Dabbling in Dieting: Dukan Day 6 - Adventures in Eating Out

After reading more about the Dukan Attack Phase - I realized that there is a sort of "sliding scale" for the Attack Phase. After looking at said sliding scale (and hearing the results from the friend who suggested the diet) I decided to do the Attack Phase for 7 days.

When I weighed myself this morning, I was down another 0.8 pounds. That means as of this morning I am down 5.4 pounds. Since I started efforting weight loss, I'm down 9 pounds. That feels pretty good (and means I'll get that massage a little earlier than I planned)! I'm also starting to actually SEE the results. My  clothing is starting to fit differently (IMO - better).

Here is where I was worried about staying on the Attack Phase over the weekend: eating out. We usually eat out on weekends. And we usually split meals when we eat out. And most restaurants don't have "protein only" options that are listed up front on the menu.

This morning we went to the Farmers' Market for a quick trip. We got coffee. Well, I got coffee. Chris got a chai tea latte - my favorite. But, I didn't cheat. :)

For lunch, we decided to try out a new(ish) restaurant - Longhorn Steakhouse. We split a steak. It was pretty good. The cut was a little fatty and coated quite a bit in seasoning salt (more than I'm used to). Other than that it was delicious.

Since it was rainy most of the day, we ended up going to a charity event inside. Mini-golfing for guide dogs! Sure, it wasn't strenuous exercise, but it was exercise. AND we got to pet cute puppies!

I ended up taking a nap - and forgetting to defrost anything to make for dinner (whoops - now you know why we eat out so much on weekends). So, once I emerged from the fog of napping, we flipped through our takeout menus to find something I would be eat without too many changes and special requests. We settled on Joey's Seafood - by deciding to split the snow crab legs.

Now, I couldn't have any of the sides (the corn muffins looked UNBELIEVABLE) or the butter dipping sauce - regardless - they were AMAZING. I love crab legs. I don't know why I don't eat them more often...

Even though we ended up splitting the crab legs, there were several things on the menu that I could've easily ordered. So if you're looking for a restaurant to find an easily-converted all protein meal, I highly suggest a steakhouse and/or a seafood place.

The other thing I did today - bought myself a reward. :)
I promised myself that if I made it the 5 days of the attack phase without a major cheat, I'd buy myself a new workout outfit. I do admit, I took a few small drinks of a rootbeer - which probably counts as cheating - but otherwise I was true to the diet.

While I didn't get a full outfit (I hemmed and hawed about the shorts and figured they can wait - it's still pretty cold outside, so I don't really need another pair of shorts yet - no matter how cute they are) - I did get this workout shirt that I've been eyeing for a few weeks.

I'll have to remember to have Chris take a photo of me wearing it the first time. :)

So, until next time, happy dieting! :)