Day 19 - Cruise

Day 19 - Cruise PP

As you may have gathered I am fed up today! I couldn't stomach having my oatbran porridge today so I have been really naughty and not had my oatbran.....i know i know, i have to keep going, i think I am just getting bored of the repetitiveness which i know is my choice as i do it for ease! Oh well, i guess everyone has days like this! Tomorrow I may try to have bread with extra light philli and some salmon just to change it up a bit from my tuna sandwich!

When i weighed myself this morning i was dead on 8st 3lbs so i have exactly 1lb to lose and have 1 week until i am due to start my consolidation phase......wish me luck!

Did anyone watch Watchdog tonight on BBC 1? I must say that i signed up to the website for 3 months at £11 a month so I am not too sure where this £1 a day comes from! Also I have found the site really useful and for me it is the motivation i need to get into the swing of weighing myself everyday, keeping a check on my motivation and getting tips etc!

For dinner i had Chicken and Mushrooms which at the moment I am not bored of! Lol! Ahh well, i just have to see how baggy some of my clothes are to know it is all worth it!

I give today a 4/10!

x

1000 Views!!

Oh my goodness! I have just had notification that I have now had 1000 views on my blog since i started it 20 days ago!

I never for one moment thought it would even have 100 views as it's just silly old boring me writing about what I eat! I never thought anyone would be in the slightest bit interested in that!

Knowing each day people look to see what I am doing really helps to keep my motivation up as i don't want to let you all down. I hope I have helped you even a tiny bit to see that you are not the only one finding it hard, daunting and of course rewarding!

Thanks so so much once again

Lauren x

Day 18 - Cruise

Day 18 - Cruise PP

Well you may have guessed from my cartoon but i had a really odd day today in the sense that i didn't feel hungry at all! I didn't have my porridge this morning, don't worry i will eat it tonight! I just didn't feel hungry this morning and when it came to lunch i felt like i had to force my sandwiches down me.....maybe my stomach has shrunk?

I have decided to treat myself, kind of a reward for sticking to the diet (cough.....minus Sunday!) and brought myself and iPad...it may not arrive until Friday but I am super excited so maybe that is why I am not hungry!

For dinner tonight I had a ham omelette as i couldn't face the idea of having another disastrous dinner while on the PP day! I used Waitrose wafer thin ham today and it was actually a lot nicer then the Sainsburys one and when it is literally the only flavour it is important to have nice ham!

I'd give today a 7/10!

x

Oh and P.S. I seem to be missing 2 days! I should be on Day 20!

Day 17 - Cruise

Day 17 - Cruise PV

Well I was really pleased to see that I had lost the 1lb i put on yesterday when i went on the scales this morning! I guess the horrid dinner was worth it!

I had my porridge this morning and have no converted one of the girls in the office into having it in the morning too! Just before lunch though i had a sick feeling come over me....i don't think it was anything to do with the diet however it did mean that I didn't have any lunch as i was worried i couldn't stomach it.

When it got to about 3.30pm I thought i best eat something as starving yourself is not a way to lose weight! I had 3 slices of bread but no tuna as i didn't feel quite up to it. Again one of the girls decided to try the Dukan bread and she loved it! See it really isn't that bad!

When i got home i marinated some chicken pieces in a tiny bit of Nandos sauce as i made chicken skewers for dinner tonight. It was lovely and tasty especially after last nights disaster! I also had one of my panna cottas that i made yesterday however they were a bit lumpy this time......i must have been having an off day yesterday when it came to cooking!

I'd give this day an 7/10 as although i lost 1lb i didn't if that makes sense?! Lol!

x

Day 16 - Cruise

Day 16 - Cruise PP

My god, i cannot tell you how worried i was about stepping on the scales this morning.....i was thinking maybe 3 or 4 lbs from yesterdays binging session! On Saturday i was 8st 3lbs 2 ounces.....today i was 8st 4lbs 6 ounces! To be honest just over 1lb i was really pleased about....well as pleased as you can be about putting any weight on!

I got straight back into the diet though. We went food shopping so i got everything i needed for this week....by the way if you are eating a lot of chicken then Waitrose are doing a bit bag of about 8 chicken breast's, individually wrapped so you can keep them in the freezer for £7!

When i came home i had my usual ham omlette......i am boring when it comes to food aren't i! It works for me right now though! For dinner i decided to make the Creamy Garlic Chicken that i had made before but even after 3 attempts i just could not get this right but by then my chicken was cooked so had to make do with plain chicken which left me feeling very frustrated i must say!

I decided to have some jelly and a bowl of chocolate porridge before bed to fill me up!

I'd give today a 5/10

x

Day 15 - Cruise

Day 15 - Cruise PV

Well i think the picture says it all really doesn't it!

Today was my friends wedding and i knew there was no way in hell would i not be able to drink and not be able to eat the food put in front of me.I decided that was the way it was, i hadn't strayed one bit from the diet, well apart from a few sips of wine so i decided that to do it and beat myself up about it was doubly pointless.

So here is my list of shame:

4 glasses of Champagne
2 wholemeal bread roles
Leak & Potato soup
Roast Beef with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, vegetables and gravy
Chocolate Pecan tart
2 Lindt Chocolates
1 slice of wedding cake
1 sausage role
2 large potato wedges
and finally a bar of Galaxy Cookie Crumble for the journey home!

My god just to look at it makes me feel a bit sick! I noticed how bloated my stomach was after the wedding meal and i immediately had a bad stomach as i just don't think my body knew how to deal with it all. I actually felt horrible so the positive thing that i will take away from that spectacular fail of a day is how yucky you can feel when you stuff yourself with rubbish.

I'd give this day a 4/10......not proud of myself at all!

x

Day 14 - Cruise

Day 14 - PP

So today was a day i was kind of dreading if i am honest. Since starting on the Dukan Diet i have kept myself away from all social events that focus on drinking however my friends 30th was not something i could ignore.

I had my usual porridge in the morning and i had a ham omlette in the afternoon. To cheer myself up I spent a long while getting ready and feeling really good about myself. Dave had brought me a fab new MAC lipgloss to wear and i felt better about myself then i had in ages. It also helped that Dave said i looked really good which boosted my confidence a lot.

When we got out i had a lot of compliments from friends i hadn't seen for a while but i must admit not even that could make me feel that great when everyone around me was drinking and I was the only sober one! I was really proud of myself for staying strong though!

I'd give this day about a 7/10!

x