I Seriously Ate That Whole Burger

A protein day. No carbs, no sugar, no fat. Doesn’t sound pretty, for sure. But after being a Dukan lady for four months and reaching my goal, I believe in the magical touch of just 1 protein day a week.

Oh yes the Dukan Diet. Mösyö made me stay at home, cook non-fat carb free meals, bake carb free cookies, freeze my own ice-cream, prepare home-made chocolates, drink milk and go to bed. Seriously. Those were very tough 4 months, especially for a chocolate and gummy bear addicted, night-life-crazy lady, but the result was shining in front of the mirror.

After dieting that long, without cheats (OK there may be a few high ball glasses of gin tonic..come on that was diet tonic!) you become a master carb-free, fat-free cook. Who can think about flourless bread? Flourless cake? The best one is coming: Fat-free, carb-free (1.1gr carb per 100gr of tofu), guilt-free, free free free nachos!

Yes. A magic wand touches you.

After a while, you become so creative. (You should. You have to!) You begin to substitute anything you are not allowed to eat, with the guilt-free one (for example, I ate 2-3 slices of baked tofu instead of bread). Your mind changes. Your eating habits change. When you see that you can bake your own bread without refined flour, make your own huge burger with low-fat (usually %7 fat) ground meat, top it with tomato, caramelized onions (with water, not sugar-just takes longer time), lettuce and a thin slice of low-fat Swiss cheese, you begin to see how you were surrounded with junk food and calories!

Anyway, the diet is over. I am just following the last rule, one protein day per week. Today!

My morning crew was low-fat feta cheese, low-fat cottage cheese, a few slices of double smoked salmon and a hard-boiled egg. For lunch, I will have roasted chicken and low-fat yogurt. We will welcome my famous tofu nachos topped with low-fat sausage for dinner! (I will post tofu recipes soon) For a sweet dream, I will have warm milk with sweetener, mixed with oat bran (let it soak for a couple of minutes) And 2.5-3 liters of water during the day, as usual.

Bon Appétit!

P.S. Oh, nuts, I love you. You have no idea how I miss you during these protein days.