James Duncan Diet

[Carnt]

Hi all,
I know there’s been threads on this before but I can’t find anything recent in this area.
I know this works as it’s worked for friends (male and female) who religiously so it every 4/5 months. You lose 6kilos in a week.
Anyone want to join me, starting tomorrow?
The rules and diet plan are here;

www.jaduncan.com/2006/04/how-i-lost-stone-in-week.html?m=1


The diet was designed by doctors to help people lose weight (a stone) in a week.. which I really really need as I’ve just started a new job (after 6 weeks off which meant I was bored and ate loads) as none of my dresses fit!!

Xx

[WillowWitch]

It does sound nice. I would love poached eggs on toast right now.

Just about to have my fruit lunch and craving some warm soup.

No change on the scales this morning but a big change in my clothes which is strange.

Looking forward to fish tonight.

I hope your breakfast is all you dream it will be :)

[Florene]

It was truly amazing - dry toast with eggs has never tasted so good!!!

Feel weird today - hot and sweaty despite heating not being on. Tested my wee with a ketostix and it came back with the second strongest purple colour on the chart, so I am assuming something is happening?

Am really looking forward to my fruit later (for the sugar!). I am generally skipping the third meal of eggs and grapefruit, and just having 2 meals a day, as I struggle to eat eggs without toast.

No massive changes here yet - scales show me 1 kilo lighter so far. Hopefully will escalate!

Well done on your shape change! It's never important what you weigh I don't think, it's about how you look and feel, and how your clothes fit, so it sounds like you're making good progress

[Astralabe]

I did this diet last year and got really good results - lost almost a stone. On day 5 today - I've been adding grated ginger to the salad to warm it all up a bit as salad is quite cold and uninviting on days like today - not sure how much it bends the rules but Ive still lost over half a stone so far..

[CalorieTowers]

Well I have failed miserably at sticking to the diet but have managed to lose two pounds regardless through portion control instead so not spectacular in terms of results but edging closer. I’m thinking of re-starting on Sunday and seeing how I get on. We will see! Frustrating as I know it has worked for me before. I keep getting put off by the fruit element (other than grapefruit) for some reason but quite enjoy the steak, chicken etc. Currently waiting for a pizza to cook in the oven though....

[WillowWitch]

Florene - Keto flu maybe? This keto stuff is all new to me so I've been reading as much as I can, it's not something I think I could do long term but a week here and there maybe.

Astralabe - Grated ginger sounds lovely, I doubt it would make a difference but I don't really know for sure.

CalorieTowers - I imagine it's harder to do second time round as you know what it's like. I came into this quite naive and have struggled a LOT today.

It took me over half an hour to eat dinner tonight, I was pretty full after a few bites, first time I've not been hungry in the evening so pleased with that.

[ILoveMrDarcy]

Is there any way I could do this diet if I don't like eggs 🤔

I can just about stomach an omelette or well cooked scrambled. Boiled eggs would be a huge no. I also hate bananas.

[HCantThinkOfAUsername]

I don't like any fruit or veg so would just be egg, toast an meat 😐 I'd starve. Thinking of doing it though.

[Florene]

ILoveMrDarcy - I am not keen on eggs on their own (and hate grapefruit) so have been skipping the meals where it is just them on their own. But I can't see a problem with you scrambling the eggs instead of boiling them, as long as you don't add anything delicious to them like butter

[Florene]

Day 5 on the veggie version - today is going to be a good day!! Poached eggs, albeit only one slice toast today, then cottage cheese, tomatoes and avocado with flax seeds!

[WillowWitch]

Day 6 1lb down 10lbs total.

Off plan today but will do another few days to make up for it. Happy with how things have gone.

[Florene]

Well done Willow - 10 lbs is a fantastic result . Hope you are enjoying your day off!

Really enjoyed my dinner - think I will have it again even when this week is over.

[WillowWitch]

Thank you. I did enjoy it although feeling extremely stuffed and couldn't eat half of what I normally would.

[Florene]

Final day for me today, scales today show a 0.5kg increase but I'm not worried, as it's impossible for me to have gained weight this week!

Will see what scales show tomorrow. Just chewing on my spinach and eggs now..

[Studyinghell]

Almost at the end of day 2, I am starving!!! I’m looking at my own dog like food, I hate lettuce so have been having toms, cucumber and pickles onions, also swapped the grapefruit for big oranges

[Florene]

5.5lbs/2.5kg loss for me. Not a stone, but better than if I'd not done it, and I now know I don't need to eat anything like as much as I did before.

[Studyinghell]

Day 3 so thought I’d get weighed, check my progress And I’ve gone up, 0.2lb but still..... hoping it’s just my hormones 😓

[PotatoesGunnaPotate]

Can you swap the grilled/tinned tomatoes for something else? Hate tomato's!

[Mallk]

Day 1 completed yesterday -weighed this moning and 2 1/4 lb loss so good start. Very hard not to pick when cooking the family meals but didn't.
Brought on vine tomatoes as they are sweeter because not a tomato fan and had with dry toast. Lunch was a lovely bowl of cherries , raspberries , nectarines strawberries blueberries and kiwi.
Tea was egg salad with red grapefruit ( chilled overnight ) so nicer as very cold .
Looking forward to todays meals as for me the nicest day.
Onwards and downwards

[Mallk]

Day 2 completed and weighed this morning 1lb loss so 3 1/4 lbs in 2 days .
Found yestetday very hard and felt hungry and yet there was more to eat and nicer meals than day 1.Maybe the thought of the next 2 days meals.
Breakfast boiled egg and grapefruit.
Lunch chicken breast unlimited with tomatoes and toast ( had two slices) and made a toasted warm chicken and tomato sandwich.
Tea : Steak and salad

[Mallk]

Day 3 completed and very happy another 1 lb lost that 4 1/4 lbs in 3 days - now I feel motivated for today's food as for me worst day foodwise.
Yesterday's breakfast boiled egg & grapefruit
Lunch Strawberries, raspberries, nectarines, cherries and blueberries
Tea lamb steak with salad & a red grapefruit

[Mallk]

Day 4 completed and so pleased a 1 .5 lb loss thats an amazing 5 1/2lbs in 4 days.
Before doing this I stuck to low calorie around 1300 calories for 3 weeks and no booze and didn't lose anything hence trying this crash diet as needed to lose at least 8 lbs before holidays and was running out of time. Yesterday's was the hardest day for me and felt hungry in the afternoon several times I was tempted to reach for something sweet but had water instead to curb the hunger. Can understand why people on the thread say it was the hardest day and some give up day 4 and 5.
Anyway yesterdays food
Breakfast : dry wholemeal toast
Lunch : berry fruit salad same fruits as yesterday
Tea : 2 boiled eggs and salad & red grapefruit. ( actually begining to enjoy red grapefruit!)
Over the moon with the loss to date

[Mallk]

Day 5 and 1/4 lb loss which is the least amount since starting money but still a total 6 .5 lbs in 5 days - won't be the guarenteed 14lb loss but wanted 8lb to 10lb loss when started so fingers crossed.
Breakfast dried toast , lunch berry fruit salad as listed on other days , tea scallop and prawn salad which was really lovely. Reflecting back not sure if when they stated fish it includes shellfish but it's what i had

[Mallk]

Sorry cant add up as 4 25 and 1.5 equals 5.75 total loss on day 4 and scales today are 12 stone 6 1/4 so total loss 6 .25 lbs

Day 1 loss 2.25 lbs
Day 2 loss 1lb
Day 3 loss 1 lb
Day 4 loss 1.5lbs
Day 5 loss 0.50 lbs

[Tiddler7]

I started yesterday, would anyone like to join me? I do not have electronic scale though, so will not be very accurate. But have lots to lose...

[Mallk]

day 6 completed and 0.5lb so total loss 6.75lbs in 6 days so with one day left won't be the promised 14lb but still very happy with my weight loss and feel so much better with myself
Breakfast. grapefruit juice
Lunch. berry fruit salad
Tea. chicken with fresh boiled carrots