Dukan It Out Again: My Dukan Diet Journey

My name is Janet and I am 48 years old...closer to 49 if you want to know the truth. In June 2011, I began my Dukan diet journey. I started the diet with a weigh in at 246 lbs...my highest weight ever. I was depressed and determined to lose that weight. I was very faithful and followed the rules of the Dukan Diet; read the book daily to remind myself of the rules. I did not really have any problems following the diet. I did a 5 day attack phase and then went on to the cruise phase. I walked daily, starting out with very short walks and building up to 3 miles per day without any problems whatsoever. I even adhered to the diet on my vacations. I posted my progress on my facebook page never admitting to a starting weight. The only admission I made was when I hit under 200 lbs. and posted about feeling "onederful"!

After being on the diet for almost six months, I had lost down to 190 lbs. I had gone from being in a size 24 to a size 16 (still in the 16W range, but still at 16). I had quit taking my acid reflux prescription and my restless leg prescription...did not need them anymore. Excitement was hovering all over me. Then came Thanksgiving and Christmas. I told myself I could splurge a little and enjoy the holidays and get back on track after Christmas...Boy was I wrong!

Slowly but surely the weight has come back. I cried when I hit 200 lbs again, but I still did not go back to my diet...It is now April 2013, approximately 1 1/2 years since I quit Dukaning... and yesterday I weighed in at 230 lbs. Yuck, yuck, yuck!!! And I am back taking my prescriptions...

I am 5'5 ish and ready to be a size 14. That means that I have to be strong and steadfast in my determination to do this again and to stick with it even if a holiday happens!

Yesterday I started the attack phase again...all protein, low fat, no carbs. This morning I weighed in at 228.2 lbs. PROGRESS!!!

It is now noon today, and so far I've eaten a greek yogurt (fat free) and some coffee and some tea. For lunch I will be eating some beef fajita meet and another yogurt.

Some things I must say from my previous experience:
1. Make sure I eat a variety of food (or at least fix my chicken different ways). I cannot stand the thought of eating another bite of rotisserie chicken from the grocery store.
2. Make time to cook for myself. I am a very busy woman and often end up going to the grocery store at lunch to pick up something dukan friendly (which is usually rotisserie chicken) and I really need to prepare ahead of time.
3. Keep walking. Don't allow my fatigue from work to keep me from walking when I get home. I always feel better when I walk.

My goal is to be less than 200 lbs again by this Christmas! Shorter term I want to lose 10 lbs by June! Let's see how I do...

more tomorrow!