Blog Change - Sorry!

Hello my dear Dukan friends, I've always wanted to use wordpress for my blog but never got to that & I didn't know how to go around with some of the features there. Now, I got a hold of it. I'm moving this blog to my new wordpress blog. All information that is here will be exported. So it'll be the same exact thing. I just think you need to update your blog lists to the new address.

Sorry for the hassle! I just wanted something new and something that felt more comfortable for me. I really hope this is not too troubling for you & hope to see you all there!

New blog is:
http://50poundsless.wordpress.com/

Please add me , please follow me, please comment as I need all your support always :)

Thanks guys! Talk to you later on http://50poundsless.wordpress.com/.

Quick Note!

Sorry I haven't been blogging the last few days. Hectic around here (as usual) - I'll try and be better with my updates! :)

Been running almost every morning. Running 5 Kilometer's every time. It's a mix of jogging and fast walking. Can't wait till i can actually run the entire 5k! It'll happen. With more practice :)

Weight wise, been up and down. I've added a little carb because of my upcoming race in less than 2weeks. But in total I have lost 5Lbs so far. Got another 5 lbs to lose for my challenge before/on Aug 27th! Hopefully that will happen! Will keep you updated for sure.

I think I'll re-do attack phase for a few days after the race, just to get the carb out of my system again. That's the plan so far.

Thanks for all your support and lovely comments. Especially about your advice regarding food/my 5K run/ weight loss/ and everything! Thanks!

Up 2Lbs! Uh-No!

No, not sure how that happened! OK, no problem. will keep going strong. The weight WILL go down! It has too! :)

Good day. No run today as I took it off after the 5K yesterday. Tomorrow, I'm running. Hopefully a 5K too. I'll be the happiest person ever when i can actually run the whole 5K. I know it's going to take time. And probably not before the race. But it's something I want to do.

Food today: Chicken kebab, 1 slice of toast, 2 slices of non fat cheese, 2 cups of coffee, 2 hard boiled eggs, slices deli ham, more chicken kebab! :)

Sorry my posts are short and not too interesting. It's getting busy around here!

Have a good one!

5K Run!

I did a 5K this morning! Wow! Can't believe it :) - Well, it was jogging/fast walking, but I actually did it. Which is great. Felt tired. I'm a bit sore in the legs, but i am super happy! And i feel great! It feels great to run. I got a feel to what the 5K is going to be in a couple of weeks. Hopefully by that time I can actually run it without stopping or just stopping a few times.

With more and more training/runs I am sure I'll get there!

Good weekend. Nothing new with my weight. I'm exactly the same. The last couple of days I had BBQ'd everything. Beef Kebab, Chicken Kebab, Baba Ghanouj (egg plant grilled), some salad (with no dressing). Pretty good.

I need to start making slight changes to my diet. As I need different kind of food for my training/run. It'll be mostly Dukan on PV. Hopefully that won't affect my main challenge of losing 10 Lbs by the 27th of Aug.

I'll catch up on your blogs in a bit. hope you're all doing well.

Guess What?!

Before I tell you my big news let me tell you about my day :) - I lost 0.4 lbs, which isn't too bad. Still going strong and in the right direction.

I had a "kinda" bad cut this evening opening a can of beans. Blood everywhere. Was pretty deep, so to the E.R my husband took me!  The location of the cut made it hard for stitches (close to the nail, sideways, as if around the finger). So, they "glued it!" hehe, cool. I would rather have that than stitches! So, all is well now, just finding it really hard to type. So, I'm just going to mention my big surprise before I end this post (which is taking forever to type!:)).

Last night I signed up for a 5K run in 2.5 weeks!! Yep. Did it and I already did my first training fast walk/jog this morning! I did 1.5 miles. Felt really happy and proud of myself. Started my run at 6:30 a.m. to run! Happy happy happy!  I should do at least 40 minutes a day of jogging/walking, until i reach my goal of actually running 5K. Hopefully I will get there in time for the race (on the 19th of Aug). My good friend, who is a runner is supporting and encouraging me! Soo blessed to have her!

Normal day food wise. The usual. Didn't mess up. Hopefully scales go down in the morning.

Have a great Dukan Day!

Day 4 of Challenge - PP

Same weight this morning. Still got 7 Lbs to go. 

I'm not worried or upset about not losing weight today. I lost 3 Lbs in 3 days, which is pretty good :)

Breakfast: Cup of coffee w/ non fat creamer
Snack: Activia Light
Early Lunch: 2 hot dogs w/ 2 eggs
Snack: 1 non fat/ sugar free Jell-O chocolate mousse
Dinner: Rotisserie Chicken (No skin) - Store Bought. w/ a little non fat yogurt.
Snack: (probably having an oat bran cookie or/and chocolate mousse.

Felt a little tired today. Not from the diet, but I feel like i'm coming down with a cold/flu. Hopefully it's not! I hate getting colds!

Have a good day!

Woohoo! 8 Lbs to Go!

Daily Weight Loss: 2 Lbs
Awesome start. This is probably mostly water weight, but it's 2 lbs down and I'm feeling happy about it.
Thank you all for all the support you've been giving me. It keeps me going.

There are a couple of things that I need to concentrate on, besides food. Water & Exercise.  Need to drink more. Yesterday, I did a good job. I made it a fact to drink water every time I'm in the kitchen (and I'm in there a lot, trust me! with 2 toddlers wanting snacks, milk, water etc ... I'm in there quite a few times a day!) hehe
The other thing, exercise. Well, I don't know what is happening, but I don't feel like I have any energy to work out. Need to make it a point to "at least" walk a little everyday.
Here's how my day went:
Breakfast: Cup of coffee w/ creamer
Snack: Activia Light
Lunch: Grilled Chicken w/ Walden Farms Peanut Butter (added a little fresh ginger)
Snack: 2 slices of non fat Swiss cheese
Dinner: 3 hot dog beef franks w/ WF Mayo & WF Ketchup

Might have a cup of tea with an Oat Bran cookie later on tonight.

Hey, I'm here!

Sorry for not posting the last few days. I have a post (that I didn't publish) with the results after my 1st day on PP. I didn't post it because I was, well, surprised, upset, disappointed, a bit embarrassed and because I decided to put everything behind me and move on.

What happened that after a really good day on PP, the next morning I weighed in and was really surprised that my weight had gone up `1.8 lbs! UP i said, not down! Which is very surprising to me because I usually use that much on my 1st return to PP. So, i felt all the above! And ended up not publishing the post.

Later that night, I got my period. So, in a way, it kinda explained everything. (well at least I hope that was the reason I added the weight).

Decided that I will start my challenge when I'm done with it. Because I really want to feel good and positive about everything. So, now, I'm done. And today I start my challenge. I know that a few of my Dukan friends wanted to join in on the challenge. Did you guys start? :) - I still have to read your posts. I had a really busy weekend. Fun, but busy.  I didn't check my weight the last couple of days. I think I'm afraid because of the weight gain a few days ago!!! :) - But I'll get over it, no worries!

It always feels good to start on a Monday anyways, right? :)

So, I'll be posting again at the end of the day about the progress of my 1st day of my 10Lbs challenge!

Gotta do this! I need to do this!! :)

Back & Ready for my 10 Lbs Chalange!!

Sorry for disappearing for longer than I expected! I'm still catching up on your blogs but so far, everybody seems to be doing great! Good job!

My challenge is to lose 10 Lbs in 3 weeks. I had advice from Dukan friend's to make it 4 weeks. Which is a good idea! Less pressure :)

So, my goal now is to lose 10 lbs in 3-4 weeks! :) hehe I'll be aiming for 3 weeks. If it happens, I'll be EXTREMELY happy.

Today I start. And I start with a mini Attack for 3 days.  Need to lose the pounds. Need to get into my swim suit for our vacation end of August! And it's not about "getting into" a swim suit, it's more about me feeling "GOOD" about getting into one. I think 10 Lbs will do it! :)

Have a good day!

Disappearing for a few days!

I'll be back either Sunday or Monday. I'll be doing the DUKAN! so no worries :) - well, I'll be doing it as much as I can. It's harder on weekends! :) - But reading all your beautiful blogs this morning got me inspired! Such great attitude towards the diet. Very inspiring indeed!

See you in a few days & have a great weekend! Hopefully, A great Dukan friendly weekend!

Ciao!

Got my shipment!

No change in my weight!

It feels like I'm in some kind of "stabilization" phase! I'm thinking after these 3 days of PV I should probably have a PP day. We'll see how it goes tomorrow - I'm still having constipation problems, even with my PV days & with the powder fiber that I have with my drinks! - thankfully, headaches are GONE! :)

I was waiting for this shipment. It's an order I made online for the (Non Fat, No Calorie, Gluten free ...) products. I used a couple of their products before. And now, this order, I got some new things. I already tried 2 new products.

1- Ketchup: Zero everything! The color is like Ketchup but it was more liquidy (that is probably not a word!) but you know what I mean ;) - It tasted good. Don't expect the real taste of Ketchup, but it's pretty close and descent.
2- Mayonnaise: Same color, different substance. It was as the ketchup was "more liquidy" - kinda more like a dressing substance! Yes, that's it .. a dressing! And it did taste good. (not like real mayo though).

I also got some ready made tomato sauce (ready made pasta sauce), peanut butter spread, chocolate spread, strawberry jam, garlic herb (pasta sauce). And I'm looking forward to trying them all somehow! :) - Again, they're calorie free and all.

I just realized I never mentioned where I get all these products from! They're from a company called Walden Farms. If you'd like to check their products or order anything, here's the website http://waldenfarms.com/.

Breakfast: Cup of coffee w/ creamer
Lunch: 3 hot dogs w/ Walden Farms Ketchup & Mayo
Snack: Sugar Free Jello Chocolate Mousse
Dinner: Sauteed mushrooms & crab w/ some garlic, Walden Farm Alfredo Sauce & some chicken broth added for some sauce. Had it with the miracle noodles.

I didn't have anything for breakfast because I forgot! I fed the boys & then we all got ready to go to a morning play date. Totally forgot about breakfast.

Love my Crab !- PV

Baked Tilapia w/ Mushroom &
Rosemary

Morning weigh in: No change (No problem with that, feeling good about everything) :)

Breakfast: cup of coffee w/ creamer , 1 Activia Light
Snack: 1/2 whole wheat toast bread
Lunch: Crab Omelet! Yummy! - Just mixed 2 eggs with little pieces of crab meat
Snack:cup of coffee w/ creamer/ 1 peach (fruit wasn't part of the plan, i just ate one after slicing some for my sons) :)
Dinner: Baked Tilapia w/ Sauteed Mushroom & Rosemary (Really good)
Snack: 3 strawberries & 1/2 a pita bread w/ feta cheese
I gave in to carbs today. If I don't get better will power I will not be able to achieve my goals in losing 10 Lbs - SOON! Will do better tomorrow!
Obviously, I'm loving the crab meat! I think I'll try it in a different way everyday :) - until i finish what i have. Well, when that happens, I'm going out to buy some more :) hehe
I'm thinking when I get my order of Miracle Noodles, I'll probably make it with crab meat and the no calorie Alfredo Sauce :)

P.S (i finally finished the Tilapia that I had - To be honest, i really didn't want to have it for dinner, but I didn't want to freeze it (don't like to eat fish that was previously frozen), so i just cooked it. It was delicious though and I'm happy I made it!)

Have a good day/night!

10 Lbs in 3 weeks?

Is this something I can do? I would really like to challenge myself and try and lose 10 Lbs in 3 weeks or less. I'm thinking, it is doable, If I stick to my diet. Any thoughts?
August 27th (which also happens to be my birthday), we're going on vacation. That requires a swimming suit! In public! (when we went swimming with my boys last week, it was just us in the pool)!! Haven't done that because of how self conscious I am about my body and being in a swim suit. So, i'm thinking 10 Lbs in 3 weeks (the trip is at least 6 weeks away) should make me feel VERY good about myself! :)

First day = Success! -PV Day

Daily weight loss is 2 Lbs
Current Weight: 184 Lbs (I went up a couple of pounds over 2 days before starting my new plan)
I was unsure if my new plan would work, but I was really happy on the scales this morning. I lost 2 lbs eating healthy "yummy" food and feeling full. How great is that?  :)
I'm still constipated, but I'm sure it's going to take a few days for my veggies/fiber to kick in. I do have a headache this morning, but I'm thinking it's because of having to be up with my 1.5 yr old from 11:30 p.m till 3:30 a.m!  - I think he's teething.  (he still has a few more teeth left to come out!) :)
Breakfast: Cup of Coffee w/ creamer , Activia Light
Lunch: Crab Salad - I had to have it today again! ;)
Snack: Cup of coffee w/ creamer
Dinner: Baked Tillapia seasoned with Taco seasoning with a tomato relish - Delicious!
Snack: Iced Non Fat Latte

Feeling good. Loving the PV days :) - Never thought I'd miss vegetables as much as I did. I've been enjoying my food the last couple of day and it makes things easier.

Again, tonight, I'll probably have the oat bran cookie with a cup of tea while watching t.v. I think, in the past, the most calorie intake for me was during the evening, munching, while watching t.v.  I mostly loved eating Chips! I'm slowly getting out of this habit! Finally!

Have a good one!

The Plan!

I decided to start the week with a PV day. And I'll have more PV days in a week than PP. I will eat more vegetables and fish. Will try to cut down on red meat and have chicken more often (although it's not one of my favorite ).
I know i'm worrying about continuing with this diet, but i'm also really worried to gain all the weight back. I feel Dukan keeps me in check and on track.
I will stay away from carbs and fruits for now.

My Day:

Crab Salad

Breakfast: Cup of Coffee w/ creamer , Activia Light
Snack: Cup of Coffee
Lunch: Crab Salad (Lettuce, cucumbers, olives, topped with crab meat & Calorie free Thousdand Island Dressing).
Snack: Activia Light
Dinner: 2 Tilapia Fish baked and seasoned with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Topped with a tomato, garlic, mint, lemon juice relish. YUMMY!

I was really happy about the menu today! Loved everything I had. Made it feel like I wasn't on a diet. Love the feeling. Especially the feeling of being FULL! :)

Later on tonight, I'll have a cup of tea w/ my Oat Bran Vanilla Cookie!

Have a wonderful evening! (morning, afternoon , wherever you are in the world!).

Thought Of The Day

I'll get right to it. I am starting to worry about eating a lot of protein and not enough vegetables. Not worried about carbs really. I can do without them. But the protein, well, I'm worried. I have a bad family history of heart disease, cholesterol and high blood pressure. I mentioned this on this blog in the past, and I stopped the diet for a while. I came back to it because my desire to losing weight was my priority. And of course it wasn't proven that Dukan was a "bad" diet. 
Now, again, I worry. And my husband worries. He has been very supportive of me through my ups and downs on this diet and other diets I've been on.

"If you can do the Dukan Diet, you can do pretty much any other diet" his words.  Maybe try counting calories (which is what I did for a while, it worked when I stuck to it). Or maybe try a healthier lifestyle. More veggies , fiber and lean protein. Got to mix up the diet. Many thoughts and ideas.

I'm still getting the headaches. I'm very constipated even with the fiber powder that I add with my drinks. It's actually starting to bother me.

I'm not saying I'm quitting Dukan. I just wanted to share my thoughts. After all, Dukan or not, we're here to lose weight and get healthy. That's my main goal. I want to be healthy for my husband, my sons and for me.

It's the weekend! PP Day

Nice relaxed day. Didn't do much, which is good for a change! :) - But still my meals were all over the place. No planned breakfast, lunch or dinner. Just food in general throughout the day.

So, here's what I had throughout the day:

- 2 hot dogs
- 2 slices of cheese
- 2 Tbls of non fat vanilla yogurt
- 1 hard boiled egg
- 2 diet soda
- 2 cups of coffee
- 1/2 a slice of small pizza (i know!)
- Grilled chicken breast

Lots of water!

Oh, and there was no change in my weight this morning.

Have a good one!

Here I go again! PP Day

Not sure if there's something wrong with my scales, but it kept giving me various numbers (could be that it needs new batteries). Anyways, the lowest number I got was 186.8 Lbs - Highest is 187.4 Lbs. I'll change the batteries later on today & tomorrow I'll report my weight again.

Either number is pretty high. I've gained the weight back ... And it's not only because of the burger and hot dog that I had for the 4th of July. But I went through a phase of NON DUKAN the few days following that. And it's all because of my frustration with this whole weight loss journey. It just felt like I was going nowhere. Felt like , well, I'm not losing weight so I might as well eat. SOO WRONG. I know. But it was a phase where I was fed up with dieting & I really wanted faster results. As I said, it was a few days of a low point for me (diet wise). I'm back on track. It's funny how the littlest things make you think and rethink. Like for instance, even with the added weight, yesterday my neighbour saw me and mentioned right away that I have lost weight! Felt pretty awesome. Also, having to be in a swimsuit (which I have NOT been in one for the last 4 yrs), made me feel good. I could see that some changes happened in my body. It felt good. It gave me even more boost to just go back on track again and lose more weight to look better and feel better! Of course, and all the support I got from my Dukan Friends. Big impact on me. Reading your blogs, your successes, your struggles keep me going. And makes me realize I'm not alone in this.

Oh wow, that was long! Sorry to bore you with all this! hehe

Now, let's get back on track! Here's what I had today :)
Breakfast: Coffee w/ non fat creamer , Oat Bran cookie (LOVE IT), Cup of Tea.
Lunch: 2 scrambled eggs w/ 2 tsp shredded Cheddar cheese & 2 hot dogs
Snack: Cup of Tea
Dinner: 2 oven baked burgers w/ a little non fat yogurt and 1 slice Cheddar cheese.
Snack: 1 Activia Light & cup of tea

Pretty good day in general. Hopefully I can keep it up :)

Thank you soo much!

Thank you for the lovely messages, comments and emails! Wow, I'm soo grateful to have online friends like every single one of you. You guys keep me going!

I don't give up easily. I can have my low points but dammit, I'm going to lose this weight!! One way or another! (excuse my language) :)

Also, I appreciate all your advice on what to do next. As some of you suggested, I'm going to do PP tomorrow for one day. Then do a rotation of PP/PV till the weekend. Monday, I'll start 3 days of PP followed by 3 days of PV. And I'm going to stay on track. And I'm going to lose weight! :)

On another note, we've been lucky to have extra ordinary beautiful weather here in the northwest (Seattle). It was 83 degrees today. My husband decided to take the day off and take the boys swimming. A lot of fun. Came back home, took naps (yes, we all did! That almost NEVER happens for us) and then hung out in the backyard in the kiddos pool. Yep, I sat in that small colorful plastic pool! hehe .. Kids loved it! Fun day. Fun time with the family. Love my boys. Life is good.

Our Family

Have a great one. Until you hear from me tomorrow! - with good news!

P.S I also will take the suggestion of weighing in tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Cruise Phase - 5th Day of Attack / Weekend Oh Boy!

Yep, it's the weekend and this is when a lot of unwanted things happen. Ate things I wasn't supposed to do. We went earlier in the morning to Home Depot to buy a few things. We're working on our backyard. Then got busy with the kids & I didn't get a chance to eat (forgot actually) until I was starving at around 2:30 p.m!

So, we stopped by McDonald's, that's what I wanted, and had a small cheese burger (from the dollar menu). I also ate a little bit of fries. BAD BAD BAD

We then went for a picnic with friends (84 Degrees today in Seattle, AWESOME) so we had some snacks packed (very hard to pack Allowed Dukan - And i didn't have the time to prepare anything). So I ended up eating a few carrots, more fries (but not a lot), few slices of cucumbers, a hand full of chips. BAD BAD BAD

In addition to all that I had an Iced Non Fat Latte - Felt soo good on a hot day!

Overall, I didn't eat A LOT throughout the day, but I sure did eat things I wasn't supposed to eat.  And the timing sucks really. Tomorrow is my weigh in! ugh ... I should've done better but It's okay. I just went with the flow of the day and it turned out to be a fun day with my family and friends.

Hope you're having a good weekend!