Day 54, Dukan Diet

Something remarkable happen at the office the other day, a coworker told me I was sexy.  That's a new one for me and made me smile all day.  As I  was leaving the office he followed me out to explain, my look had changed and he found it was alluring and sexy.  He commented on my boots, my legs, etc.  Dukan Diet thank you!!!

I have about another month until my ideal weight is reached and I am over the top in joy.  Sorry, but there is nothing better than fitting into your clothes comfortably and I love.

Happy New Year!!

Dukan Diet Day 54

It's Day 54 and I have gained back 5lbs from the holidays.  No worries, I am back on the low carb eating plan.  I have 15lbs to go to reach my ideal weight.

I kept the diet simple with easy choices in my hectic schedule.  I continue to eat Greek Yogurt with Oat Bran for breakfast, an omelet for lunch or salad with protein, for dinner, I eat the no carb portion of dinner I make for the family.  Tacos is still my favorite low carb.  

So there, I will post the moment the 5lbs has vanished from my waistline.  The best thing is fitting into my jeans!!!

New Year, New Me

I am not one for making New Years resolutions, only to break them by the end of January.  But hey, I am much wiser now to know that some things in you life need changing to move forward to a better you.  

So I decided to say "NO" more often.  In the past, despite all logic I would say "YES" only to kick myself in the ass later on. The second thing is to up the ante in my career.  In the past year, I broke some records and made the impossible deals but I also lagged when I achieved these things.  I think its  called "resting on you laurel." I vow to keep up the momentum and find differing ways to keep me in line.  

So there it is folks, my resolutions for 2013.  I also coined 2013 the year of redemption because a person can only take so much shit in their life before travelling a new path.  Happy New Year to all.  

Dukan Diet Day 34

DAY 34

I am 7.5 lbs away from my goal weight.  Things I learned that effect weight loss, I should say slow it down is: wine.  I attended my company Christmas party the other day and had two glasses of wine in a span of 5 five hours.  My meal was Protein/Veggie with wine.  The next day, my weight went up two pounds.  Once before, I consumed carbs intentionally and waited three days for three pounds to come off.  By tomorrow, my weight should restore.

My daily diet consists of Pure Protein for breakfast, Protein/Veggie mix for lunch usually a salad with chicken and dinner is Pure Protein.

I cut back on yogurt with bits and now include Plain Greek Yogurt and Oat Bran as my breakfast staple.

I admit this diet is easy, less restrictive than others and fits my lifestyle nicely.  My goal weight is 3 weeks away.  Yahoo.

Dukan Day 20

It's almost three weeks on the Dukan Diet and I am feeling mighty fine.  I have lost 12 pounds since starting with a few missteps.  One is wine, high in carbs and not great on Dukan.  Two, not all fat free yogurts are created equal.  And three, accidently ingesting carbs slows the weight loss down.  Finally, one day pure protein and one day protein and veggie really does work.

My eating plan has changed a bit:

Breakfast:  Greek yogurt with OatBran and tea
Lunch:  Varies, depending on my schedule
Supper:  I am finding it easier to stick to protien by planning ahead.

I feel great and my clothes are getting looser and looser which by far is better than toast.

The Dukan 10

Day 14 on the Dukan Diet and I dropped 10lbs.  My jeans are fitting looser which I love.  Only yesterday did I get extremely hungry, which I suspect is from my lunch of one Italian sausage on the run.  But I kept to my guns and felt how great I fit into my clothes as opposed to eating on the run which would have been disastrous.   

Since day 11, I kept to my yogurt with Oatbran for breakfast and must attested to the fact this combo really does fill you up.

Day 12:
Breakfast:  Greek Yogurt with oatbran and a tea
Lunch:  one Italian sausage
Snack:  1.5 oz of cheddar cheese, 1 cup of celery and garden salad
Supper:  Chicken wings, not recommend on the Dukan and 1 cup of celery

Day 13:
Breakfast:  2 eggs omelet and a yogurt with oatbran

Dukan Week 2

Day 8: Lost 6lbs in total

·        Breakfast: 3 Egg omelet with bacon

·        Lunch: *** I fell off the Dukan Wagon at lunch with my sister and ate carbs.  

·        Supper:  1 Low Fat Yogurt no oat bran

I felt the effects of sugar in my body for the first time, so unpleasant.  

Day 9: Lost 6.5lbs in total: Weight stayed the same as I thought it would. 

·        Breakfast: Low Fat Yogurt with 1 tbsp oat bran

·        Lunch: Garden Salad

·        Supper: Roast Chicken, asparagus and Low Fat Yogurt

Woke in the middle of the night with a urgent need to pee, culprit:  asparagus

Day 10: Lost 7lbs in total.

·        Breakfast: Low Fat Yogurt with 1 tbsp oat bran

·        Lunch: 2 Egg omelet with bacon and sausage

·        Supper: Taco salad

Day 11: Lost 7.5lbs in total.

·        Breakfast: Low Fat Yogurt with 1 tbsp oat bran 

Dukan Diet: Week 1

Day 3: Lost 2lbs in total

• Breakfast: Low Fat Yogurt with 1 tbsp oat bran
• Lunch: 4 Turkey Slices and 1 ½ cheddar cheese
• Supper: Chicken and 1 Low Fat Yogurt no oat bran

Day 4: Lost 3lbs in total: I weighed myself and was a tad disappointed that I only dropped 3lbs but I trekked on. I found that oatbran does fill me and I am not hungry.

• Breakfast: Low Fat Yogurt with 1 tbsp oat bran
• Lunch: 4 Turkey Slices and 1 ½ cheddar cheese
• Supper: Roast Chicken and Low Fat Yogurt

Day 5: Lost 4lbs in total.

• Breakfast: 2 Egg omelet and 1 ½ cheddar cheese
• Snack: Yogurt
• Lunch: Chicken, skinless and a ½ garden salad
• Supper: 1 Hamburger patty and garden salad

Day 6: Lost 6lbs in total.

• Breakfast: Low Fat Yogurt with 1 tbsp oat bran and 1 Hardboiled Egg
• Lunch: 4 Pepperettes and one diet soda
• Supper: 1 all-beef hotdog, 1 low fat yogurt, 1 ½ cheddar cheese
  
   

Day 7: Lost 7lbs in total.    Today I got on the scale before heading out the door to hockey with my son. WOW O WOW. 7lbs gone and my jeans are loose. I love it. I introduced veggies very slowly and today I will add more.

• Breakfast: 2 egg western omelet with bacon with only 1tbsp of cheese and a tea
• Snack: 1 low fat yogurt with oat bran

 

 

 

Dukan Diet Day 2

Day 2:  Off to hockey with my little one at 6:30 am this morning and it was still a little dark outside.  Breakfast was just Greek yogurt with my oatbran and out the door.  Lunch was my leftover taco meat.  Supper will be grilled chicken and an egg. My weight is the same.

Day 1 Dukan Diet

Day 1 of the Dukan Diet:

Today, for breakfast I had Greek yogurt with Bran Flakes, not Oak Bran.  I forgot to pick some up so I am improvising. For snack I had two slice of cooked turkey and 1 ounce of cheddar cheese. For Lunch I had leftover beef taco with salsa and a cup of yogurt with bits.

A little background, over the past five years, I watched the weight sneak up on me.  Though I was conscious of it and in ways tried to combat it with diet and exercise, it still packed on.  I am 20 pounds over weight and feel like crap.  Even my fat jeans are tight and I am not buying a bigger size.  I refuse!! Yesterday, I did a test run of the diet with a cheat at dinner.  I got on the scale this morning and noted I lost 3 pounds from yesterday.  Not bad since I ate rice and guacamole with my dinner.  Today, I am committed and sold.  Today, I am 3 pounds lighter thanks Dr. Dukan.

Are there any good divorces?

How does one divorce? Are there any set rules? My parents divorce became official when I was fourteen; I went to school from our family home one day, only to be picked up after school by my older cousin. My younger sister and I stayed with her and her young family for about a month. I didn't completely get the bigger picture but I was glad to be away from the constant bickering and fighting in our home. We eventually moved a block away from my dad, not always a blessing in disguise but close enough to seek refuge from our dismal and depressing new abode.

Divorces are never easy and even the most amicable ones are stressful at times. The reason for the inquiry? Divorce struck in my family again, by all regards divorce occurs more frequently than we care to admit. But we all know a divorced couple, so there; it's not a rarity, like when my parents divorced. I knew no one whose parents were divorced, I didn't speak of it either and remarkably no one asked. Today, divorce is almost a given for half the population of married couples. But no one divorce is similar. A colleague recently remarked how her parents divorced over dinner and by dessert it was settled. I know of a couple who didn't divorce until fifteen years later, after living apart and quite separate lives. So there is no one way, no good way to divorce.

And when asked for advice on the couples impending divorce, like I have all the answers! I just suggested taking care of you first to be healthy for the children. Pack up the house and find a smaller more affordable place to live pronto and to remain as cordial as possible in front of the children. Because if anything, I was there as a waif teenager, not able to grasp the complexities of my parents' divorce and I was angry that we moved to a smaller, crappy house. All the amenities from the pre-divorce didn't magically appear. No. Times were bleak as my mom struggled as a single mom but she was happier. And that happiness translated into happier children over time. Divorce does suck but sometimes it's unavoidable.

Happy Camper

I am the happiest camper today. All my boys are home!