Consolidation The not so very secret diary of Atropos, 11 &1/2
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Atropos
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Ha! Yes, I saw that today!
I can't imagine writing a story set in in combat in the 40s without lots of the things.
(Although, thinking back, I think Band of Brothers managed to be suspciously tobacco free - I'll have to go back and check).
Maintainer
** Chief WITCH **
Hello there lovely one... darn re foot (what did you do?). Please regale us with your menus if you can be bothered cos I'm endlessly repeating the same stuff (yet not getting bored!). You'll need to update your CP so that we can follow your progress.
Good luck! Anything you'll do differently for your restart? (some things have changed, of course, but I don't change how I Dukan diet!)
Good luck! Anything you'll do differently for your restart? (some things have changed, of course, but I don't change how I Dukan diet!)
Atropos
Gold Member
Hi there jo
My menus are verrrrrry boring right now, as I am doing 12-14 hour work days (cue twitching eyelid) and not much time available online.
I'm taking full advantage of the appetite suppressing effects of attack to see me through the long days. Luckily I cooked a large piece of beef on Monday which is still feeding me. Beef. More beef. Gallette and beef sandwich. Zero Yogurt. Beef.
The foot is plantar fasciitis - bloody nightmare, as resting makes it worse, and so does using it. I have to just take short walks every hour around the office and sit down again.
I can see differences already second time around - much less reliance on supermarket cooked chicken! I don't care if I never see a pack of tesco cooked chicken again in my life!
My menus are verrrrrry boring right now, as I am doing 12-14 hour work days (cue twitching eyelid) and not much time available online.
I'm taking full advantage of the appetite suppressing effects of attack to see me through the long days. Luckily I cooked a large piece of beef on Monday which is still feeding me. Beef. More beef. Gallette and beef sandwich. Zero Yogurt. Beef.
The foot is plantar fasciitis - bloody nightmare, as resting makes it worse, and so does using it. I have to just take short walks every hour around the office and sit down again.
I can see differences already second time around - much less reliance on supermarket cooked chicken! I don't care if I never see a pack of tesco cooked chicken again in my life!
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** Chief WITCH **
I'd be delighted to have you join me there... (I wish the same were the case errrr the other end 
) LOL!
) LOL!
Atropos
Gold Member
Um, yeh - the other end, different story!
I've realised one huge difference 2nd time around - I just don't have as much glycogen in my body mass (presumably because I've been following Stablisation rules, pp day etc) so I don't see the huge drop in water weight in attack that I did a year ago. Nor did I get any of the headaches, bad breath, bad taste symptoms this time around.
One the one hand, this is very good news - in means that stabilisation make a huge difference in the way the body stores excess carbs. In fact, it doesn't.
On the other hand - you don't get that immediate huge drop in weight which does so much for initial motivation.
I wonder how big a factor that motivation (or lack of it) is in the difficulty some of us seem have in starting again.
I know I felt idiotically disappointed to just to be losing at normal cruise rates. That passed as soon as realised that I was losing!
Veggies today!
I've realised one huge difference 2nd time around - I just don't have as much glycogen in my body mass (presumably because I've been following Stablisation rules, pp day etc) so I don't see the huge drop in water weight in attack that I did a year ago. Nor did I get any of the headaches, bad breath, bad taste symptoms this time around.
One the one hand, this is very good news - in means that stabilisation make a huge difference in the way the body stores excess carbs. In fact, it doesn't.
On the other hand - you don't get that immediate huge drop in weight which does so much for initial motivation.
I wonder how big a factor that motivation (or lack of it) is in the difficulty some of us seem have in starting again.
I know I felt idiotically disappointed to just to be losing at normal cruise rates. That passed as soon as realised that I was losing!
Veggies today!
CaledoniaDreaming
Silver Member
I've been wondering whether the initial attack phase can be almost too good to be true - people do it then expect to lose just as quickly in cruise and give up when that doesn't happen. We all crave quick fixes but slow and steady is the best way to lose weight long-term. I'm glad you're not suffering the dreaded headaches!
CaledoniaDreaming
Silver Member
Poor you, you must be knackered. Have you the weekend off to recuperate?
