14th September 2011 cruise day 12

Weight loss: 0.0kg
Total weight loss: 4.5kg
PV

Still feeling rotten, so happy that there's no weight gain. Turned out the dukan pralines that I made yesterday from the recipe on mydukandiet.com. Normally I make these exactly to the recipe and they turn out like perfect little roses. This batch has a scoop of protein powder in as an experiment. On sitting, it made the mixture very thick - almost setting by itself without the need to put in the freezer. That made it harder to get the mixture in the mould but they seem to be a bit longer lasting and almost bubbly in texture.

Breakfast this morning was a courgette fritter. Grated the courgettes, squeezed out all the water in a muslin, added a little cheese and a beaten egg and grilled. They were nice, but I made 3 and just couldn't eat them all. The recipe needs a little adjusting before I can use them as a replacement for hash browns in a cooked breakfast. I should have had these with turkey rashers and poached egg, but, meh, feeling poorly and it all seemed too much effort.

BGs are finally responding to me being poorly and have gone up. Not sky high yet, but not the low figures that I've gotten used to since starting dukan - and, my whole reason for being on this crazy diet in the first place. So I'm back to juggling medication to try to find the right dose which will have an effect. I can cope if it's just for the short term. Hoping the antibiotics kick in soon and I start to feel better and then I can go back to being just a little bit more carefree.

Dinner was A-MAZING! On a whim at the supermarket last week, I bought one of those packets of spice mixes. I usually disapprove of them as I usually put together my own mixes at a fraction of the cost. So it was odd that I picked it up. It was Saag aloo mix by schwartz. I used slices cauliflower instead of potatoes -so I know it wasn't saag aloo - but it was just gorgeous. And totally vegetarian, which I have to admit was a blessed break from the protein, protein, protein.

It was so yummy I forgot to do my injection beforehand. Which means I also forgot to take my antibiotic and hour before the injection..... Dammit.

Still poorly, and really right now all I want to do is sit and eat, so if I manage to not do that, I'll be happy!