Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 17 Wednesday

Day 113 (June 22, 2011)
Weight: 141.5, lost 1.5lb

Well, I'm .25 above what I was Saturday morning, Cheat day, and 1.25 above what I was Friday morning before my pre-cheat cake slice, not bad!

VickiC asked "Do you think you'll incorporate a regular cheat day into your diet -- or maybe just from time to time as needed? Do you feel like it helped emotionally to be able to indulge for a day?"  Well, my Cruise phase, which should have been 73 days has been going on for 113 days, which is a lot of extra days.  Now, my 3-week vacation, which starts in 10 days, is going to really mess with the scales, so once I return I will be emotionally ready to be strict again and get back down so I can start the Stabilization phase.  Really, if I was doing the Stabilization phase now, I'd be allowed a celebration meal anyway.  However, it was a little scary going so far off the rails.  Although I'm back to a decent number now, I wasn't sure I would be, which did add to the stress.  I guess there wouldn't be stress on a future cheat day, since I now know the pounds won't stick.  Please keep in mind, however, that I was taking a bunch of supplements and doing some other things that help minimize/prevent damage.  I can't say what would have happened if I hadn't been doing that damage control.

The short answer is, I'll probably do a cheat as needed, but try to get to Stabilization ASAP in August so I won't have to worry about "cheating", as I'll be allowed a celebration meal then.

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Almonds (15, 15, then a lot)
Steak w/salsa
Marinated artichoke hearts, cucumbers
Carrots
Yogurt

I'm going to post this before dinner, so I'm guessing I'll have:
steak w/salsa or yogurt/paprika sauce
carrots
yogurt

I'm tired, I'm going to go to bed early and get some sleep!

CHEAT DAY!

Tim Ferriss' 4-Hour Body follows a PV style meal plan for 6 days a week, with a cheat meal/day, really a binge on day 7.  He also includes a host of things that help minimize/eliminate any damage.  Here's what happened today:

Day 109 (June 18, 2011)

Weight, 141.5, gained 1lb

First, before breakfast:

Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) ("ALA helps you store the carbohydrates you eat in muscle or in your liver as opposed to in fat"-4HB)

Allicin 6000 Garlic 650mg (has "the ability to inhibit fat regain" 4HB)

Ate a protein breakfast:
1.25 whey powder (I am on dairy, so I had some of the $37 mistake can of whey I bought instead of egg white powder 2 weeks ago) (137.5 cal)
Colonix

Swim 10min.  I wore a bikini, size small bottoms, and top size 30E(?).  Felt great!

Before lunch:

Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) ("ALA helps you store the carbohydrates you eat in muscle or in your liver as oppposed to in fat"-4HB)
Allicin 6000 Garlic 650mg (has "the ability to inhibit fat regain" 4HB)

Lunch at 1:00pm:
Hamburger w/onions (350 cal?)
Curly fries (500 cal?)
Beverage (25cal) w/lemon -- lemon lowers glycemic response.  OK, it's supposed to be fresh, but I'll have fresh later today.

Swim about 10min, 90min after lunch.  I didn't feel like I was bloated from yesterday, or the hamburger bun or curly fries.  Yay!
At 2:30pm, 1 small scoop of mint chip ice cream (160 cal)

Snack at the LIRR station going home 3:30pm was a new melted Caramel Milky Way Bar (250 cal)

From 4:45pm-5:45pm:
A vanilla coke (20oz) (260 cal)
1 York peppermint patty (140 cal)
7 Samoa cookies (LOOVE THESE) (490cal)
1 Lemon Girl Scout cookie (don't like it) (40cal)
1 Thin Mint Girl Scout cookie (also not a fan) (55cal)

2x Target mozzarella string cheese (120cal)

6:30pm:
1 bottle of Mexican Coke (150cal)
1 bag of pretzels (275cal)

Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) ("ALA helps you store the carbohydrates you eat in muscle or in your liver as oppposed to in fat"-4HB)
Allicin 6000 Garlic 650mg (has "the ability to inhibit fat regain" 4HB)

9:00pm
1 slice of real NY pizza (heavenly!) (350 cal)
1 can of coke (140 cal)

20min walk home, pushing full shopping cart up hill

10:00pm
1 6oz glass of "lemonade" (1 lemon squeezed, water, stevia)
Entenmann's crumb donut (250cal)
Entenmann's old fashioned donut (230cal)
2x Thomas' English muffin (240cal total)
w/margarine.

OK, I'm stuffed!  Let's see, I had at least 137.5+875+160+250+995+120+490+425+800=4,252.5 calories!!!!  I don't think I'm going to have any cravings before my vacation in 2 weeks!

Before I go to bed, at around 11:30, I still have to do 90sec of air squats, and another dose of ALA and Garlic.  Fascinated to see what the scale shows in a few days!

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 8 Sunday & Easter "binge"

Day 54 (April 24, 2011)
Weight: 143.75lb, gained .75

Well, it wasn't much of a binge.  Here's what I had/did, utilizing Tim Ferriss' 4-Hour Body (4HB) tips:

1.25 scoop e.w. protein powder
Garlic extract pill -- "inhibits fat regain" (4HB)
Colonix -- insoluble fiber
Grapefruit juice (1 cup?) has a "glucose-lowering effect", so it seems to inhibit fat gain, but also prevents fat loss, so not good when you're trying to lose... (4HB)
Tea -- caffeine promotes a quick trip through the digestive tract (4HB)

THE BINGE -11:45-12:15
I walked to the subway, so that was more than 90 seconds of pre-binge exercise at 11:30 (4HB)
about 50 jelly beans -- I had 3 different kinds, so I had to try 2-3 of each color of each bag
1 starburst -- selected because it had fat, which evidently helps decrease sugar overload (4HB)
1/2 snack bag of almonds
Maybe 5 corn chips, 2 scoops into guacamole
90 minutes after I ate the jellybeans, I did 90 seconds of squats and wall pushups at 1:15(4HB)
So basically I had maybe 500 calories of jellybeans...

Lunch at 2PM was roast beef, salad, green beans, and 1 small meringue. That's it!  Dinner so far is chicken breast w/salsa.  I did not have a sugar crash, so far so good. I'll have some more veggies, and some yogurt, and some cheese.  We'll see what the scale shows tomorrow!