Countdown to Melbourne – 3 days!!

My weight has stayed the same for the last 2 days. I am so busy at work this week so this post will be short and sweet. I just wanted to let you know that the weight has stagnated… not surprising it is how the pattern has developed over the past month. I stagnate then get a whoosh or two. Then a wee bounce up. Only 3 more sleeps before we fly to Melbourne. VERY EXCITED

 

Wednesday Foodwise:

Exercise: 7km run

Breakfast: Omlette with oat bran and 1250ml Water

Morning Tea: can of tuna

Lunch: tin of salmon, boiled egg

Afternoon: tin of salmon, almonds/cashews/cranberries

Dinner: shrimp & smoked salmon

Countdown to Melbourne – 5 days!!

700g up and TOTALLY deserved.  Friday we drove to Taupo for the Oxfam 100km briefing. I had been good Dukan wise. We went to a pub for dinner and there was nothing on the menu but I had salmon in the car, so I watched the others eat and have a beer and I was happy to wait til we got back to our accommodation at Kinloch where I had my salmon and water.

After that it turned pear-shaped. In a moment of weakness I had a couple of yoghurt covered raisins. No big deal in the big picture, but I had popped my bubble. Then I thought well the damage is done, I’ll try one of these biscuits hubby has in his supplies… I still love “sweet” stuff

Saturday: we got up at 5am and got the team organised and to the start-line for the 100km walk. At this stage I was OK, had scrambled eggs for breakfast and a coffee. For the vast part of the day I was good. But I just caved at the sight of the white chocolate buttons in the trail mix. Other than sneaking the odd white chocolate button the day was a lot of fun, driving around the country-side, setting up the support camp with chairs, table and plenty of food for our walkers most of which took no effort to avoid. I am just not fussed about carbs like bread, potato. But CHOCOLATE is my vice!!! Damn it! I had little bits but not really anything to throw my toys-out-of-the-cot about.

As it got later, we started to get tired and by 9pm when we had done a run to KFC as our walkers requested chicken and potato & gravy for dinner. I ate a piece of the chicken – not a big deal breaker but I probably did eat some of the skin with the breaded crumbs. I pulled most of it off in the dark but it was hard to see. I also had a few more white chocolate buttons.

Sunday… starting to get really tired as we had been up for in excess of 24 hours and very little sleep, just the odd cat-nap sitting in the car. Breakfast was a can of salmon and boiled egg. But there was the odd chocolate button too… I was like a kid let loose in the candy store and I knew it was wrong but I never have them at home and so the opportunity to eat them was to overwhelmong. We got home around 11am and I had the mamouth task of unpacking and washing and putting away. It was a solo job as hubby was shattered. I did 4 loads of washing, hung, dried and folded!! I did two loads in the dishwasher and put away all the supplies. I had 2 protein bars from the weekend which I had bought so I could have a sweet treat that was not so illegal and I ate both…. I then threq my toys out of the cot so to speak and thought to hell with it… ate some more chocolate covered raisins, and yoghurt covered raisins too for good measure and despite being good for dinner (omlette) thought I might as well make this a “treat” day so had chocolate gelato after dinner for dessert to finish it all off.

DAMAGE = 700g. I hope that is all the damage and I don’t bounce further upwards tomorrow.

Monday and I am back to basics. I do have another really big challenge this afternoon, I have 5 ladies visiting my house for drinks and nibbles. I will drink coke zero and water!!!! Nibbles.. cheese, crackers, dips, corn chips and guacamole. What I will be able to eat…mussels, red pepper strips, carrot sticks.

Monday Foodwise:

Breakfast: Omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning Tea: coffee, can of tuna

Lunch: tin of salmon, boiled egg

Afternoon: mussels, red capsicum strips & guacamole and mini re peppers stuffed with feta. No wine  Drank coke zero and water!

Dinner: shrimp stir-fry

Countdown to Melbourne – 8 days!!

Happy dance (with caution, two jumps down are usually followed by a bounce up) I lost 300g from yesterday and that puts me 200g from Dr Dukan’s True Weight and 2.9Kg from my ideal goal weight! I think I can lose the extra 2.9Kg as I still have a fat roll albeit smaller on my tummy. I would still have a healthy range bmi and I have not had anyone say “you’ve lost weight haven’t you” yet. I’d rather no one made that comment to me and I am not doing this to get feedback like that from others but it indicates that I am still looking healthy and not too skinny.  I have not told anyone I am doing this “diet”. I don’t like using the word diet as for me it is a change of eating for my future. I plan never to go back to wheat or high/ordinary carb levels. By not eating sugar and carbs I do feel better and I have lost fat as a result of changing my eating patterns.

 

In 8 days I fly to Melbourne on a school Cross-country camp. We have the most amazing itinerary organised for the trip.  To keep costs down the boys have to pack a lunch each day. It will be sandwiches, a muffin/scone and a piece of fruit. They are growing boys who run a lot and run fast. They are all lean and strong. Fortunately my job is to buy the provisions for these packed lunches so I will also buy my cans of Tuna/salmon and I will eat a few almonds pre-run for my fuel. I was so relieved when I was told my job is to buy the provisions as I can avoid eating the carbs and wheat by doing a little personal shop for myself.

I do find my energy levels are lower with the lack of carbs and that is why I thought what can I eat pre-morning runs to give me that little boost. Almonds. I know I will need to be careful as they are high calorie due to high fat but that is what makes them such good fuel.

Apparently due to the Calorie Count website, 24 whole almonds (1 oz or 28.3g) provides you with 163 Calories. While high in fat they are low in carbs.

The evening meals are arranged for us but I am hoping I can pick the protein out and leave the carbs and if I am still hungry then I will get something from the supermarket while getting the team provisions. I would appreciate some ideas. I think there may be a small kitchenette so I can hard-boil eggs (in the jug while nobody is looking) cans of tuna, cans of salmon, cans of chicken. What else can you get from a supermarket that needs minimal preparation… I guess rotisserie chicken or they may have smoked chicken vaccum packed as we have that in NZ. It will be a Coles supermarket in Melbourne so I really don’t know what they will have but I only need to eat to live, right?

I will update you on Sunday night, I am off to support hubby who is doing the 100km walk. For those who missed my “excuse” I pulled out from doing it as I do not want to get injured particularly with blisters the weekend before our Melbourne trip – there is a very high and real risk and it would mean that I could not run in Melbourne, hubby is suggesting we do it next year as I really want to do it.

Friday Foodwise:

Exercise: 7km run

Breakfast: Omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning Tea: coffee

Lunch: small can of TUNA  some avocado and a egg white

Dinner: Smoked salmon

Countdown to Melbourne – 9 days!!

Down 500g. I seem to go down in big chunks and not creep down slowly…. I’m happy and I’ll take it but it would be better for my inner confidence to get small decrements rather than stagnate and then have big jumps. By weighing daily you get to see these patterns and it is the big picture which counts!

Since looking at the ingredients in my lazy Ginger and lazy chill – I looked at my tins of salmon and down in the list of ingredients is maize – ARRGH…. that is wheat!!!! It is way down the list of ingredients but it just goes to show that they hide wheat/carbs in the most unexpected places. So today I bought a really CUTE mini kitchen whizz. So I can whizz up my own Chilli’s, Garlic and Ginger with minimum of fuss and then I know I am eating 100% pure ingredients with no hidden sugar. Did I say how cute the mini-whizz is??

I am thinking it will be useful for making things like pesto, chopping nuts and it has a special attachment for whipping too!  My main reason is so I don’t need to resort to those lazy/convenient tubes of spices and herbs.

Thursday Foodwise:

Exercise: 7km run

Breakfast: Omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning Tea: coffee

Lunch: small can of salmon  some avocado and a egg white

Exercise: walk to post letters

Post run snack: small can of salmon

Dinner: scrambled egg and shrimp stir-fry & a BBQ’ed Lamb steak and some avocado

Countdown to Melbourne – 10 days!!

Well given I have stayed the same THREE days now and I have not been consciously cheating so I decided to have a closer look at what I am eating.

I noticed since I have been eating my Chilli, Ginger, Garlic and Lime Shimp dish my weight has stagnated. I took a closer look at the chill and ginger I have been using. It comes in very convenient tubes and the nutritional info shows they both contain quite a bit of carbs due to SUGAR – ARRRRGH!!!!

I thought that the tubes contained 100% chilli (28.5g carbs/100g) and 100% ginger (31.3g carbs/100g) - I would never have guessed they contained SUGAR in the form of Dextrose too. Well it answers some of questions about stagnating on the scales. While I am still a fan of shrimp as they are low fat and low carb. I will need to use the recipe Sandi posted here. It has a real chili in it not from a convenient tube and some Italian seasoning but no ginger. I will try it next week.

This week I am only running with the cross-country boys today as Friday we are off to do the Oxfam 100km walk. I have reconsidered my participation and withdrawn as the chance of getting some big painful blisters is too high and if they did not heal quickly I could end up not being able to run the following week in Melbourne. So while I really wanted to do the 100km walk, I really need to avoid injury before Melbourne. It is such a shame the Oxfam walk is the week before Melbourne, bad timing. Today’s run with the boys was tough as it was really warm this afternoon which made running that little bit tougher!

Well I shall stop using the convenient tubes of Chilli and Ginger and see what happens.

The culprits

Wednesday Foodwise:

Exercise: 7km run

Breakfast: Omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning Tea: small can of salmon

Lunch: another small can of salmon and 40g of Almonds and  some avocado (needed for energy for fast run this arvo)

Exercise: 8Km hard running

Post run snack: smoked salmon

Dinner: scrambled egg and shrimp stir-fry – I suspect the reason my weight has not been going down!

Countdown to Melbourne – 11 days!!

Well given I have stayed the same two days in a row now, I am comfortable with saying I am in the “57′s” and that makes me happy!  It would be nice to see another drop on the scales but some patience is in order I guess.

Today went well, it was an early start at 5:40m so I could fit my morning run in before an early morning meeting at work. Fortunately next Thursday holidays start so I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel with regards to work and then of course on the Saturday we are off on our trip to Melbourne which I have been looking forward to since November last year.  I can’t believe we are so close to going.

This afternoon my energy levels were not that high so I took Millie to the local surf beach so she could run havoc all over the beach to let off some steam. She seems to have an endless supply of energy.

I wanted to share a link that I got from another blogger Lynda, she is a real advocate for eating low carb/high fat. She has had consistent success since taking up her new principles of eating without  a lot of effort (She often tells us she finds it easy because she doesn’t get hungry. She is a great inspiration). The link she passed on is called Hungry for Change. It is free to view til the 31st March. I am in the midst of watching it and it has really struck a chord with me so I thought I would pass the link on as I am sure a number of visitors here would be keen to watch it.

 

Tuesday Foodwise:

Exercise: 7km run

Breakfast: Omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning Tea: small can of salmon

Lunch: Tuna

Afternoon snack: smoked salmon

Exercise: walk along the beach

Dinner: scrambled egg and shrimp stir-fry – very quick and easy and a true favorite!

Countdown to Melbourne – 12 days!!

hmmm…. well I kind of knew such big whooshes would rebound at some point. It is not that I ate badly. I admit to not exercising…. but to gain 700g well there are all sorts of reasons – water retention and not “being regular” etc.  I’m not too sure why, I thought I’d eaten Dukan friendly but perhaps the mexican chicken dish was a bit too much with the mushroom soup. Who knows???? But today is a new day and we keep trying.

I got up and did the usual morning run… this is the last week of running in the dark-daylight savings mornings. Our clocks go back this weekend so it will be a little lighter when we set out next week but it will gradually get darker in the mornings and colder but I don’t mind the cold as you can always wear more layers and peel them off as you warm up. I have ran right through the last 4 winters so that won’t be a problem.

This afternoon I was late leaving work as we had a heads of department meeting and then I had errands to tend to. So was late getting home but I had decided last night that I would do a long run after work so I did!! Yep no excuses, I quickly changed and set out. We were a bit slow but we clocked up 14.5km. That should counter-act the chocolate Atkins bar I had this afternoon. I had a craving for sweet… it was probably a dumb move but I thought it was the best option  if I was to indulge. In some-ways I was probably sulking about the bounce up on the scales this morning which made me cave in, although it is not exactly going to get me where I want caving in like that.

Monday Foodwise:

Exercise: 7km run

Breakfast: Omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Lunch: salmon & two egg whites and a Atkins bar 

Afternoon snack: coke zero

Exercise: 14.5km run

Dinner: scrambled egg and shrimp stir-fry – very quick and easy and a true favorite!

Countdown to Melbourne – 13 days!!

I’m ecstatic but nervous, I am  down another 450g!! I have not been down this far since December. It has been a while, I wouldn’t say hard work as I have had “transgressions” as Charlotte calls them but I tell you seeing success on the scales definitely motivates you to avoid transgressions.

I am very close to my Dukan True Weight of 56.7Kg. I did want to get to 54Kg as MY PERSONAL GOAL. I have been 54Kg before albeit a few years ago. I am still happy on the cruise phase and I will stick to cruise for the next couple of weeks regardless as for a week while in Melbourne I am not sure how the food will go. I will avoid wheat regardless while there as you just tell people you have a wheat intolerance and there is always something else, although it might be fruit which is not cruise-friendly so getting a little lower than my True Weight prior to Melbourne might be a good thing as it gives me some wriggle room. I also need to be able to run quite hard while there as it is a running camp!! But I will take that in my stride and I can always rectify damage when I get back from the trip.  I will just need to remain sensible and stick as closely to my principles while there.

Tonight I decided to branch out and made Mexican Chicken - recipe courtesy of A Hapa Couple and you will need their Salsa recipe too. A winner with both hubby and I. Hubby had his with some toasted pita bread and I had the Chicken on it’s own but with avocado as I made the salsa rather spicy. But for a surprisingly quick meal to prepare it was scrumptious. I made a double batch of the salsa and have put the other half in the freezer so next time I will just defrost that and mix with the mushroom soup which will make it  super quick to prepare. I have decided even when I get to consolidation I will avoid whole gains so while this could be served with rice at consolidation it was perfect for cruise too. I know Dr Dukan does not have avocado on the allowed list but since it is low carb but high in good fats I eat it every now and again.

 

Sunday Foodwise:

Breakfast: Coffee, salmon, omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning tea: chicken breast

Lunch: scrambled eggs and salmon

Afternoon snack: salmon and a coffee while out visiting

Dinner: Mexican Chicken – recipe courtesy of A Hapa Couple and you will need their Salsa recipe

Countdown to Melbourne – 14 days!!

Is it too good to be true??  down another 550g!! I am expecting a bounce tomorrow morning although I did eat well again today.

Last night at the fundraiser I was GREAT… I said NO to wine, NO to peanuts, NO to chips, NO to pizza and NO to chocolate bars. I did have two bottles of water and a can of coke zero. My reward for my determination…. a loss on the scales this morning. But it seems too much. I am not going to get upset if it rebounds a little tomorrow morning.

So today I have been a happy little Dukan girl. I do have a massive big chocolate mud cake in the fridge but I cut two big slices and took it to our friends when we went visiting this morning and friends who popped in got a big slice each with their coffee and I am popping out to see a girl-friend tomorrow and I shall take her and her hubby a couple of big slices and then I will pop it in the freezer as apparently it freezes well and I will bring it out when I am hosting my lady friends who are coming next week for a gossip and wine session although I won’t be drinking any wine or eating any of this calorific cake. Plus hubby has been eating more than his fair share luckily.

This afternoon I did get a craving for some chocolate seeing that dreadful cake every-time I opened the fridge and I just about went to go get a Lo Carb protein bar as they are only 100 calories and low carb (4g) but high protein. But instead of going to get a Lo Carb bar I bought some eye-fillet steak and sugar-free gum! Sweet craving satisfied. I really don’t want to stagnate given I am getting close but I also really want to avoid rebounding up too.

Tomorrow I will get a run in around the harbor if it is not raining otherwise it will be a treadmill session as I am not a fan of running in the rain unless I am caught out in it.

Saturday Foodwise:

Breakfast: Coffee, omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning tea: Egg muffin & coffee

Lunch: Salmon & egg muffin

Afternoon snack: 1/3 chicken breast

Dinner: Steak & salad

Countdown to Melbourne – 15 days!!

A lovely surprise for my birthday… down 1Kg. Now to maintain it over the weekend.

I am posting earlier than normal as tonight I have a fundraiser function which means I will be very late home and won’t get a chance to blog otherwise. I have planned ahead though. I don’t remember where I found this recipe and who I owe the credit to for sharing it. The recipe is for Dukan Egg Muffins. I made a batch of 6 of these delightful egg muffins this morning as I want to keep on track and know that I won’t have a chance to go home to eat dinner so I have these with me for when the hunger pangs kick in tonight. I plan to stick to the Dukan plan, I would dearly love to break into the 57′s next week.

Dukan Egg Muffins (Makes 12 muffins)

15 eggs (for silicone muffin pans, use 12 eggs for metal muffin tins. You can use less egg yolks and more egg white if you prefer.)

1-2 tsp. your favourite seasoning – I used Chilli powder

1-2 cups grated low fat cheese : I omitted this but I put in some broccoli pieces

Optional, but highly recommended, 3 green onions diced small.

Optional: chopped veggies such as broccoli, red pepper, zucchini, mushrooms, etc.

Optional: diced bacon, lean ham, or salmon

Preheat oven to 375 F. Use regular or silicone muffin pan, 12 muffin size. If using silicone pan, spray with nonstick spray. If using regular muffin pan, put two paper liners into each slot, then spray liner with nonstick spray.

In the bottom of the muffin cups layer diced meat, if using, vegetables, if using, cheese and green onions. You want the muffin cups to be about 2/3 full, with just enough room to pour a little egg around the other ingredients.

Break eggs into large measuring bowl with pour spout, add Seasoning, and beat well. (I used to add a bit of milk, but lately I like the way they turn out without it.)

Pour egg into each muffin cup until it is 3/4 full. I like to stir slightly with a fork.

Bake 25-35 minutes until muffins have risen and are slightly browned and set.

Muffins will keep more than a week in the refrigerator without freezing. Egg muffins can be frozen and reheated, but I like them best when they’re just refrigerated. For best results, thaw in refrigerator before reheating. Microwave on high about 2 minutes to reheat.

PLEASE NOTE: This recipe was shared by a lovely person but I have lost the link to the original person. If I come across the original person I will come back and give credit.

Wednesday Foodwise:

Exercise: 58.0Kg

Breakfast: omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning tea: Egg muffin & 750mL water

Lunch: 2 x tea eggs (just the whites) and egg muffin

Dinner: 2 x tea eggs (just the whites) and egg muffin

Countdown to Melbourne – 16 days!!

I could not believe it…. yesterday I ate perfect Dukan and ran twice – 7km in the morning and 8km in the afternoon. I had the oat bran and drank heaps of water. So when I stepped on the scales and saw the same number AGAIN this morning my heart sank a little…. but I know I am actually making progress as my tummy is getting flatter, I can see it!

I went out for lunch with my mum today, we both had omlettes and a coffee! I then had to go to the dentist for another filling so I had an injection which numbed my mouth which made afternoon snacking not possible – great!! When I got home the weather was a bit windy but it was not raining so I took the opportunity to run Millie around the harbor. I didn’t break any speed records but I clocked up 14.5km which kept us busy for 90 minutes so that was a productive afternoon.

I’ve eaten well today –  no rules broken!! Despite my mum bring a massive chocolate mud-cake! I told her that was very naughty!!! But hubby is going to be pleased and visitors this weekend will all be expected to have a big slice!

Tonight after my run I put on my old rip curl jeans which I wore when I was 56Kg four years ago and they fit – not tight actually a tad loose around the waist so while my scales are showing 59Kg…. my body must be more toned (muscular) than when I was 56Kg almost 4 years ago. So I am feeling positive, I’m still going to continue on the cruise phase as I am quite happy eating this way and while the scale is not playing its part and that is hard to get your head around I would like to see my True Weight number on the scale.

Wednesday Foodwise:

Breakfast: omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning tea: tea egg

Lunch: omlette with tomato and peppers and trim milk flat white

Dinner: egg white omlette and shrimp stir-fry & water

Countdown to Melbourne – 17 days!!

Eeek… only 17 days before I travel to Melbourne for a school trip with all our Cross-country runners! Getting excited but I wish I could move those last two and a bit pesky kilo’s!

I stayed the same. Not all that surprised to be honest. While food wise yesterday I was perfect, the amount was probably a bit too much and hence no loss. I didn’t run yesterday. I just had  a walk and I think what I am learning is that I need to push myself more than that.

This morning I got up early and dressed to run but it was pouring with rain. So I popped down to run on the treadmill. I much prefer to run outside with Millie but neither of us are fans of running in the rain and so Millie stayed curled up on her couch.

Today I was good food-wise. I did not eat any carbs which I have done in the past knowing I have a fast run to do with the cross-country boys. So we set out with about 20 teenage boys and I didn’t feel too bad. It was lightly drizzling and when we got half way it really started to rain but it was actually quite refreshing, I preferred that to the heat we have had for the past few runs with the Cross-country boys. Over the past 5 weeks we have had extra boys run with us for winter sport fitness. 5 weeks ago I cleaned them up (ran a lot faster and stronger than they did), tonight I noticed some had definitely got faster and stronger and I struggled to keep up with them, it is amazing the progress you make by turning up and doing the hard yards. I told the ones who I struggled to keep up with that I was impressed with their improvement which made them smile.  So I managed to run twice today and given I have not cheated I hope that is a recipe for success in the morning.

Wednesday Foodwise:

Breakfast: omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning tea: tea egg

Lunch: can of salmon and tea egg (just the whites)

Afternoon snack: bit of chicken breast

Dinner: egg white omlette and shrimp stir-fry & water

Countdown to Melbourne – 18 days!!

Yay, down 400g which is not too bad considering I did no “real exercise” yesterday. I didn’t run yesterday, the weather was AWFUL!!!

This morning was REALLY windy, I thought it was raining too! So another morning with no exercise but the courier dropped off a parcel which was the new Nike Free running shoes I ordered online so will test those out tomorrow morning.

When I got home from work I went for a big walk. It was still windy and I felt so lethargic as it was still very warm. Tomorrow I will run with the cross-country boys after school which will be a tough run but I have not had a good run since Friday so my legs should feel pretty good, I just hope it cools down a bit.

This afternoon I walked up to the supermarket to get a bottle of milk. I was so tempted to get a Lo-Carb bar while in the supermarket but I walked out with just the bottle of milk – go me! So I had no cheats today – no almonds, no protein bars and no sugar-free gum. I am trying to cut down on the artificial sweeteners and a consequence of that is I am drinking more water.

I just hope I get a loss with not running and only walking I am not confident.

Tuesday Foodwise:

Breakfast: omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning tea: smoked salmon

Lunch: can of salmon and tea egg

Afternoon snack: tea egg

Dinner: egg white omlette and shrimp stir-fry & water

Countdown to Melbourne – 19 days!!

OK, I wasn’t confident about getting a loss but I didn’t expect a big gain. I was up 1.1Kg this morning.  I know it is not fat…. I am seeing a pattern though. Every weekend I gain at least 1Kg and two days later I am back down again. I am down 500g from last Mondays weigh in. Last week For days in a row I was 58.3Kg with no losses despite sticking to the plan. My true weight is 56.7Kg, so I am close and I don’t intend to give up. In fact I feel my stomach is getting a little flatter and my rings a definitely remaining loose on my fingers when then are not normally loose all day. It is normal for them to be a bit loose in the morning but by the afternoon they are normally snug.

I am still trying to work out how my weight fluctuates with my period. I thought I gained the week before my period and then lost that gain once I started menstruating but now I am not convinced.

The other thing is I am not constipated but I am no longer regular like clock-work…. it happens now at random times. It’s really unpredictable!!!

So I am not worrying about the gain (there is no point worrying) – I like what I am eating. I am trying to up my water, I easily drink more than the recommended 1.5 litres, I am enjoying drinking more water – I do feel healthier for it. The only problem is the constant need to go pee. I am tempted to talk to my doctor about it. But I figure she’ll just prescribe pelvic floor exercises.

My mother has booked a lunch date with me on Thursday but that should not throw a spanner in the works as she is a Dukan girl too. She was the one who introduced me to this so I can see it just being a coffee together. I can’t remember how much exactly she has lost but it is a lot, around the 30Kg mark – yeah impressive!!

 

 

Monday Foodwise:

Breakfast: omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning tea: coffee

Lunch: can of salmon and tea egg

Afternoon snack: microwaved egg and some salmon

Dinner: egg white omlette and shrimp stir-fry & water

Countdown to Melbourne – 23 days!!

Damn…. I have stalled again!

I am definitely a creature of habit, but those who read my blog would know that already. I tend not to care that I eat the same food day after day. In fact it takes away some of the planning and risk of straying as I know what I eat is allowed on the Dukan plan. Once I find meals that I think are “right for me” I have them regularly/daily. So this Shrimp & Lime dish featured again with a small modification here and there and I am one very satisfied Dukanier!!

MY VERSION OF SANDI’s SHRIMP DISH

In a hot frypan, heat olive oil, garlic, chill and ginger. Once sizzling throw in sliced red capsicum, red onion and frozen shrimp. Squeeze over the juice of a lime. Sizzle away til shrimps are cooked through. Put in a bowl and nom, nom!

I have done the shop for the weekend – loads of eggs, salmon, bacon, eye-fillet steak and venison sausages. So should be able to stay on track. I didn’t buy any hot-cross buns but I can get those at the beach if hubby feels like em’.

I have been listening to loads of Jimmy Moore’s podcasts at the moment, some of the older ones too. Episode 541 – Dr. John Briffa, Helps you ‘Escape the Diet Trap” was a great listen. A lot of what he said sounded so obvious. In particular that fruit is one of the worst things you can eat as a snack between meals predominantly as it does not leave you satiated for very long and it is just a ball of sugar. He recommended nuts being the super snack. So between eating luch at 1pm and dinner at 7pm I had a small handful of almonds. I know they are not on Dr Dukan’s list and perhaps it is stopping my fat-loss but they really do tie me through to dinner time. There are only so many tea-eggs you can face and salmon is a rather high fat option which is totally OK in the paleo scene but Dr. John Briffa did talk about needing a lower caloric intake if you want to lose. I am no longer a calorie counter and love not counting points but you need to be mindful in my opinion on how much total fuel you are putting in your body when you are trying to get fat loss.

So those are my pearls of wisdom for tonight!

Thursday Foodwise:

Exercise: 7km run

Breakfast: omlette with oat bran and 750ml Water

Morning tea: tea egg

Lunch: 2 x tea egg and can of Salmon

Afternoon snack: few almonds (unsalted)

Dinner: egg white omlette and Shrimps cooked with garlic & ginger and red capsicum