PP & PV vs PP,PP,PV,PV

Sooo...
Toying with the idea of having a little mix around with my PP and PV days so that it fits into my lifestyle a little more.

Yesterday (Sunday 17th June) was Fathers Day in the UK.
I was due a PP day but found out I was going out to eat with my grandad and my family so thought I'd change it to a PV day as its always difficult eating PP at a restaurant- particularly as I don't eat meat.
As it happens the menu was diabolical. They didn't even have a salad!
I chose vegetable curry.
WRONG WRONG WRONG
salt
sugar
fat

I left the rice but ate the naan and the poppadom and mango chutney.
And then shared a MASSIVE sundae with chocolate brownie, ice cream, squirty cream, chocolate sauce. The lot.
Then I felt really ill.
Then I had a fish burger from McDonalds.
My god.

Anyway...

So today is PP and then tomorrow will be PP and then I'm back into the cycle.

Now- apart from the going nuts and pigging out "it is fathers day afterall" - (theres always an excuse.)
I think that perhaps this could be the way forward. Its sooo much easier to do PP at work and then at the weekends I can do PV.
Might give this a go for a little while. Not strictly- but if I know theres an event, function, or I just feel like it I'm going to swap my days. Making sure that in a month I'm having at least 15 PP days which is what I would have if it was every other day like its supposed to be.

Now- I need to stay on track.

Day 43

I need to post this up here, otherwise there's no point to me creating a blog in the first place.
So I weighed 127.2 this morning. That means I put on 2.2lbs in 3 days. Shocking stuff- particularly as I didn't pig out as much as I could have. But I did pig out- so I guess thats what happens.

Its a PP day today and I'm actually not feeling too dismayed about this mornings weigh in. I'm just ready to continue.
I'm currently munching on a sweet omlette for breakfast and have a tin of luxury wild pink salmon ready for lunch.
Come on Dukan- bring it!!!

Stagnation

Stagnant.

Not really. Well yes, but not in a negative or unhappy way just in a meh I can't really be bothered way.
But I KNOW I MUST continue. Regardless of whether the old brain fluid is flowing in the right direction or not.

Anyone else ever feel like this??

Its been around 6 and a half weeks now (minus the holiday and a few days of Jubilee celebrations) and I'm cruising...
I've lost 12.8lbs and only have around 5-6lbs to go.
I'm one of those people who NEVER sees things through to the end. I was lucky to have actually obtained my degree and graduated last summer- I was ready to ditch it in the second year. And on those rare occasions I DO finish something its such an awesome elation.

BUT

The finish line is a bit fluid I feel. For example the whole situation I had with deciding on a TW. The fact that the weight fluctuates so dramatically- ie I was 124.6 a couple of days ago and today I'm 125.8 :-/ - when will I know that I've reached 119lb for good?!
I guess that now my BMI is "normal weight" the pressure is off. Now that I am able to squeeeeeeeeeze into my 10's (the stretchy ones) the pressures off.
 I don't want to "give up" but my current attitude tells me that stopping now wouldn't be giving up because I'm not technically "overweight" anymore. God I sound like an idiot.

Anway- would be good to hear the experiences of others...




On a more positive note I just had a wonderful dinner. This will (hopefully) set me straight for the evening...

Very simple and yummy- white onion, king prawns, smaller prawns, a dollop of garlic and herb *light* philly (30g a day tolerated) and some milk to make it saucey.

ATTACK II

So... got back from holiday 22nd May 2012.
Weighed myself 23/5/12.

Day 1 of Attack II

Food Diary:-

Sweet omlette, pinapple activia, tin of tuna, 6 crabsticks, 1x 250ml can diet pepsi, cottage cheese, 3 quorn sausages, cottage cheese.

Day 2 of Attack II

1.6lbs LOSS

Food Diary:-
Oatbran porridge, mango activia, 2 quorn fillets, cottage cheese, CRABSTICKS, fried egg & 2 quorn sausages
(and a small piece of white chocolate chip cookie :-/ )

Day 3 of Attack II

0.6lb LOSS

Food Diary:-

Oatbran porridge, smoked salmon, cottage cheese, quorn fillet, vanilla yoghurt.






Ok...so I don't have my weight and food diaries for the last of the attack and this is because life got in the way a little. But I DID stick to it. (Minus that piece of cookie and 1 chew sweet) and this morning after my first PV day yesterday I weighed 127lbs.
I think thats pretty good seeing as I was 129lbs on Friday.

So...
Wednesday 23rd May- 131.2lbs
Friday 25th May- 129lbs
Sunday 27th May- 127lbs

I've lost 4.2lbs in 5 days!!! :-)
Back to Cruise now and feeling good :-)

By the way:-
This attack phase was EASY compared to the first time round. Feeling really positive. No headaches, no sickness. Nada.
Win!!!

Well well well...

7am

Someone should have had a little more faith in Dr. Dukan...

Hurrah, yippee, woohoo!!!

0.8lb Loss this morning!!!

I must remember from now on that the scales will fluctuate after a PV day. I already knew this, but was nervous that that was going to be it. Forever at the dreaded 132.0.

If at first you don't succeed....

STS

Groan.
STS means Stayed the Same in the dieting world.
Thought I should make a point of noting it down as this is the first time- on my 10th day that the numbers on the scale did not go down.

The dreaded 132.0

I'm annoyed.

Maybe not annoyed- thats sort of an angry feeling isn't it. I'm more disappointed really.

Points of consideration:-

• The numbers didn't go up- good thing!
• It was a vegetable day yesterday- and they retain water
• I ate THREE GODDAMN PARSNIPS YESTERDAY!!! (I knew they'd come back to haunt me).
• I now can't update my little weight loss ticker :-(
• I still have lost 5.4lbs all together
• I'm going to put even more pressure on myself to lose more tomorrow
• I need to up my game
• I haven't had a bowel movement in 24 hours (sorry- but every little helps)

Its going to be a long day...

Update- Day 9 - Cruise Day 5

Coooeyyy!!!

Don't worry I've not disappeared. I do log on every day but try hard not to type type type my life away. But things are going good y'all!!!

Soo...

Start weight:- 137.4lbs

Current weight:- 132lbs

Total Loss:- 5.4lbs

Weight left to lose:- 13lbs

The scales have been going down (touch wood) EVERY day. Even when its 0.2lbs I'm happy.

Today was my second PV day so I do expect it to go up or stay the same tomorrow, although it didn't last time. But I'm prepared if that happens (so I say).

Some of my cooking:-

Dukan Galette's- made in bulk. Each contains my daily oatbran and they keep fresh in the fridge for up to a week.

 

Dukan Muffins- both sweet and savoury. Again containing daily oatbran allowance. I've enjoyed this as a "cake" with a vanilla yoghurt, and this morning had an "egg mcmuffin" with reduced salt and sugar ketchup :-)

Dukan Lasagne- The courgette's are my "lasagne" sheets. I scrimped a bit hence the gaps on top. My "ricotta" was tofu- and it was bloomin lovely! All the flavours and vegetables. Mmmm...!!!

CRUISE- PP- Day 2

VERY happy that there was a tiny weeny ickle wickle teeny little LOSS on my scales today.
Rather have a 0.2lb loss then stay the same, or worse still- gain!
I was really expecting to be exactly the same or have put on a little bit, but nooo- things are going in the right direction. Hurrah!!!

TOTAL LOSS:- 4.2lbs in 5 days!!!






So, time for a little incentive for myself. I lose 14 lbs and these beauties shall be my reward..

Drooooool!!!

Only 10lbs to go! :-)
From now on my weigh in is going to be weekly. I mean- I probably will have a peek everyday- but these 0.something-of-a-lb(s) are a pain in the bum and I want to see loss of actual lb-age..


ooh- I ate a tiny squeeze of ketchup today and it made my life!!! :-D