My day is just about over and I have survived day 1 of the Attack Phase of the Dukan Diet.
How do I feel? A bit hungry. I might need to find a snack before bed. Beef jerky is being made as we speak so maybe it will be ready and I can snag a piece of that! Definitely excited to try it. Earlier I felt a headache coming on, but it seems to have lifted … I think. That could be the fact that I didn’t have sweets today! First day in a long time that I didn’t have any sweets or candy. I feel a little bit
tired, but that also could be from staying up later than usual lately. I will get to bed at a decent time tonight. Other than that I feel ok. The book says I will start to feel really good and have lots of energy in a couple of days. It also says that I won’t feel hungry by the second day. I’ll let you know tomorrow night!
Todays Menu:
For breakfast (or should I say lunch – I slept in this morning): scrambled eggs and a side of sardines in tomato sauce (only sardines we are allowed). We are also limited to 2 eggs per day.
Mid afternoon sack: beef cubes dipped in mustard (we aren’t allowed ketchup!) and a few sugar free pickles.
Supper: Seafood chowder (shrimp, salmon, muscles, and some other seafood things mad in skim milk with a little bit of onion, chalets, dill seed, and pepper). It was pretty tasty. I did miss vegetables though.
Evening Snack: Low-fat flavoured yogurt (we are not allowed yogurt with chunks of fruit in it).
I do think I need one more snack before bed. I’ll find something.
I have also drank three classes of water, 2 cups of tea, and 1 cup of coffee (yes, I know I said I wasn’t going to drink coffee anymore – I’m working on it! See Coffee Pu’reh)
Side Note: My cat just decided to drink my water! Thanks Milo! I’m off to get new water and find a snack!
**UPDATE** for my bedtime snack I am frying up some lean hamburger and putting some Greek Yogurt with it. This is definitely a first!! If you love meat you will love this diet!
[This is part of the Dukan Diet series. Check out the rest of the posts by clicking HERE.]
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Why no vegetables?!?! Or was it just because you didn't have any readily available…
I always stay away from protein-rich diets. God didn't design us to be carnivores – our bodies are designed to be vegetarians with the occasional helping of meat. Plus a protein diet is bad for the earth – it consumes far more resources and causes us to keep consuming from what are quickly becoming barren oceans. And meat is more expensive too, and with mass production, hormones, etc., the meat isn't great for you either.
Is seafood a regular in this diet?! That surprises me too. Lobster, shrimp, scallops, etc. are all bottom feeders. They eat the dead stuff and excrement in the ocean. That is why there is such a high intolerance to them (some people think this is why God prohibits eating them in the Torah). I LOVE seafood by the way, but we limit how much we eat because of how unhealthy they are.
I'm going to get back to you on the whole veggie thing on Friday's post when I write about Phase 2! I do get veggies…just not quite yet. I am getting a little carb in the oat bran I am suppose to have each day.
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Danny – I actually agree with you on most of your points. I'm not a big meat eater and I think we should eat it moderately. I wasn't planning on doing this diet, but someone close to me is doing it and it is working for her so I thought I would read about it and try it and that way we could support each other through it. It is much easier doing it with someone then on our own!
We are trying to get as much local meats as we can. I am very pro local buying. Seafood is a regular in the diet. I know they are bottom feeders, but it's so good. We don't have it that much because it is expensive. Dukan doesn't say anything about it being unhealthy. I just know that in this phase we can eat it as long as it is not high in fat.
Thanks for your comments, Faith and Danny! I appreciate it! Dieting can be a bit controversial!