I am 4 days into the Dukan Diet Plan and am about 4 1/2 pounds closer to my goal weight. Yesterday was tough and I wanted to quit but I kept on going. My daughter and son in law are on the same plan so we touch bases and encourage each other.
Like most diet plans, the Dukan Diet is pretty straightforward and if you follow the book and do what it says, it works. Since I was a director for Jenny Craig, that plan has always been my way of dropping those few pounds and get back on track. It works too and I had many a client (including myself) who benefited from it's program. Personally, I think the Jenny Craig program is healthier in the long run and offers more education on keeping the weight off because most of weight gain is portion control. Consumer Reports noted it as one of the top diet plans offered. I am a believer that the reason there are so many diet plans out there is because we all have different needs and ways we are able to stay on track. The jury is out on the Dukan Diet because I've always felt that the faster you lose weight the quicker it can come back. It's not about the "diet," it's about a change in eating habits for life and that takes time!
Nothing in life comes without being motivated and work ... no pain, no gain. I have also been doing a power walk with weights each day (Leslie Sansone's Walking Away Pounds). Oh my goodness, my bones, joints and muscles have stiffened up like knots ... it was easier today though and I think that I will be able to go further than just a mile before long. My grandchildren are so cute ... they love grandma's "bat wings". I prefer that my bat wings get toned! Having Fibromyalgia and Degenerative Osteoarthritis has taken a toll on my body and it would be so easy to cave in and be a couch potato. That's not me though so I keep on keepin' on! I love always having a project in the works and what better project than "moi". My orthopedic surgeon reminds me every time I see him that even 5 extra pounds can cause my back to stress as well as my hips, knees and feet. With all the neck, back, and foot surgeries I have had I don't need to aggravate the work that has already been done and corrected!
All of us ultimately know what is good for us ... it's the doing that can be tough. It is tough to wait for the feeling to get there before we are motivated to change. Often times, we have to just put forth the effort and the feelings will follow. Dr. Carmody can give me books and advice but it's up to me to read them and get busy. Right now, my body says, "Whoa, what are you doing to me?" I laugh and tell it ... "I am waking you up!"
I am married to a man who is 6'2" tall and weighs 156 pounds. He is small boned so that weight seems to be where his body is comfortable. He accepts me as I am but will gently say ... "You aren't fat, just getting a little bit fluffy!" When he does this, it stings a little bit but I know he is telling me the truth ... he isn't telling me anything I don't already know. At 5'1" and age 63, each year brings new challenges for me in the weight department. I just have to remind him that his metabolism is faster than mine and to not tempt me with his vices of carbs and sugars!! Gotta love that guy!!
I've always felt that as members of a family we all have something special to bring to the table. Good grief, God doesn't make mistakes and He was the one who decided where I would fit best as well as other family members. When each of us takes care of our own faults, life gets a whole lot less complicated for everyone. Life is about accepting, learning and growing. The Bible shows us in James that the origin of our problems is ourselves. He says that there is a civil war going on within. Our pleasures are fighting for gratification, to get their own way - jealousy, self-seeking, greed... Isn't that the truth? If we get our own way and people act the way we want them too, we are okay. If not, we pout, get angry and tighten the reins. Control!!!!! Gotta keep control!!! I guess that's why there is the slogan, LET GO & LET GOD.
Am I rambling today? I guess so... I have a tendency to do that. I've journaled for years and my blog is a way of journaling my thoughts in case others are walking down my same path. I think we have a lot of the same struggles ... I'm just more open about them than most. For so many years, I didn't have a voice ... now I do. I don't have to be right all the time or make total sense but I can have an opinion. I've been known to change my opinion and love a good open chat with others. That's what's so wonderful about living life ... I can be perfectly okay being a work in progress.
If you're an imperfect person, raise your hand! I love you! I love people who have struggled with life ... who have moved beyond their own fears ... who have improved their family of origin by making good changes to defeatist attitudes. My grandmother's parents came to this country from Norway and were so very proud to be Americans. They were also proud of the Pederson name and their aim was to keep that name clean and untarnished. We all knew we had a responsibility to do that name proud ... to be a descendant of Margaret and Carl was highly regarded in the community.
Golly ... the day is moving by so fast. I have miles to go before I sleep! I hope you, my readers, are doing well and that God is being extra good to you. I wish I were able to talk with you all one on one and put my arms around you. I just want you to know ... "it's" gonna be okay!!
Always know you are loved and prayed for ... YA YOU!!
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I agree, Jenny Craig is a wonderful diet. Being accountable to a counselor, weighing in every week, eating fruits and vegetables along with the Jenny food works. Yet definitely comes with a price tag. I look forward to all of the phases of the Dukan diet. We have attacked and now we are cruising. ....one step at a time.
ReplyDeleteCan we do it?? Yes we can!!
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Jane