Dukanning

du·kan·ning [doo-kan-ning]: noun- the act, process, or discipline of adhering to the Dukan Diet.

I woke up this morning after my first day of dukanning (yes, it's a word now) feeling slimmer...or was I just hungry? I headed to the kitchen to find out. After polishing off the tub of cottage cheese I had bought for the week, I came to the conclusion that I probably had not gotten any slimmer over the course of the past 24-hours.

Yesterday was my first official day attacking and I'm planning on doing it for the full 10 days. I don't own a scale, and to be honest, I'm not really in to numbers. I will judge the success of this diet by how well my jeans fit.

My first day attacking went pretty smoothly, but I did some prep work the day before. I made 2 different kinds of chicken salad using baked chicken and greek yogurt as a base (recipes to follow). I am sure I can handle this "protein only" diet, as long as there is some variety! They say variety is the spice of life and I try to remember this when I'm cooking--I just dukan't eat a bland diet!! 

Luckily, there are many ways to spice up your foods when you're dukanning: garlic, fresh or dry herbs, spices, salts, vinegars, mustards, lemon zest, and even a small amount of onion or fresh ginger....I'm not sure about wasabi (but I'll probably use it)...in conclusion, there are plenty of options out there to make your the dukan ATTACK! phase du-able.

Will keep you posted on how day 2 pans out...

KMR