Thursday

Weight 8st12lbs

I've been a bit slack with the posting...sorry! I have been a weekday dieter for a while as lots of foody and drinky events going on at weekends. Anyway...started a half DUKAN, half Kate-made-up rules diet on Monday!! Did see 8st 11lbs on the scales yesterday but it was 8st12lbs today. My rules...oatbran, semi-skimmed milk is ok, as much protein as want, low fat cream cheese, lettuce and cucumber ok, muller lights, lots of water, 25 minutes exercise every day, treat if needed!

Decided to have a little look at calorie intake too so might keep that up as was quite interesting to see on myfitnesspal.com

Breakfast: oatbran porridge, 1 boiled egg
Lunch:: smoked salmon and cheese spread, cucumber, muller light
Dinner: 1 small pork loin, 1 1/2 kippers, half plate lettuce, muller light
Snack: twix 1 snack finger, tea
Watercheck: atleast 1.5 L
Exercise: 25minutes jogging

Totals	942	59	44	54
Your Daily Goal	1,387	190	46	52
Remaining	445	131	2	-2
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein
	*You've earned 187 extra calories from exercise today

Totals	942	59	44	54
Your Daily Goal	1,387	190	46	52
Remaining	445	131	2	-2
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein
	*You've earned 187 extra calories from exercise today

Thinspiration...

VS beauties Candice Swanepoel (22) and Erin Heatherton (22). I'll need to keep my jogging and daily crunches up to get anywhere close to these!!!lol

Day 29

Wasn't very organised today and didn't have much food in the house but got the shopping today so will get sorted now for the rest of the week. Felt a but bloated today but I think that is due to pigging out on the weekend. Exercise helped give me a bit of energy though!

Green day:

Breakfast: Oat so simple, semi skimmed milk (a+b)
Lunch: Packet of frazzles (5s?) apple, muller light
Dinner: Pasta with pesto (1) and 42g feta (b) and vegetables
Exercise: 20 minute jogging
Watercheck: 1.5L + 2 teas. Probably need to drink a bit more.

ABB+6syns

Day 28: - 7 lbs

Sunday: 9st 0lbs.
Been a bit slack for the last few days...I did have a sneaky mid-week weigh on Thursday and I had gone down to 8st 12lbs but I've been naughty all weekend so I reckon that is why I've gone back up to 9st.

Must get organised for the next week and get back on it. Not got as many distractions to the diet next weekend so hopefully I will be better this week. Went running Mon-Thurs but haven't done any exercise this weekend so must get back to that next week. Fingers crossed for nice weather! Aim for next week is to lose 2lbs. Come on 8st 12lbs!

24/4

Diet going good. Am very proud I resisted any biscuits at work today! It looks like I've had quite a few syns though still...will try not to have any tomorrow so I can make up for it. Had a rest from the crunches and running today.

Breakfast: 28g oatbran porridge (a+b)
Apple
Lunch: Pasta with a tomato weight watchers sauce (2 syns?)
Dinner: Thai green chicken curry with rice (b+6 syns)
Muller light
2 squares cadbury's chocolate (5)
ABB+13syns

Day 23/3 - Tuesday

Feeling good today...doing 75 crunches morning and night makes you feel those abs!

Breakfast: Oatbran porridge (a+b) boiled egg
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Feta cheese (a) salad, f/f yogurt
Dinner: Chicken, small jacket potato (B) salad, light mayonaise (1) laughing cow x 1 (1) muller light
AABB + 2SYNS
Watercheck: 2L
Exercise: 25 minute jog. 1 hr Zumba class.

Day 22/2

Didn't weigh this morning for the first time in a while. That was OK. So I wasn't 100% good today and not as organised as I should have been but lots of positives. Ended up doing a green day as didn't have alot of time for dinner and so ended up having pasta.

Breakfast: 28g oatbran (a+b) 1 boiled egg

Lunch: 2x Wholemeal bread (b) cheese (a) pickle and salad sandwich. Tea. Water.

I snacked on little sweets that were on the table at work-very naughty.
Dinner: Pasta with vegetables and a weight watchers sauce (about less than 2syns for the amount I had) Grated cheese on top- about 3 syns worth.
Also, I had half as much as Robin (which is half as much as I would normally have)

AABB + 5 syns PLUS the sweets I had (must be better tomorrow!)
Didn't have time for any yogurt for dessert or anything but didn't feel hungry.
Watercheck: 1L - Need to drink more tomorrow.
Exercise: 25 minutes jogging. 150 crunches.

Day 21/1 (total diet/slimming world): - 7 lbs

Weight: 9st 0lbs

Now I am following slimming world diet. I have ordered food shopping and made a plan for the week. Treated myself a little bit today so had a few syns. On slimming world I am going to stick to red days. You are allowed 4 healthy extras a day - 2 a options (milk and cheese) and 2 b options (which will be cereals, potato/rice for me on red days). You are allowed between 5-15 syns a day. I am trying to even it out to 8-10 over the week.

Breakfast: Oatbran porridge with semi skimmed milk (b+a), 1 boiled egg

Snack: mini roll (about 4.5 syns)

Lunch: Didn't have anything but had a Twix later (13 syns I think)

Dinner: Half jacket potato (b) peppered mackerel and salad. L/C L Cheese triangle (part of a)
Muller light.

Watercheck: 1.5L
Options check: AABB Total Syns= 17.5
Didn't get around to exercise today but have a plan for the next week to get focussed!

Day 21: - 7lbs

Weight: 9st 0 lbs.

I was going to stick to it but I am fed up and think I need variety so I am going back to slimming world dieting. I am going to take the following points of Dukan through to my new diet: Drink lots of water. F/F Yogurts. Stick with low carbs. Exercise 30 minutes a day.

Going to do the food shopping later and organise my food plan for the week. Will post my daily eating on here but not going to weigh every day anymore. Wish me luck!

Day 20: - 7lbs

Weight: 9st

Back up again. Poop. Slipped on the diet today...felt so demotivated by the lack of weight loss this week that I gave up on the diet so today I've been naughty. This is what I have eaten today...

Egg and cress sandwich, an ice cream, chips, salad cream, 1 twix finger, 1 mini roll.

Looking at it like this, I haven't madly over eaten - infact it doesn't look like that much food for a whole day so maybe it isn't as bad as I thought but of course its all the wrong things. Didn't find a wedding dress again today but I have learned alot about what shape dress suits me, which helps! I am going to get back on the diet tomorrow but with a PV day and I am going to make some changes. Make sure I exercise enough. Not going to weigh myself every day - will try only once a week (will weigh tomorrow and then wait till next Sunday).

Day 19: - 8 lbs

Weight 8st 13 lbs

Back and forth between 9st/8st13lbs getting boring now! Come on 8st 12lbs, I want to meet you! Did not do my exercise today because I hurt my toe and could hardly walk most of the day! Will try to get up and go out early tomorrow morning though before going wedding dress shopping!

Breakfast: Oatbran porridge, 1 boiled egg

Lunch: Had it quite late as wasn't hungry and was busy-2 chicken legs, 1 smoked salmon slice, bit of x/l cheese, muller light.

Dinner: 2 egg ham omelette, bit of x/; cheese, muller light.

Watercheck: 2+litres.

Day 18: - 7lbs

A good day today...have done what I set out to do and improved water intake and went for a 50 minute walk/jog. Estimated water intake today is 2.5-3L + 3 cups of tea. Also changed my oatbran to daily today.

Breakfast: 2 tbsps oatbran porridge, 1 boiled egg.

Lunch: Chicken and Ham soup. Muller light.

Dinner: Roast chicken, roasted butternut squash, lettuce, 5 cherry tomatoes, muller light.

Highlights mint chocolate drink (my not too naughty treat).

Chicken and Ham soup recipe

42g ham
42g mushrooms
2 medium corgettes
2 medium onions
1 chicken breast
3/4 pint stock made with chicken bovril/stock cube
2 tsp light soy sauce

This is actually a slimming world recipe. I just chop it all up and whack it all in together for about 20 minutes. Then I blend half of it and leave the rest chuncky. I get about 3 servings out of it but could be 4 smaller bowls. Yum! Enjoy!

Day 18: - 7lbs

Weight: 9st

Arghh! It seems my body has a favourite weight right now and it keeps going back to it. Must go for a run in a bit maybe thats my problem...not enough exercise and too much yogurt! and probably not enough to drink. Going to drink loads today. Mission! (Also, have been to the toilet now)

Day 17: - 8 lb

Weight: 8st 13lbs

Dieting is hard at the moment as the weight loss has slowed down since my first week! So...I broke my diet today...only two small things but I feel I must confess. I had a little mouth watering moment and decided to go for it and have 1 twix finger (113kcals) with  a cup of tea. It was nice. Anyway, I have also been a bit naughty as didn't do my exercise today but will make up for it tomorrow. So I have decided to make a change to my diet now as I'm not sure if my oatbran every other day is working for me so I am going to go back to having 2 tbsps every day now. I think I am eating quite alot really...probably too many flavoured yogurts?

Breakfast: 4 tbsps oatbran porridge with some cinnamon and sweetener. Activia yogurt.
Lunch: smoked salmon, x/l cheese spread, ham, 1 boiled egg. Activia yogurt.
Dinner: 2 egg ham omelette with a bit of x/l cheese spread (plus I added forbidden veggies as really fancied them and thought it wouldn't be too bad - 2 cherry tomatoes, 1 mushroom, 2 slices red onion. Muller light.

Drinks: diet coke, tea, 1x highlights chocolate drink, squash.

16 days: - 7lbs

Weight: 9st 0lbs

Put a lb on again yesterday...don't know how really but might be to do with period or maybe I'm not eating enough!? Anyway, it came off today so back to 9st.

Yesterday: Oatbran porridge, 2 boiled eggs and cheese triangle, yogurt, mussels, steak, yogurt.

Today: 1 egg, ham, mushrooms, 2 cherry tomatoes, yogurt, diet coke. Dinner: asparagus, cherry tomatoes, 2 sea bass fillets, muller light.

I haven't eaten much today...will try to eat more tomorrow!
Drinks: Squash, tea, also had a highlights hot choc.
Exercise: 1 hr Zumba

14 days: - 7 lbs

Weight: 9st 0lbs

Seemed to have put a lb back on this morning but not sure what I did to deserve it! I didn't drink as much water as I should have done yesterday which might have had something to do with it. Anyway, hopefully it will come back off again tomorrow.

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and cheese triangle.

Snack: Muller light yogurt.

Lunch: Went to a BBQ. Had 1 burger with some onions and 2 portabello mushrooms. Then had 2 pieces of peppered mackerel fillet (lush!) with some butternut squash, which I roasted in the oven and took with me. Am definately getting some more of that mackerel as it was supper tasty!

Dinner: 450g Onken fat free fruit yogurt (about 230kcal in that)

Diet coke, tea, sugar free flavoured water.
Didn't get around to exercising today-oops.

13 days: - 8lbs

Weight: 8st 13lbs

Had 2 protein+vegetable days in a row but it has worked out fine! So pleased to get another couple of lbs off the last couple of days. I thought I would just post now as might be out later. Today is protein only day.

Breakfast: 4 tbsps oatbran, skimmed milk, sweetener, bit of vanilla extract.

Lunch: Ham omelette, extra light cream cheese, 2 chicken drumsticks

Snack: strawberry fat free yogurt

Dinner: I'm going to have...Beef cassarole made with oxo, bit of cornflour, some onion slices and a bit of greek yogurt.

Exercise: Went to the gym, 20 minutes cycling, 10 minutes cross trainer, a few weights.

12 days: - 7 lbs

Not sure if this is another proper lb off because I weighed before and then after a 'toilet trip' and that 1lb on the scales was the difference and the last time I did that it came back on the next day!

Breakfast: About 75g natural fat free yoghurt.

Lunch: Some turkey breast pieces, lettuce, couple of cherry tomatoes. Muller light.

Dinner: Went out to a restaurant and had 10 oz rump steak, green salad, little bit of parmasan, 2 diet cokes.

Also had a latte made with semi skimmed milk at a bar but no sugar.

I haven't done any exercise today but a bit of walking around town. Haven't eaten much though really and drank 1.5l of squash plus the other drinks so hopefully it won't be too bad!

11 days: - 6lbs

Poop...no loss again! Despite regular toileting :-( Still got to put it into perspective though, less than 2 weeks and -6lbs still. These are possible reasons why my weight loss may have stalled: body water loss from first week catching up with itself, too many flavored f/f yogurts, oatbran cheat, not enough water (my intake has slowed down a bit from the first week)

Didn't get round to swimming yesterday so didn't do my exercise yesterday.

Breakfast: dry fried tomatoes, mushrooms, turkey, 1 egg  (yummy)

Lunch: turkey breast salad with f/f dressing, muller light

Dinner: 2 sea bass fillets, roasted butternut squash, mushrooms, courgette and boiled asparagus tips (haven't eaten this yet but am sooooo looking forward to it!) Might have some f/f natural yogurt for dessert.

Watercheck: 1x750ml bottle...got to drink some more tonight.
Exercise: Going to watch Eastenders at the gym while on the bike later!

10 days: -6 lbs

Stayed the same again.

Breakfast: 4 tbsps oatbran porridge with sweetener

Lunch: smoked salmon with e/l cheese, 2 chicken drunmsticks, activia 0%

Dinner: I was going to have an omelette with some mackerel in but for some reason it tasted horrible so I had 2 chicken drumsticks, 2 slices of ham and a cheese triangle. Muller light yogurt. Diet coke.

Will probably have some jelly later and maybe a skinny latte.

Exercise: going swimming.

9 days: -6lbs

Stayed the same again. Could do with a loss tomorrow really but I'm convinced that even if I don't lose tomorrow, I must be doing good as am completely avoiding everything bad AND exercising lots! Boy do my legs hurt from the jogging!

Breakfast: 3 cherry tomatoes, 1 boiled egg, 1 extra light cheese triangle, cup of tea.

Lunch: Chicken and ham soup. Muller light. Latte.

Dinner: Chilli with some greek yogurt. Diet coke, sugar free jelly with some more fat free natural yogurt.

Exercise: Zumba
Water, sugar free squash, tea

8 days: - 6lbs

Weight: 9st 1 lb

Stayed the same today but thats OK, can't expect to lose every day now!

Breakfast: 4 tbsps oatbran porridge

Lunch: smoked salmon slices, extra light cheese spread, chicken drumstick with skin removed

Dinner: Grilled turkey breast, 2 egg omelette, cottage cheese. Jelly and fat free yogurt

Exercise: 30 minutes jogging.

Cruise: Day 3

Weight: 9st 1lb
7 Days: - 6lbs

Woop! 30 minutes jogging again today. Survived family roast dinner...diet still going great!

Breakfast: 1 hard boiled egg, wafer turkey, dairylea light triangle, 3 cherry toms, 5 slices cucumber

Lunch: Parma ham (1 slice) ham, 3 cubes of melon (not allowed but hopefully won't be too bad). Roast beef, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, some mint sauce, sugar free jelly, muller light

Dinner: Chicken and ham soup, Muller light, latte

Drank lots of water too.

Dukan: Cruise Day 2

Weight: 9st 2lbs
6 days: -5lbs

Survived a buffet today! There wasn't a single thing I could eat but I wasn't hungry so went to the bar (with my diet coke) and chatted instead of snacking. 

Breakfast: 4 tbsps of Oatbran porridge with semi skimmed milk (experimenting with having double every other day)

Lunch: Sugar free jelly and natural yogurt, skinny latte

Dinner:  Ham omelette made with 2 eggs and a bit of extra light cream cheese. New York cheesecake flavour muller light (which was disappointing to be honest-the chocolate sprinkle ones are better).

Had another latte later.

Exercise: 30 minutes jogging.

5ft and fabulous...

Hayden Panettiere

...

On planning my menu for next week...I have decided to make a little adaptation to the rules of this diet and see if it still works. I am going to experiment with having my Oatbran every other day and doubling the amount. So 2 tablespoons per day will become 4 tablespoons every other day.

Dukan: Cruise Day 2

Weight this morning: 9st 2lbs
6 days: 5lbs
Good morning!! Yesterday was awesome foodwise...so yummy to have curry and salad (although some people were like "Where's your rice?" but I didn't really miss it to be honest). Had to pick the peas out of my salad though. Realised that yesterday I didn't follow 2 of the rules because I forgot to have my Oatbran again and I didn't do any exercise (although was on my feet most of the day doing things). So, when I got up on this fine Saturday morning, I thought I would go for a jog. Fitness levels are improving but I couldn't quite jog for the whole 30 minutes - 75% jogging 25% brisk walking I would say. Bought muller light's new cheesecake flavour and looking foward to one of those later!- if these yummy yogurts are not making too much of a detrimental affect on the weight loss, I am going to keep having them as they are such a lovely treat! Need to think about next phase and what I am going to eat this week so planning my menu and will order my food shopping today. Sugar free jelly with greek yogurt is yummy :-)

Dukan: Cruise Day 1

Weight: 9st 3lbs
5 days: -4lbs

It was nice to have some vegetables today!

Breakfast: 3 slices roast turkey, 3 cherry tomatoes, 5 slices cucumber, 1 hard boiled egg, 1 dairylea light cheese triangle.

Lunch: Chicken and ham soup (slimming world recipe), half a pot of Onken fat free apple yogurt

Snack: Sugar free jelly with some fat free greek yogurt, latte

Dinner: I am going out for a curry tonight so I am going to have a chicken rogan josh with a side salad and diet coke.

Dukan: Attack summary

Weight this morning: 9st 3lbs

So, I put back on that 1lb I thought I had lost yesterday which is a shame. Not sure whether it's down to having too many eggs/flavoured yogurt but here is the summary for the 5 day attack phase:

5 days Attack phase: total loss 4lbs

Pretty good though I reckon! The cruise phase is the diet I will be doing now until I reach my goal weight of 8st 2lbs. This is made up of 2 alternating diets - Protein + vegetable days alternating with Pure protein days. Lets see how that goes!

Thinspiration...

Heather Morris...what I wouldn't give for that flat stomach!!

Dukan: Attack day 5

Weight this morning: 9st2lbs
4 days: - 5lbs

Another 1 lb - only just though! Weighed before going to the toilet and then after about 30 minutes later and it went down to 9st 2lbs so think it must have been close to it. Looking forward to having some vegetables tomorrow - just hope it doesn't affect the weight loss detrimentally!

Breakfast: Oatbran porridge, Activia yogurt, cup of tea.
Lunch: Extra light cheese (thinly spread) on smoked salmon slices. The other half of the Onken yogurt pot I had yesterday. Tea and squash.
Dinner: I am going to have...a 3 egg omelette with ham in it, followed by some jelly! Will probably have a skinny latte later and maybe some more oatbran (as didn't have extra this morning) if I'm hungry.

Exercise: Going to walk to Asda after my dinner and buy some vegetables for tomorrow :-) Planning on making my favourite slimming world soup later for lunch tomorrow - Chicken and ham soup. I will put the recipe on here later.

Dukan: Attack day 4

9st 3lbs
3 days: -4lbs

So another lb down again-nice! This surely won't continue tomorrow! Been busy today...work, then went for a swim and then helping out at a musical show so was out quite alot! Went to Asda lastnight as needed a bit of variety so decided to buy some smoked salmon slices for lunch today. Also had a Nescafe skinny latte which is really nice. Don't feel like I've drank as much today, maybe thats because I've got used to it a bit more now not sure. Pretty sure I have drank at least 1.5 litres though. Also...had poo on day 2 and today so not too constipated.

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs, 1 dairylea light cheese triangle, activia 0% yoghurt
Lunch: Smoked salmon, tablespoon extra light cream cheese, half a pot of Onken fat free apple and mango yogurt (which was absolutely delish!!)
Dinner: I stewed some steak in oxo broth with a tea spoon of cornflour to thicken the sauce, put mushrooms, onions and carrots in (but didn't eat them) and some spices. That was yummy! Had it with some low fat greek yogurt on the side :-)
Diet coke, tea, skinny latte
Haven't started eating the jelly yet - must start that!
Also didn't eat my oat bran today as didn't have time but planning on having that for breakfast tomorrow instead of eggs for a change so might have double and see how that affects things.
Exercise: 20 minutes swimming

Thinspiration...

A very interesting blog to read - a Dukanier's diet from start to consolidation (52lbs in 179 days).

http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/10/19/dukan-diet-18/

Dukan: Attack Day 3

9st4lbs
2days: -3lbs
Didn't have any jelly last night in the end but did have my oat bran porridge - was nice made in microwave with some sweetener. Felt really good when I got up this morning but starting to feel a bit fed up with food now! Must have a look for some inspiration online in a minute.

Breakfast

• 3 rashers turkey bacon
• 1 egg
• Cup of tea

Lunch

• Chicken
• Ham
• Cottage cheese
• Activia 0% yogurt

Dinner

• 2 fillets of salmon
• 2 egg ommelette
• Vanilla with choc sprinkles muller light (not sure if allowed but we'll see)

Lots of sugar free squash and tea!
Exercise: off to Zumba in a bit! 1hr
Will have my oat bran after Zumba as will probably need it!

Thinspiration of the day...

Emma Stone

Dukan: Attack day two

Weight this morning: 9st 5lbs
Days:lbs lost: 1:2lbs

Woop! Great start to the diet, although it was mostly water probably. Feel fine, just a bit thirsty really. Have been keeping up with water, drinking sugar free squash - think I had about 2litres at work...nightmare for needing to go to the toilet though!

Breakfast

• 3 slices grilled turkey rashers
• 1 poached egg
• Cup of tea

Lunch

• Some chargrilled chicken breast
• Wafer ham
• Cottage cheese
• Activia 0% fruit yogurt
• Coffee

Dinner

• Mussels in a garlic sauce :-) yum!
• 3 cocktail gherkins
• Rump steak
• 2 tbsps Low fat greek yogurt
• Mandarin flavoured muller light

2 litres of water, cup of tea, cup of coffee.

Exercise: 20 minutes swimming

Going to have my oat bran in a little bit, maybe with some sugar free jelly!

Motivational poster...

Dukan: Attack Day One (update)

So I am heading towards the end of my first day on the Dukan diet. Am feeling OK, maybe a bit light headed but not too hungry. Am feeling quite thirsty though despite drinking lots more than I usually do. I am going to make some sugar free jelly as I can see that I am going to get quite sick of yogurts and don't see how that could affect the diet. I am hoping it will be easier tomorrow as I will be busier but I might struggle for energy I suppose! Have taken a multi-vitamin aswell to combat the no fruit and veg thing.

Breakfast
Boiled egg, wafer thin ham, Activia 0% fruit yoghurt, cup of tea

Lunch
Chicken with some tikka flavouring, wafer ham, cottage cheese, 500ml water

Other
Tea, 500ml water, coffee. 1 and a half tablespoons of Oatbran made into a sort of porridge with skimmed milk.

Dinner
2 egg omelette made with skimmed milk. Chicken breast grilled and stuffed with extra light cheese spread, garlic and herbs. Another 500ml water.

Exercise
40 minutes walking.

Dukan: Attack Day One

Start weight 9st 7lbs. Just woke up and weighed. Feeling very motivated and ready to start! Will post again later!

Dukan: The day before Attack phase

Just set up this site as a sort of motivational tool for myself really! It is a bit wierd to think that I am actually talking to myself right now but I'm sure it won't be for long! After getting the Dukan idea from Kate Middleton (via a magazine), and being given the book, I have decided to give this diet a go. Main motivation = wedding next year. I am writing this on my final day of free eating before I start the attack phase tomorrow and am having a lasagne and wine for dinner tonight, knowing it will be the last bit of carbs and wine before serious dieting begins.

Dukan diet attack phase is carb free apart from 1.5 tablespoons of Oat bran a day, skimmed milk, non-fat dairy, non-fat cheese (cottage cheese/quark/v.low fat cheese spread) and eggs, lean meat, poultry. No pork or lamb though apart from lean ham. I have ordered lots of meat to come in the shopping tomorrow so I am ultra prepared...hopefully.

Here is a link to Dukan UK site to find out more about the diet...
http://www.dukandiet.co.uk/

My profile on the site is this...

So I am planning on doing the Attack phase for 5 days but will see how I feel after 3! Fingers crossed it goes well tomorrow and I will post again then.