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Chat Online 14/05/2012's Session
Transcript du : "14/05/2012"
mod : Good evening everyone! We are on the 14th of May, welcome to our 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! ali810 : can i eat sugar free jelly sonja : Hi Ali and welcome to the chat! Yes you can have three pots (individual portions) of sugar free fat free jelly per day during all of your diet. Enjoy! stefbyrne : HI, I was ill all over the weekend but feeling fine today can i start my programme again? sonja : Hi Stef! I sincerely hope that you feel better; Then you don't need to start your programme from the beginning again. Just follow it as it is and do increase a bit your physical activity it will be fine. Please take care and have a nice evening. 57catherine : I am finding it hard to sustain the programme and often waver. What do you suggest to get me back on track? I don't think that going back to the Attack phase is what you would advise. What do you think? sonja : Hi Catherine! I'm sorry if I misundertand something but as far as I could see you are on stabilisation phase and you maintain your true weight really well. Don't worry if your weight fluctuates a bit during the week, as long as you follow your PP only Thursday and you eat as healthier as possible that's fine. Keep going and have a very nice evening! Oasis6 : Hello. I started Attack a week after I had put my weight through on this system and unfortunately I put weight on. I was only given 3 days at the phase but have only got down to my origInal weight. Am I ok to continue with Attack? Although I am eating spring onions as well. I have also only lost 4lbs in 4 days - is this enough? Many thanks x sonja : Hi Oasis! Actually there is no need to do some extra days of PP, just follow your programme and do increase your physical activity. Also during the first three days of your Cruise phase don't have any tolerated food and it will be fine. You lose weight correctly don't worry. As far as spring onions are concerned you can have have two small ones on your PP days and as much as you want during your PV days. Keep going! amandajsouthwick : can I have soya milk instead of skimmed milk in my tea? sonja : Hi Amanda! You can have one glass of soya milk per day as one tolerated if you are not intolerant to dairies. I also enjoy a splash of soy milk in my tea that's really nice! Enjoy! amandajsouthwick : Can I continue taking my vitamins. (folic acid, multi B's, Vitamin E and multi vitamins.) sonja : Hi again Amanda! As long as these are under a pill form that's fine you can have them. songul_89 : Hi - my weight has been stagnating for a few days now... i have been weighing 70g for a few days in a row. i don't know why ? i am not too constipated and i am not drinking excessive water- i cut down on the dukan tolerated food like the biscuits and oat bran bar... i have been working late hours- and so not enough exercise but is there a way of increasing my weight loss anyway>? any suggestions? sonja : Hi Songul and welcome to the chat! Actually your stagnation is due to the lapses you have done these past few days. You really have to stop them to be able to lose weight correctly. Keep increasing your physical activity and to cut tolerated food and I'm sure that you will have good news for us in a few days. Have a very nice evening and talk to you soon! sangee219 : Today is my first day of attack phase. CAn i make use of soysauce to cook chicken to add flavour? Thanks sonja : Hi Sangee! Yes no problem you can use a splash of soya sauce (not the sweet one) to cook during all of your diet. Keep going! cindyliu : My 11 year old boy cooked me a bed breakfast on Mother's day. He told me he googled the whole morning on the receipts. He knew I was on Dukan Diet, but he was not sure about the allowed food. He put the butter on toast before grill it, taste great! I know I should not eat bread, but this is his first time cooking for Mum, looked at his eyes, keenly staring at me with all the sparklings, together with my 6 year old boy excited about their "big mission", I ate the bread!!! I know this is not a good excuse, but this was what happened. Sorry! sonja : Hi Cindy! What a sweet story you are telling us! Don't worry too much that's fine, I cannot imagine you refusing this nice breakfast your boys did so starting from tomorrow do increase your physical activity and do not eat any tolerated for about three days and it will be fine. Keep going and have a very nice evening! sanjana : I'm leaving for an ayurvedic nature cure centre from the 20th of may -31st. I will be semi- fasting there.Sorry about this, but they suddenly gave these dates which are non-negotiable...But I would really like to resume my Dukan diet once I return. I hope that will be possible? I will have no access to my laptop till I return.Thanks a lot. sonja : Hi Sanjana! This sounds nice! Don't worry we will see how things are when you come back and just remember to fill in your daily report as soon as you are back. Enjoy your cure and talk to you soon! Naylakaaki : in my first day of diet they gave me the choice to have some desert i didnt get it can we have desert in the attack phase?? sonja : Hi Nayla! Yes you can have some dessert as long as it's Dukan friendly one. Also remember not to eat more than your daily oat bran allowance. Bon appetit! rconta : can I have 1-2 dry prunes and/or 1 spoonful linseed with my Quaker Oats? sonja : Hi Rconta! I'm sorry but prunes are not allowed during the first two phases of your diet. Quaker oats are not allowed neither, only oat bran is allowed. For linseeds you can have one teaspoon of these per day but avoid them in case of stagnation. Keep going! malina72 : Hi, what happens if I don't reach my true weight in the established time frame? sonja : Hi Malina and welcome to the chat! You will stay on Cruise phase until you reach your true weight don't worry. To do so you just have to the question in your daily report asking if you want to stay on Cruise phase or not. Keep going! sangee219 : can i add garlic to add more flavour?Thanks sonja : Hi again Sangee! Yes no problem you can have some garlic as well! kathrynlpower : Hi I am on day 5 of cruise - no slips - this morning I had gained 1 3/4 lbs - is this just my loss slowing down or could I be getting something wrong? Regards Kathryn sonja : Hi Kathryn! You might suffer from water retention so what you are going to do is to avoid salty food (smoked food, preserves...) and do not drink more than 1.5 litres of fluids per day (preferably green tea and water). You can also ask your pharmacist for some drainers that can help. Keep going and give us some news in a few days to see how things are pops125 : What to expect during the consolidation phase? Will i put weight on initially? sonja : Hi Pops! You will certainly put a little bit on weight during the first couple of days of your Consolidation phase but then if you do stricly follow your programme it will be really fine. Keep going! Tengiz : Dear Jemma, This is nutritional value for 100g sauces of which I already asked you: Cherry plum sauce:19.1g carbohydrates, vitamins -3.8g; Energy: 77 kcal. Hot chili sauce - protein-2g, fats -3.5 g, carbohydrates-35g. Energy: 147.5 kcal Thank you sonja : Hi Tengiz! I'm sorry but Jemma is not here tonight! Thanks for this info but I'm afraid these sauces are not allowed at all as they are too fatty and starchy. Keep going and have a nice evening! Ramanadh : I am in the consolidation phase & am allowed 220gms of starch per week, but I cannot have more than 150gms of cooked brown rice at a time. Can I split the 220gms & have it in 2 days sonja : Hi Ramanad! You actually have to eat your weekly starchy portion in once and you cannot split it. Keep going and have a nice evening! soubhic1 : Hi Sonja. I hope that you are well? Blue skies and sun for the last couple of days! Am I right in thinking that egg whites are unlimited. Thank you. Catherine. sonja : Hi Catherine! I'm fine thank you and you? Yes the weather is so enjoyable and all my plants are blossoming! You can indeed have as many egg whites as you want during your diet. I wish you a very nice evening! Temali : I have been totally off the diet for two and a half days now and terrified to have gained again. I really want to get back on track I keep thinking it is a long way! sonja : Hi Temaly and welcome to the chat! The most important is that you are now back on tracks. What you are going to do now is to really increase your physical activity and do not eat any tolerated food at all for about four days. Do not do any more lapses and it will be fine. Have a very nice evening and talk to you soon! mumofour : In the dukan life plan book there are recipes fro phase 3 that include coconut milk. Is this correct as I thought this would be too fatty? If it is correct should I buy the 'lighter' version? Only asking as I know that this diet/plan is evolving all the time and so things may have changed since the books printing . (It was brought and then we began coaching after reading about it in the book). If incorrect I will just use skimmed milk with coconut flavouring and maybe 1/2 tsp of cornflour to thicken. Would this be correct? Thanks for your help so far :) sonja : Hi Mumofour! You can have low fat coconut milk on the celebration meal of your Consolidation phase. For other days you can do as you suggest with skimmed milk and flavouring (I usually do so with prawns and curry it's really nice!). Enjoy! alwinder : Am I allowed edamame beans on my PV days? I'm sure that I read somewhere that these are allowed, but now cannot find the information anywhere. Also, I was allowed in my motivational tips to get some ryvita. I know this will slow my weight loss but for days when I'm REALLY struggling I would like to have this. Do I need to buy just regular ryvita (avoiding the ones with seeds etc) or can I buy another brand as long as the nutritional values are the same, and can i have a slice say once every couple of weeks or so? Many thanks for all your support - am feeling great! Alex sonja : Hi Alwinder and welcome to the chat! I'm sorry but edamame beans are not allowed during your Cruise phase as these are considered as some starches. For ryvita to be really honest with you it would be better not to have it except when you are told to have some. If so you have to chose the seeds free one but you can have another brand as long as it has the same nutritional values. Keep going and have a very nice evening! Nayla kaaki : is there a way to convert the language from english to french? sonja : Hi again Nayla! I'm sorry but this is not possible. Have a nice evening! gabismar : Can I really drink Activia fruit fat free yigurt on the attack phase? Or should I only incorporate on the cruise phase? sonja : Hi Gabi and welcome to the chat! You can have these yogurts starting from your Cruise phase. Remember that these are tolerated food and that you cannot have more than two tolerated per day as said in the cupboard of your slimming apartment. Keep going! gabismar : A couple of questions for my attack phase: my programme says I should do for 7 days - is that ok if I do it for 10 days? I have been really sick the day before starting the diet and keep feeling a bit poorly but I did not want to stop the diet and I started my attack phase. Is that ok? sonja : Hi again Gabi !Actually it is really not good at all to do some extra days of Attack. About your health if you feel better now that's fine you can follow your diet no problem. Have a nice evening! AnneMMW : Hi Sonja. When I filled in my preferences, I stated that I can't eat fish... When I got my meal plan today, (which is my first day), most of the meals contain fish... How can I get meals recommended without fish? sonja : Hi Anne and welcome to the chat! Don't worry about your daily menus as these are optional and you don't need to follow them to the letter in order to lose weight. As long as you eat plenty of allowed food that's fine, you can chose recipes with food you like via the recipe book of your slimming apartment. Keep going and have a very nice evening! gabismar : can i eat the sugar free jelly during the attack pahse? sonja : Hi again Gabi! Yes no problem you can have three individual portions of fat free sugar free jelly during all of your diet. Keep going! malina72 : Hi Sonja, do I understand correctly that oatmeal and oat flakes are not allowed? sonja : Hi Malina! Yes you are correct, only oat bran is allowed during your diet. Enjoy! Tattouna93_1 : Hi there?i was supposed to have reached my true weight a few days ago, but this wasn't successful so i am still on the cruise phase?My weight has been the same for about a month now and i can't seem to lose it no matter what i do?PLEASE HELP!! sonja : Hi Tattouna! Actually your stagnation is definitely due to the lapses you have done during all of your diet. You really have to be back on tracks and to avoid lapses starting from now. Also do really increase your physical activity and do not eat any tolerated food for about four days. I'm sure that you will make it but stay focused on your target. Keep going and I'm sure that you will have good news for us in a few days! gabismar : I can not find on the website what are the seasoning ingredients allowed on the attack phase. Could you please send me the link? sonja : Hi again Gabi! You can have all the herbs and spices you want during all of your diet. You can find this information in the cupboard of your slimming apartment. Keep going! vangriffondoor : hello, I am in the attack phase 2nd day, I want to fry some scallop, can I add a bit of fresh garlic and herbs? sonja : Hi Vang and welcome to the chat! You mean frying with some oil? This is not allowed I'm sorry but try to use a non stick frying pan. Then you can of course add some garlic and herbs no problem. Bon appetit! poodlepants : Hi, I am really pleased with my weight loss so far, but would like to aim for a lower weight than I originally though. I am almost at my original goal now. How do I change my goal weight to a lower one? Thanks sonja : Hi Poodle! Actually it is not possible to modify your true weight as this has been calculated according to your personal information and is the best for you. If you go too much under your true weight it will be difficult to consolidate it correctly. Keep going and have a nice evening! malina72 : Hi, I am two Kg shy of my target, and it seems to me that I will need to shed some extra 4 kg, in order to feel satisfied with my transformation. On the other hand, in the last two days I seem to have lost a lot of my energy and motivation, and have even given in to temptation. So, I wonder if I can sustain an extended period of dieting at all.. What is my best option? 1) To extend the cruise phase or 2) To go through the consolidation and stabilzation phases and then start the programme again? Thank you Thanks, sonja : Hi again Malina! Actually as I said to Poodle just before, it is not recommended to go really under your true weight. Then it can happen that some people still lose a couple of pounds on Consolidation phase when they really stick to their programme so the best for you is to move on Consolidation phase. Keep going! lwolynic : Hi Dr. Dukan ( thanks for this marvelous diet! ) I messed up royally on Mothers Day, but am back on track today. When will I go on consolidation phase? Linda sonja : Hi Iwolic and thanks for your kind worlds! You can find this information on the "my programme" section of your slimming apartment. Then don't worry as you will stay on Cruise phase until you reach your true weight. Have a very nice evening! pattimcgee : I always seem to miss the chat session so I just wanted to report this morning I weighed 177.5 Sunday May 13th 2012 Today was PP and I did very good. I did at one point crave something sweet or salty so I had two cups of tea with swetener in it. I exercised by walking for 30 minutes and will try and do that daily. I am thank ful for the dukan help. I am wondering thugh abt how I answer the activity part. I am arthritis and can not get up and down off the floor at all. maybe I could use some suggestions and clarifications to how I should be answering that part..thanks. sonja : Hi Patty and congratulations you are doing great! About physical activity really do what you can and don't worry as the most important is to move as much as you can on a daily base. About your daily report just fill it in as you have done the obliged programme and it will be fine. Keep going and have a very nice evening! samanthanicolaides : Hi During the attack stage I lost 7lbs but have been on Cruise stage for 2 weeks and have only lost a further 1lb. Why? sonja : Hi Samantha! Actually I could see that you have done quite a few lapses these past few days so this is the reason for your stagnation. Focus on your target and don't do any more lapses; do increase your physical activity and do not eat any tolerated food at all for about three days. I'm sure it will be fine and we will see how things are in a couple of days. Keep going! gabismar : Can i use the 1 cal sprays to cook meat on the attack phase? sonja : Hi again Gabi! I'm sorry but this is not allowed. Then you can have one teaspoon of oil (or olive or rapeseed one) per day during your diet. Keep going! Tattouna93 : On the cruise phase, am i allowed to literally as much of the allowed foods as i please? sonja : Hi again Tattouna! You can have as much as you want of allowed food but only two tolerated food per day. Also remember that on PV days you have to follow this rule: 2/3 of proteins and 1/3 of vegetables. Keep going! Sulkhan : Hi. can i take KiloKiller (produced in France, IRB Lababoratories nutrisante) instead of Devorcal? sonja : Hi Sulkhan! I don't know this product would you mind to tell me more about it please? malina72_1 : Sonja, I have just discovered that I have eat oats incorrectly since the start of the diet, say two months ago! I was eating oat flakes, i.e. porridge, or oatmeal.. I now understand I can only eat oat bran. That my help me overcome my plateau!! : P Please can you clarify the role of wheat bran, can i complement the oat bran intake, and in what proportion? sonja : Hi again Malina! This can really explain your stagnation! For wheat bran this is optional and helps you with your transit and for some recipes to get a better texture. You can have one tablespoon of it per day. Keep going! 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.Thanks again and see you on Wednesday for our next live chat at 9am UK time!Have a very nice evening everyone!
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