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3 stone 2 lbs gone...and gone forever!
By Jackie Published 01/27/2012
My name is Jacqueline, and I'd like to share with others on the internet an expe...
The cruise phase was an eye opener!
By Amanda Published 01/27/2012
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Published 01/27/2012
Chat Online 27/01/2012's Session
mod : Good morning everyone, we are on the 27th of January, welcome to our live chat! All of your questions are welcome and we will do our best to answer to all of you. Today, we will be with Jemma, Severine and Bettina. The chat will last for one hour, have a good chat everyone! paulamejiat : I followed the attack phase correctly and I didn't loose any weight. Now I have been in the cruise phase for 3 days and I have gained an extra kilo. What can I do? I am following instructions very strictly and I am exercising. jemma : Dear Paulamejiat, Do you suffer from constipation? This could be the reason for your regained of weight. Increase your oatbran to 3 tbsp/day, drink 2L of icy water per day, you can also take 200g of stewed rhubarb and goji berries to help you. If it persists ask your GP for a mild laxative. Have a good day! goal2012 : Dear Dr Dukan, even though I try to follow your diet strictly and eat relatively small portions, stick to protein, I tend to really stole in my weight loss. More over I work out a lot in the gym, but still I find it extremely hard to shift these last 3-5 kg... Do you have any advice? I currently weigh between 57-58, my true weight according to your test is 55.7 Kg, but my idea weight is 53 kg. Thank you in advance. sevie : Welcome to the chat goal2012! Know that in this diet, the more you eat, the more you loose. You ought to eat until you are satisfied and therefore should never go hungry. Your weightloss is going at a good pace; follow the rule of the cruise phase and the weight will fall off on its own, just be sure to eat. We highly disrecommend you going underneath your true weight because this will be an ongoing effort for you to maintain it whereas once you reach your true weight, you will eventually be able to get off the diet and easily keep that weight off. Have a great weekend! fruewald : When I started you suggested that my true weight was 60,1 kg, but I wanted to stop at 61 kg. I have now realized that I want to go on to 60 kg. How do I change the numbers on my programme? jemma : Hi Fruewald, it is not possible to modify your program to reach the weight of 60kg but I advise you first to reach your true weight and you will have then the possibility to lose another extra kilo. Have a nice day! LJStimpson : I am in the second week of cruise and after losing 6lbs in the attack phase and 2 in the first week of cruise I have had high hopes. This morning I had put on a pound despite pushing myself really hard at the gym this week and having no lapses. I have been saving some of my oatbran for the evenings so I can have a pancake (I love them) - do you think I should avoid doing this? I am also thirsty all of the time, no matter how much I drink (and I don't add salt to any food). Is this normal? sevie : Hi LJStimpson! and welcome to the chat! First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your weightloss. I think that you may be a bit constipated which will cause your weight to slow down and even cause you to gain weight when not taken care of. Let me know if this is the case or not so that we can quickly diagnose the issue and get your weightloss going again. We would really want you to drink no more than 2l of liquids per day but if you are really thirsty then you can drink more. The fact that you are thirsty all the time is actually normal and it will soon come to pass. Have a great weekend! weightadd : I made a dreadful mistake with my weight, can you implement at my weight of 63 kilos wishing to reduce to 55 ? We need to sort asap. sorry sevie : Welcome Weightadd! I'm really sorry but i'm not sure I have fully understood your statement; are you wishing to re-calculate your true weight? judithhenshall : I don't want to measure myself. Is there any way you can exclude the questions ref measurements from my daily report. I am enjoying the diet. sevie : Hi judithhenshall! I'm really sorry but this is essential for us to know how you are doing weight wise and quickly react in case of any issues with stagnation for example. I hope you have a great weekend! weightless.... susan stokes : I made a dreadful mistake, my weight is 63, need to reduce to 55 Kilos. Can you re implement anew program for me ?? sevie : Hi again Susan, In this case you would have to recalculate your true weight. I advise you to terminate your current program and re-open on with the correct information. I shall send you instructions via your slimming apartment. dperratt : Can you have tinned tomatoes in the cruise phase? bettina : Dear Dperratt, you can have tinned tomatoes with no added sugar and fat on your PV days. Have a nice weekend gautamibalu1 : Hi, I am a vegetarian and can you recommend the foods in veggie section please as I am not able to see the foods to start my diet. jemma : Hi Gautamibalu1! You can find vegetarian foods in the fridge of your slimming apartment like Tofu, Soya, dairy products, Quorn etc. Have a good day! Ridele : Hello, last sunday I had a celebration meal. How do we inform you of this? Are white spirits , like gin & diet tonic allowed? sevie : Welcome to the chat Ridele! Actually when filling out your daily report, you omit the days of your celebration meals however. Have a great weekend! Teresa2008 : Hello, my report yesterday didn't come through due to an internet error. Does this affect my today's report? sevie : Hello Teresa2008 and welcome to the chat! Yes it will, the more reports you send in, the more personalised your motivational tips will get and it gives us a better visuel of your weightloss. These things happen, just make sure you fill it out for today :) Have a wonderful weekend! miekemaes : Can I eat goat cheese in a salad? I am in the cruise phase. bettina : Dear miekemaes, thank you for your question. Goat cheese is not allowed during the cruise phase, as it is too high on fat.You could always try fat free fromage frais with your salad. Have a nice weekend erizoomy : Are instant soups allowed during the cruise phase, or is there normally some type of starch in them? sevie : Welcome to the chat Erizoomy! Instant soups are allowed as long as all of the ingredients in them are Dukan friendly. Please send me the ingredients via your slimming apartment so that we can see if it is ok or not. Have a nice weekend! fatmasharif : I have been stuck in my weight between 80 and 97.5 KG for a long time. I do not know what to do. Is it normal in the cruise phase? What should I do? jemma : Hi Fatmasharif! It is normal during the cruise phase to stagnate, don't you suffer from water retention? Lapses are not helpful are not helping. You must persevere until you reach your true weight, don't forget also to increase your physical activity while following religiously the diet. Have a nice weekend! butunler : Can yoga be chosen for exercise rather than your recommendation? bettina : Dear Butunler,please try to do the recommended exercises if you can and add yoga if you like. Any form of exercise will help to speed up your weight loss so keep going. Have a nice weekend. bigaudry : The on the go menu requires cooking. How is that on the go? jemma : Hi Bigaudry! 'On the go menus' mean that they are quick to prepare. Have a good weekend! JuliaCerise : Hi, when I signed in I was weighing 10 stones 8 lbs but on the start day of my diet I had increased to 10'10. The weight curve and instructions seems to ignore this fact when I fill in my daily report. I am now weighing 10'9.4. I have added this to the daily report but see no change again. sevie : Hi JuliaCerise and welcome to the chat! The reason you do not see any changes via your motivational tips Julia is because we have yet to receive any daily reports from you. Are you answering all of the questions in your daily reports? Try filling it out again tonight and should it not work let us know so that we can help you. Have a great weekend! 12lena : I will not be able to submit daily reports for one week and get instructions due to extensive business travel. What's the solution? jemma : Hi 12lena! Don't worry for your daily reports, when you will be back we'll make a point together.I recommend you to follow your usual instructions at best and it will be very fine! Have a nice weekend! gautamibalu1 : Is it possible to receive a veggie diet and ingredients please? bettina : Dear gautamibalu1,thank you for your question.We do have vegetarians who are following this diet, and have had fantastic results as well. As a vegetarian you are allowed 0-2% fat dairy products and eggs, which is a solid base to start with. If you do not eat meat, poultry or fish, you can substitute these with "vegetable proteins": firm or silken Tofu, Seitan and Tempeh as well as Quorn and TSP (Textured Soya Protein). Together these take care of the Pure Protein (PP) part. And when moving on to Cruise Phase Proteins + Vegetables (PV days), all you need do is stick to this base and add vegetables to it. I also suggest you to increase your consumption of oat bran to 4 tablespoons per day, and take two tablespoons of lentils per day on a PP day, but when on a PV those can be eaten as much as you want. You can exclude food items from your menu suggestions by ticking them off on the excluded foods -list which you can access from the daily report area. We do our best to exclude those items from your menu suggestions, but some of them might still appear. Most important to notice is that these menu suggestions are purely suggestions, not compulsory at all. You can mix & match them to your liking, swap incredients or you can create completely own menus from the allowed foods of each phase. There are also hundreds of delicious recipes available in your Slimming Apartment's Recipe Book, that can also be filtered for PP / PV days, and for vegetables only. As there is no 'vegetarian version of the Dukan Diet' available yet online, these instructions remain here in your Slimming Apartment's email section as your reference for the rest of the diet.Have a great weekend. pavanseth : Can I have soya milk? Can I have Sprouts? Regards bettina : Dear Payanseht,you can have Brussel Sprouts on your PV days,no problem.If you are allergic to cow's milk you can have no sugar added,calcium enriched Soya Milk instead.Have a nice weekend. Hotch50 : I have been making the Dukan bread as advised beause it is one of the foods I miss. Please advise how much of this I am allowed on a daily basis, the recipe says for one person is this for one meal or one day and can it be eaten on both PP and PV days? Many thanks sevie : Hello Hotch50! Since the recipe is for one person you can eat the whole thing that day. Be sure to carefully read the ingredients however; should this contain 6tbs of oatbran for example, you can only eat so much of it in order not to go over your oatbran allowance for that day, neither can you eat anything else containing oatbran. You can eat this on both PP and PV days. Have a great weekend! morell : Hello, got back from holidays to Cairns in Aussie. Had a great time managed to eat a variety to things but missed having oatbran. My weight remain the same did do protein thurs. I am enjoying stablisation very much and doing 20 mins of walk everyday. I want to thank you very much for your help throw out my diet. I think 59.5kilos might be what im stablise at because iam eating normally with the odd treat included. Talk to you next time jemma : Hi Morell, We are pleased to see that you had good holidays! Your message is really encouraging for all the members to see someone in stabilization phase who managed to stabilize its weight. Keep doing, you're doing great! Have a nice weekend! lululinton : Are there vegetables I should eat more of? Any I should not eat at all? Can I now eat salad? jemma : Hi Lululinton! You can see the vegetables list that are allowed in the fridge of your slimming apartment but you only have to be carefull with carrots and beetroots. You are of course, allowed to eat salad on PV day without any problem! Have a nice weekend! ChrystallaG : I am on the attack phase and been on it since monday and am very bloated. I also feel very hungry and tempted to snack. What can I eat to stop feeling hungry? sevie : Welcome to the chat ChrystallaG! First of all, I would like to welcome you to the online program. I think you are feeling bloated because you may be constipated; let me know if this is the case. If you are feeling hungry do not hesitate to snack on crab sticks or lean ham,or other allowed foods. Have a great weekend! charleybe : HI! I can't find any low fat bacon other than medalliions ie with fat removed and just the bacon meat (not gammon). Can I eat this hot and cold as I am struggling to eat enough protein as I only eat chicken, turkey, prawns and low fat beef mince from the meat/fish list. In hope...... bettina : Dear Charleybe, that is a very good question. Try to grill your bacon instead of frying it. Why don't you try Be Good To Yourself Sainsbury's Smoked Bacon Medallions? They already have all the fat removed. You can have Bacon hot or cold. Why don't you try your Oat bran pancake with Bacon for a heatlhy satisfying breakfast? Have a great weekend! nilooshoushani : Here are the nutrition facts for the powdered coffee creamer in which I wanted to know if allowed or not: 1 tsp - 10 calories, 0.5g fat, 0 sodium, 1g carb, 0 sugar. However, it does have corn syrup solids and vegetable oil in the ingredients section. I used to have about 4 tsp of this per day with coffee. I was just wondering if I'm allowed to have this on the Dukan Diet. sevie : Welcome to the chat Nilooshoushani! Your powdered coffee creamer sounds fine, so enjoy! Have a great weekend! Ruthdiane : Hi enjoying the diet lost 6lbs since tuesday however going to London for the weekend going to stick to it as best as I can. I will not be able to fill in my daily report what should I do? jemma : Hi Ruthdiane! We are glad to see that you enjoy the diet! Don't worry for your daily reports, we will make a point together when you'll be back ;) During the weekend, stick to the diet as best as you can and it will be fine! Have a nice weekend! soubhic1 : Hi again, shiritaki soodles, can these be eaten only on PV days or PP and PV days? Thanks jemma : Hi Soubhic1! Shirataki noodles are allowed on PP as on PV days. Enjoy your weekend! nilooshoushani : Can you please tell me how much 1kg is in ounces or cups? I just want to make sure I'm not exceeding the allowed amount. Thank you. sevie : Hi again nilooshoushani !1 kilogram = 35.2739619 ounces and 35.2739619 ounces= 4.40875 cups. Have a nice day! soubhic1 : Hi Sevie,Jemma and Bettina, I hope that you are all well? Have you made bread and if so which recipe have you found easiest/best? Thanks bettina : Dear Soubhic1, we are very well thank you. I personally really like the Dukan microwave bread-it's very easy to make. Mix 1 egg, 2tbsp of oat bran, 1-2tbsp of fat free yogurt and 1 teaspoon of yeast in a container and cover it up. Microwave for about 2 minutes or longer if required. You can also add some aroma and sweetner if you like - enjoy. Have a great weekend. lapointeco : I am very proud I went thru the holidays without a weight gain. But now I seem to be stuck. Can I do 3 days of PP to kick start my diet again? Thank you sevie : Welcome lapointeco! No, in this case, you do not need to. You are stagnating for the moment due a couple of lapses. Eliminated your lapses and you will see your weightloss momemtum increase before you know it. Stick to the rules of the cruise phase, I know you can do this! Have a great weekend! asabea77 : I find it very difficult to get my meals as you send them midnight and very difficult to get some of the ingredients to prepare the meals. All I have been doing is eat protein as I am in my attack phase. I am doing the right thing. I have lost 4.5lb so far on my 4th day of attack phase. Please advise me. I am also constipated. Thanks sevie : Hi Asabea77 and welcome. Looking at your weight curve, it seems as though you are doing great so keep going you have just 2 more days of attack left! I understand that the menus can be complicated and take time to make. Try choosing amongst the menus that take less than 10min to prepare. Also, keep in mind that the menus are merely suggestions, giving you an indea of what you ought to eat on a daily basis. You can also mix and match the different suggestions to your liking. I also advise you to take a look at your online recipe book, where you can find plenty of recipe that take no time at all to make. Have a great weekend! susandannatt : Hi I have instructions to start the consolidation phase but my weight was only at the goal weight for 1day . The next day my weight had increased by 1lb . I would be happier for my weight to stay stable for a few days before I change to the next phase . Shall I remain doing the cruise phase untill this happens ? I am conserved that I have not reached my true weight and if I stop the cruise phase then I will not reach my true weight . sevie : Hello Susandannatt! I advise you to go ahead and go onto the consolidation phase and skip your first celebration meal, and increase your physical activity and that extra pound will come right off. Have a great weekend! Stopples : Hi, I have been doing well on the dukan although did get low during the week. I am away for a few days next week and will not be able to follow the diet as well as I have been when at home. I will be able to take plenty of exercise though, is it common for weight to come back on easily if you are not able to access those things that are required for the diet. Thanks jemma : Hi Stopples! Don't worry for your daily reports, we'll make a point together when you'll be back ;) Try to follow your usual instructions at best and it will be fine! Have a nice weekend! nannette : I have opted to stay on the cruise diet till I reach my true weight. I have 12lbs still to go. Can I change my mind at any stage and go on to consolidation? It gives me an option if I find it too difficult to complete as the last few pounds are the hardest to loose. jemma : Hi Nannette! There is absolutely no problems if you want to change your mind and want to enter the consolidation phase. We trust in you, keep going and you will reach your true weight! Have a nice weekend! likuliku : Hi there, I am currently in the cruise phase and tend to put on a 100-200g each day im on pp, and lose 100-200 on the PV days? Why is this? I thought it was supposed to be the other way around, or at least lose on the PP days and stay unchanged on the PV days? Its very disheartening and now there is no real loss? sevie : Welcome to the chat likuliku! you are right, it is usually the other way around. That being said, I really think you may be retaining water. Try not to drink more than 1.5l of liquids per day and avoid salty foods like ham, smocked food such as smocked fish, smocked meat, bresaola, etc. You can also go to your local pharmacist so that he can help you choose the most appropriate drainer. Keep me updated on your situation. Have a great weekend! bigaudry : I had informed you that I travel a lot and eat out but so far the advise that I have received has all required cooking. How am I suppose to do that? sevie : Hello bigaudry! If you do not have the time to cook since you are traveling, go for quick proteins such as ham you can keep with you, or crab sticks, or even gallettes. When you go out to eat keep up with Dukan rules and do not hesitate to make special requests if need be. Check in with us as much as you can so we can help you if you run across any possible issues. Have a great weekend! Colettem2011 : I had a few days last week when I didn't submit my daily report however I have been doing this for the last few days and am still receiving a standard report each morning to say I have not submitted my daily report and therefore missing out on. Vital motivational feedback. Please can you explain why it is not updating ? Thank you sevie : Welcome to the chat Colettem2011! Actually, we only have your report from today. Do you fill out the entire report before sending it? do you see the message saying "thank you for fill out your report"? Let us know if you are experiencing any more trouble as seems to be registering now. Have a great weekend! rachelmorrison : Yesterday I had a slice of toast with butter, the craving was so bad but this morning I feel 'unwell' so that means to me that this has unbalanced my body. I have a drive that i want to get to my goal weight and hopefully sooner than anticipated. Is that bad? I am a little frustrated with the time it is taking what can I do to get over this mental block? sevie : Hi Rachelmorrison! I'm sorry to hear you had this lapse but do not let it block you mentally. Whenever you have cravings like this, try the fragrance box: Get an air-tight metal, glass or plastic box. Put in there 6 decet sized cloves, 6 coffee beans crushed into big bits, a stick of crushed vanilla, a pinch of cinnamon and 2 drops of rum. Then allow a day for the different substances to be absorbed into each other and produce a synthesis. Each time you feel an urge to lapse, open up your box and smell the fragrance that escapes from it. Inhale several times, get your fill of these smells and let temptation drift away. Simply by eliminating your lapses Rachel, your weigtloss will greatly increase and if you work hard enough, there is a possibility you could reach your true weight before the calculated time we have for you; this has happened in past. Have a great weekend! rachelmorrison : Sorry I forgot, I have been quite dizzy of late and not feeling 'well' my doctor has said that as I used to eat one egg a week and now I have been having one nearly every day I have overdosed and must cut back as I am making myself intollerant to them. Also, I know I am alergic to shellfish what can i substitute for shellfish? Thank you sevie : Hello Rachelmorrison! I would advise you to go ahead and cut back on the eggs as you are not at all obligated to have them. If you cannot have shellfish, try the other allowed foods like meat such as chicken for example or even tofu and quorn perhaps. Have a great day! Ransoml : I have been deligiently following the diet and have not cheated at all. No wine. No bread. No carbs. No fruit. But the weight loss appears to be very slow and very up and down. I havent lost any weight for about 10 days which seems very strange. I understand it may be because I havent done any exercise for a week but I would have thought that I would have still seen a steady decline in weight. Please advise sevie : Welcome to the chat Ransoml! Exercise does help your weightloss and so I strongly advise you to do this on a daily basis. Your weightloss may have stopped due to constipation which can dramatically slow your weightloss and even cause you to gain weight. Let me know if you are constipated or not so that we can quickly diagnose the issue. Have a great weekend! ntpab1002 : I'm confused. Why are not threw off the weight? Only 400 gr during Attack. Did not seem to violate the instructions, at least min sport activities performed. The only thing I lapsed on 25.01. Quark (0% fat) with the cherries and 3 slices of cheese 10%. What the reason of such low weight loss could be? sevie : Welcome Ntpab1002! It is true that you have lost very little since you have started this diet. To diagnose the issue, I need you to send me a detailed e-mail containing what you have been eating and drinking these past 3 days including the quantities via your slimming apartment. Have a great weekend! volumptuous1 : Am I able to have a diet coke or a diet 7 up on the attack phase or even some dugar free squash with water? I have only been drinking water and some coffee but I am really missing a cold diet coke. Please let me know and also if I can have it after Attack. Thanks sevie : Hi Volumptuous1! From the attack phase you are allowed to have Zero Coke or Diet coke with no restrictions. Have a nice weekend! snirasaf : In cruise phas am I allowed to eat petit pois (is it considered as green...)? sevie : Hi Snirasaf! Petits Pois are not allowed in cruise phase because they are considered as starchy foods. Have a nice weekend! ionastokes : Hi I am going on a cruise tomorrow for 17 days and will not have constant access to internet;thereafter I will be touring Australia. I have enjoyed the diet and am very pleased with the result so thank you very much. Iona sevie : Hi Ionastokes, I'm happy to see that you have enjoyed the diet with our team! Continue to follow Dr. Dukan's recommendations throughout your life and everything will be fine! Have a nice cruise! lastdiethopeful : hello . I am doing well, but my minor transgressions are eating out, asking for fish cooked without any oils or fats, and when it comes, it has a little on it. I try to wipe off what I can. Also I live in a hot country. Would temperatures of 35 degrees have any detriment to the diet? When you say drink 1.5 litres of water, does this mean only water or can it include tea and coffee etc? sevie : Hi Lastdiethopeful! When you're eating outside, couldn't you sk to have fat free meat or fish? As you are living in a hot country you can have from 1.5L to 2L of fluids (water, tea, sugar free sugar, coffee) per day. Have a nice weekend! LJStimpson : Hi there, I am on the cruise phase and have to go out for a meal tomorrow which is a PP day. I wonder if I have protein but on a a few salad leaves this would be ok? I have also pre-asked a couple of other questions (sorry, this is the first time I have been able to get online at the right time). sevie : Hi LJStimpson! I advise you to do a PV day tomorrow (the entire day) and then go back to your instructions as usual even if you have to do two PP days or two PV days. Have a nice weekend! LJStimpson : Thank-you Stevie, thinking about it you are probably right. Is there a rule about when is best to eat the oatbran. I'm worried that it makes up a lot of the things I like on this diet so am eating it throughout the day (in varying forms). sevie : Hi LJStimpson! There is not a better moment to eat oatbran, you can consume it salty in recipes you can find in the recipe book of your slimming apartment of sugary. You can do as you want ;) Enjoy your weekend! mod : The chat is now over, thanks a lot for your participation, we hope that you enjoyed it! The history of this chat will be available later on today, so those who might have missed it can see what we discussed. Enjoy your week end!
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