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Hi I've been on a VLCD meal replacement diet for just over 3 weeks and I want to switch to the Atkins diet. As I am already in Ketosis I am hoping the switch over will be easier. Should I ignore the fact I'm already in Ketosis and start Atkins from scratch or would it be ok to go to Phase 2? Thanks

Ok so I figure I need to refresh myself on what I should be doing. I've gotten into a really bad habit of just the same things everyday. I'm not drinking my water, just gallons of tea interspersed with the odd diet coke. I've forgotten half of what I was doing and eating when I embarked on the...

Thanks sididd. I'm sticking with the first TW. At that I'm a size 10/12 and I'm happy with that. I don't want to look gaunt or set a target that I can't maintain long term. I took a break from the basement this weekend but will have to return soon as still a way to go yet!

Feeling irritated that a recheck of my true weight is now saying I should be aiming for a weight 5 lbs lighter than the lightest I have been in my adult life and 11 lbs lighter than the original true weight they gave me when I started..... Talk about moved the goal posts just as they seem in...

I've been buried in my basement for the past week trying to de-clutter the last few decades of our lives, a very dusty and mammoth task. If only I could be genetically modified to be a neat freak minimalist..... Had been getting a bit frustrated with the diet after a few weeks of one pound...

Week 14: STS Week 15: -4.5lbs .......at last on the move again! :)

Week 13: -1lb ...a slow creep downwards which I should be satisfied with but I'm not really....

Another pound off but I'm struggling at the moment.... Seem to have lost focus, I am not drinking anything like enough and frequently forget its a PV day (I know that will shock many Dukaners :-) ) I really need to get more organised with the shopping so that I have the salad etc in the fridge...

Week 12: -1 lb

-1lb this week. Need to ease up on the tolerated foods. Think I was a bit generous with myself this week.... Still a loss though so could be worse.

Week 11: -1 lb

Absolutely brutal day at work today, booked for five and only three of us in the morning and two in the afternoon.....had to do 40 instead of twenty clients. Every bit of me hurts and I'm so tired I could cry. Didn't get my walk done but I walked miles up and down the corridor so not stressing...

Week 10 and another 3 lbs off. Getting tantalisingly close to the tens...... I've dropped two sizes in the last ten weeks, lost over six inches off my waist and several inches off other parts :-) getting loads of comments now and people asking me how I'm doing it. The lady who owns the salon...

Week 10 -3lbs:)

Hi Ellie just all my school run arrangements going belly up at the same time..... Had to drop kids to school early this morning 12 miles in the opposite direction to what I needed to be heading to get to work (for very complex reasons). I'll be soooo glad when OH is allowed to drive again! To...

If ever there was a time for a bar of feckin chocolate........ Aaaaaaargh!!

And the journey continues......

Week 8: -1lb

Well so far I'm sticking to my lenten resolution of a walk everyday and the lift ban at work which works out about 15 floors of stair climbing a day when I'm in the static unit. Certainly feeling it in my gluteal muscles!! Despite bad PMT which has me in foul humour I've avoided any food slip...

Did the 3 flights of stairs at work five times today. Have given up the lift for lent :-) Also got a good walk in last night and during my lunch break today but am now wrecked! A hot bath and early night me thinks. I've a 5 am start tomorrow but at least it's Friday!!

Sounds about normal for A&E :-) On the up side no two days are ever the same. Work at the moment is like Groundhog day for me or being on a hamster wheel...... Well done with the losses :-)

Wrong thread sorry

8 weeks in and I've passed the half way mark, can't believe it..... I was stunned to have lost 3 lbs this week, was expecting a pound at most as it seemd far to easy. I really think I have finally found the perfect diet for me and for the first time ever I am thinking I can keep this up as long...

Week 8: -3 lbs and passed the half way mark!!

I think it's only the extra light laughing cow that's tolerated not the light......

I had to sit in the car with KFC boneless bucket aroma for 20 minutes and then watch my kids and OH eat it ....... Torture :-(

Finger crossed for your weigh in Chris..... How is it no matter what diet your doing your body knows when you just about to reach goal and the weight loss grinds to a halt. It's so frustrating....... Maybe if you set a new lower target it'll fool your body into losing again and then revert back...

PV cruise B: bacon and egg L: muffins with cucumber, cherry tomatoes and extra light Philadelphia T: skinless chicken drumsticks

PP cruise B: bacon & eggs L: smoked salmon on muffins T: steak and onion

I think it's a tolerated but I find one triangle goes a long way........ Not a blue cheese fan myself and I've never seen it here in Ireland. It's quiet difficult getting variety here. I have to travel to a big Tesco superstore for my quark and fat free fromage frais etc. just as well I have a...

Ok so 7 weeks completed and a total loss of 19 lbs. I'm now a whole 10.38% lighter than when I started and my BMI has dropped by 3.5. Lots of people noticing now that I am shrinking even though I've been very quiet about being on a diet. Overall it's been a relatively easy process and given that...

She is and my son (14) asked his dad last week if he wanted him to get a Valentines card for me :sign0168: seeing as he is housebound which my husband tells me he hadn't even thought about! How sweet is that......

Still on the right track Week 7 -2lbs for a total loss of 19lbs so far. I'm now 10.38% lighter than I was 7 weeks ago and my BMI has dropped by 3.5. Another two pounds and I'll be half way:clap:

My darling daughter (12) made me plain Dukan muffins while I was at work so I wouldn't have to have raspberry ones with my bacon :-) and they are lovely. She also made me love heart shaped chocolate Dukan muffins as a Valentines treat, so sweet of her, and such a shame they tasted vile!! We had...

PV cruise B: bacon and eggs L: smoked salmon and salad T: chicken and muffins with laughing cow extra light.

Well I decided to have bacon cheese and onions on muffins for tea. Used to be my favourite toasted sandwich, unfortunately the only muffins I had in the freezer where raspberry flavoured but I figured the strength of the onion and bacon would mask any raspberry flavour ........safe to say it...

PV cruise B: two dry fried eggs L: Chicken and runner beans, SF jelly T: bacon onion and extra light laughing cow cheese triangle on muffins

I'm working my way back down to the uniforms I started my job in..... Couple of sizes to go yet but at least I fit in my unmodified ones again now :-)

Not sure how my comment ended up in the blue box with your comment ???

My son and I were discussing the lovely smell of haylage on our walk yesterday when we passed some!! He wanted to know if it'd be safe to eat.....I advised against it :-)

Thanks. He's doing ok but cabin fever setting in, poor sod has only been out of the house once in four weeks and that was for hospital appointment! He's reduced the pain meds and moving a bit easier so on the road to recovery but long way to go yet......

Welcome Ijwari :)

I spent yesterday having an internal discussion with myself as to whether I would weigh in this week :copon:. It's been a tough week and I felt I couldn't handle a bad weigh in so figured it might be better to skip it altogether. However this morning I told myself to cop on and faced the scales...

Week 6 End of week 6 and another 3lbs off :clap: I'm now in the 11's having started in the 13's and I am thrilled!! It was a tough week, I was tired irritable and craving a lot of things but I held out and it was so worth it. 17lbs off in 6 weeks :bliss:

Good luck with the new job :-)

What flavours have you tried? I like the lemon and lime with a splash of real lemon or lime juice added to enhance flavour. It's especially nice done as a mousse with fat free fromage frais ( one 250g tub to one sachet of SF jelly made up with only half Pint of hot water and whisked into the...

All carbs in both cases are sugars and the taste of the 1% is much better and it's what everyone else uses in the house so may just go with whatever needs used up first.... Thanks for input :-)

Couldn't see how many you could have in a day either ..... Site says 3 biscuits equals one tolerated........ Haven't tried them yet :-)

Quick question.... Avonmore light milk is 1% fat and 5g carbohydrate per 100ml and Avonmore fat free is 0.3% fat and 5.7g of Carbohydrate. Are you better off with more fat less carb or more carb less fat or does it matter when there is so little between them???

D beef meat loaf

PV cruise B 2 dry fried eggs and 3 turkey rashers L smoked salmon, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and mange tout. D ??

I had a 10 calorie fat and sugar free jelly instead if the cup cake.... I'll get my reward on the scales! (quite impressed with my new and improved will power, not sure where it's come from but hope it sticks with me)

Good luck :-)

My darling daughter made the most amazing cupcakes in home economics today topped with chocolate butter icing and it's my husbands birthday.... I'm having such a battle with myself as to whether to have one or not. I know I'll hate myself for it if I do but this is the first time I've really...

Thanks. Hopefully this time next week I'll be in the 11's which would be a major psychological boost.

I love heated car seats, great for a bad back! My husband reckons they make you feel like you've pee'd yourself :-)

I'll have to try that. I've two bottles and not mad on it in yogurt but love the smell of it :-)

Well done!

End of week five and -2lbs for a total loss of 1 stone so I'm giving myself a big congratulatory hug!!:bighug:

Week five completed..... Well I have completed week 5 and another 2 lbs off which I am delighted with as I didnt feel I had lost this week. Even better that brings me to 1 stone off and 33% of the way to my target....in only 5 weeks! Whats more my BMI has dropped to 30.9 so I'm almost out of...

Hospital appointment went well this morning for DH, all in place still which is a relief. Saw my own physio to try and get straightened out and back walking, his diagnosis....I'm a mess!! Hopefully his treatment and acupuncture will yield some relief. Been a hectic day running here there and...

Having struggled to make muffins without them sticking to my so called non stick pans, and also having tried muffin cases I finally gave in and invested in some silicon bake wear. Brilliant results.... I now have muffins that look like muffins rather than a mangled mess. Added bonus is they are...

I'm sporting a new look this evening.... My darling daughter accidentally kneed me in the mouth and I look like I've had my lips plumped. Rather a painful experience I might add but at least she didn't knock my teeth out......the dental bills are crippling enough already without adding to them!!

Thanks...... I wish the minimins app allowed you to 'like' and 'thank' people...

Well I was very disappointed with only half a pound off this week but better a half off than on. So this morning I did a remeasure as its a month and -12lbs since the journey began and I'm astounded at the difference that 12 lbs has made... I have lost up to 3" in places and have lost something...

The day gets better and better..... Only 0.5 lb off this week which I'm very disappointed with :-( Then took my daughter to her annual orthodontic appointment and she needs treatment as her teeth are overcrowded, a mere snip at EUR3260!! She's having a hissy fit because her brother (who had his...

-0.5 lbs ......very disappointed, I really needed motivation from this weigh in as I'm finding it harder because I am so tired. I stuck rigidly to the permitted foods and was hoping for a better result. Oh well, wasn't to be :-(

Apart from my weight of course :-))

PV cruise B muffin L chicken and cauliflower, lemon & Lime mousse D cold roast beef and salad

Thanks Georgie, so do I !!

Good luck! It's the easiest diet I've ever tried and it works!

PV cruise B lemon and spice muffins L ham and chicken with salad D chicken drumsticks and salad

It became a habit for my husband too, he can't drink ow because of the painkillers he's on so he's on an enforced abstinence from his beer!!

I'm lucky in that I don't drink so one less thing to avoid :-)

If you make the SF jelly up to half pint and then whisk it into a 500g tub of fat free Fromage Frais whilst still hot, adding slowly as you whisk. Leave it to set for a lovely mousse.

PP cruise B missed it....ooops! L meatloaf and lemon & spice muffins D steak

Managed to get a walk in at lunch time today which I really enjoyed. It was bracingly cold but all the more refreshing for it. OH is in much better form this evening, probably due to me being away at work and not nagging him!! He is getting used to the back brace and pacing himself better...

Thanks :-)

I'd a few days like that, it's really disheartening but then all of a sudden it started dropping again. I'm 11.5 lbs down over the 3 weeks which I'm happy with. Don't give up, you'll get over this blip if you stick with it.

Hi fatmands welcome to minimins, it's way way more informative and supportive than the 'official site' IMHO!! I didn't have any problems with the refund as I was well within the allowed time. I've been far less active on the site this past week because of my husbands accident. I just don't get...

-2.5 this morning despite not walking or even thinking about what I'm eating. I've only eaten stuff on the list but couldn't tell what I've eaten so I suppose that was good enough for a loss. My husband is home now in a back brace. He's only allowed sit for a maximum of 3 half hour intervals a...

-2.5lbs

Glad your feeling a bit better. I think I know what your referring to, I use sugar free gum when I find I have that unpleasant taste in my mouth. ....

Weigh in tomorrow morning, not holding out much hope for a loss. I've struggled to remember what I'm meant to be doing since my husbands accident. I've not been able to get my walks done and I've been really bad at drinking enough. Oh well there's always next week or the week after. Hopefully...

Have you started any new supplements or increased your caffeine intake?

Thanks guys. True to our '3rd world' health care system he is still stuck on a trolley in A&E 48hrs after he went in, still no back brace fitted. It's a nightmare in there, you could die and they probably wouldn't notice for several hours..... I'll be a lot happier when I can get him home.

Thanks....

Thanks Zebs07. It's very kind of you to take time to message. That's quite a list of personal experiences of spinal injuries! My mum fractured C2 base of peg 5 years ago in horse riding accident and miraculously avoided paralysis and she is still riding now at 70! It can be such a catastrophic...

My Dukan journey got firmly placed on the back seat today. My husband fell off a roof and has broken his back. Thank god he is not paralysed and suffered no other significant injuries despite falling about 24ft. He is in hospital and will be fitted with a back brace on Monday which will be on...

My husband loves kidneys but the smell of them cooking makes me retch, they smell like what they create!

Thanks for the advice guys. I'd more protein today and feel better for it, that combined with the successful effects of milk of magnesia and soluble fibre has me on the right road again today I think. I'm sure part of the nausea is due to carrying all I 've eaten for nearly a week! Sorry if...

I'm struggling to know how much I should be eating. I've found in the two weeks since I started Dukan that my appetite has shrunk massively and I'm also drinking lots more than I would have. I had yogurt for breakfast, a ham salad for lunch, 2 litres of water and a couple of mugs of tea. When I...

[ So, my question is do I go for the job? I know I have the physical capabilities but will my current situation re negative image and self destruct be too much of an obstacle to fight a hundred other candidates? Help. Only you know your self image, they don't.... If you believe your up to...

I used to eat dog biscuits when I was a kid :-) and the milk powder for feeding the calves!

Cottage cheese, beetroot and offal to name but a few!

Good luck with Dukan. I've found when I've lost weight before that it definitely lifts my mood and how I feel about myself. Hope it helps you too. As for 'getting on' at 23!! I think you've a few years in you yet :-)

I've just bought Regucol from Holland and Barrett which is trace carb, trace fat and low sodium. It contains Psyllium Husks, Inulin and probiotic cultures. Will let you know if it's any benefit.....

I'd rather be bunged up!!! :-)

Ok so Wednesday is my official weigh in day and for week 1&2 combined I have a total loss of -9 lbs so I am very happy to say the least....... If only it could continue to come off at that rate but it's great to get a good start :)

Cruise PV B plain yogurt L ham salad, strawberry mousse D finished ham salad, boiled egg and baked salmon Just realised I forgot to have my oat bran.....bother!

Hope it goes well for you slimsarah :-)

Good luck Tali :-)

I miscalculated, I've actually lost 8.5lbs!! :D:D:D

End of week 2 Well as of this evening I have completed two weeks on Dukan, 1 attack and 1 cruise. As a bonus for managing this,my scales this morning read -3lbs :bliss: I was stunned as I had stalled for a few days. So over two weeks I have lost 7.5 lbs and want to thank you all for the great...

PP cruise B Oat bran muffin of sorts ( was horrible :tongue: ) & yogurt falovoured with SF jelly. L very small amount of chicken ( ran out of time!) D meat loaf, strawberry mousse, jelly and yogurt 1.5L sparking water and several mugs of tea

Fantastic start, well done. Keep up the good work :-)

Sorry if I confused you re oat bran, I was giving the recommendation off the Dukan UK website which says one tablespoon for attack ( http://www.dukandiet.co.uk/en/344-the-community/focus-on-nutrition.html ) and thats what they told me but I'm only new to this and it seems to vary from site to...

I've lost 5.5 st with WW in the past and put back on 4 and lost it again and then put back on 3! Last time I joined I was made to feel like I was paying for my sins rather than succeeding in losing the weight so I stopped going. Also I found I was using points on rubbish rather then healthy food...

I add a little unset sugar free jelly to my plain yogurt which sweetens and flavours, only needs a tablespoonful or two and stir in well......

Are we allowed smoked bacon, I'm sure I read in the book that smoked wasn't allowed? Would be great if we are as I much prefer it.....

I have two cats that could do with joining me too,Supertonic, though to be fair to one he is on steroid treatment which makes him hungry. He doesn't do diets graciously, we have tried before.... He becomes an absolute toad to live with when he's hungry!!

Hi Adele seafood sticks are allowed but don't know about the other.. Good luck with the diet.

It's really simple, I found it on a US Dukan site, take 500g tub of 0% fromage frais, make up a sachet of SF jelly to half volume with hot water, whilst still hot whisk it gradually into the fromage frais and then cover the bowl or decant into smaller bowls if you prefer. Then just leave in the...

Thanks Robinhood, I' m afraid I was spoilt being brought up on fresh well water and I can't abide mains tap water and the chemically taste it has in comparison. I shall have a hunt around and see what is available and affordable. I do buy large bottles and decant them to the small one, still not...

Hi Linzi Pinzi, welcome to the Dukan diet. I can only answer some of your questions, yes you can have skimmed milk, one egg in a gallette and ideally one tablespoon of oat bran during attack phase and only once a day. You can have 0% fat yogurt with no added sugar and no fruit. Not sure what the...

Can anyone tell me what is considered a low sodium mineral water? I much prefer drinking sparkling water but know it should be low sodium. However there is such a huge variation in the amount of sodium in the waters available. The one I'm using now from Lidl the Saskia classic is 13.8mg/l of...

Disillusioned Dukaner Up a half a pound again today :( I've now had way more days of gain or STS than a loss since I started 12 days ago. I'm still down by 5.5lbs but all of that came off in first 3 days and since then it's been a yo-yo of up a bit down a bit but the ups out way the downs...

Had a good day today. 0.5lb off, no headache, not bloated :-) found a recipe for a mousse made with SFJelly and FF Fromage Frais, it's yum so enjoyed that. Had a lovely salad with my evening meal, didn't feel like I was dieting at all. Went for a nice long walk with my daughter. Only thing I was...

The cold and hot drink sounds easier Lesley but if I get desperate enough I might try anything!

Good luck with the weigh in tomorrow and enjoy your first PV day :)

I'll definitely give this hot and cold drink method a try, it'll be great if it works as I really need something quick and easy and safe to deal with this 'wonderful' side effect of the Dukan diet :cool:

the last few pounds are always a nightmare to shift on any diet.... You've come so far I'm sure you'll shift them :-)

Feel for you, I've had desperate headaches too but thank goodness they do settle down. Hope you feel better soon :-)

PV cruise B 2 boiled eggs and Dukan muffin with extra light Dairylea cheese triangle. L chicken & cabbage, strawberry mousse with strawberry SF jelly. D salad & fish or lean beef

Well done on the weight loss, it's a great start. I have to keep reminding myself that as a former WW I am used to weighing only once a week and seeing the cumulative effects of that week. When weighing daily on Dukan it is easy to forget that each littel amount addds up over the week so I...

Well done Chris, seeing the weight go down is definitely the biggest motivator there is :-)

Feeling much better today thank goodness. Yesterday was a write off due to a migraine :-( I've been half a pound down two days in a row now which is a great motivator. Well done with the weight loss. I'm finding it a lot more manageable with the PV days. Hunting out recipes now to try and make...

It's called waterlogged and it's a free app though you can upgrade if you want to. It's very easy to use and to add the drinks you like to have. You just take a photo of the mug or bottle or whatever, input how much it is in mls and then select the appropriate image each time you have a drink...

Hi Mickonz I've been on Dukan 10 days, was losing well initially and then put back on or STS for 4 days and it is disillusioning. I personally never weigh myself in the evening. You are weighing not just what you eat but also what you drink too. One of the reasons I started gaining was I got...

I wouldn't think so bubblesss. I keep a supply of sugar free jelly made up in the fridge for my sweet cravings. Not quite the same as chocolate I know but works for me. Hope it's still going well for you. Good luck with it :-)

I've been plagued with headaches too, had migraine today which is typical as I tend to get them at weekends ( doctors call them recreational migraine as they hit after the stress ends i.e. work) I'm found the days I go out for a walk the fresh air helps keep the headaches under control. Mine I...

Totally with you on the cottage cheese Nic, vile stuff! The Yeo Valley vanilla 0% fat has much higher crabs than the natural but not sure if that matters?? I'm only new to Dukan. I was told by the Dukan UK site that I was only allowed the less than 5% lean ham and not slices of home cooked ham...

I tried the Atkins years ago and couldn't stick it at all but so far I'm finding Dukan much easier to manage (only on Day 10 though!) Good luck with it all :-)

Well done on completing attack icequeen. The sugar free jelly is a life saver for the sweet attacks isn't it! I've been using it to flavour the fat free natural yogurt before it sets which works really well too. Not sure about the hot chocolate.... Enjoy your PV day tomorrow :-)

How are you getting on Georgie, some days are definitely more challenging than others! Hope the hormone havoc has settled down and your back on track again :-)

PP B yogurt L chicken, ham and eggs D reheated mince beef ( not to be recommended was like cardboard! )

Day 4 of cruise, finally down 0.5 lbs, having gained or STS for last 5 days it's a relief to be heading slowly in the right direction again. Thanks for the advice guys, will definitely look for some rhubarb as I really like it anyway and will try and get hold of some of the soluble fibre too...

Hi Slimdreamer, thanks for the encouragement and advice. My attack was calculated by the Dukan UK website which I joined and then cancelled for refund because I really didn't like it. STS today. I think the major problem is the fibre issue and the inevitable consequences. I wasn't great before...

PV B yogurt and jelly L ham, chicken and salad D salmon steak and broccoli

That's a fairly hefty double edged sword Dirty Paws, good luck with it all. :-)

PP B Yogurt L chicken and ham D Chicken and sugar free jelly

Another half a pound up this morning :-( Haven't deviated of plan so really disappointed to be heading in the wrong direction. Motivation has taken a nose dive and now having to battle to stay with the plan. Feeling bloated and have a stinking headache tonight but have been drinking and taking...

Well done on completing attack, especially when you've been feeling so rough. Enjoy your veggies tomorrow :-)

Hi Georgie I'm really on a downer, I've put back on 1.5 lbs of what I had lost and haven't gone off plan at all. It really knocks your motivation and it is becomes so much harder to stick to it when you aren't seeing a benefit, even worse I'm heading in the wrong direction :-( Really struggling...

Have had a really lousy day off and looking forward to going to bed to end it. Weight STS and managed to stick to the plan.....just! Was looking forward to first PV day but was to stressed to enjoy it! Thanks to my darling daughters (12) motivation we did go for our walk in the wind and rain and...

Day 1 Cruise PV B plain yogurt and sugar free jelly to flavour and a few Cherry tomatoes L minced beef (inc. oat bran and an egg) and a lovely salad :-) D roast beef and broccoli

Lack of sleep due to gales is not good when your trying to recover but at least your heading in the right direction. There'll be days when we're wishing we had something to suppress our appetites I'm sure! Need to go read up on the rules and regs for cruise now before bed :-)

Final day of attack is drawing to an end and no misdemeanours despite no sleep last night due to the gales. Unfortunately had a pound on this morning which was a bit of a downer to start the day especially as I have stuck rigidly to the plan. Reckon it's the consequences of not enough fibre...

Well crossing fingers didn't work and had a pound on this morning but didn't stray off the plan yesterday so big disappointment :-( Oh well I suspect its due to the effects of not enough fibre (and the inevitable consequences of that) and/or PMT. Start cruise tomorrow :-) but have to go to...

Had the same problem with the gales last night and not sounding any better this evening :-( Hope you make a speedy recovery :-)

I find the sugar free jelly a life saver too when I want something sweet and fresh.....

Day 6 Attack PP B Fat free Fromage frais, boiled egg. L (very late) beef mince mixed with oat bran, egg and seasoning. D sea food medley with quark

Thanks guys for the support, finding this site a great inspiration especially when I'm tired and tempted to have something I shouldn't. Last day of attack tomorrow :-) Can't wait for PV on Wednesday!

Thanks, we're ok, tip toeing around each other a bit still but it'll pass. Another attack day nearly done and another half pound off. I've been for my walk and relaxing with a cuppa catching up on posts. This web site is the best support I've ever found for dieting, motivational and...

Hi again Georgie, It's nice finding a familiar name on the different forums :-) I'm back to work tomorrow so that will be a new challenge but at the moment I'm feeling really motivated and prefer the losses on the scale to the temptations, long may it last.... Would love to have another 1/2 lb...

Hi Georgie I've switched to the sparkling water too as I find it a lot easier to drink. I also drink the zero cal Coke /7up. I was much better yesterday, I put an app on my phone that I can record all my drinks on and that is helping me. I'd another 1/2lb of this morning which makes 6 1/2 lbs on...

Think I might give those a try Trudyc. I'm already feeling way less bloated but know I'm a fluid retainer so anything that might help is worth a go. Today is the first time in a long time that my wedding rings spun on my finger when my hands got cold at the beach! It's the little things that...

Obviously ticker now working!!!

Hi I'm on the Dukan since last Wednesday, day 5 of attack and 6lbs off. Struggling to navigate the forum and keep track of the threads but getting there! I created a ticker but doesn't seem to be working so will have to try again... I love meat and fish which is good but missing potatoes ( must...

Thanks Trudi? What's the supplement you are taking with your green tea? Does it have a diuretic effect?

Hi Georgie, I'm new to Dukan too. I'm on day 5 of attack and have 6lbs off. I'm sticking to it ok but find drinking enough hard. Managed to avoid an emotional melt down today by going to the beach instead of the biscuit tin :-) I used to ride horses but unfortunately can't now due to a back...

I also had terrible headaches for the first 3 days, felt much better day four but didn't drink enough that day and had another stinking headache this morning so I've really focused on the drinking today and feeling much better for it. Hope your headache clears soon :-)

I've survived the first five days of attack, two more to go.... I'm really looking forward to PV Wednesday, vegetables and salad have never seemed so exciting! The fact that I'm 6 lb down so far is really motivating me to keep going. Main challenges thus far have been drinking enough ( never was...

Attack PP B fromage frais and sugar free jelly! L chicken D steak and a yogurt with oat bran in it.

Another pound off so now at -6..... Would be feeling great if I hadn't just had a massive row with my husband, what's worse is don't quite know what caused it. Not a great start to 2012 but I drove to the beach instead of the sweet shop to calm down :-(

Thanks m-mouse. Am on day 5 of attack and 6lbs off. Heading in the right direction so far.... Happy New Year!

Well done, I've 5 lb off this week too, it's a great feeling :-)

With you on that! Hoping I'll be asleep by the time it's rung in......

1. So I can look in a mirror and not feel repulsed by what I see. 2. So I can wear nice clothes instead of sacks. 3. To be a better example for my kids. 4. Because I like who I am so much more when I have my weight under control, and I think I'm much more personable when I'm not depressed about...

All the best for 2012 :-)

Day 4 of attack and I'm 5.5 lbs down :-))) If only it could all come off at this rate!!

Day 4 Attack PP B fat free fromage frais L lean mince beef mixed with an egg, seasoning and tbsp oat bran D beef steak

Ikea makes me lose the plot even without a 3 year old!

I'm a newbie too (also from Ireland) :-) When I lived in the UK I used to get people to bring or send me Tayto cheese and onion crisps and Cadburys Dairy Milk.... Didn't do my weight much good either! I've just started the Dukan diet, now day 3 and coping. Hope you get the support you need from...

Attack B fromage Frais with oat bran ? L beef steak & salmon steak ? D boiled eggs, salmon steak....

B Fat free natural yogurt with two tbsp of unset sugar free jelly as flavouring L Chicken strips and ham. fat free fromage fraise D Oat bran galette with slice of ham, mixed sea food stir fry with quark and fat free yogurt.

Hi I'm on attack day 2. Can anyone tell me if it is ok to add a couple of spoons of unset Hartleys sugar free jelly to the fat free natural yogurt as flavouring during attack phase? Thanks

Day two of attack and I was 3 lbs down this morning :-) That was good motivation to carry on even if it was just fluid. I'm now 12st 12lbs instead of 13st 1lb which is a huge psychological boost in itself. Been good today except I hadn't realised that only bought sliced ham was allowed and not...

I'm a newbie too, first day of attack. Biggest challenge so far has been finding the allowed foods in the supermarket! I've 41lbs to lose so it's the start of a long journey. Hopefully I'll learn to navigate this forum soon :-)