Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 4 Saturday

Day 27
Weight: 150.50b (68.27kg, 10.75st)
Loss: .5lb
Total Dukan 2013: 2.50lb (1.13kg, .18st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 7.50lb (3.40kg, .54st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 75oz

Exercise: nothing special


I made the mistake of not taking snacks with me when I went downtown to run some errands, and eating goat yogurt before I left, so my carb intake was affecting me.  At first I was golden and I got a small salad, but it had no protein/fat.  I succumbed (sort of), and bought a bag of sweet potato chips.  So I had too many carbs and fat, but it was not total junk.  So I am hoping the scale is a little lower morning, and I will eat lightly tomorrow

Colonix fiber
1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Liverwurst slices
Goat yogurt
Small salad
Sweet potato chips (4.3 oz, 600 cals, 77g carbs!)
Steak w/salsa
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 4 Friday

Day 26
Weight: 151.00b (68.49kg, 10.79st)
Loss: .5lb
Total Dukan 2013: 2.00lb (.91kg, .14st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 7.00lb (3.18kg, .50st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 110oz

Exercise: nothing special

Colonix fiber
1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Steak w/salsa
Roasted bell pepper
Goat yogurt
Steak w/salsa
Goat yogurt (9PM)

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 4 Thursday

Day 25
Weight: 151.5b (68.72kg, 10.82st)
Loss: .5lb
Total Dukan 2013: 1.50lb (.68kg, .11st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.50lb (2.95kg, .46st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 95oz

Exercise: ran errand at lunch

Got puffy again as I was arriving at home!  Hmm.  But by the next morning, it was resolved.  Tomorrow I will skip the walnuts, but have the same yogurt/supplements and see if I'm puffy again.

Colonix fiber
1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Chili -- homemade (meat, tomatoes, spices.  NO BEANS!)
Goat yogurt
Walnuts
Goat yogurt (1/2 serving)
Steak w/salsa
Roasted bell pepper
Goat yogurt (10PM)

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 4 Wednesday

Day 24
Weight: 152.00b (68.95kg, 10.86st)
Loss: 2.00lb
Total Dukan 2013: 1.00lb (0.45kg, .07st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.00lb (2.72kg, .43st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 114oz

Exercise: ran errand at lunch

I lost a lot of air yesterday, and I actually feel a little dizzy right now (just before noon).  I was hungry this morning, but I am going for a zero-carb day again today. Well, the Colonix fiber I have every morning has 9g of carbs, 8g of fiber, but that adds up a net carb of 1g, so that's almost zero-carb.  The egg white protein powder has 4g.  Maybe I'll skip the powder on PP days to bring the carb level down even further.  Otherwise, yesterday went fine.  Today was fine as well.  However, I did eat my second hamburger patty late in the evening.  I have to stop having these snacks/meals shortly before bedtime.  I know people are less successful when they eat only an hour or two before bed.

Colonix fiber
1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Steak
Turkey sausage
Hamburger patties (2)

Dukan Diet -- Week 3 end and Week 4 start

I am getting super strict on PP days.  No more dairy!  I think I've been getting too many carbs with all the yogurt I was eating, so today I will have:

eggs, steak, turkey sausage (only turkey and spices), hamburger

I had some treats over the weekend, including 2 glasses of Coke & a Gin & Tonic, but I continued to be GF/DF.  Yesterday I had oven-baked home fries w/my eggs, and a sweet potato knish at dinner.  So this morning I weighed 154!  Yes, I was puffy, but really, I'm going in the wrong direction. 

I know others have gone to dairy-free during Dukan, of course I just bought 6 tubs of goat yogurt, so I will only have on PV days I guess.  It wasn't until I read about how the body will not burn fat as long as carbs are coming in that I realized I really have to have no-carb days, otherwise the PP days just aren't going to be effective.  After all, Dukan is supposed to work even when you aren't doing tons of exercise.

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 3 Wednesday

Day 17
Weight: 151.5b (68.72kg, 10.82st)
No change
Total Dukan 2013: 1.50lb (.68kg, .11st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.50lb (2.95kg, .46st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 84oz

Exercise: nothing special

OK, time to do some detective work.  I was feeling less puffy, then I poofed up by the time I got home from work.  I took some supplements I hadn't taken the day before, and I also had some walnuts (been nut-free for two days).  The suspects:

Stevia
Walnuts
Kelp supplement

The other supplements I took (vit D supplement, garlic supplement, vit B-50 supplement, mega green tea extract) I have been taking for months/yrs the same w/o puffiness.  I am allergic to crustaceans, so it could be the kelp, but I was having puffiness issues before I started taking the kelp (mid Feb).  I am going to skip the walnuts & kelp tomorrow, and see if the puffiness goes down.  Maybe I just have to forgo the nuts.  I swapped almonds for walnuts, but it may be that I just can't do nuts in the volume I've been doing them.  I will also switch to the stevia powder packets if the walnut/kelp removal doesn't help

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Roast pork
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (one handful)
Goat yogurt
Hamburger patties (1)
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 3 Tuesday

Day 16
Weight: 151.5b (68.72kg, 10.82st)
Lost: .5lb
Total Dukan 2013: 1.50lb (.68kg, .11st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.50lb (2.95kg, .46st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 84oz

Exercise: nothing special

! I was feeling puffy this morning. However, my average is lower, and I took some measurements on Saturday, and I am shrinking... Just have to focus on that.

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Roast pork
Roasted pepper
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (one handful)
Goat yogurt
Hamburger patties (2)
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 3 Monday

Day 15
Weight: 152.00b (68.95kg, 10.83st)
Gain: 1.75lb
Total Dukan 2013: 1.00lb (0.45kg, .07st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.00lb (2.72kg, .43st)
Average weight this past week: 151.14lb
Average weight the week before: 151.57lb

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 110oz

Exercise: nothing special

!  I was feeling puffy this morning.  However, my average is lower, and I took some measurements on Saturday, and I am shrinking...  Just have to focus on that. 

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Roast pork
Roasted pepper
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (one handful)
Goat yogurt
Hamburger patty
Whole artichoke w/mayo
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 2 Saturday & Sunday

Day 13
Weight: 151.5b (68.72kg, 10.82st)
Lost: .5lb
Total Dukan 2013: 1.50lb (.68kg, .11st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.50lb (2.95kg, .46st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 102

Exercise: ARX

I did OK on Saturday, except for the wine.  I was going to do ARX and C&B, but it just didn't happen.

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
Roast pork
Flemish beef stew
Red wine
Sauteed onions
Goat yogurt
Walnuts


Day 14
Weight: 150.75b (68.38kg, 10.77st)
Loss: .75b
Total Dukan 2013: 2.25lb (1.02kg, .16st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 7.25lb (3.29kg, .52st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 87oz

Exercise: P90X Chest & Back

Finally did a workout!  I had a day without Stevia, so I had honey w/my tea, and tried to make some lemonade w/honey, but that was a failure.

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
Walnuts
Salad w/chicken, mushrooms, lettuce, balsamic vinaigrette
Goat yogurt
Roast pork w/mustard
Goat yogurt
Honey (several spoonfuls)  -- I got a sugar rush from this!

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 2 Friday

Day 12
Weight: 152.00b (68.95kg, 10.86st)
Gain: 1.75lb
Total Dukan 2013: 1.00lb (0.45kg, .07st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.00lb (2.72kg, .43st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 117oz

Exercise: nothing special

So yesterday's dietary mistakes are making today very uncomfortable.  Not only did the scale go up (salt & beans?), but I still feel lousy.  Obviously I am not really able to stray much -- I have to maintain a low-salt and no-bloat diet.

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Broiled salmon
Goat yogurt

Can't remember what I had for dinner

Goat yogurt
Walnuts

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 2 Thursday

Day 11
Weight: 150.25b (68.15kg, 10.73st)
Loss: .25lb
Total Dukan 2013: 2.75lb (1.25kg, .20st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 7.75lb (3.52kg, .55st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 99oz

Exercise: nada
 
I've been feeling terrible all morning, which I am thinking is due to the fact that I am still using the stevia powder, and therefore often getting a megadose by accident.  I need to throw it out, as the bloating and wheezing is my ragweed allergy acting up again.  I keep thinking it's wasteful to throw it out, but it's not good for me and it has to go!

I didn't do any workouts.  My early dinner at Chipotle was a terrible mistake.  I was bloated, and just wanted to sit down and not move.  This wasn't just a feeling, I really felt like I was waddling.

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Salad w/lettuce, mushrooms, carrots, beets, cucumbers, grilled chicken, balsamic vinaigrette (GF)
Goat yogurt

Chipotle Steak Burrito Bowl:
Beans, steak, tomatoes, medium & hot sauces, guacamole

Goat yogurt
Walnuts

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 2 Wednesday

Day 10
Weight: 150.50b (68.27kg, 10.75st)
Loss: .5lb
Total Dukan 2013: 2.50lb (1.13kg, .18st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 7.50lb (3.40kg, .54st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 117oz

Exercise: ARX and a little bit of L&B (1/4 of the pullups, 1/3 of the leg exercises, or 30%)

Ok, the scale moved a little bit.  I'm still expecting a whoosh in the next few days.  Patience!

So why didn't I do the whole routine?  I started wheezing and feeling faint a few times, and decided I'd better not do more.  My daughter had a little kitchen mishap that involved smoke, so maybe the air quality was bad, or maybe it was the second tea this afternoon and the resulting extra dehydration.  Anyway, I did ARX, and I'll do better next week.  Something is better than nothing, which is what I was doing only a week ago!  I'm committed to doing some part of P90X or alternative exercise the whole 90 days .

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Meat sauce w/yogurt
Goat yogurt

Post workout:
Goat yogurt
Manchego cheese

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 2 Tuesday

Day 9
Weight: 151.00b (68.49kg, 10.79st) 
No change
Total Dukan 2013: 2.00lb (.91kg, .14st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 7.00lb (3.18kg, .50st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 102oz

Exercise: Kettlebell Tabata (better form, but not strenuous enough)

The scale may not be moving, but my measurements are already shrinking.  It really takes some mental gymnastics to avoid getting discouraged, but I'm just going to ignore the scale for now.

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Roast chicken
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (one handful)
Goat yogurt
Turkey sausage
Manchego cheese

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 2 Monday

Day 8
Weight: 151.00b (68.49kg, 10.79st)
Gain: .25lb
Total Dukan 2013: 2.00lb (.91kg, .14st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 7.00lb (3.18kg, .50st)
Average weight this past week: 151.57lb
Average weight the week before: 153.32lb

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 90oz

Exercise: P90X Shoulders & Arms and ARX

The workout went well.  I'm always surprised how quickly I respond to P90X, I'm feeling better already, and it hasn't even been a week!

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs

Roast chicken
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (one handful)
Flemish Beef Stew
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet 2013 Week 1 -- Saturday & Sunday

Day 6
Weight: 151.75b (68.83kg, 10.84st)
No change
Total Dukan 2013: 1.25lb (.57kg, .09st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.25lb (2.83kg, .45st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 87oz

Exercise: grocery shopping

I had a scare a little before dinner, I bent down to do something and poked my eye on a metal skirt hanger hanging off a bookshelf.  Thank goodness I closed my eyelid, as I could feel my eyeball being moved.  I was visualizing blood flowing everywhere, but fortunately, it felt much worse than it looked.  My lid has a bruise and a scratch, and my eye was sensitive the rest of Saturday evening.  I immediately had some wine to calm down, and no workout...

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
One carrot

I'm sure I had add'l food, but can't remember what it was now.  Dinner was a huge salad w/chicken, goat cheese, mushrooms & balsamic vinagrette, red wine

Another glass of red wine
Goat yogurt


Day 7
Weight: 150.75b (68.38kg, 10.77st)
Loss: 1lb!
Total Dukan 2013: 2.25lb (1.02kg, .16st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 7.25lb (3.29kg, .52st)

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 102oz

Exercise: grocery shopping

I skipped another P90X workout, but I did do a tabata set of kettlebells.  I can feel it today (Monday).  Today was supposed to be a PV day, but it turned into mostly a PP day (except for the beer & onions!)

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (handful)

?

1/2 glass of Belgian dark ale
Flemish beef stew, sauteed onions
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 1 Friday

Day 5
Weight: 151.75b (68.83kg, 10.84st)
Total Dukan 2013: 1.25lb (.57kg, .09st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.25lb (2.83kg, .45st)

I was a little puffy this morning, must be the roasted green beans.  It won't get any better tomorrow thanks to the pork links this morning, but it was still protein-only. 

Chest & Back tonight!  Plyo tomorrow, then S&A and X stretch on Sunday.  Maybe I'll do kettlebells on Kenpo day...

Later:  Whew, I did the entire Chest & Back routine!  My numbers were pretty sad, but every week they'll get better.  Doing a video definitely pushes me, as I would have quit way before I actually did.

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated):

Exercise: ran errand at work, Chest & Back routine

Scrambled eggs w/2 pork links (delicious but high in salt and fat)
Steak
Roasted bell pepper
Walnuts (handful)
Goat yogurt
Carrot (pre-exercise)
Goat yogurt (post-exercise)

Can't remember what I had for dinner

Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 1 Thursday

Day 4
Weight: 151.5b (68.72kg, 10.82st)
Total Dukan 2013: 1.5lb (.68kg, .11st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.50lb (2.95kg, .46st)

I got home late, so I did ARX, but not Chest & Back.  I'll double up on the weekend.  One child will be away, so it'll be less stressful, no policing!

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): low - 72oz

Exercise: nothing extra

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Roast chicken breast
Spaghetti squash
Roasted green beans w/garlic
Goat yogurt
Steak
Roasted bell pepper
Walnuts (handful)
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 1 Wednesday

Day 3
Weight: 152b (68.95kg, 10.86st)
Total Dukan 2013: 1lb (.45kg, .07st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 6.00lb (2.83kg, .45st)

I was reviewing my spreadsheet and data from 2012 and 2011.  I had the best losses when I was doing P90X at the same time, so that's it then, time to start up again tomorrow!  I'll have to find an exercise bra I can squeeze into, but then again I have a range of sizes, I just have to find the right one. 

I'm also logging my weight into my spreadsheet again. I was using an app to keep track of my water during the day, which is fine, but I need the feedback I get from the chart regarding my weight.

This was a PV day.

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 117oz

Exercise: ran errand at lunch

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Broiled salmon
Goat yogurt
Roast zucchini
Walnuts (handful)
Goat yogurt

Dukan Diet 2013 -- Week 1 Tuesday

Day 2
Weight: 152.5b (69.17kg, 10.89st)
Total lost Dukan 2013: .5lb (.23kg, .04st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 5.50lb (2.49kg, .39st)

This was a PP day until dinner.

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 87oz (not enough!)

Exercise: ran errand at lunch

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Goat yogurt
Goat yogurt (I forgot to eat my lunch!)
Walnuts (small handful)
Goat yogurt
Beef strips w/salsa

I was hungry and instead of drinking a glass of water, I had another goat yogurt right before bed.  Dumb!

Getting serious! Dukan Diet 2013 Week 1 take two

Day 1
Weight: 153b (68.27kg, 10.54st)
Total Dukan 2013: none yet!
Total lost since 3/2011: 5.50lb (2.49kg, .39st)

If I work at it, I could be back in the 130s by summer.  I'm going to go for it!  This also means I am going to have to start working out too.  As much as it's hard to do P90X, I may have to include several per week, as right now, I'm not doing anything else.  OR, I can start doing kettle bells 3x a week, and do some sort of ab work.  I don't know, I'll have to work on that.

I'm also logging my weight into my spreadsheet again.  I was using an app to keep track of my water during the day, which is fine, but I need the feedback I get from the chart regarding my weight.

This is what happened after my summer vacation:

Aug. 31:   137.5lb
Sept. 30:   144lb
Oct. 31:    142lb
Nov. 30:   148.5lb
Dec. 31:   152.5lb
Jan. 31:    151.5lb
Feb. 28:    152.75lb

Low: 136.25 (Aug. 21)
High: 155.25 (Feb. 22)

So I packed on 15-20lb in the last 6 months.  And the mental bullshit I was telling myself!  "It's only 5lb".  Then it was 10, and I got discouraged, and my cousin was visiting, etc etc.  So I crossed the 140lb barrier, then the 150lb barrier I said I'd never cross again! 

Water & other liquids (non-caffeinated): 95oz

Exercise: ran errand at lunch

1 scoop e.w. protein powder
Scrambled eggs
Broiled salmon
Walnut (small handful)
Goat yogurt
Broiled chicken breast
Goat yogurt

Another week with no shrinkage

I'm still hovering in the 153 range after getting back from Brugge, which is a few pounds more than when I left.  I don't feel bigger than before the trip, so the extra lbs must be all the muscle I put on pounding the pavement.  I'm going to have to get more committed to watching what I eat.  I am going to do a PP day today, and I will try to increase my walking.  Long walks are still out due to a minor issue which makes lots of walking uncomfortable, but I'm hoping that problem will be resolved with bloatless days.  I had a beer yesterday, convinced that I wouldn't bloat as it was barley & not wheat, but I was puffy before going to bed.  So, protein & veggies and no grains for now so I can start walking more again.  I do think that walking at lunch (or at least running errands) should be OK, as walking is more uncomfortable (sorry, don't want to post details about it!) later in the day.