I was so happy this morning to wake up and see the scale at 165! I love that number, and it is a lot closer to a healthy BMI (159) than where I started out altogether -- 172 (3 pounds of that was lost on Atkins induction
). I also started doing some kettlebell routines, but think I need to purchase a lighter one, as well.
SHIRATAKI NOODLES
Yesterday was a P/V day, so I made a chicken breast, leek, and shirataki noodle
dish. The sauce was made from soy sauce, lemon, ginger, garlic, 1 teaspoon of tahini and 1 teaspoon of cream. I'm sure the cream/ tahini could be omitted for those who are faithfully low fat and the dish would be almost as delicious. I sprinkled the whole thing with sea vegetable and sesame seeds.
The shirataki noodles -- made mostly from tofu, with some yam starch -- are very low calorie, low fat, and low carb. When you open the package there is what is called a "natural aroma." This means they smell like fish, but after cooking them for a few minutes in the microwave and drying them off, the fish smell disappears entirely.
I'm pretty sure that shirataki noodles will become at least a weekly part of my diet. Because I was afraid the fish smell would stay around, the dish I made was Asian inspired, but I think they could hold up to Italian inspired treatments as well. According to a web search, shirataki noodles are an allowed part of the Dukan Diet. They are expensive -- or far more so than regular pasta -- but they do fulfill that feeling of "need" for a starchy-textured side.
VEGETARIAN DUKAN DISHES
I bought a square non-stick pan
because I'd been reading Madhur Jeffrey's World Vegetarian 
and was inspired to try some of the Japanese square egg dishes. That book has a surprising number of Dukan friendly or adaptable recipes in it, particularly if you are on the American version of the diet which allows for a great deal of soy foods. My boyfriend and I decided this diet is making me a better cook. I think I prosper under restrictions -- or at least my creativity does. In particular, I like looking for protein-dense vegetarian recipes like the square omelettes. She also discusses in depth Japanese egg custards, which I've never eaten, but which sound ideal.
HUNGER
This morning I confirmed something. The best way for me to predict that I will lose weight in the morning is that at night I go to bed hungry. If I am hungry during the day that is a sign of disaster -- I will overeat out of panic! But if I am hungry in the evening, and I fight it, I will see a loss on the scale. Knowing this makes the hunger easier to endure, and what I do is drink a lot of herbal tea and stay distracted. It is also a good idea for me to stay out of the kitchen, too. I wish there were a way for me to lose weight without ever having to experience hunger, but even these low carb plans -- with the improved hunger suppressing powers -- don't do it for me. High fat, low carb doesn't suppress my appetite entirely, and low fat, low carb certainly doesn't. I think it is just a fact that in order to drop the pounds, I have to feel a little hungry. The good thing that comes from this is some mental discipline, knowing I can get through it and meet my goals despite the discomfort.
). I also started doing some kettlebell routines, but think I need to purchase a lighter one, as well. SHIRATAKI NOODLES
Yesterday was a P/V day, so I made a chicken breast, leek, and shirataki noodle
dish. The sauce was made from soy sauce, lemon, ginger, garlic, 1 teaspoon of tahini and 1 teaspoon of cream. I'm sure the cream/ tahini could be omitted for those who are faithfully low fat and the dish would be almost as delicious. I sprinkled the whole thing with sea vegetable and sesame seeds. The shirataki noodles -- made mostly from tofu, with some yam starch -- are very low calorie, low fat, and low carb. When you open the package there is what is called a "natural aroma." This means they smell like fish, but after cooking them for a few minutes in the microwave and drying them off, the fish smell disappears entirely.
I'm pretty sure that shirataki noodles will become at least a weekly part of my diet. Because I was afraid the fish smell would stay around, the dish I made was Asian inspired, but I think they could hold up to Italian inspired treatments as well. According to a web search, shirataki noodles are an allowed part of the Dukan Diet. They are expensive -- or far more so than regular pasta -- but they do fulfill that feeling of "need" for a starchy-textured side.
VEGETARIAN DUKAN DISHES
I bought a square non-stick pan
because I'd been reading Madhur Jeffrey's World Vegetarian and was inspired to try some of the Japanese square egg dishes. That book has a surprising number of Dukan friendly or adaptable recipes in it, particularly if you are on the American version of the diet which allows for a great deal of soy foods. My boyfriend and I decided this diet is making me a better cook. I think I prosper under restrictions -- or at least my creativity does. In particular, I like looking for protein-dense vegetarian recipes like the square omelettes. She also discusses in depth Japanese egg custards, which I've never eaten, but which sound ideal. HUNGER
This morning I confirmed something. The best way for me to predict that I will lose weight in the morning is that at night I go to bed hungry. If I am hungry during the day that is a sign of disaster -- I will overeat out of panic! But if I am hungry in the evening, and I fight it, I will see a loss on the scale. Knowing this makes the hunger easier to endure, and what I do is drink a lot of herbal tea and stay distracted. It is also a good idea for me to stay out of the kitchen, too. I wish there were a way for me to lose weight without ever having to experience hunger, but even these low carb plans -- with the improved hunger suppressing powers -- don't do it for me. High fat, low carb doesn't suppress my appetite entirely, and low fat, low carb certainly doesn't. I think it is just a fact that in order to drop the pounds, I have to feel a little hungry. The good thing that comes from this is some mental discipline, knowing I can get through it and meet my goals despite the discomfort.
