Newbie!!

[Hanny87]

Hi all I have been doing Dukan for 4 days now so am still in the attack phase. Have been reading posts on here since doing the diet and find them really super useful!!! So thought I'd join does anyone have any words of advice? I have about 5 stone to lose and would love to do it by November as I'm off to NYC! Do you think this is possible?? Thanks for reading xxx

 

[sonyamc]

Welcome! I can't give advice yet as I have only been on her 11 days myself, but what I will say is, Dukan is brilliant, its so simple to follow, post your daily menu and the experienced maintainers will keep you right on what's ok and what's not.
This is a brilliant site. So much support and help. The friendship is fantastic. I have been so encouraged and motivated by my new dukan friends it keeps me on track. Good luck with your journey, I am sure you can do it!!!!!!! X

 

[CHRISR]

For me it has been fab but like any other diet its 100% or it doesnt work. Welcome to the forum and post any questions you might have. Read diaries, menus, recipes etc to give you some ideas.

 

[Hanny87]

First weigh in eeeek!!!!

After doing the attack phase for 5 days, I was really excited to weigh and was hoping for a loss. What I wasn't expecting was a loss of 8 pounds!!!!!! Yes 8 pounds!!!!! I am so super excited! I can honestly say I have found the diet quite easy so far! 8 pounds is the motivation I need to keep going! Had some veg today, never before has a carrot tasted so nice hope everyone has had a good week would love to hear some more weightloss's!!!!

 

[sididd]

Hi Hanny I've been on my Dukan journey for 4 weeks and loving the results
there are so many recipies that you'll never be board with your food. Good luck

 

[Hanny87]

Thanks sidid!! I just hope the weightloss continues!!! I am so determined! Going to try an make the oat bran gallettes tonight So fingers crossed!!!! :fingerscrossed:

 

[trudyc]

Great start Hanny - I believe that you can achieve your desired weight loss by November - I have been on Dukan since the end of August and have lost 93 lbs so far - stick to it and you will c great results. Good luck and well done on the 8 lbs - fab fab fab! x

 

[Hanny87]

Thank you!!!!! Your weightloss is amazing!! well done! You must have amazing will power! I hope I can stick at it, so far so good. Still feeling really sicky at the moment, hoping that will pass soon

 

[Hanny87]

this week going well so far, made the quiche last night which was yummy, i just feel soooo tired all the time not sure if this is lack of sugar. Hopefully will pass as at the moment i only have the energy to go to work! i come home and sleep!! Did anyone else have this when they first started doing dukan?? i thought today that i would write a list of the reasons i am doing this diet so that if i am ever tempted to go back to my old ways it will be here to remind me.

to improve my pcos so hopefully can one day be a mummy!
to improve my confidence
to look good in new york (november 2012)
to look fab at my best friends wedding (april 2013)
to stop feeling so rubbish about my self

so theres my reasons, some more important than others. the main one for me is to improve my pcos so i can conceive. hopefully by making this list anytime i am tempted to cheat it will remind me that no matter how good the food will taste it will never compare to how i will feel if i do the above things!

 

[sididd]

Hanny I was very tired too so your not alone at feeling like that, and 4 weeks on I still get tired at times and I love your list of why you want to lose, good idea x and to help you become a mummy one day Is a fantastic motivator.

 

[Hanny87]

Aw thank u sidid, i think i can cope with the tiredness (just about) im loving the support on here. looking forward to watching the biggest loser final tonight!!! hopefully will give me lots of inspiration!! xx

 

[Hanny87]

Watched biggest loser tonight! Omg!! Jessie looked amazing!!! They have all done incredibly well. I'm super motivated now have decided if I reach a size 14 by the summer (currently and 18) I will treat my self to a style advisor in next! Bring it on. Would love to do some excercise but at the moment just dont have the energy oh well off to sleeps now to dream of a thinner me night night fellow dukans x

 

[sididd]

I cried at what they have achived on biggest loser, I was feeling a little deflated, since I watch them I feel motivated they looked fabulous x good night x

 

[alottolose]

welcome to the board hanny

I watched biggest loser final 2 and was impressed by how toned and petite jessie looked, also her attitude had improved since she through her mini strop about not being in the final three was lovely to see.

Hope you're feeling less tired as time goes on, once you're in the swing of cruise and including vegetables things should improve.

best of luck x