Consolidation Dukandebut's Trying to Stay the Same Diary

[scrumper]

rolf ... there the cat woman and me and sarah in our mobility scooters smelling of old wee and running over young people !!!
we are going to be a right lot on here in our old age !!!!
but then by then i wont care what size i am lol

 

[dukandebut]

rolf ... there the cat woman and me and sarah in our mobility scooters smelling of old wee and running over young people !!!
we are going to be a right lot on here in our old age !!!!
but then by then i wont care what size i am lol

I'm going to have loads of scary tatts done when I'm 70, too. (I don't have any at the moment.) I'll terrify the heck out of the nurses in the care home!

Well, another unwanted 1lb loss for me, so I am now reading up on Anja's and Laura's diaries in order to come up with ideas for adding more food in. I really don't want to lose any more weight!




So far, I'm considering doing either one or more of the following:

1. Increasing my bread ration from 40-45g up to 60g daily
2. Starting to add an occasional small sprinkle of seeds into either bread or meals
3. A larger glass of fruit juice with breakfast
4. A treat once a week (maybe 4 really good quality chocolates)
5. May possibly end up switching onto Phase II Conso a week earlier than normal in a couple of weeks' time or so
6. Start introducing 1 fruit yoghurt per day
7. Try and have soup for our evening meal once a week, so that I can have a big bowlful of the leftovers to supplement my lunchtime sandwiches for the following 2 days

All I can say is thank goodness for Anja and Laura. Their experiences have been so wonderfully helpful. Thank you, ladies!


Unfortunately, I'm headed for hell in a handcart this weekend because my Dukan halo well and truly slipped. I think I blame the shock of losing another 1lb - which brings me to 6lbs under target.

My husband told me that a demonstrator in Sainsburys was giving away Lindt Lindor chocs, so I got one for myself and he got one for me, too. So that was 2 naughty chocs. Then I made some of my famous choc brownies this afternoon, which I freeze and ration out to one per week on my gala day. And I licked out the mixing bowl.

I would dearly love to be able to truthfully say that I didn't enjoy it, and that I've completely gone off chocolate. But it tasted bloody lovely!!!!

Naughty, but not something which I intend to repeat on a regular basis as I don't want to get back into old habits.

Anyway, gala day today (which will only compound my naughtiness, I suppose):

B Yoghurt with oatbran, small glass of fruit juice
S 2 naughty Lindor chocs and licking out the brownie mixing bowl
L Cheese, mushroom and spring onion omelette with bread, followed by yoghurt
D (Gala) Austrian-style minced beef (with tomatoes, onions, red wine vinegar, caraway seeds), served with mixed root veg mash (potato, sweet potato, parsnip, fromage frais). Followed by homemade choc brownie and a large glass of cider

 

[alottolose]

I need the recipe for the brownies ..........seriously it's a need and a want ....

I'm being good sorta within the realms of low carb...although yesterday was a write off whoops!

still...not looking to deprive myself too much or gorge myself...happy medium get my weight stabalised and then hopefully get brain in gear for losing last bit xx

 

[scrumper]

no sis no chocolate brownie recipies however much you beg

 

[anjuschka]

Hi DD - wow yes, another loss, I would do all of the above, or pass to phase II, whichever you feel more comfortable with. Don't worry about the little extra today, I don't think that's going to make much of a dent in your profile. I recall in PhIConso having 2-3 belgian chocs every night for a few days (present from my parents, you have to eat them while they're fresh ) and it had no effect, if I remember correctly that time I STS all the same without any extra effort.
Bread: yes the official figure is 40-60 gr I think so go for it! I went to 60gr pretty soon, lots of thing like Pitta breads and tortilla wraps seem to come in that weight, so that made life more interesting.

 

[Emmma]

I've not indulged in any jelly yet, but I read about it so often on here I'm starting to feel tempted. Might pick some up tomorrow and give it a try.

 

[dukandebut]

I need the recipe for the brownies ..........seriously it's a need and a want ....

Are you really sure? I think your sis would kill me if I gave it to you!

Or would you rather wait until you're on Conso so you can make some, then freeze them and have one with your gala each week? :innocent0002:

 

[dukandebut]

Hi DD - wow yes, another loss, I would do all of the above, or pass to phase II, whichever you feel more comfortable with. Don't worry about the little extra today, I don't think that's going to make much of a dent in your profile. I recall in PhIConso having 2-3 belgian chocs every night for a few days (present from my parents, you have to eat them while they're fresh ) and it had no effect, if I remember correctly that time I STS all the same without any extra effort.
Bread: yes the official figure is 40-60 gr I think so go for it! I went to 60gr pretty soon, lots of thing like Pitta breads and tortilla wraps seem to come in that weight, so that made life more interesting.

Aw, thanks for the reassurance, Anja. You must be a fab mum - you even manage to look after us on here, too (even though I'm probably older than you!)

I think I'll try the little extras first of all. Going onto Conso a little earlier would be good as I'll be away for a couple of weekends soon, but I don't want to move on too early, though.

 

[dukandebut]

I've not indulged in any jelly yet, but I read about it so often on here I'm starting to feel tempted. Might pick some up tomorrow and give it a try.

I haven't either, Emmma. I've just been reading someone's post (my memory's awful - might have been Scrumper) where they describe orange yoghurt as smelling like Fanta. It really made me want some!

 

[Smurfette]

That was me DD!! Haven't tasted it yet - will let u know what it's like 2m xx

 

[Maintainer]

I don't like the orange jelly - very synthetic tasting!!

DD - I'd love for you to join www.myfitnesspal.com (can I hear groans?) and input your food intake each day. This will help see where you are calorie wise, as well as all the other things which matter.

x

 

[robinhood]

DD, how about moving onto 2 carb meals or 2 gala meals and seeing if that helps?

I know you don't like fruit, but if you had an extra daily 'treat' instead of extra fruit (which I did) it might just make the difference.

I don't know...the fruit, extra gala, extra carbs (but as quantities go less than Dr D suggests) stabilised things for me.

Good luck!

 

[dukandebut]

That was me DD!! Haven't tasted it yet - will let u know what it's like 2m xx

I know it was someone whose name began with an "S"!

Definitely let me know how it tastes as you've really piqued my interest!

 

[dukandebut]

Jo - I'll take a look at that. Might be helpful and interesting to find out. Not sure whether I'll be able to keep it up for very long, though, with all of the weighing out and stuff! Mind you, even just doing it for a typical week should give some idea of any possible changes I could make.

If I can work out how to use it, I'll post my results over at least one week for you to pick over and see what you think.

Thanks for that!

Laura - That's something I'm seriously considering within the next couple of weeks or so, but I'll definitely bring it forward if my interim measures don't work. I like your idea of a semi-Phase II - introducing maybe 1 1/2 galas and carbs per week at first.

 

[dukandebut]

Almost forgot my menu!

PV today:

B Yoghurt with oatbran, medium glass of apple juice
L Ham and tomato sandwich with salad, followed by yoghurt
S 3 chocolate truffles
D Cheesy baked chicken with salad (a different one!), followed by crème au chocolat

Since I forgot to defrost more bread, I'll be having my old style bread ration today, but will move onto the increased one tomorrow.

ETA: Decided to add 3 chocs per day or maybe per alternate day as I need to eat up my Christmas chocs.

 

[dukandebut]

Sorry, having probs trying to post my calorie counter thingy results...

 

[dukandebut]

Here you go, Jo. This is what I ate today. Happily, I did manage to work out how to use the thingy!

I've come pretty close to the target this time, but would have been 220 cals less if I hadn't had the 3 choc truffles. Tomorrow, I'll also be adding an increased bread ration. However, I've planned soup for my main meal, which may well bring that count down.

Not everything I ate was included, so I chose the most relevant alternative. I think they should be very close approximations.

Breakfast
Weight Watchers - Citrus Fruit Yoghurt Pink Grapefruit, 120 g 49
Mornflake - Oatbran, 10 g 35
Grove - Fresh Organic Apple Juice, 250 ml 118

Calories 202

Lunch
Generic - Baked Ham, 4 oz 227
Tomato - Raw, Red, 1 medium 25
Sainsbury's - Sweet Leaf Salad - Crunchy, 100 g 20
Weight Watchers - Vanilla Yoghurt, 1 pot 47
Jen's Homemade - Wholemeal Bread, 40 g 78

Calories 397


Dinner
Orkney - Mature Coloured Cheddar Cheese, 40 g 164
Tomato - Raw, Red, 1 medium 25
Sainsburys Be Good to Yourself - Fromage Frais (Plain), 60 g 30
Spring Onion - Spring Onion, 15 g 3
Chicken Skinless Breast Fillet - Chicken Breast, 230 g 246
Generic - Mixed Dried Herbs, 0.5 tsp 0
Sainsbury's - Bistro Salad Baby Leaf, 60 g 10
Cocoa - Dry powder, unsweetened, 2 g 5
Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 75 g 26
Eggs - Hard Boiled Egg (Large) "Lone Star Farmers", 1 large egg 70
Nutrasweet - Aspartame Sweetner, 1 tsp 5




Calories 584

Snacks

Lindt - Dark Chocolate Truffle, 3 Balls 220

Calories 220


Totals 1,403
Your Daily Goal 1,390
Remaining -13

ETA: Sorry, the formatting went all wrong, so I salvaged what I could. Is there a way of posting it on here without it turning into a jumbled mess, please?

 

[Maintainer]

Vicky's the techie one around here! VICKYYYYYY? See if she can post the carbs, proteins etc too cos your calories are good here - higher than I thought they'd be.

 

[dukandebut]

Vicky's the techie one around here! VICKYYYYYY? See if she can post the carbs, proteins etc too cos your calories are good here - higher than I thought they'd be.

Thanks, Jo. I've had to edit and make a slight adjustment as I got my metric muddled up and put 30g down for the oatbran. Just weighed it out this morning when I made my breakfast and it's actually 10g. I thought it sounded very calorific for the amount concerned!

Here's the total breakdown for the protein, fat, etc:

Carbs 111 (daily goal 191, difference remaining 80)

Fat 55 (daily goal 46, difference remaining -9)

Protein 109 (daily goal 52, difference remaining -57)

So I'm way over on the protein and way under on the carbs, but I imagine that's probably a good thing?

I quite enjoyed doing this. I can see how it could become addictive!

Today is another PV day. Here's the planned menu, but I'll post a full breakdown later, once I've eaten everything:

B Yoghurt with oatbran, medium glass of apple juice
L Cheese, mushroom and spring onion omelette with bread, followed by yoghurt
D Huge bowl of courgette and mint soup with fromage frais and the remainder of the bread, followed by a crème au chocolat. Depending on how the calories turn out, I might also add a slice or two of ham.

 

[jaqys]

You can change the target amounts of protein fat and carbs under the goals section(I think) as the carb aim is massive and the protein amount small.