29.7.12
The Dukan diet
On the 23th of July I've started the famous Dukan diet. As many may know it's a controversial diet for many reasons. Most of the dietologists disagree with doctor Dukan's methode, because it's too poor in carbohydrates and considered too extreme and strict, expecially in the first phase, the so called "attack phase" (the others are cruise, consolidation and stabilisation). During this period, that lasts from 4 up to 10 days, you must avoid any kind of carb, with the exeption of oatbran, that you should eat in the amount of 1.5 tablespoons per day.
It means no fruit, no veggies and no cereals (but oatbran) at all. Not an easy start if you are used to chips, pasta, pizza and junk food. At the same time you are free to eat meat (beef, chicken, turkey - no lamb or pork) in great quantity, also some kind of cheese and yoghurts are suggested (low or 0% fat ones) and eggs are welcome too. Hard work, but still doable.
Not easy doesn't mean impossible. As I wrote in the previous post, dieting is firstly about changing your way of thinking, after that you can easily manage the body stress caused by the change of feeding. Never start a diet if you are not mentally ready for it, unless is the doctor that tells you so.
Anyway, after almost one week of this diet, I ve lost 7 kgs and I don't feel weak at all, the only complain I have is about the variety of food I'm eating, but this is not diet's fault. I'm working everyday all day and so it's very difficult for me to prepare something particular. In fact online and on Dukan's book it's easy to find receipts that make the attack phase more easy to deal with.
Starting today I'll post my previous day's meals divided by timing and I will also include my weight, just to monitorise the progress in this new challenge.
Meals:
Breakfast: 100 ml semi skimmed milk and coffee + 2 and a half tablespoons of All Bran
Lunch: 130 gr of tuna (in spring water) + 16 seafood sticks (surimi) in vegetable broth made with just water and 1 vegetable cube --- NEVER EVER AGAIN, it was disgusting.
Dinner: 1 sirloin steak (beef) 150 gr + 100 ml of fruit yoghurt (0% fat)
Weight:
Actual Weight: 97.8 kg
Target Weight: 85 kg
Starting weight: 105 kg
Kgs lost so far: 7.2 kg
Mood:
Nervous and a bit stressed, i would have expected to lose something more in the last two days.
Location:
Londra, Regno Unito
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