I woke up this morning to find that somehow my weight was 161.2 pounds. I weighed myself three times to make sure I wasn't seeing things, but there it was, a number so very close to healthy BMI that I can barely believe it! I measured myself, also, and found that I am dropping an amazing amount of inches. I'd been joking that I was losing all the weight from my forearms, but this is no joke: a 3.5 inch difference there. I lost two off my hips and one off my waist, and even two off my thighs. One thing I noticed that was different about my body is that a lot more muscle is showing everywhere, so it looks like I really am losing fat, not muscle (this, along with rapid weight loss, is the big promise of a ketogenic diet).
Although I am still doing the Dukan alternating days, I've been reading more about paleo/primal diets. While I really don't want to give up dairy, I may do so eventually because of the relationship of dairy to insulin. I just made a trip to Costco so am stocked up on a couple of week's supply of greek yogurt, but I've told myself that I will buy no new cheese, milk, yogurt, etc., once what is in the fridge is used up. Then I'll evaluate the results.
It's interesting to try to figure out which parts of Dukan work for me and which don't. I find the alternating days really elegant, and I like them in particular because I so look forward to the vegetable days. I think the day on/day off gives me a sense of control. I'm getting a lot of nutrients from fat, however, which is a big variation from the diet as is. One major problem I've developed is a taste for peanut butter (though natural, sugar-free, and organic). Today I am going to try to go the day without eating any because once I taste it, I want to eat more.
Although I am still doing the Dukan alternating days, I've been reading more about paleo/primal diets. While I really don't want to give up dairy, I may do so eventually because of the relationship of dairy to insulin. I just made a trip to Costco so am stocked up on a couple of week's supply of greek yogurt, but I've told myself that I will buy no new cheese, milk, yogurt, etc., once what is in the fridge is used up. Then I'll evaluate the results.
It's interesting to try to figure out which parts of Dukan work for me and which don't. I find the alternating days really elegant, and I like them in particular because I so look forward to the vegetable days. I think the day on/day off gives me a sense of control. I'm getting a lot of nutrients from fat, however, which is a big variation from the diet as is. One major problem I've developed is a taste for peanut butter (though natural, sugar-free, and organic). Today I am going to try to go the day without eating any because once I taste it, I want to eat more.
