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The Dukan Diet – Round 3 (Because of Baby #4)

Modified on October 9, 2019 at 9:22 AM

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New year, new you! Or new me rather. It’s time for me to do the Dukan Diet again because of baby #4!

I got pregnant with my 4th child in August 2016 before completing Dukan Diet Round 2. I got down to 120lbs, 10 pounds away from my goal and I did not get to complete the consolidation phase of the Dukan Diet, which is CRITICAL, so as soon as the morning sickness hit me and I started eating carbs to settle my stomach, I very quickly started gaining the weight back.

I ended up gaining the most I’ve ever gained with a pregnancy this time. I weighed 177 pounds the day before I gave birth!!

Unlike the last three times I gave birth, I only lost 20 pounds within 2 weeks of giving birth instead of 30 pounds. This left me very unhappily at 156 lbs, 10 pounds heavier than I’ve ever been non-pregnant. None of my clothes fit me and I felt worse than I ever have about my body. I was so big that 90% of my maternity clothes didn’t even fit!

June 2016
April 2017

I normally wait till my babies are about 18 months old and they are only breastfeeding at night before I attempt to change my diet. My milk supply was really finicky with my first child so it made me too nervous to jeopardize it in an effort to lose weight. However, this time I just couldn’t wait. I don’t even fit into my “fat clothes” and I’m constantly preoccupied with how horrible I feel in my own skin.

post-partum body
I look at pictures of myself and think “that’s just not me!”  Over the summer, all I could think about when I wasn’t looking at my sweet baby boy’s face was how fat I felt and that thought was taking up more of my brain cells than was healthy or necessary.

So January 1st, I decided it was time to buckle down and do The Dukan Diet, round 3! I’m going to attempt to keep my milk supply up with Milkflow and Milk Machine from Euphoric Herbals, which I’ve had great success with before. Fingers crossed! (And stay tuned for posts about introducing solids and homemade baby food!)

I lost 20 pounds in 2 months on The Dukan Diet back in 2012, and then I lost 20 pounds in 2016, so I know I can be successful on this diet again. This time I need to lose at least 35 pounds which seems insurmountable right now but I have to do it. For me.

TFH’s Round 3 of The Dukan Diet

On January 1st, 2018, I started the Attack Phase of The Dukan Diet. My starting weight was 150 lbs. My New Year’s Resolution is to get in shape, eat healthy, and get down to at least 120 lbs by May 1st.

Ideally, I’d like to get down to 115 lbs but Dukan calculated my “True Weight” as 117 lbs based on my age and the number of children I’ve had. Click here to calculate your true weight.

Starting Weight: 150 lbs
Goal Weight: 115 lbs 
Trying to Lose: 35 pounds

Please take note that I am a PETITE 5’2″ small framed girl
and I have weighed between 100 and 110 lbs most of my adult life
(excluding during pregnancy and while breastfeeding).
*My doctor has approved my weight loss goal!

January

Attack Phase:

  • Day 1 – I weighed in at 150.2 lbs (35 lbs over goal weight)
  • Day 2 – I weighed in at 148.4 lbs (33 lbs over goal weight)
  • Day 3 – I weighed in at 146.6 lbs (31 lbs over goal weight)

Cruise Phase:

  • Day 4 – I weighed in at 145.7 lbs (30 lbs over goal weight)
  • Day 5 – I weighed in at 146.2 lbs (31 lbs over goal weight)
  • Day 6 – I weighed in at 144.6 lbs (29 lbs over goal weight)
  • Day 7 – I weighed in at 145.5 lbs (30 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 2 – 142.2
  • Week 3 – 139.8
  • Week 4 – 138.2
  • Week 5 – 136.2
  • Week 6 – 135.4 (20 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 7 – 134.0
  • Week 8 – 132.9

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Making progress! 17 more pounds to go!

  • Week 9 – 132.7 (cheated 2x this week!)
  • Week 10 – 131.2 (16 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 11 – 130.4 (15 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 12 – 128.2 (13 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 13 – 128.8 (cheated on Easter – ate carrot cake and chocolate!)
  • Week 14 – 128.2 (still 13 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 15 – 127.2 (12 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 16 – 126.6 (11 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 17 – 126.2 (still 11 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 18 – 125.6 (10 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 19 – 125.2 (10 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 20 – 125.0 (10 lbs over goal weight)

Sophie & Trey Dress

Only 10 more pounds to go!

  • Week 21 – 124.6 (9 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 22 – 124.2 (9 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 23 – 123.6 (8 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 24 – 122.4 (7 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 25 – 122.2 (7 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 26 – 121.6 (6 lbs over goal weight)

Today's Outfit: Stars & Stripes for 4th of July

Only 6 more pounds to go!

  • Week 27 – 123.6 (8 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 28 – 123.4 (8 lbs over goal weight)

Babywearing in the water

Only 6 more pounds to go!

  • Week 29 – 121.6 (6 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 30 – 124.8 (9 lbs over goal weight) (Got my first post-pregnancy period.)
  • Week 31 – 124.8 (9 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 32 – 124.2 (9 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 33 – 124.4 (9 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 34 – 124.6 (9 lbs over goal weight)
  • Week 35 – 126.8 (11 lbs over goal weight) (Got my second period)
  • Week 36 – 124.8 (9 lbs over goal weight)

9/10/2018: Apparently, my body is a little confused about what it’s doing now. It’s not responding to dieting or exercise, and it’s not having a regular 28 day menstrual cycle like I normally would after getting my cycle back, so I’m not sure what to do at this point! I’m pretty frustrated and would like to lose more weight but my body seems to have really put the breaks on that.

MegaGlo Body Luminizer

11/27/2018: I got really fed up of sitting at 124 lbs so I started exercising 8 weeks ago with Gilad (he’s my absolute favorite thing in the world). I’ve lost 6 pounds in 8 weeks and I feel GREAT!

I mean, just look at those arms, eh?! I don’t know about you but I just feel super duper when my arms look good. That alone makes me feel thinner than I am. I’m actually down to 118.6, just one pound away from my “Dukan Diet True Weight” and 3 pounds away from my personal goal. It’s so close I CAN TASTE IT!

Click here to learn more about The Dukan Diet and how it works!

Disclaimer: I received complementary copies of the Dukan Diet book, The Dukan Cookbook, The Dukan Diet Made Easy book as well as a box of Dukan Organic Oat Bran and Dukan Cocoa Powder to review on The Fashionable Housewife. I am not being paid to do The Dukan Diet! Posting about my weight loss is entirely my choice. I chose to blog about my personal weight loss experience in order to help others. Please email me or leave a comment if you have any questions!

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Posted By The Fashionable Housewife
on January 8, 2018 at 9:01 AM
Filed Under: Dukan Diet, Health & Fitness, Weight Loss
Tagged With: before and after pictures, Breastfeeding, Diet, dieting, Dr. Pierre Dukan, Dukan, Dukan Diet, Euphoric Herbals, French, losing weight, maternity clothes, milk machine, New Years Resolutions, Obesity, Overweight, Plus Size, Weight Loss

About The Fashionable Housewife

Sarah-Jean Ballard is the Editor in Chief of The Fashionable Housewife blog and Founder of Fashionable Media. Married to a sexy Molecular Biologist, housewife, mom to 5, homeschooler, Certified Personal Nutritionist and entrepreneur who's mission is to help moms just like you look and feel GREAT! Other interests include dancing, yoga, positive intactivism, natural birth and breastfeeding support, babywearing, paleo & gluten-free cooking, and promoting an overall healthy lifestyle to all.

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That’s the biggest lesson that grief has taught me. If I just wait around to be happy again, I’ll die sad. 

You don’t get through grief and come out the other side. That’s not how it works. You learn how to grow around it like a tree grows around a rock that’s in the way. You don’t wait for the rock to move. Cause it’s not gonna. 

Choose happy. And then make it happen. 

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Happy Valentine’s Day, @daeinexplains 🥰

The last 20 years with you have been my favorite years on this earth. ❤️ 

If I did anything right in my life, it was when I decided to give my heart to you.  You are my best friend, my soul mate, my better half, my rock, my everything. 

I love you.

#couplegoals #marriedlife #motherhoodthroughinstagram #weddingday #marriagegoals #yourestilltheone
Kids love helping if you just let them!💁🏼‍ Kids love helping if you just let them!💁🏼‍♀️

This little guy always asks to help when he sees me cleaning the house, washing the floors, doing laundry, or emptying the dishwasher. That’s what I love about Montessori parenting - it allows kids to do  big jobs and in turn makes them eager to help! 

He was over the moon when we gave him the @lovevery floor mop that actually works! He uses it daily now. The mopping pad is machine washable and you can refill the fluid container on it. I usually just do water and a drop of essential oils because he loves it when everything smells clean! 😜 

Definitely recommend! If you want to grab this mop for your little helper, it’s in the Storyteller Play Kit from Lovevery for 3 year olds. 

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Stop trying to sit at a table you are no longer welcome at. Just be yourself, focus on God, love your family and friends, and the right people will gravitate to you. ✌🏻 

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These are the boots you’ll want to wear again and again. And again. 

Use my coupon code BALLARD20 to get 20% off your order! Find them on www.enjoiya.com

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