I have found it isn't real difficult to stay on Dukan while eating out.

I have to eat out do to my job but have found a salmon salad I love - so I usually suggest that resturant.

I have also done taco salad - most places have one of those - just get it without the cheese and I do the "salad fork dip" too! I have tried that in the past and it didn't work - I always wanted more dressing - but for some reason this time I only "dip" sometimes...go figure! But whatever it is I am happy it is working this way.

My new issue now is I LOVE Galatte's. I can't wait until I can have the next one!!! My only problem now is I tried the 3 tbls Dr. Dukan suggested if you have constipation problems...Well, I love the 3tbls and don't want to go back to 2!!! I know "later" 3 tbls is the daily dose but I am only in Cruise...so.... Maybe I could try 2 3/4 tbls !!!

Have a good Dukan Tuesday!!

It's ok to have the extra oat bran as your "tolerated food" when you are otherwise on plan. Those are the extra choices you get to have each day. He mentions it very briefly in the book (the spoonful of cocoa powder is one example). I don't have one every single day, but have been fine when I have one or two of these. like the laughing cow cheese wedges. But you definitely have to keep the portions limited.

More info

"Tolerated food is food you can have starting from the Cruise phase.
You must remember that you are allowed of two items per day.
Also this list is not exhaustive and we would be happy to have any of your suggestions;
you can email us at: [email protected]

Fat free fruit yogurts (with bits) 1
Plain soya yogurt 1
Corn Flour 20g
3% fat cream (double or single) 30g (1 tbs)
1 coffee spoon of sugar free low fat cocoa powder (no more than 20% fat)
Wine (red/white) for cooking 3 tbs
Spiced Goat sausage 50g
Poultry sausage 100g
Soya milk (glass) 15cl
7% fat cheese 30g
Rhubarb (cooked) 100g
Oil 3 drops (3g)
Gaspacho (not home made) one glass
Soy sauce 1 tsp
Extra light Philidelphia 30g
Light cheese like laughing cow 30g
Custard Powder as "Bird" 1 table spoon per day with sweetener and skimmed milk
Oat Bran during Attack 1 & 1/2 tbs
Oat Bran during Cruise 2 tbs
Oat Bran during Consolidation 2 tbs

http://www.dukandiet.co.uk/en/340,4,...community.html

I have to admit that I have been worried about basically eating only one food group(protein) for a long time.

We are always taught to eat all food groups to be healthy.

However, I did have one theory and am happy to report that Dr. Oz thinks the same thing I do:

Dr. Oz maintains that the best way to lose weight is with a healthy diet full of balanced nutrients. However, he believes that it’s more important for you to maintain a healthy weight than to focus on calculated amount of nutrients for months.

So we are on a good program to reach our "healthy weight".

well, we are eating veggies, at least some of the time, and I know I have very generous servings of them on my PV days.

But the Dukan book also talks about the same thing, and that this relatively brief period of restriction is short term and meant to achieve a healthy weight but that it is very important to start adding back in a greater variety of food in Conso and Stabilization. Right now, I'm still far away from Conso, but I already think about changing and how scary it's going to be to give up Cruise when it's working so well and for the first time in my life, it's pretty easy to stick with a diet and to lose weight. The book addresses that but is very firm that you have to make that transition and how even things like Celebration meals are mandatory for the plan to work long term, not just the strictness of Cruise.

I also figure that I have spent much of my life eating a wider variety of foods, but often not a particularly healthy variety. For now, I'm eating a small variety but at least they are all healthy foods!

love2b150 I didn't join the online site but I do have his book. So far I haven't felt I need to do the coaching part...that is why I come here!!

I will be interseted to see if anyone here as subscribed to the coaching part and that they think of it.

Glad you are joining us.

I didn't sign up for the coaching but I did do the True Weight quiz on the website - it's free for that and even though they ask for an email address, I've only gotten one email from them since I did it.

The free quiz gives you the time periods you would expect to be in Attack, Cruise, Conso and Stabilization. One of my friends (not on 3FC) got to Conso exactly when the plan said she would.

For me, the True Weight it initially calculated was 180 - I won't know for sure until I get there, but I expect to lose more weight than that. I just don't think that would be a place where I'd be happy long term, but who knows, I could run out of steam before that!

Love2B - Welcome! As far as I'm concerned, you are very welcome to post here while you are in Attack. Actually, I wonder if we could ask a Moderator to change the thread title so that this is just the general support thread for all phases of the diet. There aren't that many people on Dukan as it is, so we may as well all support each other in one place!

You have done great with your diet so far, 45 lbs is fantastic!! I'm curious why you are switching to Dukan now when you done so well so far? (Not that I think it's bad to do it, because I think it's a great plan!)

The calculator told me I'd lose about 6 lbs during Attack and I lost a little over 5, so that's still pretty good IMO. Esp. because I was already eating pretty well and fairly low carbish, so it wasn't a huge dramatic change. I'm continuing to lose fast enough to meet what it says for Cruise although as I mentioned I may stay on a little bit longer if I am motivated enough by then!

Hi Everyone can i join you? I just done my shopping for the week and am ready to start attack tomorrow! I have to do it for 7 days and then 140 days of cruise! Im soooooo excited! I have been calorie counting for a while now and managed to get from 216 to 189 but i have now been losing and gaining the same 4lbs for ten weeks now! Grrrrrrr! I originally wanted to get down to 126 but the dukan diet calculated my true weight at 145??!! Dont know how i feel about that at the moment. would mean a BMI of 26.5, so technically still overweight!

I JUST WANT TO BE NORMAL LOL!!!!!!

yey im gladto have someone at the same stage! meal one down... scambled egg with salmon.

i could get used to this lol.

im excited to think this time next week i will be starting cruise and hopefully 6lbs lighter!!!

Hi newbies! I'm glad this thread is getting moving again

I'm at a plateau again, and I don't know what to do. I know it's going to be more difficult, but I am sooo close to a healthy BMI argh. I have a pretty heinous dose of the cold, so I dont really want to exercise either ugh

I asked the Moderators to change the name - thanks Ruth!!!!

Welcome roxiebell!

yossarian - sorry you are under the weather! When you feel better, you could try a few Attack days and/or increasing your activity an extra 30 minutes a day for a few days (that's what the book recommends to break a stall)

Love2b - when I first started, I had been in the habit of tracking my calories on Fitday for so long that I kept doing it. And yes, they were very low - as low as 750 or 800 sometimes on PP days. But for me, one of the big benefits of Dukan has been that I spend a lot less time thinking about food. I get hungry, I eat, I move on. I don't put much energy into thinking about what I want to eat, or having something because it tastes good but I'm not really hungry. So I stopped logging my food as that ended up being time that I spent thinking about food that I otherwise would not have.