Top of the morning to you - well it is St. Patrick's Day.
Well, sorry I have not written for a while but I have been away a bit and also very busy & also nothing significant has happened over the last few weeks that I urgently needed to share with you. OK let's start with the facts & figures.
Weight - 122 kg (16.6 kg lost so far)
BMI - 38.9 (44.1 starting)
Body Fat % - 54.4% (66.1% starting)
Body water % - 32.7% (24.1% starting)
So good steady progress although no dramatic drops anymore.
So is the Dukan diet right for you? If you like chicken, fish & eggs every day then it is fine, if you don't then look at alternative diets. Also it is not cheap as you are buying a lot of fresh meat and fish: One tip is to buy fresh whole chickens and then strip it yourself (losing the skin of course), this can be kept in the freezer for when you are ready - this is a lot cheaper than buying chicken fillets. It also can get a bit repetitive but keep focused on the long term benefit as you chew your chicken for the 30th day in a row. I did make a sweet chilli sauce comprising of white wine vinegar, stevia (sugar substitute), garlic & lots of crushed chilli - it certainly added a lot of flavour to the chicken and I had to drink a pint of water to keep me cooled.
But it is not all boring, yesterday I had a nice breakfast having discovered (thanks to the wife) Turkey Bacon, slightly smoked. It is less than 2% fat and tastes very good so it was a bit like having an English breakfast.
Have to admit that my living room is more looking like a gym with my spinning bike, weights and now....an exercise bench which I got for €10 at a flea market. Heaven help me when I eventually leave Germany & have to take this back to our house in the UK - extension required I think. The bench is really great for sit-ups as I really struggle doing these flat on the floor at the moment.
My workout session normally lasts for about 60 minutes now which includes 20 minutes of spin-cycling at a speed of ~ 18 m.p.h, a number of different weight sets, and sit-ups/press-ups/step-ups. Just increased the weight on two of my exercises which is a challenge.
Now wearing my smallest pair of suit trousers & work shirt now - hoping that these will last for a while before I have to start shopping again.
Well my food tip for the week is curly Kale (I can already envisage my wife making rude faces already). Kale is one of the world's healthiest foods and has many benefits. I have copied the link here for more information but here is a good overview of the nutrients.
All About Kale
