Dukan Diet Restart -- Cruise Week 12 Monday

Day 82

Weight: 140.5lb (63.86kg, 10.04st)
Gain: .75lb
Total lost: 7lb (3.18kg, 0.5st)
Total lost since 3/2011: 17.5lb (7.95kg, 1.25st)

Water intake: 105oz (3l) & 3 mugs of herbal tea

I felt puffy this morning.  Is it the sweet potato?  Also the hot dogs have a lot of sodium, so I should have a loss tomorrow...  I tried on some of my capris & shorts.  I'm not into the smallest ones I wore last year, even though I'm at the same weight.  Hmmmm.  Maybe I had more muscle then? 

Colonix & paranil
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Steak
Almonds
Goat cheese
Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt
Scrambled eggs (3)
Yet another goat yogurt

Dukan Diet Second Round -- Cruise Week 2 Friday-Monday

Day 17-20 (Oct 7-10, 2011)

Weight: 142lb
Change: gained 2.5lb
Lost Sept 20-today: -1lb
Total lost since February: 15lb

Once again not behaving.  I didn't have wheat this weekend, but I had lots of spelt toast, and I got bloated anyway.  I also had dairy and other forbidden foods (a Coke). 

Friday I think I had the usual foods

This is what I remember:

Saturday I had 4 pieces of toast w/margarine, a Coke.  We got the new TV, it's fabulous, and slid into the space we had for it with .5cm to spare!  Dinner I had a ham omelette, then almost a 1/2 bottle of red wine.  I was sorry on Sunday though!

Sunday I had I think 6 pieces of toast w/margarine for breakfast.  I also had one whole bag of reduced fat potato chips.  Dinner was chicken breast strips w/yogurt curry sauce & butternut squash.

Monday I worked OT, for lunch I had chinese, Chicken w/mixed veggies & brown rice.  Dinner was 2 white turkey hot dogs w/mustard.

I'm hoping some of the extra poundage is water from lots of sodium.

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 18 Saturday-Monday

Day 123 (July 2, 2011)

Weight: 139.75lb, no change

That's a good way to go off on vacation.  Of course I'm going to puff up and put on some pounds.  I have some test pants that will tell me how bad it is!

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix

I'll have to enter the rest of this stuff tonight

OK, I'm checking in here on Monday, and I've been eating all kinds of naughty foods, but I'm not exploding out of my clothes yet.  I haven't had a PP day yet, but I think I've reached the saturation point with the candy and desserts, so I can go to less wheat/wheat-free.  I guess it'll all rest with the scale when I return.

Once I get to our country house, I'll only have access to what we have there, and maybe an ice cream every other day, so the excess calories at least will decrease.  Hope everyone is doing great!

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 18 Friday

Day 122 (July 1, 2011)

Weight: 139.75, lost 1.25lb

OK, I actually saw 140.25 on the scale, but I had a productive visit to the WC 10 min after having a glass of water, and if I subtract the water that I drank (yes, I got on the scale holding the glass of water, then just the glass and did the math), I weighed 139.75.  I'm going to be good again this evening, hope to see a good number on my last day before my trip!

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Chicken breast w/salsa
Sauteed zucchini & squash
Yogurt
Almonds
Cheese
Chicken breast w/salsa

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 18 Thursday

Day 121 (June 30, 2011)

Weight: 141lb, lost 1lb

So annoying, up and down!  Only two more weigh-ins before I go on my trip.

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Chicken breast w/yogurt curry sauce
Almonds
Yogurt
Cheese
Ground beef w/tomato yogurt sauce

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 18 Wednesday

Day 120 (June 29, 2011)

Weight: 142, no change

Well, I did have that gluten-free brownie last evening.  Today's a PP day.  Leaving for my vacation on Saturday!  Yay!

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Chicken breast w/yogurt curry sauce
Yogurt
Almonds
Cheese
Scrambled eggs (3)

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 17 Tuesday

Day 119 (June 28, 2011)

Weight: 142, gained 1lb

!  Whatever.  I feel a little puffy, etc.

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
1/2 Chicken breast w/salsa
Yogurt
Almonds
Cheese
Carrots
Chicken tenders w/yogurt paprika sauce
Gluten free brownie -- what the hey!  I feel like it.

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 17 Monday

Day 118 (June 27, 2011)
Weight: 141lb, gained 1lb

OK, yesterday's weigh-in was after I went to the WC, so I probably didn't really lose then gain 1lb.  I have to stop snacking shortly before I go to bed, I had a last serving of yogurt before I went to sleep.  I have to drink liquids instead to fill my stomach up.  I do feel very energetic this morning.

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Scrambled eggs
Yogurt
Almonds
Meat tomato yogurt sauce & potato rotini (gluten free)

I have no idea what the scale will show tomorrow.  BUT it was nice to have "pasta".  I had a small serving though, with plenty of meat sauce

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 17 Sunday

Day 117 (June 26, 2011)

Weight: 140lb, lost 1lb

Yay!  I'm going to have a gluten-free/dairy free celebration meal, so it won't mess with my digestive system, and no asthma.  I may still puff up, but it takes less time to get rid of that if I take my anti-puffing medicine.

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
TJ's Grilled Chicken patty w/salsa

At the stadium I had:
Gluten-free pretzels
Starburst
some of a totally yucky Turkey Hill ice flavor, Lemon Cherry.  It even had milk listed as the last ingredient, but hopefully I had so little it won't affect me.
Almonds
Gluten-free brownie
Carrots
1 french fry

At home:
Carrots
Yogurt
TJ's Chile Lime Chicken patties (2)

I'm feeling very fit and slender today, maybe I'll be even lighter tomorrow.  I feel like I'm expelling a lot of air, and my tummy feels flatter than usual. Didn't puff up.  Still has some padding though.  I guess I'll have to work on that in August.

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 17 Saturday

Day 116 (June 25, 2011)

Weight: 141lb, no change

OK, I did eat more before I went to bed.  I think I underate earlier.  I managed to avoid eating that gluten-free brownie, saving it for tomorrow. 

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Carrots
Hard-boiled eggs, 2

Strawberries from the farmer's market, yum!
Chicken breast w/salsa
Yogurt
Steak w/BBQ sauce
Roasted, salted cashews

Maybe I should consider this a Cruibilization day.  In the stabilization phase, I'm allowed 1 fruit serving, and one bread.  I'm not going to have bread today though.  I'm mentally ready to move to the next phase, that's for sure!  Maybe after tomorrow's "celebration meal" I'll be ready to finish out in cruise week style. I'd like to shrink a little more, I was thinner before my binge, I definitely did put a little back on.

Argh!  I blew up from the strawberries, and then the cashews really messed with my system.  Bloating from strawberries then I retained water and got breathless and puffy.  I'm never going to run out of almonds again!  I feel like a blimp.  We'll see if I can sleep.

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 17 Friday

Day 114 (June 24, 2011)
Weight: 141lb, lost 1.5lb

See, air and stuff.  Yesterday was a PP day, and so far through lunch I've actually done another PP day.  It's helping expel even more air.  Dinner will probably be PV though.  I am having my "rest day" from the supplements

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Chicken breast w/yogurt curry sauce
Yogurt
Almonds
Cheese
Chicken breast w/salsa
1 small macaroon (bad!)
Carrots

Hopefully the scale won't be too unkind.  I'm going to have a small celebration meal on Sunday, I am going to a baseball game, and I plan to take some rye cracker w/margarine and have a vanilla ice cream w/sprinkles, my gluten-free brownie, and my gluten-free pretzels.

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 17 Thursday

Day 114 (June 23, 2011)
Weight: 142.5, gained 1lb

Well, I ate a LOT of food yesterday.  I ended up eating about 2 burger patties w/ketchup (bad), and 3 more large carrots, and a bunch of almonds, all of which weighed at least 1lb.  Then I felt bloated before bed, so ...  It's a PP day today, hopefully that extra air and lb will be eliminated.

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Steak
Yogurt
Almonds
Cheese
Braunschweiger
Chicken w/yogurt curry sauce

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!

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 16 Tuesday

Day 112 (June 21, 2011)
Weight: 143lb, lost 1lb

From a high of 146 on Sunday, I'm already down 3lb.  I'm still up 2.75lb from where I was on Thursday before I had a bit of cake and a fruit/nut bar on Friday, and 1.75lb from my Cheat Day on Saturday.  I still feel somewhat bloated, so I expect to drop some more.

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Almonds (15)
Yogurt
Steak w/salsa
Carrots
Salad w/cucumbers, mushrooms, sliced steak, salsa instead of dressing

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 16 Monday

Day 111 (June 20, 2011)

Weight: 144lb, lost 2lb

I'm feeling puffy still, so hopefully there's still room to shrink.  Got Green Tea Extract on the way to work, so I had that with the ALA and garlic before lunch.  On the way home, I was able to pick up a decaf version of the Green Tea Extract, so I had that before dinner. 


1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Steak w/salsa
Small salad w/roasted asparagus & mushrooms
Yogurt
Almonds (10)
Cheese
Steak w/salsa
5 large carrots (raw)

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 16 Sunday

Day 110 (June 19, 2011)

Weight: 146lb, gained 4.5lb!!

Felt draggy all day thanks to that time of the month (year!) I had a walk, struggled to stick to a PP diet.  I also made sure not to have handfuls of nuts, so hopefully I didn't go too high in the calorie department.

1.25 whey protein powder
Colonix
4 mozzarella string cheese part skim
Chicken breast w/yogurt curry sauce
Almonds (10 only!)
Yogurt
3 slices of Braunschweiger
Steak w/paprika yogurt sauce
Hot chocolate w/stevia

I took the garlic & ALA supplements 2x during the day, and will have them and also the policosanol before bed.

The naughty food I left out of yesterday's diet list!

How telling that I forgot to mention:

1 very thin slice of vanilla birthday cake for a co-worker at 3:45.

I could swear I had something else yesterday after I came home, but I am drawing a blank.

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 16 Friday

Day 108 (June 17,2011)
Weight: 140.25, lost .5lb

My "Dukan Diet" week starts on a Wednesday, but I like to compare my weight weekly on Friday, after a whole week at work, etc.  Although I did dip down into the 130's last week, maybe that was an aberration.  If I look at my weight loss Friday to Friday, it is going down, just VERY SLOWLY!  I lost .5 this last week, and .25 the week before.  It's the last 5lb that's the hardest, after all.  I think also doing frequent PPs (3x a week) is not working for me!  I'm going back to 1 or 2 max.  I'm wearing my size 2 capris that I bought a few weeks ago, they are fine.  They're definitely not roomy, however, but that helps to remind me to work my abs, and watch what I eat, and drink lots of water!

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
2 white egg omelettes (about the size of a coaster) w/spinach & mushrooms
Gazpacho
Almonds
Yogurt
Carrots
1.25 e.w. protein powder
Chicken patty

I can see a little more definition in my arms, so the scale may not be moving, but I seem to be shrinking a bit.  On Sunday, I'm going to have a PP day, and since I am eating cow dairy, I will have no nuts or goat/sheep cheese.  Maybe this will help, less fat!

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 16 Thursday

Day 107 (June 16, 2011)
Weight: 140.75lb, no change

!!!! I am getting frustrated.  I'm not seeing any results from the PP days in the last few days.  Why?  I am going to have home-made lemonade (w/stevia), to make sure I have enough liquids, which I think I've been short on the last few days.  I also need to make sure I am eating more vegetables on a PV day.   I think having lots of cheese and nuts probably adds to my fat/calorie intake, and may be too high on some days.  Today I'm drinking water/lemonade before I grab a handful of nuts, to make sure I'm not just thirsty.

BTW, did anyone notice I added a clothing goal that I achieved?  I wore some size 2 Old Navy pants on Tuesday.  I tried on some size 2 Banana Republic pants that I got at a thrift shop, and they are still too small.  ON has a bad case of vanity sizing!

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Almonds
Chicken leg, grilled
Carrots & broccoli
Yogurt
Grilled salmon w/cajun spices (has a lot of salt)

I am feeling pessimistic about the scale tomorrow.  Sniff.

Dukan Diet -- Cruise Week 16 Wednesday

Day 106 (June 15, 2011)
Weight: 140.75, lost .5lb

Another PP day. I had a long walk, and went to a gluten-free store, where I bought (but am saving, not eating today) a gluten-free/dairy-free brownie, and some gluten-free pretzels.  I will probably have them Saturday, when I will be having a cheat day.

1.25 e.w. protein powder
Colonix
Almonds
Yogurt
Chicken w/yogurt curry sauce
Cheese
Steak w/salt