Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 5 Tuesday

Day 34

Weight: 141.25lb (64.2kg, 10.09st)
Loss: .25lb
Total lost: 6.25lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 16.75lb (7.61kg, 1.2st)

Water: 100oz (2.95l) and 2 mugs herbal tea

OK, it's a loss, I won't complain.  I measured my hips, and I've lost a 1/4 of an inch, so I am still shrinking. Today is a PP day, following the 4PV/3PP schedule I discussed a few days ago.  I went to a trade show today, and I didn't have any hot chocolate or candy!  I was so proud of myself.

Colonix & Paranil
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Chicken breast w/Tabasco chipotle sauce (boo, it has sugar in it!)
Goat yogurt
Almonds
More almonds
Goat yogurt
Post workout:
Goat yogurt again!
Steak

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 32-34: High & Tight and Kenpo X

Sunday I skipped Yoga.  Monday I did the entire ARX workout for the first time this round.  I've been lazy, and doing the first 3-4 exercises in ARX as a warmup to the main workouts.  I did 285 out of 349.  Not bad!  My abs felt nice and tight today.

After that was BBL's High & Tight, with some of L&B's pullups.  I did 33 assisted, and the H&T went well.

Today I did Kenpo X for the first time this round.  A little rusty, but I feel good!

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 5 Monday

Day 33

Weight: 141.5lb (64.32kg, 10.11st)
Gain: .5lb
Total lost: 6lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 16.5lb (7.5kg, 1.18st)
It's a PV day, but I had a fabulous lunch with an old friend, and I succumbed and had the forbidden extras.  I had a light dinner to compensate.  I did the full Ab Ripper X from P90X, some of the pullups from Legs & Back, then BBL's High & Tight.  I'm going to follow Charlotte's example and mention my water intake:

Water intake:    82oz (2.4L) plus 3 mugs of herbal tea

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder

Yummy lunch:
Green salad w/vinaigrette
10oz steak
Mashed potatoes
String beans
Potato chips -- from scratch, maybe 7
Flourless Chocolate Cake

Post workout:
Goat yogurt
Cucumbers
Sweet Potato

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 5 Sunday

Day 32

Weight: 141lb (64.09kg, 10.07st)
Gain: .5lb
Total lost: 6.5lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 17lb (7.73kg, 1.21st)

A small gain, but I was worried about the sodium for yesterday's dinner.  I'm going to keep the sodium low for dinner tonight.  I have two sodium-heavy meals today (bacon for breakfast, and for lunch that weird meat that I bought last week, which has some sort of sodium tenderizer fluid added.  I won't be getting that again). I also woke up earlier than I'd like.  Aren't weekends for sleeping in?  So why was I awake before 7?

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Bacon (center cut, 7 slices, which is about 170 cals)
Almonds
Steak w/salsa
Goat yogurt
Chicken w/salsa
Butternut squash
Almonds

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 31: Back & Biceps

I tried to heavy up some of the exercises.  It is my first B&B this round, so it wasn't my best, but I did do my best, so I forgot the rest!

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 5 Saturday

Day 31

Weight: 140.5lb (63.86kg, 10.04st)
Loss: .25 lb
Total lost: 7lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 17.5lb (7.95kg, 1.25st)

A loss.  Yay!  We went to a "double feature" today, and I brought all my Dukan-friendly snacks.  I also did a P90X workout.  It was a PV day today.  I hope the sodium doesn't cause problems on the scale tomorrow.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
2 Jimmy Dean turkey patties
At the movies:
Almonds
Goat yogurt
Sweet potato

Post workout:
Goat yogurt
Turkey hot dogs (2)
Butternut squash
Sheep cheese

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 30: Plyo

I felt great during the workout!  I was able to do a little more than the last time, and didn't take any extra breaks. Burned a few calories for sure.

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 19-29: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps

After week 3's Shoulders & Arms, I did one of the X Stretch workouts during Recovery Week, and now it's Week 5.  It's been a long time since I did CS&T.  I also have been doing P90X lite, in that without doing Yoga and skipping some of the pullups in Legs & Back, I'm not getting as much pushup work as I should.  So, the fact that I had a low number of pushups is no surprise.  Once I've reached my goal weight and doing Consolidation in the Dukan program, I'll focus more on doing P90X properly.

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 4 Friday

Day 30

Weight: 140.75lb (63.98kg, 10.05st)
Loss: 1 lb
Total lost: 6.75lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 17.25lb (7.84kg, 1.23st)
Milestone:  Below 64kg (again) 

Well, no point getting too excited, PP days often dip low, then I pop up again.  I have to drink lots of water again today.  Another PP day, although yesterday wasn't really a PP day, there were just no veggies!

I went to the Dukan site just for fun to put in my numbers and see what day I would be done based on 142lb  to 135lb loss.  It said Feb. 19 would be the end of the cruise phase.  A little more realistic than the Feb 9 date that I'm still working off of, but my trip to Barcelona is Feb. 17th.  I'm hoping to get to 138 by Feb. 9, and 137 by my departure date. I've been doing the 2/5 plan, that's 2PP/5PV per week, but I think I'm going to do 3PP/4PV to try to get as close to goal in the next 13 days.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Chicken w/curry yogurt sauce
Sheep cheese
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Post workout:
1 e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
Scrambled eggs (3-4)

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 4 Thursday

Day 29

Weight: 141.75lb (64.43kg, 10.13st)
Loss: .25lb
Total lost: 5.75lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 16.25lb (7.39kg, 1.16st)

I am shrinking!  I was a little dehydrated this morning, so I will definitely up the water levels today, but I tried on my goal pants, and they closed and were not strangling me!  This means that my money was not wasted, they will fit in a few more lbs.  What a relief.  I am also much less bloated, and after I weighed myself, I lost even more air.  Today is a PP day.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Chicken w/yogurt curry sauce

I ate 1 cube of Goat gouda, but it tasted funny.  Then I realized why, it was mislabeled and was really regular cheese.  Blech!  I was really mad, because cow dairy slows my whole system down.  In for a penny, in for a pound, so I ate a Chocolate caramel bar that I had been saving.  Took the taste out of my mouth.  At least when I suffer with asthma etc. it will be worth it.

Goat yogurt
Steak w bbq sauce
Almonds

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 4 Wednesday

Day 28

Weight: 142lb (64.55kg, 10.14st)
Gain: .25
Total lost: 5.5lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 16lb (7.27kg, 1.14st)

I'm fine with this, it could have been so much worse!  I still feel like things are not running "smoothly", but will continue drinking crazy amounts of water today.

I did not drink lots of water, but I'm less puffy, so I'm hopeful for tomorrow.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Turkey tomato meat sauce
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Sweet potato
Chicken breast tenders w/yogurt curry sauce
Goat yogurt

Why all the bra blogs? UPDATED

I'm a bit of a bra evangelist.  Once I found out I was not a 34D but a 32DDD, and finally had bras that I didn't have to adjust 50x a day, I was a convert.  I resized my daughters from 34A to 30C and 34B to 32DD, and I'm now a 30F myself.  I believe that it's very important for a woman to have the right-sized bra, and unless you've been to a fitting at some place like Nordstrom's or Intimacy (or Bravissimo in the UK), you too may be wearing the wrong-sized bra.  Victoria's Secret (ptooy) does not count, they don't carry a lot of sizes, and will just try to stuff you into what they carry.  Granted, a lot of you ladies are still on the weight-loss path, but don't wait until you're at your goal weight to get a new bunch of bras.  You should buy a few new ones along the way.  Most women will lose inches in the underbust, which means your old bras won't be supportive enough.  A good supportive bra will make you look better in your clothes (even if they are too big now!) and will feel better too!  No more shoulder straps digging in, no more quadraboob, and a lot less back fat when the band isn't drifting up towards your neck in the back! 

Step 1:  A good starting point for a lot of women is measure your underbust.  That's your band size!  I measure 30.5".  Sometimes rounding to the next band (32) is more comfortable, but it's just not supportive enough for me.  DO NOT ADD  4-5"!  If I use those crazy calculators online, I sometimes get sites telling me I'm a 36B. 

Step 2:  Next, measure around your full bust.  Some women can get away with measuring without a bra on and get an accurate measurement.  If that's not you, measure over your best-fitting bra (I measure using a sleep/sports bra, just because I can get away with it).  This will be low for some ladies. My measurement is 37. You can also try bending over and measuring as you are facing the floor. This may give you a measurement that's a little high, but this may be more accurate for some ladies who are wearing a really ill-fitting bra.  My measurement is 41.

Now subtract your underbust measurement from your full-bust measurement.  Each inch difference is one cup size.  I believe cups in the UK go up to L now.

	UK	US	EURO
inches	AA	AA	AA
1	A	A	A
2	B	B	B
3	C	C	C
4	D	D	D
5	DD	DD/E	E
6	E	DDD/F	F
7	F	G	G
8	FF	H	H
9	G	I	J
10	GG	J	K
11	H	K	L
12	HH	L	M
13	J	M	N
14	JJ	N
15	K

So, my difference between the underband and the smaller measurement is 6.5.  I round up to 7, the F cup, because we don't want a cup that is too small!  The other measurement gives me an H (UK).  I know for myself that's way too high, but you should probably end up in something in between these two cups.  The smaller difference is correct for me.

You are still going to have to try bras on to find styles/brands that fit, but you'll at least be in the right ballpark size-wise.  You'll also know if someone is not doing a good job of fitting you.  If a fitter tries to put me in a 36C or anything over a 32, I'll know they are adding those extra inches instead of actually looking to see if the bra is supportive enough!

Be kind to yourself and get fitted and go shopping for new bras!  It's a new year!

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 4 Tuesday

Day 27

Weight: 141.75lb (64.43kg, 10.13st)
Loss: .25lb
Total lost: 5.75lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 16.25lb (7.39kg, 1.16st)

I feel really good about this number, because I know it's not artificially low due to dehydration.  Today is my younger DD's birthday, and because I wasn't feeling so hot yesterday, I am going to be very good and NOT have the ice cream cake and pizza. I will be cheating a bit, but still be dairy and gluten-free.  I will have apple crisp that her sister made yesterday with gluten-free flour, and also rice pasta w/turkey meat sauce.  Yes, there will be sugar and fruit, but at least I won't get sick!  Update:  I skipped the rice pasta, but did have some white wine.  Oh well.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Salad w/chicken
Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt
Turkey tomato meat sauce
Peas
White wine (max 2 glasses)
Apple crisp
Almonds

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 4 Monday

Day 26

Weight: 142lb (64.55kg, 10.14st)
Gain: .25
Total lost: 5.5lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 16lb (7.27kg, 1.14st)

Well, today was a low-sodium day.  With the bacon from the last two days, I've gotten way too much sodium, and I've been feeling puffy too.  I had a sinus headache, I drank so much water I thought I was going to float away, but I think I really needed it.  I'm not sure what it'll mean on the scale though.  I hope the weightloss wasn't just dehydration.  I think sometimes I've eaten when I should have had something to drink, meaning more calories than necessary.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Salad w/chicken
Goat yogurt
Sweet potato
Tomato meat sauce w/turkey and sheep cheese
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 4 Sunday

Day 25

Weight: 141.75lb (64.43kg, 10.13st)
No change
Total lost: 5.75lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 16.25lb (7.39kg, 1.16st)

I am very dehydrated today, but also still puffy from yesterday, so maybe they cancel each other out!  I had mentioned a few weeks ago that there was some inconsistent sizing in some pants I had bought.  Well, yesterday as I was organizing them and putting them away in the closet, I discovered what was going on.  The size 4 pants I had tried on and bought in the store were the same size as the size 6 pants I ordered last week!  So the other 3 pairs of size 4 pants I had ordered that were so small may never fit me!  I am ANNOYED.  They are now definitely my new goal clothes, but it's one thing to pick up some size 2-4 pants for $10 at the Salvation Army and if they never fit, so what.  It's quite another thing to buy 3 pairs of pants new that are all too small!  Amazing that I picked up the one pair of pants in the store that was mis-sized.

Colonix fiber
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Center cut bacon (3 slices=70 cals), maybe 6 slice?
Fresca
Butternut squash
Goat yogurt
Chicken w/tomato sauce & cheese
Almonds
Peppers & onions

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 4 Saturday

Day 24

Weight: 141.75lb (64.43kg, 10.13st)
No change
Total lost: 5.75lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 16.25lb (7.39kg, 1.16st)

I actually felt dehydrated this morning, so we'll see what the number is tomorrow.  I'll have to up my liquids today to make up for that, as well as the full pot of tea I've been drinking this morning.  Update:  I drank lots of lemonade, but I'm all puffy now before bed! Why?

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
4 strips of natural bacon
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Goat yogurt
Sweet potato fries
Hamburger w/bbq sauce

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 3 Friday

Day 23

Weight: 141.75lb (64.43kg, 10.13st)
Loss: .75 lb
Total lost: 5.75lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 16.25lb (7.39kg, 1.16st)

I'm going to stick to PV today and not have the chocolate caramel bars I bought from a coworker today, so that I'll continue losing instead of going back to 143.5 again! Update:  I did NOT eat the chocolate!

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Large salad w/chicken, small amount of olive oil/mustard dressing
Goat yogurt at work
Goat yogurt at home
Steak
Large sweet potato
Goat yogurt
Toscana fresco sheep cheese

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 3 Thursday

Day 22
Weight: 142.5lb (64.77kg, 10.18st)
Lost: 1lb
Total lost: 5lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 15.5lb (7.05kg, 1.11st)

Very boring food day.  No routine.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Turkey wing
Boucheron goat cheese (small serving)
Goat yogurt
Almonds
2 Turkey hot dogs
Toscana fresco cheese (sheep, small piece)

Dukan Diet Restart -- Week 3 Wednesday

Day 21

Weight: 143.5lb (65.23kg, 10.25st)
No change
Total lost: 4lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 14.5lb (6.59kg, 1.04st)

Still no change!  I use a doctor's scale, so I probably fudge a bit between .25lb sometimes.  I used to have a digital scale, but it was very inaccurate.  If I stepped on it 5 times in a row, it would give 5 different weights, so I gave up on them after I had the same problem with a second one.  Today's a PP day.  Hopefully some of this bloated feeling will go away.  It's the beginning of rest week tomorrow on the P90X calendar, so I'm not sure what workouts I'll be doing, but I will do something!

Oat bran
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
Turkey from Thanksgiving (not very much though)
A whole slice of Manchego, but it was pretty thin. 
More goat yogurt
Roquefort (sheep cheese)
Goat brie
Steak

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 3 Tuesday

Day 20

Weight: 143.5lb (65.23kg, 10.25st)
No change
Total lost: 4lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 14.5lb (6.59kg, 1.04st)

It was a slow day today.  I didn't do a workout, and my food was sort of mixed.  Stopped by the store and stocked up on veggies.  I was craving veggies yesterday and I didn't have anything to eat!  Unfortunately, in the store were frozen sweet potato fries, which I bought.  Why are there so many ingredients in sweet potato fries?  Shouldn't it just be sweet potatoes?  What's with the rice flour, etc etc?  I'm also going to bed early.   I am now watching Biggest Loser and sitting on my butt!

Oat bran
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
Big salad with some chicken (oil & mustard as dressing)
Goat yogurt
Steak
Sweet potato fries
French fries
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 3 Monday

Day 19

Weight: 143.5lb (65.23kg, 10.25st)
No change
Total lost: 4lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 14.5lb (6.59kg, 1.04st)

Sigh.  Just have to keep moving ahead! I was a bit puffy yesterday (my exercise bra was on a looser hook), don't know why.  Which is why I'm not surprised by no change on the scale.  I'll be good the next few days to try to get down a bit.  Next challenging day is next Monday, my younger DD's birthday, so I should have 7 days of good behavior!

Oat Bran
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Tomato meat sauce (turkey)
Steamed broccoli & carrots
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Hamburger w/bbq sauce
Chicken breast tenders w/salsa

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 17-18: Shoulders & Arms

I didn't do a workout on Saturday.  I managed to squeeze in S&A on Sunday, which meant I left out Yoga.  I was able to improve on all my exercises.

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 3 Sunday

Day 18

Weight: 143.5lb (65.23kg, 10.25st)
Gain: .25lb
Total lost: 4lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 14.5lb (6.59kg, 1.04st)

I feel like the Sahara Desert.  Popcorn does that to me, it's very dehydrating.  I drank a ton of fluids before going to bed and had 2 glasses of water during the night, and I still feel like my skin is going to crack.  Had brunch with a friend, but did manage to get a workout in today.

Oat bran
1.25 e.w. protein powder
2 Jimmy Dean turkey sausages
House salad with mustardy sauce
2 venison and cherry sausages
Virgin Mary
1 bottle of stout
Goat yogurt

Post workout: more goat yogurt
Tomato meat sauce (turkey)
Steamed carrots & broccoli
I may have forgotten something, but I didn't have almonds

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 3 Saturday

Day 17

Weight: 142.5lb (64.77kg, 10.18st)
Lost: .5lb
Total lost: 5lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 15.5lb (7.05kg, 1.11st)

Went to the movies today, and fell off the diet wagon.  I had popcorn, and an Icee.  Frustrating, as I was expecting a loss tomorrow.  Now, who knows.  I was sorely tempted to have anything and everything, but tried to keep it within reason.  No routines today.

Oat Bran
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Popcorn
Large Icee
Granola bar
Goat yogurt
5 prunes

Steamed broccoli & carrots
Goat yogurt
Tomato meat sauce w/ground turkey
a pomegranate fruit strip

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 16: Plyo

I felt good, I didn't pause the video once!  I did all the exercises (except for the bonus round).  Of course I modified some of them, but I certainly burned a bunch of calories. 

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 2 Friday

Day 16

Weight: 143lb (65kg, 10.21st)
Lost: 2lb
Total lost: 4.5lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 15lb (6.82kg, 1.07st)

Yay! I'm looking forward to the scale tomorrow.  Did Plyo today, a great workout!

Oat bran
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Chicken w/yogurt curry sauce
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Pre-workout: goat yogurt
1 scoop e.w. protein powder
5 prunes (post-workout carbohydrate, I was tired of yogurt!)
Chicken w/yogurt curry sauce
Goat yogurt

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 14-15: Rest Day and Chest & Back

I had a rest day (celebrated my DD's birthday) on Wednesday.  Yesterday, I did Chest & Back.  I was able to increase my pushups to 74 full, and 60 assisted pullups.  An improvement over last week, but of course still behind where I was last June.  I won't be doing C&B again until after we get back from Barcelona in February!

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 2 Thursday

Day 15

Weight: 145lb (65.91kg, 10.36st)
Gain: 2.5lb!
I'm going to skip the other stuff, as this number will come down in the next few days.

Well, I forgot to take some of the 4HB supplements, but I did do the air squats/wall pushups and drank lemonade before dinner.  Today was a PP day.  I did my P90X workout today.  I felt good at the start, but it was a struggle by the end.  Next week, I'll try to do different PP days, Tues-Wed?

Oat bran
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Grilled chicken breast
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Post-workout snack: goat yogurt
Chicken breast strips w/curry goat yogurt sauce

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 2 Wednesday

Day 14

Weight: 142.5lb (64.77kg, 10.18st)
Loss: .25lb
Total lost: 5lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 15.5lb (7.05kg, 1.11st)
Milestone:  Total lost in 2 weeks, 5lb.  Since 3/11, lost 7kg  (again)

Very annoying that the scale isn't showing a nicer number!  I am no longer clogged, and I definitely expected more, but I did drink an entire glass of water in the middle of the night, so there's an extra pound. I am definitely smaller though.  Today's going to be a cheat day, as it's my daughter's 16th birthday, and we'll be having Carvel ice cream steak (I mean cake!) & also chicken over rice.  I'm going to use the 4HB trick to minimize the damage.

I ran out of Colonix fiber, so I had some oat bran
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Tasteless double turkey patty
Spaghetti squash
3 bars of chocolate -- yes I was bad
Gigantic serving of chicken over rice w/yogurt sauce
Small serving of carrot casserole
3 slices of Carvel ice cream cake
Red wine

We'll see what the scale shows tomorrow morning!

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 11-13: BBL's High & Tight

Didn't do Yoga, and was exhausted yesterday, so no L&B.  Today I did the High & Tight workout again, this time with ankle weights (I think they're 2lb).  Still love it!  Squeezed in 3 sets of pullups, one each of chinups, reverse grip, and wide.

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 2 Tuesday

Day 13

Weight: 142.75lb (64.89kg, 10.20st)
No change
Total lost: 4.75lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 15.25lb (6.93kg, 1.09st)
Milestone:  Under 65kg 


Plateau already?  I'll just have keep plugging along. I was really tired yesterday afternoon and evening, so no workout, and I went to bed early.  I found a pair of pants to wear today that won't be outrageously tight, so I'm comfortable for today.  The plumbing cleared today, should look good on the scale tomorrow!

Colonix fiber
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Chicken breast w/salsa
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Carrots (2 large)

After-workout food: Goat yogurt

Chicken breast w/bbq sauce
A few almonds

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 2 Monday

Day 12

Weight: 142.75lb (64.89kg, 10.20st)
Loss: .5lb
Total lost: 4.75lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 15.25lb (6.93kg, 1.09st)
Milestone:  Under 65kg 

I guess I have to repeat "building muscle" over and over.  I was also puffy and gassy yesterday, so there's some extra air involved.  I am still shrinking.  My pants are fitting better.  I took 3 other pairs of pants to the cleaners on Saturday, all fit a little big, so now I'm going to to have to squeeze into the smaller ones tomorrow!  Not looking forward to it.  It'll be warmer tomorrow and Wednesday, so maybe I can wear some thinner non-wool pants.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
Salad w/turkey
Almonds (a lot)
Pork roast
Butternut squash
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 2 Sunday

Day 11

Weight: 143lb (65kg, 10.21st)
Gained: 1.25lb
Total lost: 4.5lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 15lb (6.82kg, 1.07st)

Boo!  I'm not worried though, I think it's about that lovely side effect of Dukan, a clogged system!  Anyway, we'll see if it evens out this week.  I had a forbidden food today, two times.  I had 2 whole rye rounds with margarine.  Yes, it's gluten, but I do worse with wheat than rye.  No P90X yoga today. 

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Rye round w/margarine
Goat yogurt
Mixed veggies (peppers, zucchini)
Almonds
Rye round w/margarine
Hard boiled eggs (2) w/salt
Goat cheese

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 2 Saturday

Day 10

Weight: 141.75lb (64.43kg, 10.13st)
Loss: 1 lb
Total lost: 5.75lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 16.25lb (7.39kg, 1.16st)
Milestone:  Lost 7kg since 3/11 (again) 

A nice whoosh there! Well, I did burn a few calories last evening doing Plyo, and  had no almonds.  It's possible that I'm eating too many calories, which is why I'm concentrating on salads and veggies today.  Of course I'll have protein, probably a turkey burger and eggs.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Salad w/turkey olive oil/mustard salad dressing
Butternut squash soup
Fresca 20oz
3 large carrots

After my workout:
Goat yogurt
Chicken breast parmesan w/roquefort

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 10: Shoulders & Arms

I finished the whole workout this time.  I had to drink more ice water to cool down, my room is still pretty hot.  However, I did improve on reps/weights from last week. 

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 1 Friday

Day 9

Weight: 142.75lb (64.89kg, 10.20st)
Loss: .5lb
Total lost: 4.75lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 15.25lb (6.93kg, 1.09st)
Milestone:  Under 65kg!

I'm definitely hydrated today, and I'm building muscle, so I'm going to have to pay more attention to shrinkage and clothing fit than the number on the scale.  It will go down, but slower than I'd like.  I still have too much padding!  I think I'm going to concentrate on salads and veggies tomorrow.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Turkey breast (Thanksgiving leftovers - delicious!)
Goat yogurt

A few almonds before my workout.  Afterwards, I had:

Goat yogurt
Scrambled eggs (3)
Goat gouda cheese

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 9: Plyo

Big improvement over last week!  Got through 35min before I skipped an exercise.  I also skip the sports extra exercises.  The other problem I have is that my apartment is overheated, and I had to open the window to cool the room down.  That wasn't working fast enough, so I had to pop a bunch of ice cubes in my water.  I get really sluggish and tired when I'm hot, so cooling down really helped up my energy level.

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 1 Thursday

Day 8

Weight: 143.25lb (65.11kg, 10.23st)
Gain: .25lb
Total lost: 4.25lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 14.75lb (6.7kg, 1.05st)

Could be worse.  Yesterday was my rest day, so no routine.  Today is a PP day.  I also did the C&B routine of week 2 of P90X.  I got a little puffy again today, but I wasn't puffy yesterday.  Could it be the almonds?  I'll have to skip the almonds another day to see if the puffiness goes away.

Colonix fiber
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
Steak
Almonds

After the workout I had:

Goat yogurt
Chicken w/bbq sauce.  I mixed a little regular forbidden kind w/some sugar free kind
Almonds
Manchego cheese

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 7-8: Rest Day and Chest & Back

Just wanted to rest yesterday.  Today I did Chest & Back.  It's sort of tough to do the recovery drink/snack when I'm doing a PP day.  I'm going to pick a different PP day next week.  Anyway, I was able to increase my pushups and pullups, but it's still not where I'd like to be.  Jeez, I got so weak in six-seven months!  I'm also going to start eating carrots again, I seemed to do well in the spring/summer when I was doing P90X and eating carrots.

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 1 Wednesday

Day 7

Weight: 143lb (65kg, 10.21st)
Lost: .25lb
Total lost: 4.5lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 15lb (6.82kg, 1.07st)

The scale isn't moving too fast, but I feel like I am shrinking.  The pants I am wearing are more comfortable than they were a few days ago, and my bra doesn't feel as tight.  I felt a soreness I've never felt before thanks to the BBL's H&T routine.  That's definitely going to be part of my weekly routine now!

It's a PV day, and as I ran out of almonds, maybe it'll be a little lower in calories too.

Colonix
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
Chicken breast strips w/salsa
Goat cheese
Roquefort (sheep milk)
Carrots
Butternut squash w/nutmeg

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 6: BBL's High & Tight w/some Legs & Back

I decided that I get plenty of squatting on Plyo day, and I wanted to improve my bum bum (pronounced boom boom!) with Leandro, so I did the High & Tight video.  The video is divided into 3 parts, and after the first part ended, I did one set of Close-grip Pullups.  After the rest of the video, I did one set of  calf raises, then another set of Close-grip Pullups. 

I definitely feel the burn doing the H&T video!  I never feel these same muscles being stressed during the regular P90X workouts.  I'll add in the Bum Bum video next week in place of Kenpo.

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 1 Tuesday

Day 6

Weight: 143.25lb (65.11kg, 10.23st)
Lost: .25lb
Total lost: 4.25lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 14.75lb (6.7kg, 1.05st)

I definitely was a little puffy.  It got better, then worse again after lunch.  Hmmm.  Another PV day

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Almonds
Steak w/salsa
Roasted sweet potato cubes
Goat yogurt

After my workout I had:

Goat yogurt
Chicken breast tender parmesan -- tomato sauce & manchego cheese over chicken breast strips

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 1 Monday

Day 5

Weight: 143.5lb (65.23kg, 10.25st)
Gain: .25lb

I think the Turkey sausage patties I had yesterday were high in sodium.  We'll see what the scale says tomorrow morning!  I squeezed in a portion of the Shoulders & Arms routine from P90X, then off to do some OT at the office.

Colonix fiber
1.25 scoops e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
Steak w/salsa
Goat cheese

I must have had something else, but I can't remember anything else!  I did get gassy so I'm not hopeful for the scale tomorrow.

P90X Winter 2011-12 Day 5: S&A

I didn't do any routines on Saturday or Sunday, so I am behind.  I will do L&B tomorrow evening.  I think I'll do some BBL leg work, and then the calf and back stuff from P90X, then X Stretch on Wednesday, so no Yoga/Kenpo this week.

I didn't have time to do the whole routine, I did about 35min, so 9 exercises 2x.  Weights were less than before of course, but I didn't feel like a complete loser like I did on Thursday.

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 1 Sunday

Day 4

Weight: 143.25lb (65.11kg, 10.23st)
Lost: .25lb
Total lost: 4.25lb
Total lost since 3/2011: 14.75lb (6.7kg, 1.05st)

I was pretty productive today.  Even when I was watching TV, I was organizing my knitting magazines! I didn't do a workout, my legs/butt still ache from Ply on Friday. Anyway, it was a PV day today:

Colonix fiber
1.25 scoops e.w. protein powder
Jimmy Dean Turkey patties (4)
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Butternut squash soup (some forbidden ingredients, but it was one bowl, and it was going to go bad in the fridge)
Overcooked steak w/salsa, then bbq sauce (I sacrificed myself and ate another serving of this disaster, but threw the remainder out!)

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 1 Saturday

Day 3

Weight: 143.5 lb
Lost: 2lb

Wow, the pounds are dropping!  Well, it'll slow down today.  Had forbidden foods today, but it was gluten/dairy free.  Achy also, so I decided to skip the workout, do it tomorrow.  Anyway, got a bit of a workout carrying heavy bags home from Target.  I stocked up on chicken breast tenderloins, turkey burgers, turkey sausage. 

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Large Coke Icee (it has sugar, about 400 cals)
Almonds
2 HV granola bars
Goat yogurt
1 quart Mint Chocolate Soysilk
1 bag of Market Pantry steamed Asparagus vegetable mix (I didn't eat the cauliflower, so it was under 100 cals)
Manchego cheese
A little more yogurt!


Yes, I had some sugar, but I didn't do too bad.  Went to the movies, and avoided popcorn and candy, so that has to count for something!  I hope I stay at 145 or less... Happy New Year!