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Well I have had a very mixed bag over the last couple of weeks, after struggling with feelin poorly still and cravings and feeling sick I lost 1lb which was good but gained it back last week after I had been really good :-( i have been very good this week but not sure how long that will last I...

Thanks guys, feeling a lot better today not sure what that was all about really but I did manage to gluten myself last Sunday and didn't get my usual reaction but maybe that was a different reaction as it was only a tiny amount. Whatever it was it's gone now thank goodness. thanks for the tip...

Hey Matt what a brilliant start well done! i fined week ends can be my danger time too so I tend to make both days PV and have a Mon & Fri PP and try if I can to have at least one meal each of the week end days as PP if not 2. I remember my first PV day never thought I would be so excited...

No don't think the lite babybel is allowed but I couldn't resist! No I can't have the oat brand as I am intolerant to gluten, I have cheated a bit early this week but because I felt like this to see if it helped which it hasn't. I have made a mousse from sugar free jelly & yogurt (needs a bit of...

For the last week I have had trouble with feeling full/ satisfied. It's ok for a while after I eat but an hour later I feel empty again and turn hungry which is also making me feel a bit sick/ queasy. i am eating plenty of protein & drinking water and snacking during my danger time after school...

Good luck tuula I am a returner too, sounds like a brilliant first day! andi I have done that too with past, rice e.t.c not even been tempted at the height if my Dukaning last time round

It should be Matt is is no carb no fat no sugar as far as I can see

I hadn't thought of that! Doesn't look too dissimilar from a meal from the Chinese takeaway on its own.

Thanks Andi not stupid questions, yes have done the water, nearly all the walk (I work in a hotel so have to walk loads anyway!) slim rice I didn't have before but it has no carbs or fat, I have taken a pic of the packet just in case I am missing something? Thanks Maintainer I have never had...

Initial start weight 186.4lb initial success 154lb regain weight 187.8lb new target weight 160lb I maintained for 6 months at TW then a further 6 months close to my new TW i gained my weight back because after getting to TW and maintains for a while I had a succession of illness which...

Not sure if it has been posted here before but I found a great recipe for cruise PV days, you can adjust the recipe to your tastes. Basically it is mince which ever meat you prefer I tried 5%beef but have turkey breast to try this week! you dry fry it set it aside then stir fry a pack of stir...

Thank you my lovely some great ideas there. i really don't seem to be doing too well will update my signature in a mombut nothing lost this week and I have been good. each week goes like this Monday - PP Tuesday - PV Wednesday - PP Thursday - PV Friday - PP Saturday - PV Sunday - PV Although...

Hi Miss Dee your story sounds familiar to me! And like you the treats at work are always around and difficult to avoid! Good luck

I only weigh every day when it isn't going so well or in the first week so last week was my first week and I lost 2 days in a row then gained (while still in attack) then lost and gained so just keeping an eye on it but once I know it is coming off consistently I only weigh once a week. yes...

:sneaks in quietly: i do the same at week ends when not dieting and Sunday night is my danger time too, it has also been pizza and treat night and it has gone from 1 treat to a cake and then a chocolate bar as well and the pizza then a fizzy drink, I undo all my goodness in the week. i have...

Slim rice e.t.c is another brand of Konica flour based products, almost zero fat carbs & gluten. scales this morning showed I had gained my total weekly loss back and with a PV day today it don't think this week will be very successful.

Thanks Andi, I know loads of people use cauli rice but I really really can't abide cauliflower I couldn't even consider eating it which is a shame really. I had a sudden idea and dug out my slim rice & noodles which makes a PP much easier. I had some tonight with my tea which although delish...

My round one journey started in September 2012 I got to goal by Christmas Eve 2012 felt really happy & healthy, gained over Christmas but lost most of that in January, then got struck down by a nasty flu in February which I never really recovered from, I ended up feeling poorly in one way or...

Hello all I am another re starter, for those that I haven't met before or don't remember me my story goes like this, September -December 2012 lost just over 30lbs and got to TW on Christmas Eve lost my gain after Christmas, lost and gained the same few lbs through February then got the flu then...

After my posts earlier this year and saying I was going to start again after Easter, and doing Dukan with IBS I really haven't been very well and it turns out that a major trigger for me was wheat/gluten. So with that revelation it seems that I cannot restart Dukan with the daily wheatbran :(...

Good luck guys x

Thanks guys, I think when I was very first doing the diet I did feel better but not so much near when I stopped doing it properly. I think stress plays a part which I am trying to sort but it is very difficult at the moment. I will have a look at the 'fodmap' diet and see if I can incorporate it...

Does anyone that suffers with IBS also follow the Dukan diet? I have been told by the Dr last week this is probably what I have (they don't diagnose it just rule out all other possibilities!) My main symptoms are extreme nausea which I really struggle to cope with as I have a fear/phobia of...

Congratulations and well done Tamara

Right you are on I wlll be on that bus after Easter. Thanks guys x

Thanks guys, super I think it is the restriction that I am struggling with although I don't really miss the carbs I think it is the thought of the PP days plus I know I have no resistance to temptation ATM which I nearly always have. You guys are all right I need to pick a date and then stick...

:( As the title says I have really lost my dukan mojo, before Christmas and my true weight date I was 0.4 lb from TW I then gave myself Christmas off, put on 8lbs struggled to get back on the wagon but have struggled on and off and found it very easy to cheat which I hadn't done once before...

Home made burgers with the special sauce that tastes quite a lot like big mac sauce is lush

Oh bless your DH dnsf how romantic. We were away for DH's birthday last week end so he bought me a red top with flowers on it for my valentines present and got me a card for today but that was it we have two very poorly boys so tonight 'we' are watching the footie and I will share my bed with a...

Thank you, I know you are right. It is just that when I got to goal before Christmas I kept expecting a stall or a STS along the way and it never happened so I jut didn't expect it. I did have a bit of a cheat as a stress buster & celebration (DH's birthday) but feel better for it and the...

After last weeks high of finding out most size 14 bottoms were too big this week I have gained :confused: And I don't really know why, no cheating enough water/liquids on all but one day, there may have been a cheese related incident but only one day and only a tiny amount not enough for a gain...

Totally agree, and a very though provoking post. I know for one I will always be on some form of diet but then if its permanent is it not a diet more a way of eating?? I know for one if I don't want to be overweight I will always have to watch my carb intake.

So I guess it is just taking what we can introduce and swapping it like for like for what we do want/like and seeing what happens to the scales

My target weight is 11st but true weight is 10st 13 even though it is such a small difference I put in my target of 11st as I know it is an achievable and more importantly maintainable weight for me I also look slim enough for my satisfaction. I have never recalculated my TW as I thought it may...

Don't get me wrong a slice of bread with some soup for lunch or with my boiled eggs in the morning would be great or even ryvita/crisp bread but not everyday somedays I would much prefer porridge for breakfast and no bread during the day

It says you can have 2 slices of bread in conso but my question is does it have to be bread? TBH I have been low carbing for quite a while and if I am allowed to reintroduce some form of carbs bread wouldn't always be my first choice. For instance could I choose porridge oats instead?

Like the others I go for steak or Chicken breast & veggies or salad. I have also in the past asked for a burger but without the bun and a salad instead or gone somewhere that does tapas style dishes so you can pick the things that are allowed on the diet, or if there is a starter that you like...

And nothing fit :( I picked mostly 14's and they were all too big!!!!!! Gave in and bought a size 12 pair of jeans :eek::D

I am the head housekeeper at a 4* hotel. I have only been in the job for a year and it has been a real challenge and will continue to be so for a few months yet with the changes I have had to make so far this year!

I found that all of a sudden I seemed smaller almost over night none of my trousers or bra's fitted anymore so hang on in there, also I know I need to lose quite a bit of weight before it really shows unlike lots of other people I know they lose half a stone and it is really noticeable.

Hi I am a similar age to you and can blame my first pregnancy on my weight gain and have suffered since then but that was 21 years ago! I got 'serious' about losing the weight 2 years ago but have only managed it since doing Dukan. Do not worry about your lapse onwards an upwards move forward...

Hey CH we know each other from elsewhere (the pink place and i have a different user name) I only had Christmas off, 2 weeks in total and went back to attack for 3 days but TBH it didn't really help an awful lot so maybe not 8 days on attack for you as cheesegirl suggests and I think they say...

After climbing back on the wagon after an intended Christmas break I have started with a coupe of days of pp but boy am I feeling it, I didn't feel bad at all when I first started the diet but now I feel rough and hungry again last time I didn't feel hungry like this. Just hope I can soon be...

I am having steak & eggs tonight, and when on cruise I have butternut squash 'chips'

Happy Anniversary, well done x

To make 2 days worth of muffins 4tblsp oatbran 2 eggs 1.5 tbslp sweetner 1.5 tsp baking powder 3tblsp no fat yogurt ( the original recipe said 2tblsp quark 1 tblsp yogurt) Vanilla essence if you like i also have used mixed spice and cocoa on cruise Mix together pour into silicone cup cake...

I started a new job, same company but new role in management that I thought I wouldn't be able to do on my own and started as a job share but am now doing it on my own and doing OK. My daughter graduated from uni My youngest son started school I lost the weight I wanted to lose (well all but...

I am still lurking, but agree come January it will probably be a lot busier!

I don't have any pictures I avoid them at all costs!! But I am currently 17lbs lighter today than I was on Boxing day last year, I have 2.8lbs to go to goal which I am hoping to do by Christmas eve. I am also at least 1 dress size smaller if not 2 and look so much better and am not dreading what...

I am like you weasy I will need to stick to plan, but I think I am going to give myself Christmas off, lose the gain with attack & cruise and then go onto conso ultimately I think I am going to use the 5:2 diet to keep me on the straight and narrow but try and keep an eye on which and how much...

With my weigh in ths morning it looks like I am about 5lb from goal (yesterday's said 3lb!) but now the cravings for 'banned' foods is really stepping up a gear, DH had pizza last night and I wanted some so badly but was good, the boys are eating garlic bread right now and all I am craving is...

Who says we have to go without, I am sat in front of the fire with my mixed spice dukan muffins and a hot chocolate :eat:

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A 3 gallon tub of premium ice cream for me!

Tesco do a small pot of Greek 0% yogurt (200g) I add sweetener, jelly crystals & the lemon curb from the recipe boards here. Not all together though lol!

I have been adding a bit of salt to some meals, maybe I need to look at a little more than a bit of added salt.

Took me ages to work out some of the abbreviations!

Aunt Flo = period!

Thanks Sid, the Pepsi was about 9 last night and this happened at work today about 2.30. I don't know if it is related but it seems a big coincidence my lower insides feel awful either I need a good long sit down in the bathroom or a rare AF is on her way or that is how it feels. Today is a PV...

When I get low blood sugar I go all hot, prickly, shaky and feel like I am going to be sick, this happened out of the blue earlier but wasn't sure why surely this shouldn't happen on Dukan? The only thing when I get like that to make me feel better is some carbs, like peanut butter on toast but...

An excellent point raised where I first saw this was how many people day to day actually have a healthy diet? And each weight loss diet can be done in such a way that it does become unhealthy, for instance eating lots of diet & processed foods or saving points/syns whatever for alcohol. You have...

Not sure if these links will work The five diets you SHOULDN'T follow if you want to lose weight | Mail Online BDA Announces the Results of its Annual Top 5 Worst Celebrity Diets to Avoid in 2013 It is the one thing that has worked for me so surely losing the weight and being in a healthy...

Yay, congratulations!

Not sure on the starter main: steak with bns chips, mushrooms & pepper sauce dessert: Trifle (made with dukan muffins sugar free jelly and homemade custard)

There is chicken & mushrooms and I think there is stir fried bean sprouts so I think I will go for that or ask them if they would do a Foo yung for me if it is on their takeaway menu.

I think we may be bug free (I don't want to tempt fate!) and back to work today so no time to sit and eat properly so food on the go but helps me not miss my usual winter staple of a nice thick soup! I know I could make my own but it's not the same!

I have never used wheat ran in my muffins, and they are fine with just the oat ran. In fact the ones I made yesterday I added mixed spice to to make them a bit Christmasy!

I have to go for a meal out this week end (a leaving do for one of my team members) and they have decided on Chinese normally I would have Foo Yung but it isn't on the menu, so what is a safe ish option?

Thanks DNSF, I think we have escaped lightly as DS2 was the only victim (so far) I did have some roast chicken last night and a yogurt with my oatbran, and have almost been back to normal today. I know avoiding food isn't good but I just can't make myself eat when they are sick and certainly...

As the other have said, don't fret about it now what is done is done draw a line under it and move on. You may be pleasantly surprised about the affects or lack of.

The littlest man in the house has a tummy bug (I have everything crossed it stops with him though) so that means the house is full of things like white bread they normally eat brown and that doesn't help when he is a little 'loose' shall we say, and biscuits like rich tea and so on, I have a bit...

Yay, well done!

There is a recipe for lemon curd in the recipe section which added to fat free Greek yogurt is lush!

So far I mostly do 1/1 but from this week I am going to do both weekend days as PV so will have to have jiggle things about next week to even it out.

On PV days I do a salad with a bit of green leafy stuff then boiled eggs tuna and a few cooked green beans, I also roast mediterranean veg and chicken pieces and eat it cold. On PP days I do tend to stick to cottage cheese so not much help there, sorry!

I live in a small town and have both a small Tesco & Sainsburys both have it with the mozzarella and Brie e.t.c

I did make muffins to take with me but was in such of a dither and still half asleep that I forgot them! I will carry some emergency rations in the future though. And Trudy very odd you should say fail to plan, plan to fail that exact phrase was used yesterday in our training session and is in...

Yesterday I had to go to a meeting at our head office is it involved me leaving at 6am!!! Breakfast was ok but the lunch they offered us (stuck on site) was sandwiches and crisps :( I did manage to scrounge a salad from the offerings however the meeting over ran and we didn't leave till gone 6...

Tesco do do an extra lean steak mince that is 5% fat, they ales do 2 types of low fat turkey mince

I but oat ran from Tesco, also my quark but my local small Sainsburys has it. I also buy tesco fat free greek yogurts in smaller tubs 200g I think, great for taking to work with some sweetener. Thanks dnsf that reminds me H&B has a 1p sale on ATM might be worth seeing if I can get some oat ran...

Hi Zowee I came from another low carb (ish) diet and found Dukan really easy to switch too. I did wonder if I would get the amazing results I have seen some get during attack, but yes I did and it was a great motivator.

Ohh vanilla with hot milk, yum yum will add them to my shopping list

I can't imagine it, I am not really sure that I look an awful lot different now than I did when I started and I am over a stone lighter. I did ask DH is I looked different but I can't tell. Maybe it is different as I only have 2 stone to lose?

I was reading something the other day about ketosis and it did say that it can affect your cycle, but it seems to point to stopping them rather than extra bleeding. I am not sure it has affected me but I have a coil, having said that I had had an odd bleed not sure if that is down to the diet...

14 lbs in 6 weeks is amazing, it is about what I have lost in the same amount of time, and the most I have lost since having the boys, I couldn't even lose that in 6 months before I tried Dukan, I also have the same to go as you and cling onto the fact that by Christmas I should be TW. Do not...

Thanks dnsf, what a great reply This is just how I feel. although I said I don't want to cheat and nor do I plan too, I will not beat myself up about it nor will I let it derail me completely if it does happen, I will accept for what it is and jump back on the wagon. I am glad the odd cheat...

To be honest I can see why you are asking that question but I did think long and hard about doing this diet and most days it is fine, yes I am struggling with energy levels but I don't know how much that is down to the diet, I am just trying to rule out what may or may not be affecting them (I...

No I haven't cheated and nor do I plan to! Grummywino I have been low carbing for quite a while so do understand about ketosis, I do wish I felt the same about the food as you do and felt great like you but quite simply I don't but losing the weight is the most important thing to me so I will...

:o:o Did you manage to get to TW without cheating? If you did how long did it take? If you have or did cheat how far did you last before you cheated? Was it a planned cheat? And what effect did it have on your losses? Thank you

Brilliant

Congratulations Sid, well done xx

It says I should reach my target wight (which is a couple of pounds more than their suggested TW)on Christmas Day and if I go by my loss rate so far it should be pretty bang on

I was going to suggest the jelly crystals, you can buy carb free flavouring drops too

I mostly make muffins, and now I am well into cruise I put the low fat cocoa in them sometimes that with a coffee in the afternoon feels like a real treat. I also mix it in with yogurt and sometimes jelly crystals and leave it for a while and it goes a bit thick and yummy almost like a Cranachan

Thank you for all that info, I will have a good look later when the boys are in bed!

The longer I continue to do this diet I am finding my energy levels are really being affected. The thought of doing any strenuous exercise fills me with dread I don't think I could finish my usual HoP class and today was quite a physical day at work but I feel twice as tired as I would normally...

Thanks DF that is exactly what I need, comfort food but I don't fancy my normal comfort food but a hot chocolate & muffins sound brilliant, thank you

Thanks Sid I am having steak and BNS chips for tea with a large glass of diet coke hopefully that will perk me up, I am on a PP day but I figure the BNS won't do too much damage!

I have just posted something similar myself, I have a stinking cold and protein really isn't doing it for me but I am not really craving carbs either not really sure what to eat to make me feel better

I have a cold at the moment ( it may even be man flu:eek:) but I have stuck to the diet but I don't really feel great for it, however I am not really craving carbs or 'crap' food well no more than normal not reallly sure what I can or should be eating not to break the diet totally but maybe make...

WOW!! Well done

Omg the last few days has so been like that for me, I have been so tired and most nights cooking just for one I am finding it hard, although I do feel hungry. I think it is also because the food is ok but I am not enjoying meals like I used to so almost feel like ICBA

I agree with Sidd now I have found something that is really working for me I worry about doing things that will potentially bugger it up but still need to have enough 'treats' to be able to stick to te diet. You are doing so well stick with it and those worry days wil pass x

I have had 3 natural deliveries and have an apron like a c section and it has got a bit smaller or to be more accurate it has deflated so looks just as bad but in a different way

Well done everyone nothing spectacular for me this week but after my week end away I was away again for my daughters graduation so again not always a brilliant choice, higher fat rather than carbs though and a few mistakes but nothing major back on course for me this week

Woo hoo fantastic news, congratulations

WI this morning shows a 1.8lb loss I am chuffed to bits :D

Well done guys my WI this morning shows a 1.8lb loss which was great seeing as I was away for the week end

Well I have not long got back after my week end away which was fab and if you could count laughing as exercise then I would have run the equivalent of several marathons this week end :D We had a lovely spa day and some lovely treatments. But I should not have worried about breaking the diet...

Fantastic news Jan, try not too put too much pressure on yourself to lose the weight, if you stick to the diet you know it will work, but whatever your size or weight it will be the most amazing day.

Thanks guys some great ideas

Thanks GW that info is good to know. Lawl that is a good idea about the snacks, what did you take? Hope you protein only days make up you wedding and party indulgence.

I did go on Thursday, didn't fancy doing it 2 says in a row! It was ok, I did feel a bit light headed for a while but it passed. I was knackered afterwards but it was the end of a long week so it might just have been that. The one thing I did notice is the day after the class I am usually...

Well done to those that have lost, another 3.1lb (don't forget the .1!) off for me this week, very pleased with that result.

I think it was about 1/2 and 1/2 but I did resist the lush looking potatoes and parsnip and the amazing golden skin!!

As the title says? I have just had a roast (without the trimmings!) but did eat quite a bit of green veg ans a bit of carrot, I may have sneaked a dessert spoon of gravy too :o

As the title says I am going away for the week end and I am quite worried about sticking to the diet. I am having mostly PP days this week so I can have some PV days while I am away but I am going to a hotel where we will probably not leave so all meals will be there and I will be quite...

That's fantastic news well done.

Sorry things are so bad for you at the moment and yes sometimes life does get in the way of dieting, just hang on in there. Sending you a hug x

Oh Hun I know just how you feel, you put all the effort in and don't see the results you want, but try and hang on in there you have lost weight and you will continue to do so even if it is a slow process. It doesn't seem fair sometimes when others find it so easy when you find it so hard. You...

This meal has been one of staple evening meals but I have managed to Dukanise iit, I serve it in little gem lettuce leaves with a dollop of plain Onken yogurt as it doesn't have such a sharp taste. This is the original recipe green chilli | Jamie Oliver | Food | Recipes (UK) as my directions...

Thanks Ellie I might try that and have some muffins before I go

Well I didn't make it in the end DH was late home from work but will make Thursdays session I hope

I only read all the way down as I was looking for an alternative to sweet chilli sauce the dipping kind, the BBQ is on this thread several posts down http://www.minimins.com/dukan-recipes/222060-recipes-i-love-updated-often.html first attempt today and I need to tweak it, too much Worcester...

How about sweet chilli sauce, several recipes on the thread http://www.minimins.com/dukan-recipes/275656-recipe-sweet-chilli-sauce.html or there is a BBQ sauce recipe that I am going to try tonight, not sure it would go with your balls though

Wish me luck, I am going to do my regular class tonight. I have been doing Hour of Power for over a year now 6 months of once a week and twice a week for just over 6 months, it is quite high intensity and I didn't do it on purpose last week and am a bit nervous about doing tonight with no carbs...

Thanks Carole looks good to me, I also found this info on my fitness pal Calories in Berocca Effervescent - Calories and Nutrition Facts it has all the nutritional info about them, somewhere else it says 0 cals instead of 5 in the link but it looks like they should be ok

Hi Sweets, I have just finished my first week and have lost to dat 0.4lb short of 10lbs!!! If you stick to the list of allowed foods ten you can eat as much as you want which is great, you should never feel hungry or you are going with out, good luck x

Yummy sounds lush

Great pics looks like you are doing really well so far.

Brilliant pics great idea to really show what you have lost, and you look stunning in the dress pics

Such a difference, you look fab

Looking good :)

Wow you look so Slim now, well done

Wow you look amazing!

Thanks Lawl, hope cruising and veg helps with your hunger. I seem to have settled into quite hungry days needing to snack between both breakfast and lunch and lunch and dinner every day but have lost that unsatisfied feeling so that is much better, funnily enough it was starting cruise that...

As the title says can I have Berocca, or more specifically the Tesco version? It says with sweetener on the tin, I could really do with the pick me up it gives me I have found the last 3 or 4 days I have felt very tired, to te point I am struggling at this time of night and I am desperate to go...

Thanks Lady M, I now have most of next weeks meals planned now thanks to your thread!!

Wow well done, keep going and you can do it

Thanks guys, I know it's water weight and my pre diet blow out but it is really motivating 4lb to get to the lowest weight I have been since starting to diet in the new year, then I will really feel like I am losing weight

Hi maz I am at the end of my first week and have found it really easy to follow, the recipe thread is great. My top tip would be to plan ahead, I have a sheet to plan breakfast, lunch & dinner plus snacks for every day that way I am not tempted to cheat.

Thanks Lawless it helps to know I'm not the only one. Another hungry day for me today but at least I haven't got that un satisfied feeling. Diet coke chicken to look forward tonight and te beginning of a new week hope the weight loss continues.

Well done to all those that lost. My first week (with 3 days of attack) was a total loss of 8.2lb :D :woohoo:

Thanks Trudy and STPT glad to know its not just me, I was a bit better yesterday so hoping today is even better. Trudy I know what you mean about that feeling when you resist something and yes it is such a mental thing, I know I have to be in the right head space before I even start dieting or I...

I have done really well this week 3 days of attack 1st day of cruise yesterday and have lost about 7 or 8lbs but I have really struggled today. I have been quite hungry and when I have eaten I haven't been satisfied I have felt the 'need' to eat nearly all day but not felt satisfied when I do...

Hi Bellisdaisy & STPT Well great result from the first WI I have lost 4lb, I know it's all water weight and a couple of pounds was the weight I 'gained' over the week end but a motivating start :D I have a bit of a head ache today but nothing major and not feeling at all bad as I thought I...

Hi day 1 for me today just over 2st to lose, had planned on doing it by my 40th but didn't quite make it, but it will be gone by the time I hit 41!!!

Hi everyone, today is day 1 of the Dukan diet for me. I have had a bit of a blow out over the week end eating all those things I have missed and will miss one last time, I come to the Dukan from combining WW & low carb but lost my way a few weeks before the summer holidays. Today hasn't been...