DAY TWO Dukan diet - Attack Phase - Pondering True Weight Vs. BMI

I am up and eating my porridge and feeling a big craving for juice.

The night was OK but I smell. Of sweat. Not nice, but it's the ketones coming on. My armpits are the worst. I also had really weird dreams. My breath is OK, but then I brush my teeth a lot and have always been fussy about that, plus I have been downing water. I had to go pee a lot in the night too, which is unusual for me.


I am hungry today, and thinking what to eat. So the menu today is going to be:
Breakfast
Colacao Fiber
Porridge


Lunch
Prawns cooked with spices with cream cheese 
Cup of coffee
Frozen yoghurt (It took 24 hours for them to freeze in their pots - they are ready today and delicious)


Dinner
Omelette
Cup of peppermint tea


I also received an email today from Pierre Dukan's website. Despite being a marketing tool, it has some interesting information:

• You should know that the way we do our calculation, for each decade after the age of 18, your True Weight increases by around 2 pounds (1 kg).
• If we limit ourselves to using the traditional BMI, you ought to have a BMI of 36.72. However, although the BMI is a good tracking tool it takes only your weight and size into account. It doesn't look at your age, or your gender, how easily you put on weight, how many diets you have tried, how heavy your bone structure is or your family history! So according to this all-purpose index, you ought to have a BMI between 22 and 24. It is precisely because most of my patients cannot relate to this calculation that I created the True Weight.
• You have a heavy bone structure. You may have exactly the same figure as another person, but you weigh more. A bone structure with 700 bones, that's heavy! I have to bear this in mind and add on a couple of pounds when calculating your True Weight.
• Finally, as far as pregnancies are concerned, you have been pregnant once. Because you have carried your child your stable weight is increased by just over two pounds (1 kg).

98 Pounds - The 'magic' number

According to the BMI calculation, to be a healthy weight I need to weigh 97 pounds/6 Stone 12/44 Kg!!! For years I have suffered thinking this should be the healthy weight for me, as I reckon millions of other women do. Despite being fat, I am only a size UK 12 top and UK 14-16 bottom. When I was 9 stone I was size 6-8 top and size 10 bottom - when I was this weight people told me I looked too skinny. If I was to go down to 44Kg I would be less than a size 0! 

I looked up 98 pounds famous people, and this is what I found (Click headings for original sources):

My BMI is considered 'anorexic' by the media

Tori Spelling

"Tori Spelling recently spoke of her weight-loss success after the birth of her second child, daughter Stella, now almost 10-months-old.  And although the 35-year-old actress has always been slim, friends are concerned that her weight has hit an all-time scary low - 98 pounds!  Is Tori sick?"

Mila Kunis

"Doing publicity rounds for her new film "Black Swan" Mila Kunis revealed she went on a punishing diet and exercise regime that sent her weight down to 98 pounds! Kunis plays the part of a ballerina. According to E! Online, the actress said her weight loss was so extreme it concerned her family."My mom freaked out," Kunis said. "She was like, 'You have to promise me this isn't going to affect you.' I was like, 'I promise it won't, but it might take me a little time to be OK with having a little more fat on me.I could see why this industry is so f****d up, because ... I would literally look at myself in the mirror and I was like, 'Oh my God!' I had no shape, no boobs, no ass ... all you saw was the bone. I was like, 'This looks gross.'" 
Angelina Jolie
"Brad Pitt is reportedly petrified that Angelina Jolie has hit a low ninety-eight pounds. Star Magazine snitches that Angie recently collapsed leaving BF Brad Pitt worrying about her inability to eat."

So I am going to see what happens to my body, but it seems even the media has agreed that my BMI is ANOREXIC. I am not happy with my True Weight of 9 stone 8, but it's a goal I suppose. Anyway, let's see how today goes with the diet.

Day One - Dukan Diet ATTACK PHASE! Recipes and Tips

I read about the Dukan Diet, a low carb diet (New Atkins) last night and decided I have to try it as I am now fat and it's starting to be a problem into my thirties. I live in Spain where it is difficult to get diet foods so trying something where I can eat fish and eggs is perfect. I don't eat meat so this is a challenge but I can get a range of fish unlike anything in the UK or US or other landlocked areas.
The allowed foods list - Attack Phase
Meat
Fish/Seafood
Eggs
Skimmed dairy without sugar
Nothing else at all!
You also have to have oat bran or oats and 1.5 litres of water every day.


WEIGHT
I am FAT. I weigh 89kg and I am 156cm. That's the same as Ricky Gervais at his fattest!!
My BMI is OBESE. You can find out how overweight you are on the Dukan website and get your True Weight and diet forecast. Here is mine:

I have therefore decided that I am doing the Attack phase for seven days. This should ensure a 6lb loss of weight. Seven days seems OK. I am going to do this diary to keep busy. Hopefully some people will join me and we can keep motivated!




FOOD DIARY DAY 1
Breakfast -Oats and water porridge, Iced Tea
Lunch-

Flan - without the sauce and low-sugar!

Pangrilled Swordfish steak with garlic and herbs Philadelphia low fat soft cheese - Grill a piece of fish in a hot dry pan with 1 tsp sunflower oil and 1 tbsp of philadelphia cheese or Quark.Add sea salt. Flan (Low sugar Spanish Creme Caramel Egg dessert). ColaCao 0% sugars with added fibre (Green jar)

Oeufs Mollets

Dinner - Oeufs Mollets - Boil two eggs for 6 minutes which makes them hard boil, then softens the middle again. Place in cold water, then shell.Low fat Caesar dressing on top.Water and a cup of peppermint tea.

EXERCISE
On the attack phase, you cannot exercise that much. I did my 20 minutes walk on the beach to give me some extra friction. Not taxing at all. Despite being fat, I have always done some sports. I kind of feel like I want to do some running or weights but I'm not allowed. I can see why though, I feel full up to the neck with fish and eggs. Tomorrow I think I will exercise after breakfast instead.


TIPS SO FAR
1.I think my saviour will be the ColaCao Fiber hot chocolate drink. It has added bran fibre which is perfect for this diet. I'm lucky I like plain porridge I guess.
2.I am also going to freeze up some ice cube trays of yoghurt today.  In Spain they have these flavoured yoghurts 0% fat and sugar but they taste like fruits and biscuits. I am going to try those. I am not keen on a fridge yoghurt but if it's frozen it should be like ice cream. I'm not big on sugar but I do like a small sweet thing after dinner.
3.I have chopped and frozen all my vegetables and nuts from the fridge. This means my husband can still have normal meals while I am doing this. I also won't waste anything I bought before.
4.Exercising might be best before lunch to save that funny tummy feeling.


HOW AM I?
I'm OK. Lunch was a bit miserable (made the mistake of making the fish for my husband too and he hated it) but we are watching comedy shows during meals! Arrested Development is the day's choice. Helps me forget how boring the food is. I'm not hungry at all.
Healthwise, I feel OK, more energy than usual. A bit nervy. Must be the ketones kicking in!
I must just remember Ricky Gervais at his fattest...