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!

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!).

Getting back on track - PV Day

Morning Weigh in: 184.4 Lbs

Because I wasn't sure how much I weighed yesterday, I'm not sure how much weight I lost. Either way, it's a pretty good one :)  (Either 2.4 Lbs or 3 Lbs - Doesn't really matter as long as it's going down).

You cannot believe how much I want to be out of the 180's! I haven't been under in a very long time. It'll happen. I know it will :)

I decided to do 1 day PP/ 1 day PV for a few days. Just because I haven't had vegetables in a long time. So, i'm looking forward to my PV day today.

Breakfast: Coffee w/ non fat creamer w/ Activia Light
Lunch: 2 hot dogs w/ a little sauerkraut & Light Greek Yogurt w/ Cucumber Salad
Dinner: Sliced Beef w/ Taco Seasoning with Oat Bran Wrap w/ 2 Tbl non fat sour cream. Topped with a fresh tomato, parsley, garlic, hot pepper salsa.
Snack: 1 Activia Light & Cup of Tea & Salad, no dressing (cucumber, tomato and lettuce).

Taco Seasoned Beef w/ Fresh Salsa
Kinda ended up like pizza!

Great day. Feeling full. Loved dinner. The Oat Bran Wrap was good. Though i wasn't able to wrap anything in it because it would break apart. So what I did was just lay it down on a plate and put the beef on top, and then the salsa on top of the beef w/ the side of light sour cream. It was delicious! To me, next time, I will make the beef and salsa without the wrap. For one reason only, which is I would rather my Oat goes towards the Oat Cookie! Yep, I like that more! :) Especially with my cup of tea in the evening/morning. Don't get me wrong, the wrap was really good. It's just my preference with the cookie.

I wanted to do some exercise today, but didn't get the chance to do anything. Except running around 2 hyper boys all day! (I think i got a little exercise doing that!)  :)

Hope you all had a great Dukan Day. Looking forward to hearing about your day.

PP/ PV Rotation Days

I was wondering what PP/PV rotations you're using? I've been doing 1 day PP/ 1 day PV and I'm thinking of switching to 5PP/5PV... has anybody tried this? Any thoughts?

It seems a bit easier to do the 5PP/5PV with food preparation and having leftovers. And I think it might actually help with the weight loss.

Survived the weekend! - Cruise Phase (PP)

Morning Weigh in  : 188.6 lbs  (Weight Gain)

Yes, i'm back up to the 188's .. ugh ... but it could've been worse. Today is a new day and i know it'll be a better day!

Here's what i had:

Breakfast:

- Cup of coffee

- 1 non fat fruit yogurt

Exercise:

- 1 hr cycling

- 20 minutes cardio / elleptical machine

Lunch:

- 2 eggs (sunny side up)

- 2 slices of ham

Snack:

- 1 fat free cheese stick

- 3 small slices of Oatbran Flaxmeal Bread w/ a little fat free whipped cream cheese (Thank you Charlotte for this amazing recipe! Find the recipe here.

Dinner:

- Grilled Skirt Steak

- 4 sticks of Asparagaus

- Baked Baby Bell Pepper

- Glass of Wine

I know it's supposed to be a PP day, but i ended up have vegetables for dinner. Overall it was a good day i think. Felt very energetic and ready for the day after my work out in the morning. Tomorrow i hit the gym again. Hopefully, i can manage a couple of hours. We'll see.

While surfing the net today i cam accross a very interesting way to make rice from califlour. Very simple and very easy. I still didn't try it, but i will SOON. Here's the link

http://video.about.com/lowcarbdiets/Low-Carb-Cauliflower-Rice.htm

if you give it a try, please let me know your feedback :)

Cottage Pie Recipe for PV days

I got the Cottage Pie Recipe from My Dukan Diary Blog. Lauren comes up with the most wonderful recipes and ideas! I can't wait to try it myself! Thank you Lauren!

Makes 4 large Serves
Suitable for Cruise PV Phase

Filling Ingredients:
Olive Oil Spray
500g Beef Mince
1/2 Onion finely diced
2 large cloves garlic, crushed
2 tbsp Corn Flour
1 tsp Chicken Stock Powder dissolved in 1 1/2 cups Hot Water
2 Tomatoes, Diced
150g tub Tomato Paste
Freshly Cracked Black Pepper

Topping Ingredients:
1 head of Cauliflower
1 clove Garlic
Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
1-2 tbsp Extra Light Philadelphia Cream Cheese

1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Lightly spray a frying pan with Olive Oil Spray and wipe away excess with paper towel. Brown Beef Mince until crumbly.
3. Remove mince from frying pan, getting rid of any excess fat.
4. In the same pan, fry the garlic and onion. When soft, return beef to pan.
5. Sprinkle over Corn Flour and cook, stirring, for a few minutes.
6. Add to the pan the Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Paste, Stock & Water, Black Pepper. Stir to combine.
7. Allow to simmer on a low heat for at least 10 minutes or until thickened.

MEANWHILE:
1. Cut the Cauliflower into florets and rinse. Cook Cauliflower in a saucepan of water for approximately 20 minutes or until you can insert a knife into a floret without resistance.
2. While the Cauliflower is cooking, very finely chop the garlic.
3. Drain the water from the pan and return the Cauliflower over a very low heat for a few moments, stirring, to evaporate some extra water.
4. Turn off the heat and begin to mash the Cauliflower. Add the other ingredients, Extra Light Cream Cheese (however much you want), Pepper and Garlic.
5. When you have reached a point where you don’t think you can mash it anymore, you can leave it at this point. I prefer to have it perfectly smooth, so I had a go at it with my barmix (hand blender).

TO ASSEMBLE:
1. Place the filling mixture into one large baking dish, or small ramekins (it would at least fill 8 ramekins)
2. Top with the Cauliflower Puree.
3. Bake in the oven until top slightly browns and dish is hot.

You can add mushrooms to the recipe or any other veggies