Day 10 PM (Done with ATTACK!!!) :D

I did it!!! I finished Phase I (Attack) of the Dukan diet!!! I started off with a blast, and finished in the same manner. It was a bit tough in the middle, and I thought about shortening it to 7 days, but I'm so glad I stuck with it. It helped to take it one day at a time. It wasn't that it was hard, but rather that I wanted something different, and a couple trips to the grocery store helped solve the problem. I will weigh myself tomorrow and give you my total pounds lost on this phase.

I am REALLY looking forward to starting the Cruise Phase of the diet. It's a bit more freeing, and I know I can work with veggies to make or invent great recipes. There are also some pseudo-dessert recipes out there as well-- but desserts are the least of my worries- I rarely ate them even when I wasn't on the diet. Not missing the carbs either- just veggies. This is rather ironic, since I was always forced to eat vegetables by family and friends.

I feel confident that this is a diet I can maintain. I think this is an important point. I don't think this diet is for everyone. It's important to know what the rules are from the get go, and be honest with yourself as to whether this is the right diet for YOU. I LOVE meat, don't like sweets, and wanted to get away from carbs (after 3 years in Italy), so I felt like this diet was perfect for me. There are a lot of diets out there. It's important to find the one that's right for you. Also, cutting out alcohol, adding in some exercise and tracking what I ate were a HUGE plus, and probably contributed to 30% of the loss if not more.

So where am I at the end of my 10 carnivorous days? I'm thinner, motivated, pumped with energy, tackling other issues in my life, and most importantly -- I'M HAPPY!!!

January 20, 2012

Foods	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Folgers - Coffee-1% Milk, 10 oz	46	5g	1g	3g	4mg	50mg	5g	0g
Dak Deli Ham 97% Fat Free - Deli Ham, 50 g	45	0g	1g	8g	0mg	446mg	0g	0g
Generic - Egg Whites (2 Scrambled), 3 Egg Whites	51	1g	0g	11g	0mg	165mg	1g	0g
Truvia - Sugar Substitute, 1 packet	0	3g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Lunch
Berkley & Jensen - Wild Ahi Tuna Steaks, 4 oz	120	0g	1g	25g	50mg	40mg	0g	0g
Dinner
Grilled Salmon-(Corrected) - Salmon, 5 oz	138	0g	6g	36g	95mg	121mg	0g	0g
Dietz & Watson - Maple & Honey Turkey Breast, 2 oz	60	2g	1g	11g	25mg	390mg	2g	0g
Snacks
Folgers - Coffee-1% Milk, 5 oz	23	2g	0g	2g	2mg	25mg	2g	0g
Truvia - Sugar Substitute, 1 packet	0	3g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Daisy - Low Fat Cottage Cheese 2% Milkfat Small Curd, 1/2 cup	90	4g	3g	14g	10mg	360mg	4g	0g
Whole Foods Bulk - Oat Bran, 18 g	46	12g	1g	3g	0mg	0mg	0g	3g
TOTAL:	619	32g	14g	113g	186mg	1,597mg	14g	3g

Exercises	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Walking, 3.0 mph, mod. pace, walking dog	131	25
TOTALS:	131	25	0	0	0

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