I did it! I’m down to 119lbs! Oh my goodness, if someone had told me a month ago I was going to lose 9 pounds in 3 weeks, I would have thought they were nuts….
Seriously, if I had known it was going to be this easy, I would have done this a YEAR AGO!!!
If you want to lose weight, don’t wait any longer. I was skeptical when I first heard about this diet. I was skeptical after reading the first chapter in the book. Then I just thought “Oh what the heck, I’ll try it for a week and see what happens.” I am so glad I did.
I lost 4 pounds in the first week. If that doesn’t motivate you to keep going, then nothing will. Is it always easy? No. But if I can do it, then you can do it.
I love food. But I love feeling good in my own skin, more. Every woman deserves to feel good about herself. If you take time out for yourself and focus on getting healthy, you won’t regret it.
I kept making excuses like “I don’t have time to diet and exercise!”, “I don’t have time to eat right!”, “Eating right costs too much and I can’t afford it!”. And that’s all they were…. excuses. I struggled for over a year after having my second child, trying to lose weight unsuccessfully. I am SO glad that Dukan contacted me to review this diet because I don’t think I would have had the motivation to fully commit to a diet otherwise. I am really serious about my reviews and when I accept something to review, I do it to the full extent. I don’t review shoes, clothes or beauty and cosmetics products until I put them to the test and I applied the same principles when it came to this diet.
I really and truly believe in The Dukan Diet now. Just look at my results…
Weight Loss Chart
Attack Phase:
Starting Weight: 128 lbs
Goal Weight: 114 lbs
- Day 1 – I weighed in at 127.8 lbs (12 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 2 – I weighed in at 125.0 lbs (10 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 3 – I weighed in at 124.2 lbs (9 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 4 – I weighed in at 124.2 lbs (9 lbs over goal weight)
Cruise Phase:
- Day 5 – I weighed in at 123.2 lbs (8 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 6 – I weighed in at 123.2 lbs (8 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 7 – I weighed in at 124.0 lbs (9 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 8 – I weighed in at 124.6 lbs (9 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 9 – I weighed in at 124.0 lbs (9 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 10 – I weighed in at 123.2 lbs (8 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 11 – I weighed in at 123.4 lbs (8 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 12 – I weighed in at 122.0 lbs (7 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 13 – I weighed in at 121.8 lbs (6 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 14 – I weighed in at 121.6 lbs (6 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 15 – I weighed in at 121.6 lbs (6 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 16 – I weighed in at 121.8 lbs (6 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 17 – I weighed in at 121.8 lbs (6 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 18 – I weighed in at 120.8 lbs (5 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 19 – I weighed in at 120.6 lbs (5 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 20 – I weighed in at 120.2 lbs (5 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 21 – I weighed in at 119.6 lbs (4 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 22 – I weighed in at 119.2 lbs (4 lbs over goal weight)
- Day 23 – I weighed in at 119.2 lbs (4 lbs over goal weight)
(Click here to read about the 4 Phases of the Dukan Diet.)
I’m losing approximately 3 pounds a week, which means I should be down to my goal weight in a little over a week. Maybe if I step it up and throw in some extra exercise, I can do it in a week!
I think I’m probably retaining a little bit of water because I just started my period and I’m bloated and feel a little yucky. I’m hoping that this doesn’t stall my weight loss this week. I don’t want to hit another plateau!
I’m starting to enjoy making some of the recipes in the The Dukan Diet Cookbook: The Essential Companion to the Dukan Diet
I made Dukannaise (as I like to call it) and mixed it with 1 can of tuna, chopped jalapenos, celery, onions and a few spices. Then I mixed it up and made wraps with romaine lettuce. Wicked yummy! And it was fast too. The perfect lunch on a Protein/Vegetable day.
See, no suffering! I’m actually eating yummy things! lol
Please leave a comment and let me know if you are also are trying to lose weight, as I would love to offer some encouragement! It’s so much easier if you have people supporting your efforts rather than sticking fried food and ice cream in your face!!! (Remember misery loves company…) And that goes both ways! lol
Head to your local book store or go to Amazon.com and get a copy of The Dukan Diet: 2 Steps to Lose the Weight, 2 Steps to Keep It Off Forever
Please feel free to ask me questions about the Dukan Diet, weight loss, exercise, etc! I’d love to hear from you if you are taking the time out of your day to read this! If you want, you can even bookmark Dukan Diet to stay updated on my weight loss as I go so you won’t miss a beat! :-)
Disclaimer: I received the Dukan Diet book, the Dukan Cookbook, Dukan Organic Oat Bran, Dukan Stevia and Dukan Cocoa Powder to review on The Fashionable Housewife. I have NOT received compensation for posting about the diet! Posting about my weight loss is entirely my choice. I am not being paid to review the Dukan Diet or to lose weight. (Unfortunately!) This is raw footage into my personal weight loss experience, I just received the books and a couple Dukan products to “review” which is helping me on my own personal journey. Please email me or leave a comment if you have any questions/concerns!
That is great that you are seeing results. I think I am sold and I will have to give this a try. I have nothing to lose so why not specially since I only have 10 lbs to lose.
Ruthy, definitely give it a shot! The books are less than $20 each if you get them on Amazon and the coaching, if you decide you need it, is less than $5/week and you get your own personal coach that you can talk to everyday and ask questions. It’s awesome. I am totally sold on this diet. It’s working SO WELL for me! Like no other diet has ever done for me before. I am still amazed!
This diet sounds perfect! good pics!
Since you’re not seriously overweight, it’s doubtful that you’ll have extra flappy skin hanging around your midsection. To get rid of that gut, you have to do cardio and ab exercises – cardio to get rid of the fat under the skin, and ab work to make them more defined (but you probably knew that). It takes a while though (to lose it in a healthy manner). You can do cardio in your room by listening to music and groovin, but if you want to do some real movement, hopefully your room is on the first floor. I have to do my exercises in our living room, lol. But you can definitely exercise indoors; I don’t go outside at all. I also only use weights when I’m doing toning for my arms or chest/back, and then they only need to be between 2 – 6 lbs for me, or 5 – 10 lbs for a guy. And don’t forget to eat better too!!!!!!!!