Yesterday was the first day of the Attack Phase where I started to feel more tired. I think the toll of no sugar and no carbs is starting to sink in. I'd only been at work for about an hour when I was totally ready to take a nap! One good thing from yesterday: I drank over a gallon of water. Yes, that meant I had to pee every 20 minutes - but it was good to get that much water in my system.
I was also super hungry yesterday. I ended up making oat bran cookies after dinner. Well. I ended up making two batches because the first batch I accidentally used baking soda instead of baking powder - which made them turn out pretty gross... The second batch was better - and Chris likes them too! :)
Here's the progress - yesterday I was down a full pound.
I think my progress has slowed - partially because with the additional sleepiness I pulled back on some of my working out. Skipping a few workouts probably isn't the best idea if I really want to keep at it - but it was hard enough getting out of bed period yesterday.
I did remember to take a photo of the pancakes - I made them for Chris and he really liked them.
Yesterday I made them without the vanilla - Chris said at the end of the day that he thought they needed some syrup. Unfortunately, we don't have any...
After work I was still tired, so we didn't do the Jillian Michaels dvd. We did do a 15 minute walk together and then hit up the grocery store. I price-checked the Dukan Diet book -- $18.20 at Target if you're looking for it. I didn't pick it up, but did some skimming. We really went in just to get eggs, but also picked up some Laughing Cow Light - the spicy flavor. I've always loved Laughing Cow spreadable cheese - and when a friend who is also on the diet said she was eating it on the Attack Phase, I got REALLY excited about it! :)
Then I tried one of the recipes from mydukandiet.com - Salmon and Philly dip (it's got a much longer, more complicated name on the site, so I'll list the recipe after the photo)
Coriander
Fat Free Natural Yoghurt- 1 table spoon
Garlic clove1/2 or 1
Lemon juice - few drops
Philadelphia extra light - 3 table spoons
Red chilli - to taste
Salmon Fillet - 1
1
Season the salmon fillet with salt, pepper and few lemon juice drops.
2
Wrap it in a silver foil (optional, but if you use it fish will not stick to the pan) and grill on a frying pan for about 20 minutes changing the sides.
3
Prepare the Philadelphia dipper: Take 3 spoons of Philadelphia cheese and one spoon of fat free natural yoghurt into a small bowl. Add pepper, coriander, chilli and grated garlic clove and mix all.
It was really good - better than I anticipated. The dipping sauce is an amazing compliment to the fish - especially fish cooked with lemon. I think it would also go well with chicken. I crushed the coriander because I only had seed form.
If I make it again, I will likely cut the dip recipe in half. The full recipe easily made enough dip for liberal dipping/slathering for probably 4 fillets of Salmon. With just the 2 of us, we had dip on every bite of our fairly large fillets and still had some left over.
One thing I do want to note about the recipes on the website - they're mainly from the UK, so there is a little deciphering needed. Also, some of the ingredients are not as easily available in the US. I read a recipe for "Dukan Mayo" that calls for Quark, which I've only seen in a few specialty food shops here in Madison.
Now on to today. Not down quite as much - less than a pound. I think it was 0.8 pounds this morning.
Today was not a good day. I woke up feeling hot and clammy. Slightly nauseated. Really tired - like muscle tired to the point of almost aching. It did start to get better after I ate breakfast - but I haven't done any exercising today because of it and I haven't drank nearly as much water. I'll work on that more tonight.
I've also had intense cravings again today. French fries are a BIG one. And salt & vinegar chips. And chips & salsa. I'm very excited to get vegetables back next week. VERY excited. I've noticed that protein - in general - doesn't crunch. When I was making dinner tonight I realized I'm really hungry for something "crunchy". I've never really experienced a texture craving before - it's weird.
I will admit - I took 2 drinks from Chris' Sprecher's Root Beer. I absolutely couldn't help myself. I LOVE Sprecher's sodas and having it sitting right next to me was too much of a temptation for me today. But, I did keep myself from drinking an entire bottle.
We didn't go on a family walk today after work because it's been raining all afternoon/evening. It's supposed to rain for the next two days as well, which is disappointing. I really like taking hikes on weekends and thought it could be nice to kick around a soccer ball with Chris - but with it being so soggy that probably wouldn't the best idea. We'll see what happens.
Well, it's time to enjoy this rainy Friday night - and maybe make a double batch of cookies (one batch is only like 6 cookies...)
Until next time, happy dieting! :)
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