Dukan Diet: Attack Phase Completed

Jun 18, 2012 | Diary | 10 comments

I have completed my “Attack Phase” of the Dukan Diet. The phase lasted for 7 days during which I ate only low fat protein, including very low to zero fat dairy, and drank a lot of water. The last week was a lot easier than I anticipated – and hoped....

Countdown.

Jun 17, 2012 | Diary | 2 comments

The rule is … never go supermarket shopping when you are hungry.  Even if you are just popping in for some toilet paper or some food for the cat. I ran in this afternoon to grab the aforementioned cat food.  His Royal Fatness wouldn’t be happy if I came...

A Plate of Meat

Jun 15, 2012 | Diary | 4 comments

Day Four is over and done with – and in terms of organisation and preparation, it was the one that has taken the most thought so far. I knew I would be driving down to Hamilton and going to a netball game and then we would be getting changed quickly and heading...

Dukan Recipes: Portuguese Chicken

Jun 14, 2012 | Diary, Food | 2 comments

I’ve seen this recipe posted in a few places – there is also one called Paprika Chicken in the Diabetic’s Cookbook that Ken and I have been using on the weekends. I can imagine it would have been even better if I had marinated it overnight like...

The Big Dipper

Jun 14, 2012 | Diary | 1 comment

This morning I have a strut on – sort of like this specimen of poultry that I photogaphed down in the Waikato … Although not quite as squi8nty and mean in the eyes.  I did think at one time that the group of them would take a run at us. Last night I made...