Dukan diet
CassieJones104
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Anyone tried this? I know it all comes back down to the calories anyway but I'm just curious about it.
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I have, for like 2 days, but I quit because I had no energy, felt hungry all the time, found no joy in eating (since I was just eating meat, fish and eggs...).
I have friends who followed it for some time and got quick result.
I guess it works for someone that doesn't love eating like me but just eats to stay alive, and is also strong enough to resist the adjustment to a no-carb diet.4 -
You don't need to cut carbs to lose weight.
You don't need a book/plan to lose weight.
You don't need a "diet" to lose weight.
You DO need a calorie deficit!!19 -
trigden1991 wrote: »You don't need to cut carbs to lose weight.
You don't need a book/plan to lose weight.
You don't need a "diet" to lose weight.
You DO need a calorie deficit!!
This pretty much sums up the whole thing. You don't have to make this whole thing more complicated than it actually is-just enter your stats into MFP and it will tell you how many calories you need, in order to be at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goal. Then just track your calorie intake and stay within that calorie parameter, and you'll be good to go
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I did it for more than a year. Adored it.
Looked great. Felt great.
Thought I could skip the consolidation phase and be fine - two years later, i'm up about 20 pounds and ready to start again.
Not gonna lie: attack and cruse are brutal. But so effective. Never plateaued.5 -
Dukan lost his right to practice medicine after he was caught prescribing medications which were not meant for weight loss, but had weight loss as a side effect, to people who wanted to lose weight.
I guess he didn't have much faith in his diet, huh?18 -
I did it for more than a year. Adored it.
Looked great. Felt great.
Thought I could skip the consolidation phase and be fine - two years later, i'm up about 20 pounds and ready to start again.
Not gonna lie: attack and cruse are brutal. But so effective. Never plateaued.
But you gained weight again. Couldn't have been that effective. Wouldn't it be beter to learn long term ways >.>?11 -
trigden1991 wrote: »You don't need to cut carbs to lose weight.
You don't need a book/plan to lose weight.
You don't need a "diet" to lose weight.
You DO need a calorie deficit!!
All you need to know is right here, OP.7 -
@cassiekimbrough104 I tried it.....oooo it was hard. Doing 5:2 (Fast Diet) now, much easier. Best wishes.3
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tried it, but decided life is too short to not eat carbs! while I would do the 'attack' phase again if necessary to drop some quick weight, could never do it for the rest of my life!1
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While I don't object to lowering carbs, and while I support eliminating carbs that cause cravings, Dukan is unnecessarily complicated, imho.
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My friend tried it and lost an enormous amount of weight, then she gains it back because she goes back to her old mode of eating. Its similar to Atkins. Each time I've lost weight I've done low carb and it worked however each time I go back to my old eating habits and gain it all back. I've learned over the years I can't do without carbs, and when I eat them I am always over in proportion size. So now I am learning portion control, and healthier eating habits. I'm not there yet but I don't miss anything and I am now satisfied with my meal amounts. I always eat broccoli now, lol no matter what my meal is as it fill me. 10 oz water, meal and I'm good.6
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I did it for more than a year. Adored it.
Looked great. Felt great.
Thought I could skip the consolidation phase and be fine - two years later, i'm up about 20 pounds and ready to start again.
Not gonna lie: attack and cruse are brutal. But so effective. Never plateaued.
Weight loss means nothing if you can't sustain the loss long term. Wouldn't it make more sense to focus on what's realistic and sustainable for you, for the rest of your life? Why make things more complicated and difficult than it needs to be? No need to box yourself in with arbitrary rules and restrictions- as you've already discovered that's not sustainable and just leads to adherance failure. The only thing you need to do for weight loss and maintenance is eat the correct amount of calories for your weight goals 0 -
I did it. I lost nearly 20lbs in 2.5 months. I stopped because it is unsustainable. I gained back 25lbs. What more do you need to know?13
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trigden1991 wrote: »
Exactly. It isn't sustainable. I didn't fail for any reason other than that because it didn't help me change the behaviours that led me to be obese.
Also I was miserable. Meat, meat, meat. Once you get passed QAttack, the veggie list is limited and meat is still supposed to be the majority of your plate.
Carbs are nice. With CICO I can eat them.2 -
trigden1991 wrote: »
Exactly. It isn't sustainable. I didn't fail for any reason other than that because it didn't help me change the behaviours that led me to be obese.
Also I was miserable. Meat, meat, meat. Once you get passed QAttack, the veggie list is limited and meat is still supposed to be the majority of your plate.
Carbs are nice. With CICO I can eat them.
Glad that you've learned this and sound like you've got your thought process on track. Best of luck.1 -
Hi guys, I did dukan a few years ago and had great success. I'm starting again today and would appreciate any buddies who want to keep track of each other's progress4
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I did it for a couple of weeks to jump start weight loss, but found it too restrictive, so switched to CICO. I didn't gain anything back, but knew I wouldn't be able to maintain such a strict diet.2
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Is it just me who saw the thread titled and thought it said Dunkin Donut?18
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I haven't tried it my self but I know someone who has. She lost a lot of weight and fast. I'm not sure if she ended up gaining it back. Probably did. After reading about the Dukan diet I wouldn't recommend it. Just count your calories.1
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valentina5777 wrote: »Hi guys, I did dukan a few years ago and had great success. I'm starting again today and would appreciate any buddies who want to keep track of each other's progress
You didn't have success if you need to do it again.
The problem with "diets" is you go "on the diet" and then back "off the diet" and so you gain the weight back. This applies to every diet in the world. It can even apply to calorie counting if you have the wrong mindset.
You need to accept that the habits that will make you lose weight are the same habits you use to keep it off. This is for life. If your can't do it for life, don't do it at all - or you will just regain the weight when you stop and go back to your old ways.5 -
I did it a few years ago, 2 days in and I'd never craved an orange so much in my life1
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I did this a few years ago, yes i lost all the weight but i had no energy, and gained all the weight back and some because its not sustainable.
The only positive thing that came out of it for me was that i cleared up an allergy that i was suffering from. (not sure what im allergic to but pasta is a killer)
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I lost 16kg about four years ago using this diet. Followed it really strictly and apart from the first week, where I had headaches and cravings, I was fine. I ate enough so I was full, so no hunger. It really works. I am back on it, but in four years, I only put on 5kg. I went from 91kg to 75kg back then, which was my target. It stayed off but in the last year I was not in a good place and I was drinking half a bottle of wine a night and Christmas was just a feeding frenzy. It really works, but you cannot go wild afterwards. I did not stay on it after I lost weight, but I'd have a weight limit in mind. I kept an eye on my weight, so I could have a warning if I reached a red line for me. My wife had done exactly the same, same 16kg loss, same regain, so it can be done and it can stay off. I started on the 30th January this year and have lost 3.4kg so far. No loss of energy, still playing badminton. I feel much better, less bloated. Do it, but do it properly. I have full records of my diet and what I've eaten in the 18 days so far. Not far to go. I want to go lower than 75kg this time, just to 72ish. No big binge afterwards though. :-) good luck.4
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