I always win

I've made great progress in the diet, reaching my goal weight (205 lbs) nearly 2 months ahead of schedule. I was able to stick to it... pretty much. There were days when I had some extra oat bran: snacky times when I was staring down a sleeve of saltines, and (wisely) opted to have some yogurt and oat bran instead. On the Victoria Day long weekend, I gave in and had some alcohol. Luckily, I didn't seem to do much damage. Onward to the consolidation phase . which I'll be on for 237 days (5 days for every pound lost). I'm off to the grocery store to get some apples, whole grain bread, and cheddar cheese. BODY STATISTICS, END OF CRUISE PHASE weight 205 lbs ↓ (47.4 lbs) 19.7% body fat ↓ 61.5% water weight ↑ 38.7% muscle mass ↑  4.0% bone mass ↑ body statistics, 3 June 2012

I'm no worse for my choice of oat bran. From page 54 of The Dukan Diet : "If the bran is not thoroughly sifted, it is not sufficiently pure and contains too much flour. [...] ...it is after it has been sifted for a sixth time, B6, that oat bran has negligible fast carbohydrate content." Fast carbohydrates: a scary concept for someone trying to kick his carb addiction. So, I wrote the manufacturer of the oat bran I bought. Their response assures me that I'm not ingesting the equivalent of bleached wheat flour. Now I'm feelin' so fly, like a B6. STATISTICS, BEGINNING OF DAY 6 weight 247.4 lbs  ↓

DAY 4: I feel great. Felt great yesterday, too. Hopefully, I'm through the worst of the carb withdrawal. Dr. Dukan says it's all due to the ketones ... in some dieters, the effect can be euphoric. My system has also adjusted in other, um, important ways. Yesterday, I was beginning to feel a bit like Nibbler . You see, I was a day late starting the oat bran component of the diet. In last week's preparatory shopping, I couldn't find a product with milling & sifting properties listed in the book . Being prone to rule-following, I spent most of Saturday morning in a resumed search for oat bran. (It's why my first meal on Saturday was delayed.) From what I can tell by trolling the Web, I'm not alone. More on this in a future post. To summarize: I bought oat bran on Saturday, and "things" are better today. STATISTICS, BEGINNING OF DAY 4 weight 248.6 lbs (no change)