Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 34 Thursday

Day 246

Weight: 138.25lb (62.71kg, 9.88st)
Loss: .75lb
Total lost: 9.25lb (4.20kg, 0.66st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 19.75lb (8.96kg, 1.41st)

Water intake: 93oz & 15oz lemonade ( 108oz = 3.19l)

Yay, a loss!

Exercise:  I started P90X!  I did Chest & Back today.

I am going on our annual visit with family friend as their guests at a country club.  Yes, I will be wearing a bikini.  No, I don't think I'll be posting any photos!  I think I'll buy some gluten-free hamburger buns so I can eat the burger without feeling bad.

I am out of my Colonix fiber!  I didn't have time to make any oat bran.
1.25 e.w protein powder
Broiled salmon
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Scrambled eggs
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Turkey sausage links (2)

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 34 Wednesday

Day 245

Weight: 139.00lb (62.60kg, 9.86st)
No change
Total lost: 8.50lb (3.86kg, 0.61st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 19.00lb (8.62kg, 1.36st)

Water intake: 75oz & 12oz Virgil's Free Root Beer (w/stevia) & 15oz lemonade ( 103oz = 3.04l)

The scale didn't move!  I guess I'll have to wait another day for some benefit from gluten-freedom.  I also forgot to drink water at work!  So stupid, as it's so easy to drink iced water as they have a machine (no ice cube trays to fill like at home!)  I didn't have any aspartame today, I found a soda with stevia, so I had that instead.  It was a PP day today.

Exercise:  I did 100 reps of the P90X ab routine in the morning, and I walked 29 blocks (45 minutes) after work.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Goat yogurt
Broiled salmon
Goat gouda cheese
Almonds
Manchego
Pork chops (2)
Goat yogurt
Almonds

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 34 Tuesday

Day 244

Weight: 139.00lb (62.60kg, 9.86st)
No change
Total lost: 8.50lb (3.86kg, 0.61st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 19.00lb (8.62kg, 1.36st)

Water intake: 63oz & 30oz lemonade (93oz = 2.75l)

So no rye round today, therefore it's a gluten-free day.  I'm dog-sitting my dog's BFF, and didn't want to chomp away on a pork chop next to them, so I went with scrambled eggs instead. 

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Broiled pork chop w/bbq sauce
Steamed rutabaga
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Scrambled eggs (3)
Manchego
Sweet potato pancakes

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 34 Monday

Day 243

Weight: 139.00lb (62.60kg, 9.86st)
Loss: .75lb
Total lost: 8.50lb (3.86kg, 0.61st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 19.00lb (8.62kg, 1.36st)

Water intake: 88oz & 15oz lemonade & 20oz Fresca (123oz = 3.63l)

Well, I wasn't very good today!  The corn was yummy though.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Broiled pork chop w/bbq sauce
Sweet Potato & manchego au gratin -- I never have anything au gratin, but this was with manchego (sheep cheese) so I indulged
Goat yogurt
Almonds

I had dinner at my mom's:
Ear of fresh corn w/margarine -- delicious!
Smoked salmon
Goat cheese
Rye crackers
Manchego
Some marzipan (not too sweet, more like almond paste)
I also drank 2 glasses of white wine

Catchup post for Week 33 Thurs & Friday and Week 34 Sat & Sun

Days 239-242

Weight:
Thursday: 137lb (guestimate)
Friday: 139lb (guestimate)
Saturday: 142lb (!)
Sunday: 139.75lb

I've been a slacker posting-wise.  I've been eating rye rounds w/goat "margarine" almost every day, so I haven't been gluten-free.  I have stayed dairy free though.  Every day I had the usual Colonix fiber, my egg white protein powder drink, and goat yogurt several times.  Sunday and Monday I had pork chops.  On a few days I had some candy.  Friday I had a gin & tonic, and Monday I had some white wine.  I've been drinking 12-20oz of Fresca almost every day.  Water-wise, I've been a little low at work.  I could be drinking more, which would of course mean a faster metabolism & maybe less calories as well.  I also haven't been taking my 4HB supplements.  The 142 on Saturday was a little scary though.  I was very puffy that morning, and I think I was eating salty foods too.  I am glad that I'm still in the 130's, but I could be doing a lot better. 

Exercise... well, I get a little exercise just living here in NYC, but except for Saturday when I did a shopping circuit in the afternoon, I haven't really done much extra.  I need to start doing something, esp. P90X again soon!  I'll try to do something this evening. 

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 34 Wednesday

Day 238

Weight: 136.5lb (62.60kg, 9.86st)
Lost: 1.5lb
Total lost: 9.50lb (4.31kg, 0.68st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.00lb (9.07kg, 1.43st)

Water intake: 77oz & 20oz Fresca ( 97oz = 2.87l)

Very stressful day. I know the number is pretty low, but I think I've also not been working out and I'm losing some of my muscle.  I'm hoping when I start working out again, I'll get smaller but the scale will stay about the same.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Broiled salmon
Small mishmash of beets, goat cheese, escarole, cucumbers (1 cup?)
Goat yogurt
Walnuts

More Goat yogurt
Granola bar
Lots of candy (marmelade/jelly kind) -- can't get any more until next summer, so no more problems there!
Gin & tonic (12oz)

Goat yogurt
Almonds
Manchego cheese

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 34 Tuesday

Day 237

Weight: 138.00lb (62.60kg, 9.86st)
Gain: 1.00lb
Total lost: 9.50lb (4.31kg, 0.68st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.00lb (9.07kg, 1.43st)

Water intake: reasonable & 20oz Fresca

Another PP day until after work. 

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Steak
Goat yogurt
Walnuts
More Goat yogurt
Red wine (1 small glass)
Goat yogurt
Steak w/bbq sauce
Manchego cheese

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 34 Monday

Day 236

Weight: 137.00lb (62.14kg, 9.79st)
Lost: .50lb
Total lost: 10.50lb (4.76kg, 0.75st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 21.00lb (9.53kg, 1.50st)

Water intake: reasonable & 12oz Diet Cream soda

A PP day.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Steak
Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt
Steak w/bbq sauce
Almonds
Manchego cheese

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 34 Sunday

Day 235

Weight: 137.50lb (62.37kg, 9.82st)
No change
Total lost: 10.00lb (4.54kg, 0.71st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.50lb (9.30kg, 1.46st)

Water intake: reasonable

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder

A lot of bbq potato chips (bad!)
Red wine (2 glasses)
Goat yogurt
Steak w/bbq sauce
Cooked squash
Manchego cheese

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 34 Saturday

Day 234

Weight: 137.50lb (62.37kg, 9.82st)
Loss: .50lb
Total lost: 10.00lb (4.54kg, 0.71st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.50lb (9.30kg, 1.46st)

Water intake: reasonable

My mom came over for dinner.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Goat yogurt

I can't remember all the food for Saturday

Steak w/salsa
Salad w/cucumber & balsamic vinaigrette
Red wine
Goat yogurt
Manchego cheese

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 33 Friday

Day 233

Weight: 138.00lb (62.60kg, 9.86st)
Lost: 1.00lb
Total lost: 9.50lb (4.31kg, 0.68st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.00lb (9.07kg, 1.43st)
Average weight this past week: 138.04lb
Average weight the week before: 139.82lb

Water intake: 31oz & 45oz lemonade & 20oz Fresca ( 96oz = l)

I'm feeling better today.  I could still use some more sleep though.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Broiled salmon
Steamed broccoli
Oatmeal raisin cookie (WF)
Goat yogurt
Steak w/bbq sauce
Cooked squash
Manchego cheese

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 33 Thursday

Day 232

Weight: 139.00lb (62.60kg, 9.86st)
Gain: 1.75lb
Total lost: 8.50lb (3.86kg, 0.61st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 19.00lb (8.62kg, 1.36st)

Water intake: 62oz & 45oz lemonade & 20oz fresca ( 127oz = 3.75l)

Why did I not realize it's ragweed season?  No wonder I'm feeling so terrible.  I finally felt halfway decent around 4PM.  I had the potatoes, I felt like I needed some carbs/starch, and they're not fried and didn't seem salty.  I was puffy in the morning, but it got better later in the day.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Omelette w/mushrooms & onions
Home fries (baked)
Goat yogurt
Almonds
More goat yogurt
Steak w/bbq sauce (this usually means about 1tsp)
Cooked squash
Yet another serving of goat yogurt -- at least I'm getting a lot of calcium!

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 33 Wednesday

Day 231

Weight: 137.25lb (62.39kg, 9.80st)
Loss: .25lb
Total lost: 10.25lb (4.66kg, 0.73st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.75lb (9.43kg, 1.48st)
 
Water intake: 94oz & 45 lemonade ( 139oz = 4.11 l)

I woke up at least 6x last night, thank you sinuses, so even though I should have gotten 8 hours, I got less than 7, and it was of course disrupted, so I feel terrible!  Now you know why I avoid dairy most of the time.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Goat yogurt
Broiled pork chop
Almonds
Broiled salmon
Cooked squash
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 33 Tuesday

Day 230

Weight: 137.5lb (62.37kg, 9.82st)
Loss: 1.00lb
Total lost: 10.00lb (4.54kg, 0.71st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.50lb (9.30kg, 1.46st)

Water intake: 94oz & 45 lemonade ( 139oz = 4.11 l)

Walked and shopped for two hours after work.  Feeling pretty miserable as my sinuses are clearing themselves after having the milk chocolate the last two days.  I need to get more sleep, and I also need to do a PP day or two or three. 

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Goat yogurt
Steak w/salsa
Lots of almonds
Broiled salmon
Steamed broccoli
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 33 Monday

Day 229

Weight: 138.5lb (62.37kg, 9.82st)
No change
Total lost: 10.00lb (4.54kg, 0.71st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.50lb (9.30kg, 1.46st)

Water intake: 78oz & 45oz lemonade (123oz = 3.63l)

I had a bit of dairy today since I already had some in my system.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Steak w/salsa
Hot chocolate
Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt
A few almonds
Broiled salmon
Steamed broccoli
Manchego

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 33 Sunday

Day 228

Weight: 138.5lb (62.37kg, 9.82st)
Gain: 1.00 lb
Total lost: 10.00lb (4.54kg, 0.71st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.50lb (9.30kg, 1.46st)

Water intake: 30oz & 30oz lemonade & 48oz watered-down lingonberry juice (108oz = 3.19l)

Fell off the wagon a bit at Ikea, but I did spend 5 hrs walking around the store.  We almost missed the last bus home!

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
BBQ ribs
Steamed carrots
a lot of chocolate w/caramel

I wasn't hungry (all that sugar!), so I just snacked for dinner:

Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt
Few almonds

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 33 Saturday

Day 227

Weight: 137.5lb (62.37kg, 9.82st)
Loss: .75lb
Total lost: 10.00lb (4.54kg, 0.71st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.50lb (9.30kg, 1.46st)

Water intake: 30oz & 60oz lemonade ( 90oz = 2.66l)

Well, that's good to know!  So that's about 2.5lb of water retention. Maybe I'm craving salt a bit because of the hot weather, and losing sodium in sweat...  It's too hot to do a lot of walking, but I ran two separate errands, so I got some exercise.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Goat yogurt
Pork sausage patties (2 small)
More goat yogurt
Steak w/bbq sauce
Steamed rutabaga
Sweet potato pancakes
Almonds

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 32 Friday

Day 226

Weight: 138.25lb (62.71kg, 9.88st)
Loss: 1.75lb
Total lost: 9.25lb (4.20kg, 0.66st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 19.75lb (8.96kg, 1.41st)
Average weight this past week: 138.39lb
Average weight the week before: 141.44lb

Water intake: 109oz & 20oz Fresca & 15oz lemonade (144oz = 4.25l)

OK, the plan is to keep the sodium down so I can see where I'm really out scale-wise. 

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Roast pork loin
Spaghetti squash
Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt
Pork chops (2)
Spinach w/mayo
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 32 Thursday

Day 225

Weight: 140lb (63.50kg, 10.00st)
No change
Total lost: 8.00lb (3.40kg, 0.54st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 18.00lb (8.16kg, 1.29st)

Water intake: 80oz & 12oz Fresca & 15oz lemonade ( 107oz = 3.16l)

Payday!  I'm buying food today.  No more hotdogs, nuts & rye rounds for now.  I have to shrink a little to try on my bras that are arriving any day.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Roast pork loin
Grilled zucchini
Steamed spaghetti squash
Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt
Pork chops w/bbq sauce (3!)
Steamed rutabaga

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 32 Wednesday

Day 224

Weight: 140lb (63.50kg, 10.00st)
No change
Total lost: 8.00lb (3.40kg, 0.54st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 18.00lb (8.16kg, 1.29st)

Water intake: 104oz & 15oz lemonade ( 119oz = 3.52l)

More of the same. 
Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Roast pork loin
Goat yogurt
Almonds
More Goat yogurt
Rye round w/goat "margarine"
Almonds
Hot dogs (3) w/mustard

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 32 Tuesday

Day 223

Weight: 140lb (63.50kg, 10.00st)
Loss: .5lb
Total lost: 8.00lb (3.40kg, 0.54st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 18.00lb (8.16kg, 1.29st)

Water intake: 64oz & 45oz lemonade (109oz = 3.2l)

I'm puffy, excess sodium and the gluten in the rye.  Payday is tomorrow, I'll buy a good selection of PV and PP foods, so no more extras.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Chicken breast strips w/salsa
Roasted green beans
Goat yogurt
More Goat yogurt
Rye round w/goat "margarine"
Salted cashews
Almonds
Hot dogs (3) w/mustard

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 32 Monday

Day 222

Weight: 140.5lb (63.73kg, 10.04st)
Gain: 0.5lb
Total lost: 7.00lb (3.18kg, 0.50st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 17.50lb (7.94kg, 1.25st)

Water intake: 96 & 15oz lemonade ( 111oz = 3.28l)

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Almonds
Tomato meat sauce
Spinach w/mayo
Goat yogurt
More Goat yogurt
Rye round w/goat "margarine"
I went to a bar restaurant to meet a friend, had 1.5 hard ciders and a salad w/grilled chicken
Almonds
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 32 Sunday

Day 221

Weight: 140lb (63.50kg, 10.00st)
Gain: .5lb
Total lost: 8.00lb (3.40kg, 0.54st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 18.00lb (8.16kg, 1.29st)

Water intake: reasonable

I forgot, I had a small glass of red wine last night.  I had had a problem the last few times I had red wine at dinner or in the evening, with waking up in the middle of the night with my heart pounding.  It's called Holiday Heart Syndrome.  Well, this time I didn't wake up or have a pounding heart, so that amount of wine is "safe".

I also wanted to explain the goat "margarine" I've been eating.  When I was on vacation, my cousin told me of a method to create one's own margarine.  She blended 400g of butter with 4dl of rapeseed oil and 4dl of water.  The result was a creamy always soft butter.  I bought 200g of goat butter, and added 2dl of canola (rapeseed) oil and 2dl of water and made my own batch.  It was too runny, so I added some more goat butter, and now I have my own goat "margarine"!  It's really white though, and doesn't look right as I'm putting it on my rye bread.

I'm not feeling very inspired to do Dukan with intensity. 

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
I'm not sure what I had for lunch.
Goat yogurt
Rye round w/goat "margarine"
Tomato meat sauce
Spinach w/mayo
Almonds
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 32 Saturday

Day 220

Weight: 139.5lb (63.28kg, 9.96st)
Gain: 1.25lb
Total lost: 8.00lb (3.63kg, 0.57st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 18.50lb (8.39kg, 1.32st)



Water intake: reasonable

Well, I cheated a lot.  My first cheat food was unsatisfying, so I had something else, and then on the way home I stopped and picked up yet another dessert.  Well, I was finally satisfied!  Dinner was on the light side.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Goat yogurt
Gluten-free dairy free chocolate cake (yucky)
Carvel vanilla soft-serve ice cream w/rainbow sprinkles -- very good!
Magnum double caramel ice cream
Goat yogurt
Rye round w/goat "margarine"
Almonds

I can't remember what else I had

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 31 Friday

Day 219

Weight: 139.5lb (63.28kg, 9.96st)
Gain: 1.25lb
Total lost: 8.00lb (3.63kg, 0.57st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 18.50lb (8.39kg, 1.32st)
Average weight this past week: 138.39lb
Average weight the week before: 141.44lb

Water intake: can't remember, medium amount

I did manage to make some chicken breast strips for lunch, so I can save some money.  I think I'm shrinking, a bra was less tight today than earlier in the week/last week, but I'm sure the sodium isn't helping on the scale, and I did eat those cashews yesterday.  I have to get more almonds so I can snack on those and not get extra salt.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder

Chicken breast strips
Vegetarian split pea soup
Goat yogurt
Tomato meat sauce
Goat yogurt
Almonds

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 31 Thursday

Day 218

Weight: 138.25lb (62.71kg, 9.88st)
Gain: .75lb
Total lost: 9.25lb (4.20kg, 0.65st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 19.75lb (8.96kg, 1.41st)

Water intake: 123 oz ( 123oz = 3.63l)

OK, I'm falling off the wagon a little bit.  I have to make food tonight for lunch tomorrow!  The cashews are going to wreak havoc on the scale tomorrow.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Pulled chicken
Waffle fries
Goat yogurt
Beef hot dogs (2) w/mustard
Steamed broccoli
Cashews, roasted & salted (too many!)

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 31 Wednesday

Day 217

Weight: 137.5lb (62.37kg, 9.82st)
Loss: .5lb
Total lost: 10.00lb (4.54kg, 0.71st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.50lb (9.30kg, 1.46st)

Water intake: 108oz & 20oz Fresca ( 108oz = 3.19l)

Yes, I had cookies.  The girls went off with their dad today.  I'll be childless for 3.5 weeks.  I made the mistake of going to a discount department store after work, with a credit card, and bought an expensive purse!  Now I'll definitely have to eat what I have and eat cheaply to pay it off!  I did also get some new sheets, as my old ones are ready for the rag pile.

As for sodium, meh, I'm just going to go with the flow.  I was feeling a little bloated today, but I'm trying to keep up with the water, and the calorie count on the hot dogs is low (too bad they are full of nitrates and who knows what!)

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Lomo salteado
Fried sweet plantains
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Turkey hot dogs (2)
Broccoli (steamed)
Goat yogurt
Gingersnap cookies (2) - Gluten/dairy free

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 31 Tuesday

Day 216

Weight: 138.00lb (62.60kg, 9.86st)
No change
Total lost: 9.50lb (4.31kg, 0.68st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.00lb (9.07kg, 1.43st)

Water intake: reasonable amount, can't remember!

The only full day I had with the girls, they are off to spend time with their dad tomorrow.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
Steak
Rutabaga
Goat yogurt
Almonds
Turkey hot dogs (2) w/mustard
Steamed broccoli
Almonds
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 31 Monday

Day 215

Weight: 138.00lb (62.60kg, 9.86st)
No change
Total lost: 9.50lb (4.31kg, 0.68st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 20.00lb (9.07kg, 1.43st)

Water intake: not enough

I had to leave work to pick my two DDs at the airport.  I purchased soda before the airport, since it's so expensive there, and ended up drinking 1 1/2 cans of coke and vanilla coke (not diet).  I was good later however, as the girls had pizza for dinner, and I was able to avoid eating any.

Colonix
1.25 e.w protein powder
BBQ ribs
Ear of corn
Collard greens (a forkful, I don't like them!)
Almonds
Turkey hot dogs (2) w/mustard
Almonds

I can't remember what else I had