Dabbling in Dieting: Dukan Day 1

So, today I started the Dukan Diet. All protein for 5 days.

Today wasn't too bad. Breakfast and dinner weren't terribly different from what I normally eat. Just no veggies or fruit. I think I can do that for 5 days.

Here's the menu from today:
Breakfast - two poached eggs
Lunch - carving board rotisserie chicken (maybe 3 ounces?)
Dinner - mustard encrusted tilapia with a side of cottage cheese
Dessert - 1.5 tablespoons oat bran

Here's a photo of the tilapia - it was super easy: just rub on some stone ground mustard and broil until cooked through:

For the most part I stayed full all day. It was weird eating just chicken for lunch. I think I'll broil or otherwise cook some chicken breasts and some shrimp tomorrow so that I have  a more "substantial" looking lunch for the rest of the week.

I'll have to see how many pounds I lost in the morning - supposedly you lose like 2 pounds the first day - then like 6 by the end of the first five days.

I also bought some fat free greek yogurt - which I am allowed to eat. I can have low fat dairy products - given they are less than 5 % fat. It's hard to find cheese that is that low fat... and I bought some oat bran - which I'm supposed to eat 1.5 tablespoons of every day. I think I'll eat it at breakfast because it's supposed to help keep you feel more full throughout the day (plus - it tastes like oatmeal or granola which is more "breakfast-y" to me).

So - once I get through the protein only week I can add veggies back in - but have to alternate one protein only day with one protein + veggie day. Keeping track might be the biggest challenge... :) I do that until I hit my "target weight" and then I start adding more types of food into my diet (carbs!)

Alright - day one wasn't too bad. Here's hoping day two is simply more of the same! :)
Until next time (tomorrow?) - happy dieting!