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It's true that Emma manages to make two x chicken meals in one day look interesting! That's quite a feat!!
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Emmma
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Ha ha - thanks 
To be honest you can blame my other half - he wanted to cook the chicken for dinner as it's one of his favourites. We split it out when it's cooked and he puts creme fraiche in his and serves it with rice. I take a spoon with mine so I can eat all the broth that's left over!
Today's menu as follows:
B: Half cinnamon galette
L: peppered smoked mackerel fillet & half can tuna (if necessary)
D: Turkey meatloaf - doing double quantities today so OH can have some for his tea too & there'll be some left over for lunches.
We spent the first week or two pretty much cooking seperately, but it's no good for long term I don't think so I'm trying to make sure we can have the same thing even if we have to split it out to make half of it dukan friendly.
Snacks: the rest of my galette and some sweetened greek yogurt will appear somewhere I'm sure!
To be honest you can blame my other half - he wanted to cook the chicken for dinner as it's one of his favourites. We split it out when it's cooked and he puts creme fraiche in his and serves it with rice. I take a spoon with mine so I can eat all the broth that's left over!
Today's menu as follows:
B: Half cinnamon galette
L: peppered smoked mackerel fillet & half can tuna (if necessary)
D: Turkey meatloaf - doing double quantities today so OH can have some for his tea too & there'll be some left over for lunches.
We spent the first week or two pretty much cooking seperately, but it's no good for long term I don't think so I'm trying to make sure we can have the same thing even if we have to split it out to make half of it dukan friendly.
Snacks: the rest of my galette and some sweetened greek yogurt will appear somewhere I'm sure!
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** Chief WITCH **
My other half eats whatever Dukan thing I'm having, and "adds" to it if he so chooses... initially, he ate completely differently to me and then realised that he was "missing out" (his words) and because I regularly treated myself to prawns or a nice piece of fish, he preferred what I was having to his boring regular fodder. Now I find he joins me in the week, even for the odd PP meal, and adds in fruit and maybe a bowl of cereal! Weekends he's a disaster... and we eat completely differently.
Emmma
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B: half cinnamon galette (pattern forming here - but i can take them to work and half will keep me going till lunchtime, which is a huge bonus with an early start)
L: Leftover meatloaf
D: Chicken with ginger, chilli & lime cooked in a low salt stock & thickened with quark (made double so can have this for lunch tomorrow too)
i've found that anything with stock even low salt slows down the loss but i think it's a temporary thing as the numbers are still going steadily down, so i think it's a price worth paying a couple of times a week.
sweetened greek yogurt and rest of galette to follow, yum!
L: Leftover meatloaf
D: Chicken with ginger, chilli & lime cooked in a low salt stock & thickened with quark (made double so can have this for lunch tomorrow too)
i've found that anything with stock even low salt slows down the loss but i think it's a temporary thing as the numbers are still going steadily down, so i think it's a price worth paying a couple of times a week.
sweetened greek yogurt and rest of galette to follow, yum!
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** Chief WITCH **
Sounding good... I'm a boring eater, whether overeating or dieting, so am always pathetically grateful in either case for whatever I am about to receive... but I know that some people like more variety and taste to their food, so I'm learning from people like you with your more adventurous meals! Particularly on PP, where I've a tendency to copy and paste the same old (which are my favourite foods, salmon, prawns and chicken!)
robinhood
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I used to be more adventurous on PP days. Now, it's just a day to be got through without feeling hungry. That ginger/chili/lime chicken sounds great though - I do a nice lemon/ginger chicken but need pickled lemons for that and lots of olives, served with couscous so not Dukan-friendly really.
I suspect it will get worse on phase IV as (if I recall - have lost book) I think you have to lose the tolerated items?
. That ginger/chili/lime chicken sounds great though - I do a nice lemon/ginger chicken but need pickled lemons for that and lots of olives, served with couscous so not Dukan-friendly really.I suspect it will get worse on phase IV as (if I recall - have lost book) I think you have to lose the tolerated items?
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Robin - ref Stabilisation - it's not so much that we lose the tolerated items, rather that we're eating "normally" (ahem) so we're not counting them as such any longer...
On other French websites I have frequented, many stick close to Conso rules in Stabilisation having seen some others trip up... I will (would!) I'm sure...
On other French websites I have frequented, many stick close to Conso rules in Stabilisation having seen some others trip up... I will (would!) I'm sure...
Emmma
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Been adventurous in the kitchen again this evening as on PV day.
B: Cinnamon galette
L: Left over ginger chilli chicken with broccoli and green beans
D: Steak 'diane' with broccoli - while the steak was resting i cooked a shallot, 2 garlic cloves and a large handful of mushrooms in the steak pan using a little water to help scrape up all the lovely steaky bits. Once cooked took off the heat to cool a little and stirred in some quark to make it all creamy. Honestly couldn't tell it was dukan friendly.
YUM!
Will probably indulge in some sweetened greek yogurt later on - why not, it's friday!
B: Cinnamon galette
L: Left over ginger chilli chicken with broccoli and green beans
D: Steak 'diane' with broccoli - while the steak was resting i cooked a shallot, 2 garlic cloves and a large handful of mushrooms in the steak pan using a little water to help scrape up all the lovely steaky bits. Once cooked took off the heat to cool a little and stirred in some quark to make it all creamy. Honestly couldn't tell it was dukan friendly.
YUM!
Will probably indulge in some sweetened greek yogurt later on - why not, it's friday!
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YUM at your steak idea!
alottolose
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ooh seconded at the yummy steak idea x
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Kay Knight
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when I need to take a lunch with me to work I make a galette bigger and thinner than normal and use it as a wrap, I lay it out on a chopping board and coat it with some chilli mayo made out of an egg yolk, fromage frais, chilli powder and pepper then I put either chicken, ham or slices of salmon on top and roll it up like a wrap, then wrap it in cling film until I need it....lovely
Emmma
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Thanks Kay, that's a really good idea - i'll give it a go this week. I've been trying to cook with enough leftovers to be able to take some in for lunch but it would be nice to feel like i'm having a 'sandwich' type lunch occasionally.
Cheers Melly, glad to be of service! I know I'd never stick with this if I was just eating plain chicken and fish so I've been working hard to keep it interesting. Let me know how you get on if you try any of my experiments!
Yesterday was potentially a bit of a disaster. Had the normal galette for brunch, but we had a house party to go to in Liverpool. Usually when we go over someone cooks so I was planning on just eating that without the carbs, but it was more like party food this time. Sausage rolls, vol au vents and crisps! Am very proud to say that I didn't touch a single one, and proclaiming to not be eating wheat I ordered a chicken kebab from a takeaway and left the pitta. To be fair the chicken was really really salty, but I figured a few days water retention would be better than eating fat or carbs. It means I didn't eat nearly enough yesterday, but I seem to be able to get away with less at the weekends anyway.
Also - I went armed with come cans of diet coke, and didn't have a single alcoholic drink! Was nice to get up this morning feeling fine while everyone else was nursing hangovers
Today's been better - galette for brunch, homemade beanless and vegetable free chilli and some sweetened greek yogurt
Cheers Melly, glad to be of service! I know I'd never stick with this if I was just eating plain chicken and fish so I've been working hard to keep it interesting. Let me know how you get on if you try any of my experiments!
Yesterday was potentially a bit of a disaster. Had the normal galette for brunch, but we had a house party to go to in Liverpool. Usually when we go over someone cooks so I was planning on just eating that without the carbs, but it was more like party food this time. Sausage rolls, vol au vents and crisps! Am very proud to say that I didn't touch a single one, and proclaiming to not be eating wheat I ordered a chicken kebab from a takeaway and left the pitta. To be fair the chicken was really really salty, but I figured a few days water retention would be better than eating fat or carbs. It means I didn't eat nearly enough yesterday, but I seem to be able to get away with less at the weekends anyway.
Also - I went armed with come cans of diet coke, and didn't have a single alcoholic drink! Was nice to get up this morning feeling fine while everyone else was nursing hangovers
Today's been better - galette for brunch, homemade beanless and vegetable free chilli and some sweetened greek yogurt
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** Chief WITCH **
Emma - excellent strategy at your friends' this weekend. No one's going to argue with the wheat avoidance, so I'll file that away for next time I need a good excuse.
Kay / Emma - keep those ideas coming... most of the people struggling with the diet (myself included) are more lazy cooks seemingly so you guys will give us some good ideas for the future (from Jan for me).
I love Kay's chili mayo idea... keep those ideas coming ladies!
For the arriving with diet coke, I do that too... designated yourself driver is a good one
Kay / Emma - keep those ideas coming... most of the people struggling with the diet (myself included) are more lazy cooks seemingly so you guys will give us some good ideas for the future (from Jan for me).
I love Kay's chili mayo idea... keep those ideas coming ladies!
For the arriving with diet coke, I do that too... designated yourself driver is a good one
anjuschka
Dukan Ancestor!!
Yesterday was potentially a bit of a disaster. Had the normal galette for brunch, but we had a house party to go to in Liverpool. Usually when we go over someone cooks so I was planning on just eating that without the carbs, but it was more like party food this time. Sausage rolls, vol au vents and crisps! Am very proud to say that I didn't touch a single one, and proclaiming to not be eating wheat I ordered a chicken kebab from a takeaway and left the pitta. To be fair the chicken was really really salty, but I figured a few days water retention would be better than eating fat or carbs. It means I didn't eat nearly enough yesterday, but I seem to be able to get away with less at the weekends anyway.
Also - I went armed with come cans of diet coke, and didn't have a single alcoholic drink! Was nice to get up this morning feeling fine while everyone else was nursing hangovers
Hey WELL DONE!! And great strategy too. I tend(ed) not to go anywhere without a couple of pots of yoghurt or/and a cold 1-egg omelette for backup and a can of 'diet' something, and hoping there'd be some veg to nibble on
Emmma
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Thanks Anja, was really proud of myself for being strong. Tomorrow is work xmas party so i'm hoping i can behave then too!
Yesterday:
B: half cinnamon galette
L: leftover turkey meatloaf
D: Wasn't really hungry as had quite a large portion of lunch, so just had rest of galette and yogurt
Yesterday:
B: half cinnamon galette
L: leftover turkey meatloaf
D: Wasn't really hungry as had quite a large portion of lunch, so just had rest of galette and yogurt
Emmma
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B: cinnamon galette
L: turkey meatloaf
D: roast dinner at mum & dad's - lovely roast beef and vegetables with just a little dribble of gravy. Managed to resist the yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes, but it wasn't too much of a strain to be honest - I'd have had 2nds and even thirds of those in the olden days... Also plumped for a yogurt for pudding instead of the xmas pud and rum sauce that everyone else indulged in.
L: turkey meatloaf
D: roast dinner at mum & dad's - lovely roast beef and vegetables with just a little dribble of gravy. Managed to resist the yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes, but it wasn't too much of a strain to be honest - I'd have had 2nds and even thirds of those in the olden days... Also plumped for a yogurt for pudding instead of the xmas pud and rum sauce that everyone else indulged in.
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