Day 6: Branching Out

Lifted from The Dukan Website

Mass: 99.8 Kg
Mass-Loss to date: 3.2 Kg
Mass-Loss Remaining: 13.8 Kg
Phase: Attack!

It's been a few days, but things are starting to settle down a bit. Obviously, weight-loss is going fairly smoothly, although is is starting to level
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This leveling is to be expected; the Attack phase is short, but is meant to set up my metabolism to be more effective for the rest of the diet. I'll try to elaborate later on.

What I wanted to write about today are some of the new things we've been trying. In the first few days, we found the protein-only diet to be pretty overwhelming. Salt and artificial sweeteners only got repetitive quickly! But, after my sugar cravings have died down, I've started to tolerate and even enjoy artificial sweeteners (though never as much as sugar yet!)

We're started to get a bit creative, and also try some of the recipes from the Dukan website. There are dozens there, which was a bit of a deterrent to begin with. However, as part of your Daily Instructions, several suggested meal plans are offered, highlighting some of the recipes available. I've started to click on a few of these (mainly desserts!) and I've been fairly surprised.

I've also modified a few of the recipes to suit. For example, I made custard the other day, following a recipe. This was quite tasty, even with the artificial sweetener, and I decided to try it again. Making so many galettes, you are let with quite a few egg yolks! I made custard again last night, but this time added some cocoa (which is not on the allowed food list, but is part of another recipe that was suggested to me). The chocolate custard with a bit of plain yoghurt was brilliant- perhaps the best thing I've eaten since starting the diet. The sourness of the yoghurt masked the bitter aftertaste of the sweetener- it was heavenly!

Breakfast this morning was quite enjoyable: Oatban Galette with Smoked Salmon, Plain Yoghurt and a pickle. Cream cheese is allowed, but I don't have any. We missed pickles when we first read the allowed foods, but have since picked up a few jars.

In fact, we picked up many things yesterday, on a trip to CostCo.That place is great, and has so many great foods on the cheap. Eating well (low fat, low carbohydrate) is not cheap, I am sure there is a correlation between escalating obesity and availability of cheap carbohydrates. Protein is certainly the most expensive macro-nutrient. Places like CostCo make meats much more affordable, which makes the diet more affordable. We picked up Pickles, Jerky, Chicken Breasts, Prawns and Eggs, all well below standard prices. Check it out!