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I was introduced to Dukan and never looked back!
By Karen Published 02/17/2012
I’m a hairdresser and constantly talking about diets with my clients......
I was determined to carry on!
By Olivia Published 02/10/2012
Since I was a teenager, my weight has fluctuated quite dramatically......
This week's VID* *Very important Dukanian
I was determined to carry on!
Since I was a teenager, my weight has fluctuated quite dramatically but the weight really piled on after...
Published 02/17/2012
Chat Online 22/02/2012's Session
mod : Good evening everyone! We are on the 22nd of February, welcome to our Wednesday night live chat!All of your questions are welcome and we will do our best to answer to all of you.Tonight your live chat will be with Sonja. The chat will last for one hour. Have a good chat! GMelroy : Hi there,I have been doing the diet for about 7 weeks and have lost 5 kg but now i am totally stagnate. I lead a very active life and have been very strict with eating but the scales havent moved for 3 weeks- any ideas on what is wrong? sonja : Hi Gmelroy and welcome to the chat! What you are going to do first is three days of PP to restart your weight loss. Then keep exercising everyday and do not eat any tolerated at all for about four days. Just remember that these extra days of PP have been given to you according to a very specific situation and cannot be done by your own decision. Also please send an email to my colleagues via the email section of your slimming apartment with a detailed menu of what you have been eating and drinking during these past three days please including snacks and meals. Don't worry there is always an explanation and a solution. Have a very nice evening and talk to you soon sjb1961 : Right - you advised this morning that ham was fine but not smoked or flavoured ham - I didnt have smoked or flavoured ham but you call it a lapse! What made you think it was flavoured / smoked?? Sorry I am just getting used to the site so maybe I am doing something wrong? I also entered my weight as I am pleased I lost 3lbs yet the weight curve shows it has gone up. Feel motivated by the loss but would like to see the curve come down sonja : Hi Sjb! I'm sorry if I misunderstand something but have you clicked on the lapses section saying that you have eaten some "forbidden" ham? If yes this why this is appearing in your daily report. For your weight, you have to fill it in everyday but mistakes can happen don't worry. Write to my colleagues via the email section of your slimming apartment with your correct weight and they will modify it no problem. Keep going! cmcavoy : Hi Sonja, I am having huge Plateau issues! sonja : Hi Cmcavoy and welcome to the chat! Don't worry as such kind of things can happen at one point of your diet. Then there is always an explanation and a solution. I could actually see that you have done a lapses a few days ago and this definitely influence your weight loss. You have to focus on your diet and on allowed food to be able to lose weight correctly. What you are going to do is to increase your physical activity and do not eat any tolerated at all for about three days. Of course no more lapses and I'm sure that you will have good news for us in a few days! Zwerfi : Hi and good evening, dear Moderator! I would like to knwo how ascetic I have to be on PP Thursday. No tolerated food, low fat dairies or should I eat a little less than on PP days in Cruise? by the way: I still lost some gramms over 3 weeks in conso ;) have a nice evening and thanks sonja : Hi Zwerfi! On your PP Only Thursdays you have to focus on proteins only with your daily oat bran intake that's all. Losing a bit of weight on Consolidation can happen and that means that you have a very good metabolism. If you really go under your true weight in that case please let us know and we will advice you in consequence. Have a very nice evening! Elenhaf : I have been prescribed strong painkillers which will also cause constipation. To combat this I Have also been advised to take lactulose. Is this ok? sonja : Hi Elen and welcome to the chat! I sincerely hope that you will recover soon and for the moment do follow your GP advices concerning your constipation. As soon as you feel better please let us know and we will see how things are. Have a nice evening and talk to you soon Blakey69 : Hi there I have a concern about my weight loss since the 11th February. Since this time i have been unable to go below 60.4 kgs. I'm following the diet but cannot loose any more weight. It's very difficult to stay motivated. Can you help to shed some light on the subject? Thanks in advance Tara sonja : Hi Blakey! Actually I could see that you have done quite a lot of lapses since the beginning of your diet and this definitely influence your weight loss. To be honest with you it's going to be harder to break this plateau but don't worry I'm sure that you will make it. What you are going to do first is two days of PP in a row and do really increase your physical activity. Do not eat any tolerated at all for four days and really focus on your programme. It's going to be a bit hard at the beginning as your body is now used to get all the food it likes but be strong and I'm sure that you will have good news for us in a few days. Have a nice evening! Elenhaf : Do tea and coffee count to the 1.5 litres? sonja : Hi again Elen! Yes tea and coffee as well as diet soda count to the 1.5-2 litres of your daily fluids intake. Keep going! kazcr1971 : Hi, could I possibly be not eating enough to lose weight? I am never hungry and seem to be eating very little throughout day! yesterday did no snacking at all. I seem to lose 1 lb then 3 days staying the same. I am eating Nothing that i shouldnt. feeling Im never going to get there at this rate I have stones to lose. I am doing exercise too thank you sonja : Hi Kaz! You have to eat until you feel satisfied plenty of allowed food especially proteins to be able to lose weight correctly. Also as you might suffer from a bit of water retention try to avoid salty food and do not drink more than 1.5 litres of fluids per day (preferably green tea and water). You can also ask to your pharmacist for some drainers, that can help. Be strong, no matter the time it will take you will reach your true weight! Mayafidawi : Hi Dr. "Dukan and staff, this is day 11 in my cruise phase, in fact I have entered a wrong weight when I first registered, it was actually 78, and I'm now 75kg so I have lost 3kg so far..but one thing, what about lentils? I believe they consist of pure proteins.. Can I boil some and have them with lemon and garlic? I wil be starting a daily workout at the gym by the end of this month, thank you for your cooperation and care, I really am enjoying my diet and every second of it, its total fun... :) sonja : Hi Maya! You can write an email to my colleagues via the email section of your slimming apartment and they will modify your weight don't worry. As far as lentils are concerned these are considered as some starches and you cannot have them before Consolidation phase. Keep going and have a very nice evening! galina1974 : Hi Dr. Dukan's Team, I participate 3-4 times per week in "Get in Shape" program for women. Each session consists of 30 minutes of weight training, 25 minutes of cardio. My question is where in my daily report I can enter it. Can I substitute my training for physical activity block on those days when I am going to In Shape studio? Thank you. Galina sonja : Hi Galina and congratulations on your physical activity! Actually what you can do is when you go to this programme to fill in your daily report as if you have done all your obliged programme and the optional one. Keep moving! lindamarriott : I am on the cruise phase. Can I eat low fat greek style yogurt, the brand I have is unsweetened but sugars do appear in the nutrition guide. Fat content is 2.7g per 100g sonja : Hi Linda! Yes no problem you can have some low fat yogurt (no more than 2% fat) as a part of your one kilo of dairies intake per day as long as they don't contain any added sugar. The sugar content you see is called lactose and this sugar naturally coming from milk. Your Greek yogurts sound a bit fatty though to be allowed I'm sorry. Keep going! H0mkers : It would seem a lot of people, myself included, are having difficulty finding fat free yogurt which also has no sugar added. I know it's awkward to give brands, but it really would be helpful or to put a 'shout out' so dukanians can say the brands they use. I'm in hong kong where dairy is difficult at the best of times. sonja : Hi Homkers! Actually it mustn't contain any added sugar such as glucose, fructose, corn starch syrup etc.... Also if you cannot find fat free ones then you can have 2% fat dairies no problem. I really cannot give you some specific brands I'm sorry but I'm sure that with these recommendations you will find some suitable dairies. Have a nice evening and talk to you soon! haltatx : I saw the use of onion (one per serving) in a recipe for the attack phase. Is is ok to have onion on PP days? (O, I hope so!! ha-ha) sonja : Hi Halta! Yes no problem you can have one medium size onion during your Attack phase and also during your PP days no problem. Enjoy and bon appetit! 57bram : Hi I joined the website 3 days into my attach phase but the site doesn't allow my details to be retropective. I'm now on day 3 of Cruise. please can you update my records. Thanks Annie sonja : Hi Bram and welcome to the chat! Actually what you have to do is let my colleagues know about this issue and they will arrange everything. Just write a message via the email section of your slimming apartment and it will be fine. Have a very nice evening! cmcavoy : Can you drink too much fluid? I have 1.5 litres diet soda, about 5 coffees a day AND 1 litre water? sonja : Hi again Cmcavoy! Yes this is way too much fluid intake actually. This can influence your weight loss and make you suffer from some water retention. Do not drink more than 1.5 litres of fluids per day this is important. Keep going! soubhic1 : Hi Sonja, I hope that you are well? I am good. I hear the cold weather is coming back towards the weekend! Catherine sonja : Hi Catherine! How are you today? I'm fine thank you! You mean that it going to be colder in France? Oh no that's too bad! Cureen : Hi, I see in my coaching that I must have filled in the starting form in the wrong way. It says that I dring 1 litre wine per day - it should be per week. Is it possible to change this? sonja : Hi Cureen! Actually please let my colleagues know about that via the email section of your slimming apartment and they will see what they can do don't worry. Keep going! foxylady650sv : Good evening Sonja, I hope you are well this evening :) sonja : Hi Yvonne! I'm fine and you? How was the surprise? cmcavoy : what are tolerated foods I should avoid? sonja : Cmcavoy, you can find a list of tolerated food in the cupboard of your slimming apartment. This is food you can eat starting from your Cruise phase and that you have to avoid in case of stagnation GMelroy : Thanks Sonja,What eactly are the tolerated foods? sonja : Hi Gmelroy! Please read my previous answer! mmajid : HI I had 3 cream biscuits and pasta with mayonnaise- i feel really bad as i lapsed bad style. sonja : Hi Mmadjid and welcome to the chat! This is a big lapse you did actually! What you are going to do is to really increase your physical activity and do not eat any tolerated at all for about three days but remember no lapses anymore! bmaitra : Hi I sent a question last night - in advance - and dont know where that gets answered. sonja : Hi Bmaitra! As there is now a chat on Wednesday mornings you can check th!e transcript via the "chat history" section of your slimming apartment to read your answer. Have a nice evening cmcavoy : I hope you are right Sonja!! sonja : I'm right Cmcavoy you will see! idpavlop : hi sonja! I have started my diet 3 days ago and it is going ewell so far. I am worried though, as I will be leaving on a business trip to Latin America from 10th-17th of March. Any advice? Food during the long flight hours? and what about my daily report? sonja : Hi Idpavlop and welcome to the chat! Actually what you have to remember is that it's better to do one PV day instead of a PP if you have no choice, rather than doing a lapse. In any case do increase your physical activity and if you know that you cannot avoid a lapse then prefer a fruit rather than a chocolate cake for example. For your daily report, don't worry if you cannot fill it in, just do so when you come back and it will be fine. Enjoy your trip and we will see how things are after all of this don't worry. Keep going! annemcmahon : Hi Sonja, had a trip to friends today & felt obliged to eat a fish pie & glass of wine with them as I hadn't seen them for some time. My other frustration is my son passed away 7 mths ago & not that i turned to food but I am really stuck sonja : Hi Anne, all my thoughts belong to you and your family. Food can be really comforting in such kind of situation and I completely understand how hard it can be to follow a diet. Then don't worry about your lapse and do increase your physical activity these coming days. Also do not eat any tolerated at all for about three days and it will be fine. Please take care and talk to you soon orkhan511 : can i drink alkogol, once a week, on friday evenig? some vodka or tekila, may be wine sonja : Hi Orkhan! I'm sorry but alcohol is not allowed at all during the first two phases of your diet. Be patient you will be able to have one glass of red wine during the celebration meal of your Consolidation phase. Keep going! heartfelt : since I've got down to 60kg, I'm noticing my appetite increase - is this part of the body's attempt to counteract the weight loss...is this just something to work through with the pp and pv days? sonja : Hi Heartfelt and congratulations on the weight you have already lost! This is because your body is over reacting so if you feel hungry have some allowed food and these effects should pass in a few days don't worry. Have a nice evening! bmaitra : Hi Sonja I'm not sure how long it takes for a question to get through! i sent one last night for today's session, and another - to ask about it - about 10 mins ago!!! sonja : HI again Bmaitra! Actually as you can see I'm alone on the chat and I really do my best to answer as quicker as I can! Don't worry in any case your questions will be answered :) soubhic1 : Hi, again sonja, I have been buying a "0% Greek Yogurt" and they are now marketing a" New 2% Greek Yogurt", I presume it is best to stay with the" 0%" one? Thanks, Catherine sonja : Hi again Catherine! Yes the fat free one is definitely the best. Bon appetit and congratulations on your good work! bettiblu : Hello. I am in the uk and have just realised that I have been eating a yoghurt that is 6% fat not 2%. A suggestion of a flavoured 0% yoghurt brand for the Attack phase would be great. sonja : Hi Bettiblu and welcome aboard! Don't worry this is not a big lapse and the most important is that you now know the rule for dairies. I cannot give you a specific brand but if you really cannot find some low fat flavoured yogurts try to add some sweetener, cinamon etc... To your plain ones and I'm sure you will enjoy! foxylady650sv : I am very well thank yo Sonja glad you are to. The surprise was great - his face was a picture ;) I cooked at home in the end as Pete is up at 1am for work. It was perfect though thank you for asking :) sonja : That's great Yvonne! Talk to you tomorrow and Happy Birthday to Mr Foxylady again ;) idpavlop : thanks, take care! sonja : You are very welcome Idpa! saphena_sidat : i think iv been eating the wrong oat bran, is the porridge oats the same?also im use to eating spicy hot food ,im having trouble eating the cold meats.Not losing any weight doesnt help.Is ther anything else u can eat for breakfast besides egg? sonja : Hi Saphena and welcome to the chat! Actually porridge oats is not the same as oat bran I'm sorry. If you don't like to have one egg in the morning what you can do is some oat bran porridge or to have a low fat yogurt with some oat bran. I enjoy smoked salmon in the morning or very low fat bacon rashes can be nice as well. If you like spicy food you can use all the spices you want during all of your diet, no problem. Bon appetit! bmaitra : Hi Sonja - no answer in this morning's transcript! My question again - I need to go to a dinner arranged long ago with friends at which my diet will merely seem ungracious. Can I compensate with more PP days and exercise? Also - I've plateau-ed despite much more exercise than advised and very minor lapses. Thanks sonja : Hi again Bmaitra! During this meal try at least to eat as less fatty sugary and starchy food as possible. Then the next day do increase your physical activity and do not eat any tolerated at all for about two days. All of this will compensate the eventual lapse you are going to do. Have a very nice evening and talk to you soon! bettiblu : okay thanks very much Sonja sonja : You are very welcome Bettiblu, have a nice evening! sturobinson : Im a bit dissapointed by my weight loss in the attack phase - in fact I put 2lb on in the first couple of days. I have been drinking a lot of water (2.5l/day) - is this too much? I find by drinking lots of water at work it removes the temptation to snack. sonja : Hi Surobinson! Yes this is definitely due to the fact that you drink too much. You cannot drink more than 1.5 litres of fluids per day. Also to eliminate extra water from your body, do not eat any salty food and drink preferably water and green tea. If you want to snack do so but with some allowed food only. Keep going! soubhic1 : Thanks Sonja, to you and the team! sonja : You are very welcome Catherine! Talk to you soon! bmaitra : many thanks Sonja, didnt mean to sound impatient earlier! sonja : Don't worry Bmaitra, I know this was not the case! Have a very nice evening! mod : The chat is now over, thanks a lot for your participation, we hope that you enjoyed it!The history of this chat will be available later on tonight so those who might have missed it, can see what we discussed. Have a very nice evening and see you on Friday at 11.30 am UK time for our next live chat!
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