 choc mint muffins

0.4lb off this morning. PV today: B: none L: cheese sandwich (1 slice brown bread small amount of cheese) & salad S: yog, oatbran & sf jelly D: ham & pepper omelette followed by yog, 1tbs wheatbran & sf jelly.

PP today: B: lemon & ginger muffin loaf L: same S: cottage cheese D: lots of roast chicken S: yog with sf jelly & 1tbs oatbran

STS again this week at weigh-in. However, I was up by 4.8lbs on Tuesday morning so 3 x 100% days have worked really well. Need to keep at it and lose this last stone.

1.4lb off again this morning. Back to 11st 0.8lb same as last Friday's weigh-in.

1.4lb off again today. PV day today: B: lemon & ginger muffin loaf L: same D: curried mince with spinach & cauliflower

Having another PP day to get back on track: B: yog, sf jelly & 1tbs wheatbran L: 3 ham & quark roll-ups with mustard S: bowl of yog, oatbran & sf jelly D: 2 salmon fillets

2lb off this morning - pleased with that.

159.6lb...11 stone 5.6lbs!! That's what my carb-loaded wagon-falloff has led to! Back 100% today - taking it one day at a time but need to be back in the 10 stones and then onto goal. PP today: B: 1/2 of my choc muffin cake with vanilla quark icing S: roast chicken L: other 1/2 of my micro...

STS again this week.

1.6lb off this morning - pleased with that. Not a strict Dukan day today, I've had cheese & 2 small cakes.

0.8lb off this morning - and more importantly....a 100% Dukan day yesterday. Onwards...... PV day today: B: 2 slices of ham & scrambled eggs S: cherry tomatoes & red pepper L: cinnamon porridge S: small bowl of from frais D: sweet & sour turkey with veg (& a not-Dukan sauce)

Right-i-o! I'm back with my food plans. Been messing about for far too long - I'm sure if I added up all the 1lbs that I've lost and then re-gained since New Year (and if I'd not put them back on) then I bet I would have reached my goal weight by now! So enough of this - today is a new day and a...

Weigh-in yesterday morning and STS this week.

Back into the 11s - gotta stop the yo-yo-ing! Food PV today: B: ff greek yog & sf jelly S: 5 thin slices of ham & some cherry tomatoes L: 1/2 tin of tuna & a dash of balsamic and 1/2 a pot of cottage cheese D: casserole

1lb off again this morning. Into the 10stones again - need to stay there this time. Back with menus on Monday - have a great weekend x

Ok - so this week's weigh-in gave a small gain of 0.2lbs. Yesterday and today have both been fab Dukan days so I think they've offset the naughty eating at the beginning of the week. Yesterday's PP plan: oatbran & cinnamon porridge ray wings & scrmbled eggs yog & 1tbs wheatbran Today's PV...

You know you've been a bad Dukaner when your daily food diary drops to page 2................

0.2lb gain this week for me. Was in two minds whether or not to weigh/post but decided to so as to spur myself back on to the Dukan wagon again!

0.4lb off this morning so I had a weekly weigh-in of STS - good result considering the derailing at the beginning of the week.

Stayed the same this week - pleased with that as I put a couple of lbs on during the beginning part of the week so they've sorted themselves out.

Lost 1.4lb at this mornings weigh-in. Think the gain earlier in the week was lager-related!!

Thank you xx

0.6lb on at this morning's weigh-in... Not doing a meal plan for a couple of days. Start a new job tomorrow so not focussed enough. Be back soon...

I fall off the wagon periodically too. My best advice would be to treat today as a new day and get focussed again You can't undo eating the ice-cream but you can focus on all the good Dukan food you can eat today instead. Good luck.

1lb off this morning. Plan today: B: small bowl of yoghurt S: half a turkey meatloaf - yummy! L: D: ------------------------------------------------------ ^ | This is the line that I'm drawing under my disaster of a Dukan day. New day tomorrow...

Those photos are amazing. I wish I'd thought to take measurements/photos before I started.

Fabulous photos, Trudy. Well done - both for the weight loss and the courage to post the pictures - it's really inspiring. Thank you.

Monday morning - a fresh week...1lb on this morning - not surprised. PV day today to get back into it. B: oatbran porridge & cinnamon S: 1 slice of ham L1: broccoli soup L2: sardines D: spicy quorn mince

STS this morning...

1lb on this morning...

Weekly weigh-in this morning and I'm back in the 11s - 11st 0.6lb to be precise - a weekly gain of 0.4lbs - not impressed with myself at all.

I've let myself down... Got the munchies yesterday afternoon...half a pack of ginger biscuits, 2 penguin biscuits, a non-Dukan dinner and 3 bottles of lager.... And today hasn't been any improvement! Weekly weigh-in this morning and I'm back in the 11s - 11st 0.6lb to be precise - a weekly...

:D I find it easier to weigh every day and then I don't get any big shocks if I've had a blip (ahem - 2 bags of mini cheddars...). My scales were a cheapo set from somewhere like Argos I think. They only split down in 0.2lbs. Mind you - I do get a bit OCD about it and they always have to go in...

0.4lb on this morning. PP day today: B: oatbran porridge with 1tbs of wheatbran & cinnamon L: sardines S: 2 hardboiled eggs D:

0.8lb off this morning. PV again today: B: oatbran & cinnamon porridge S: slice of cheese & a tomato L: pot of cottage cheese with onion powder & a tomato S: a bag of mini cheddars (why??) x2 D: spicey turkey mince & swede mixture followed by a bowl of custard

Well done! I changed my official weigh-in day a couple of weeks ago from Mondays to Fridays. I suppose it all works itself out in the end.

Ok - so back to reality - still nearly a stone to go... PV day today: B: oatbran porridge & cinnamon L: 1/2 a tin of tuna & a tomato S: 2 slices of cheese S: ginger biscuit & 5 fruit pastilles (let myself get too hungry) D: 2 chicken breasts, broccoli, sprouts & carrots

WooHoo!!! Lost a 1lb! BUT.......the fabbest thing is......I'm in the 10s!!!! 10st 13.6lb wahey!

Good luck Rubi.

0.4lb on after my weekend away. Not too bad. PP day today: B: oatbran & cinnamon porridge L: pot of cottage cheese with some black pepper & onion powder stirred in - tastes nicer than it sounds! S: slice of cheese D: omelette

0.8lbs off on Friday morning. Official weekly weigh-in from Friday morning - a weekly loss of 1.8lbs - pleased with that. But have been away this weekend so tomorrow's weigh-in may not be so positive...

Updating with my weekly weigh-in from Friday morning - 1.8lbs off.

0.2lb off this morning. PP day: B/L: 2 hardboiled eggs S: small slice of cheese D: 1/2 a roast chicken

STS today - nowhere near enough protein yesterday. Today's PV food plan (PP tomorrow): B: pot of cottage cheese with black pepper & onion powder L: celery sticks with a quark, black pepper & cayenne dip S: ff nat yog with oatbran & ginger.....lots of dairy so far - need to sort that out! S...

1.8lbs off this morning - woohoo! Today is PV but I'm out and about so not well planned (for a change???)! B: oatbran porridge with cinnamon L: cheese, celery, cucumber & carrot S: a small choc crispy cake - taste tester! D: bowl of ff nat yog, sf jelly crystals & 1tbsp of wheatbran S...

Hi Ellie & Trudy, I decided to have a go at the mousse at it looked lovely in your photo, Ellie. But as I didn't have any fromage frais I used 1/2 a pot of quark and about 300ml of nat yogurt. Result......absolutely yummy but more like blancmange than mousse!

STS this morning. Today's a PP day: B: curried chicken pieces for breakfast - unconventional...maybe - yummy - YES! S: small bowl of ff nat yog with 1tbsp wheatbran & sf jelly crystals S: chunk of cheese L: oatbran porridge S: small dish of mousse/blancmange D: spicy mince followed by more...

Decided I want to do a food plan today - PV: B: yummy omelette - ham, tomato & onion S: 1/3 pot cottage cheese with cayenne pepper L: ff nat yog & oatbran & wheatbran & sf jelly crystals D: pork casserole with green beans & sprouts

Quick check-in to report a 1lb gain over the last 2 days. I think it may be drink-related! Have a great Sunday all x

Thanks! Nice to know it's not just me! I've decided to change my weigh-in day to Fridays from Mondays. I like my veg with family meals over the weekend so I think this will suit me better. So I've posted on the weekly weigh-in thread with a 1.2lbs loss for this short week.

I've decided to change my weigh-in day from a Monday morning to Friday mornings. Reason being that I like to have PV on the weekend days as it makes family meals easier. Therefore, this (short) week's weigh-in produced a loss of 1.2lbs. Quite pleased with that as I've not been very good some...

0.2lb on this morning but there's probably more to come.... Had chocs again last night. I've got a cold (1st one for ages) and I feel grotty. So I'm not strictly planning/dieting for the next few days. Will keep on weighing to keep a check on myself and will be back with my meal plans next...

0.4lb off this morning - but the chocs haven't caught up with me yet I don't suppose! A proper PP day today! (Or not!): B/L: slices of thin ham & 1/2 a pot of cottage cheese S: oatbran porridge D: smoked salmon & scrambled eggs But also had a biscuit and a large slice of apple cake. I've...

Hiya Pesty! Starting afresh going well so far today thanks...but it is only just after 2pm! Ok - I give up...not the diet - just my idea of being 100% good on it. A small packet of Buttons 'may' have passed my lips...but don't tell my 4-year old!

0.6lb off this morning. PP day today: B: oatbran porridge S: hardboiled egg L: another hardboiled egg & a slice of cheese (seem to have developed a cheese addiction...not good but better than chocolate) S: a slice of apple cake - very off-plan but feel a bit weary & out of sorts today D: 2...

I love lots of swede in a beef casserole - in fact that's what I'm planning for dinner tonight.

PV day today: B: oatbran porridge with cinnamon - yum yum! L: celery with a cayenne & quark dip S: slice of cheese - needed something & cheese won over a biscuit! D: beef & swede casserole S: ff nat yog with 1tbs wheatbran & sf jelly crystals

0.2lb off this morning. I feel it should have been more but I have 'transit' issues.....hoping wheatbran and a pot of coffee will help!

Thanks Ellie!

1.2lbs on over the last 2 days.....those choc raisins always catch up with you in the end!! But overall a weekly loss of 3.4lbs so I'm pleased with that. PP day today: L: sardine quiche - absolutely horrible! Couldn't finish it!! L2: 1/2 pot cottage cheese D: curried mince (with a tbsn of...

3.4lbs off this week - should have been more if I had stuck to it 100% but not a bad result.

Didn't weigh this morning as I got up later and I'd already had a cuppa. So another PV day today: B: oatbran porridge & cinnamon L: lots of celery with a quark dip mixed with cayenne & black pepper - I love this! S: small slice of cheese (not brill but better than a biscuit!) D: 2 chicken...

Well done!

1lb off this morning. PV today: S: small bit of banana loaf & 5 small jelly sweets L: ff nat yog, oatbran & ginger D: lots of fish with broccoli, swede and a bit of carrot S: some popcorn & choc raisins whilst watching a film...

Thank you!

Thanks hun! Hope you have a lovely weekend too x

I've eaten chicken thighs occasionally. I just make sure I remove the skin & any visible fat.

...is it classed as dairy and would you, therefore, count it in your daily limit for dairy whilst on Cruise? Must admit that I don't think of it as dairy!

0.4lb off this morning. PV today: B: oatbran porridge & cinnamon S: 1 slice of ham & a tomato & a bit of yellow pepper L: celery sticks with a quark, cayenne & black pepper dip - not quite full-fat Philadelphia but really nice all the same! S: ff nat yog with 1tbsp of wheatbran & sf jelly...

B/L: tuna quiche S: 1 slice of ham D: tuna quiche & cottage cheese S: oatbran, ff nat yog & sf jelly crystals.

1.2lbs off this morning. PP day today. B/L: S: D: Menu a couple of posts below now!

Well done Cheryl!

Oooh thanks. That makes me feel better!

I know we don't weigh & measure portion sizes - but what size tin of tuna would everyone else eat for lunch with a salad? I'm just tucking into a 185g tin (130g drained weight I think) and wondering if I'm a piggy?

You can also use the sugar-free jelly crystals to flavour fat-free natural yogurt. You don't need much - just a sprinkle. I do that if I want a 'pudding'.

Hi! I'm not an expert - and I've fallen off the Dukan wagon over Xmas....so I won't answer your PV every day part of the question. BUT - now you're in Cruise you can have 1 tablespoon of Wheatbran every day (it's a tolerated item) which may help to solve your constipation issue.

0.4lb on - serves me right! Going back to alternating PV/PP from today. So today is a PV day (and no choc raisins!)... B: oatbran porridge & cinnamon S: 1/2 a pot of cottage cheese & a tomato L: a tin of tuna with a splash of balsamic, 1/2 a beetroot & 2 sticks of celery - yum! s: ff nat...

Thank you! It's onwards and downwards from now on. Fell back off the wagon as I hadn't planned enough last week and you can't do this diet half-heartedly, can you...

2.4lbs off this morning - woohoo! Pleased with that. Today's food plan: B: turkey meatloaf S: ff nat yog with a tbsp of wheatbran & sf jelly crystals L: off-plan - muesli flapjack & choc raisins...hopeless! D: smoked salmon & scrambled eggs - yummy!

So today is another PP day - and I'm better prepared! B: ginger muffins S: hardboiled egg L: turkey meatloaf D: spicy beef mince

0.4lb loss this morning giving a weekly loss of 3lbs.... Weekly loss is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick - but not as good as it should have been! Note to self - once back on ye olde Dukan wagon - stay on it!

3lb loss this week - should have been far more as I got started back on Dukan then fell off the wagon again mid-week! Oh well - I'm firmly back in the seat now. Onwards and downwards!

Put on 1.2lb over the last 2 days so now at 11st 7lb. Am back on it 100% from this morning. Today's PP food plan: B: oatbran porridge with cinnamon L: tinned sardines S: 1/2 pot of cottage cheese S: ff nat yog & sf jelly crystals D: salmon & 2 hardboiled eggs followed by ff nat yog & sf...

Stayed the same this morning. I'm going for a relaxed PV-type couple of days (with extras) until this weekend is over and then I'm starting back properly on Monday. Wasn't mentally prepared enough this week plus I've felt grotty for a couple of days. So - I'll not post menus for a couple...

Morning Pesty! Have read your last few pages of your diary this morning...keep your chin up hun x We'll both be slimmer by Summer!

0.6lb off this morning. Feeling a bit rough (probably all those choc peanuts - so I deserve to feel rough!). Have decided today is a PV too. B: oatbran porridge & cinnamon L: chicken & celery & pepper S: (a bit of choc) D: tuna & tomato omelette

Oh no! Ellie & Zoe - thank you both but now I feel even more guilty! Today was going so well until a large bag of chocolate peanuts and a large bag of marshmallows leapt into my mouth this afternoon! Ok - so I'm going for damage limitation....chicken & veg for dinner and back to PP tomorrow.

Woo-hoo!! Weigh-in this morning.......3lb loss! Another PP day for me: B: 2 slices of ham & a hardboiled egg L: oatbran porridge with cinnamon D: chicken & veg PLUS unmentionable treats for afternoon snack(?) - see post below!

Welcome Looby - and good luck. I'm sure you'll enjoy the diet and it definitely works!

Restart Day!! Weigh-in this morning and I was 11st 9.4lbs (0.2lbs off since yesterday). I'm going to do PP for 2 days and then back to alternating PP/PV. So today's PP plan is: B: sardines & cottage cheese L: oatbran porridge with cinnamon D: 2 hardboiled eggs & a slice of ham

Welcome Georgie. And well done on your loss so far.

Not quite back on track yet, Trudy, but will be starting from tomorrow morning. Weekly weigh-in this morning.....6.4lbs on!! So just over 1/2 a stone over Xmas altogether - not too bad considering.......... Got another day off-plan today but will be back in the morning posting my menus.

A gain of 6.4lbs this week! Hardly surprising as I've been off-plan and also drank on NYE. Back onto 100% Dukan from tomorrow so we'll see what next week's weigh-in brings..

Fantastic result - well done!

2.6lb on for my New Year's day weigh-in.....bloomin' alcohol.....

Stayed the same again this morning.

Saddo that I am.......I've had another look at both those pictures and they are both the same bag of oatbran but with different front labels. For other saddos - to the left of the Allergy Advice section on the label there are 2 dark bits of bran - they are in the same position in both bags.

Weighed in this morning and was 11st 5lb which is 1.4lb off from yesterday morning. Just goes to show that you have daily fluctuations even when not following Dukan.

I've been using the White's Medium Cut one and it's lovely - but I have to say that I think they both look the same in your pictures.

It was lovely.....not quite as nice as a bowl of sherry trifle for breakfast would have been but I didn't have any of that! I have been very relaxed re the diet since the day before Xmas Eve but the funny thing is I haven't been troughing chocolate like I used to - my tastes have definitely...

Christmas cake for breakfast is probably not the best idea................

Not following Dukan this week but am still weighing every couple of days - 11st 6.4lb this morning so a 3.2lb gain since Monday morning. But I know it will come off as soon as I'm back on Dukan next week.

Merry Christmas! Did my weekly weigh-in this morning....11 stone 3.2lbs so a 1.4lb gain for the week. But I was 11 stone exactly in my Friday morning weigh-in so I think it's buffet food and large Xmas dinner that's responsible for it! Am being relatively relaxed over the next few days ie all...

Did my weekly weigh-in today (even though it's Boxing Day!) and I've had a gain of 1.4lbs since last Monday....although I suspect all of that (and more) was in the last 2 days!! Will report back again next Monday - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

2.2lb off this morning - so that's yesterday's gain off plus a bit! I'm now 11st exactly.....can't wait to get to starting with a 10! Another PP day today as I'll be doing a few PV days in a row over Xmas: B: oatbran porridge with cinnamon L: sardines & cottage cheese D:

0.8lb on today - could be something to do with the lack of salad with dinner and the meringue & cheesecake I had at the end of the buffet last night! PP today: B: oatbran, yoghurt & ginger L: 3 eggs scrambled D: ff from frais & sf jelly crystals

0.4lb off this morning. Today will be another PV day as I'm out this evening again. Plan: B: oatbran porridge with cinnamon L: 3 hard-boiled eggs D: sliced meat & salad veg

Stayed the same again today - which after the HUGE late dinner I ate last night is quite good. Today is another PV day: B/L: tuna & balsamic vinegar S: 1/2 pot of cottage cheese S: oatbran porridge & cinnamon D: spicy mince with courgette & swede followed by ff from frais & sf jelly crystals.

Thank you Ellie x

Today's PV plan: B: oatbran with yog & ginger L: tuna & a splash of balsamic vinegar D: spicy mince with courgette & swede

Stayed the same today - so that's a weekly loss of 2.6lbs which I'm really pleased with. NB: Probably wouldn't have STS if not for the mulled wine!!

2.6lbs off this week - pleased with that.

0.4lb off this morning. I think this week has shown me that if you stick to the diet strictly (without the odd small slice of banana cake) with plenty of protein then the losses will be constant! I already knew that......just thought I'd test the boundaries with 'extras'. So today is PV...

0.6lb off this morning. PP today: B/L: 3 eggs scrambled S: oatbran, yog & ginger D: spicy turkey mince

0.2lb off today. PV plan: B/L: oatbran, yog & ginger D: meatloaf, green beans & mustard sauce followed by ff from frais with sf jelly

0.6lb off this morning. Today is PP: B: oatbran, yog & ginger L: 2 boiled eggs D: loads and loads of roast chicken

I know!! I'm filling in my food as I eat it!! Planning is not my strong point. I do have days when I find it all a bit restrictive but on days like today when I've lost the bit I put on plus a little bit more I realise that this diet suits me. I did WW for years but you get to work out the...

Woohoo! 1.6lb off this morning! Think I've undone the bad eating damage from the past few days. Just need to keep up the good work... Today's PV plan: B: oatbran porridge S: half a pot of cottage cheese L: 2 boiled eggs D: fish, sprouts, broccoli & a bit of carrot with parsley sauce followed...

0.8lb on this morning! I think my bad eating of the weekend (the last 4-5 days really) has caught up with me. But I'm not going to get knocked off course. Today is PV: B: oatbran with ff nat yog & ginger L: sardines D: ham, courgette, onion & tomato quiche with cauliflower & green beans...

Ok - so today is a PP day: B: oatbran porridge with cinnamon S: 2 thin slices of ham L: sardines & cottage cheese followed by a small portion of ff from frais with 'lemsip' flavour sf jelly crystals S: 1 slice of ham D: smoked salmon & scrambled eggs followed by ff nat yog & sf jelly crystals.

0.4lb gain this morning - serves me right for the rubbish planning yesterday! Still - it was a 1lb loss for the week overall so onwards and downwards!

A 1lb loss for this week. Could have been a bit more I think if I had planned my meals better. But still pleased nonetheless.

Woohoo!! Weigh-in this morning........1lb off today (0.4lb off yesterday morning)...........giving me a total of.........1 & 1/2 stone gone!! Just need to make sure today is an EXCELLENT day as it's not my official weigh-in until tomorrow morning! Today's PP plan: B: cottage cheese L...

Today's weigh-in gave me a 1lb gain - hardly surprising what with the banana loaf, loads of veg & not enough protein! So - I'm being a better Dukaner this weekend. More protein, NO cake and better planning. Today's another PV day as it fits better with my schedule. B: oatbran porridge &...

Hi Maintainer, Lemsip - that's it......I knew it tasted of something and couldn't think what it was! You're right about upping my protein levels. I haven't eaten enough protein over the last few days (I'm ignoring the banana loaf too!). Will address that at the weekend. Thanks for your comments...

0.2lb off today - every little helps....... Today's PV plan: B/L: sardines S: banana loaf - naughty milton! D: broccoli soup followed by spicy mince & cabbage & leeks S: ff nat yog, oatbran & sf jelly crystals

0.8lb off this morning. Today's plan: B/L: ff nat yog, oatbran & ginger - yummy! D: meatloaf & mustard sauce S: ff nat yog & sf jelly crystals...not so keen on the lemon & lime flavour!!

Stayed the same this morning - but that was after eating half a roasted butternut squash with my chicken...and it was quite a late dinner too, so I think I escaped quite lightly! PP day today: B/L: tuna quiche S: oatbran porridge & cinnamon D: meatloaf & BBQ sauce

PV day food plan: B: oatbran porridge with cinnamon L: cottage cheese D: chicken & roasted butternut squash

A 1.6lb loss for me this week.

I'm back after a very busy weekend! Can't remember where I'd posted up to but weekly weigh-in this morning gave a weekly loss of 1.6lbs. I really wanted to hit the 1 1/2 stone mark but will settle for that as I've just noticed on my stats that I now need to lose slightly less than half my...

1lb off this morning - yippee! Food today - PV: B/L: 3 harboiled eggs with curried 'mayonnaise' (ff nat yog!) D: turkey mince bolognese with tomatoes, onion & mushrooms S: oatbran with ff at yog & sf jelly crystals

0.6lbs off this morning. Food plan today: B/L: 4 mini tuna chilli quiches S: cottage cheese D: oatbran porridge followed by yoghurt & sf jelly crystals

Hi Maddy1, For my tuna quiches I use 1 tub of quark (250g I think); 4 eggs; 1 tin of drained tuna; plus seasonings ie. black pepper, herbs & red chilli. Mix everything up together until it goes smooth. Put into a 12-hole bun tin and bake for about 18-20 mins at 180-200C (depends what else I've...

The two drinks in the last two days have caught up with me! 0.8lb on this morning! Serves me right! Also don't think I had enough plain water or protein yesterday so today's going to be a very good PV day. Plan so far: B: oatbran porridge & cinnamon L: sardines S: (off-plan) half a small slice...

Food today - PP day: B: oatbran porridge with a spoon of wheatbran & cinnamon L: hardboiled egg D: spicy mince .......and a glass of red.........

Good luck Maddy1.

Hi OneTwoFour - you're menus sound lovely. Broccoli is fine on cruise, I have it a lot & cauliflour. I sometimes find that I'm a little hungrier after a PV day but not massively. I think it might vary from person to person.

0.8lbs off this morning giving me a weekly weigh-in of 3lbs off and a 5-week loss of 18lbs. Today is going to be a good day!

Woohoo - 3lbs off this week.