Success with Dukan??

Adriennrus

I just started Dukan yesterday, I love the concept although I will add my twist to it to make it a bit healthier!! I started a blog to inspire anyone if they are dreaming of the beachbody for this summer just like me!!!

http://sweatluv.wordpress.com/

krokus99

I tried the Duken Diet and lost a fair bit of weight, I found it very hard to stick to and when i gave it up, the weight returned with vengence.

this is what happens.
Dukan diet seems easy, but it is not good...

krokus99

I tried it last year. I lost kilos, but my body got exhausted in short term.
Never ever will try diets without exercise.

genevievetopalov

i did the diet a few years ago and lost 15kg, but i was too young to do it at only 15 yrs old. there were times when i was tired, but i didn't follow the diet to a t, because i was boarding and didn't have a lot of money. nonetheless, the 15kg changed my life as a schoolgirl. i was playing school sport and enjoying myself more because i could actually do things! my 'depression' was gone and i haven't suffered any health effects from it. i lost 7 more kg on weight watchers and kept the weight off for years through healthy eating and an active lifestyle.

over the past few months i have gained 8kg which i plan to lose with the dukan (i started today). i know it seems bland eating only protein, but there are great recipes and vege are included! i have studied health science, and to be frank with everyone, drinking and smoking, as well as fast food, have much more profound impacts on your body. if you misuse this diet, it will not work, you must follow the advice! what this diet actually does is shift the weight quickly and then sets you knew eating habits! if you eat fast food, this diet will teach you, through practice, how to eat healthy and you will not look back!

as for Dr Dukan, there are so many schools of thought in medicine! this method, done properly, is medically sound! many, many people live off a high protein diet. you make it healthy or unhealthy depending on if you eat the vegetables, chia, multivitamins (if you need it) and drunk lots of water.

Alatariel75

I can't say I have any faith in a diet plan designed by a man who has been stripped of his licence to practice medicine :S

Allterrain_Lady

Please! DO NOT DO THIS TO YOURSELF!

auddii

Also, as of the last time the OP logged in, they had only lost 6 of the 66lbs they needed to lose.

surfinbird_1981

Nah, I love my body too much to put it through this...

leggup

Zombie thread from Jan 2013. OP gave up Dukan a year ago. That said, anyone searching for info on the Dukan Diet should know that in 2010, 2011 and 2012, The British Dietetic Association named the Dukan Diet the number 1 diet to avoid. https://web.archive.org/web/20140209081959/http://bda.uk.com/news/131125BadDiets.html

Any diet that has phases...

Lib_B

It worked really well for me in terms of weight loss, but I found the lack of fruits drove me bonkers. My plan is to employ Dukan when I hit plateaus and when I'm down to the last stubborn pounds. For the bulk of my loss, though, I just can't do it with so few carbs. It really does work, it's just not something I can sustain. And it's mostly because I'm always on the go - work, kids, etc. I like grab and go foods like fruit, veggies and protein bars/shakes. I was having to spend too much time on meal prep for my lunches. Time I just don't have, unfortunately. I can commit to cooking healthy at night, but for breakfast, I'm usually rushing out the door - so I make oatmeal at work and grab some fruit and cheese for lunch. Again, it works and if you can stick with it - more power to you!

Golightly17

I tried this diet and felt like s*** the whole time. Low carb, high fat has been effective and sustainable for me. Will you lose weight? Probably. Can you really stick to it forever? Probably not, so it ends up being a vicious cycle- just my experience.

Best of luck

Golightly17

Hahaha this!!!

Kamacoma

This is literally the most HORRIFIC diet I've ever been on.. (for 2 weeks just to support my meat eating bf who wanted to try it) I'm, by no means, the cleanest of eaters, but eating nothing but meat and fat-free dairy was DISGUSTING- AND I only lost a couple of pounds. Started eating FRUIT, veggies and good carbs again and the weight came right off. This diet is simply unsustainable. Your body NEEDS carbs, veggies and fruit. Meat, it can do without. Fat-free dairy goes through a sick process to be fat free, and a lot of those items have added sugar. I would rather eat full-fat dairy (moderation being key) AND ENJOY MY DIET than fat-free anything.. gross.

Seriously- don't want to discourage you from losing weight, but it really is just about balance. And wouldn't you rather eat things you enjoy, in moderation, than eat fat-free cottage cheese and turkey patties for breakfast, lunch and dinner? I'm telling you- save your money. Don't give it to this "doctor." This diet is a joke.

Kamacoma

...I forgot to mention- my bf couldn't do it past a few weeks either. And he LOVES meat!!!!

Stadtkatze91

I did it for 4,5 months in 2011 and i lost 31 pounds. It is a really strict diet and at some points very annoying because you always have to cook your own food and bring it wherever you go, because there is hardly anything you can eat outside. I managed to maintain for 3 months in consolidation phase but then I was just sick of it, because it was too much work, and I gained back everything I lost plus an additional 36 pounds. My mom also did it with me, lost 25 pounds and also gained back all of it and even more, so if you don't want to stick to it your whole life be prepared for the JoJo.

Looking back I really think that it was a very unhealthy way of losing weight, because the food choice was so limited - you are not even allowed to eat fruits :noway: being on Myfitnesspal for 4,5 months, I have also lost 31 pounds now and I can eat EVERYTHING and still lose weight. So I wouldn't recommend Dukan for anyone, just control your portions and stay under your calorie goal and have some patience and you will be fine. :flowerforyou:

ninerbuff

A friend of mine had a baby 7 months ago and put on a bit of weight (about 45lbs). She has done the Dukan diet since July 2012 and is in the "maintenance" stage now after loosing all that she put on shy of 5lbs..She looks absolutely amazing.
I am now on day 2 of the "attack" phase.
Does anyone have any feedback on this diet plan? success stories, advice??
Thanks.......

Success on this diet will depend on if you can sustain it long term. It's pretty restrictive so if there are things that you truly like to eat that are banned by it, chances are that it may not be the right diet for success.

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Guinivere

Different strokes for different folks. The whole point of Dukan is it teaches you how to fuel your body for life by practicing better eating habits.. There is no "going back" to normal eating.

What you call normal made you fat. Get it? You cannot eat like that ever again if you want to stay healthy.

That's why it works.

harribeau2012

I tried the Duken Diet and lost a fair bit of weight, I found it very hard to stick to and when i gave it up, the weight returned with vengence.

just like this, I stuck it for around a month then fell off the wagon (am a carb junkie) and never did get back on, I lost around 19lbs in the time I did it and whilst I COULD stay off carbs (mostly) it was easy but expensive. I keep toying with going on it again as I do love bacon and eggs!!

harribeau2012

. There is no "going back" to normal eating.

What you call normal made you fat. Get it? You cannot eat like that ever again if you want to stay healthy.

That's why it works.

I agree, returning to a normal that has previously made a weight surplus, well....it'll just do it again!

Kimbolebimbo

To me, the ones who are saying how dangerous this diet is and how they love themselves too much to go on such a dangerous diet are failing to see the irony.
You have eaten dangerously enough to pack on the pounds, you didn't love yourself enough to exercise and eat sensibly.

Maybe restricting ourselves a bit is actually what is now needed, after all isn't it overindulgence that got us to this point in the first place?

I'm enjoying this diet, it's the first diet that is working for me and I'm committed to it because it's healthy and easy, I believe in the entire program and feel most people think they can go back to overindulgence after they reach their goal, missing the point of the discipline that this diet teaches you.

After you reach your goal you move on to the 3rd phase where you eat protein, vegetables and you can add a piece of fruit each day plus two pieces of wheat bread, you also get one meal a week where you can have a anything goes meal, a sort of celebration meal.
I eat amazing foods everyday and feel full and satisfied and even more than that I'm happy a lot! This diet has genuinely changed my mindset and I'm thankful to Dr. Dukan.

I would love to help anyone who is struggling, I have a knack to create gourmet meals with simple ingredients that will keep you satisfied and I will share ideas with you no problem!

Don't count out this diet, trust me it is working for myself, my husband and my daughter! So far we have each lost between 10-13 lbs

Alatariel75

Dude got stripped of his licence to practice medicine for prescribing dangerous amounts of not-for-purpose drugs to patients for weight loss.

Sounds like not even he believed his diet was the miracle it's touted to be.

jalzak73

Hi there... totally agree with kimbolebimbo!!
People think they can go back to stuffing their faces with ice cream and pizza and be slim... i have 70 odd pounds to lose because i love greasy, sweet, stodgy food, not because i eat healthy.. Dukan really works if you commit to follow all the phases... anyone who says you only eat protein the whole diet has clearly not read the principles of the diet and knows nothing about it.
I am on itand works just fine. And for your info, he actually did not get struck off the medical council here in France, he asked to be taken off himself. The reasons can be read about on the net...

Alatariel75

Hi there... totally agree with kimbolebimbo!!
People think they can go back to stuffing their faces with ice cream and pizza and be slim... i have 70 odd pounds to lose because i love greasy, sweet, stodgy food, not because i eat healthy.. Dukan really works if you commit to follow all the phases... anyone who says you only eat protein the whole diet has clearly not read the principles of the diet and knows nothing about it.
I am on itand works just fine. And for your info, he actually did not get struck off the medical council here in France, he asked to be taken off himself. The reasons can be read about on the net...

He was taken off the membership of the Ordre des Médecins in 2012 at his own request, but was struck off the medical register in January this year...

MariFleming2020

I did it a couple of years ago to lose 6-7 lbs & was successful. However, I recently started it to lose 20 lbs gained over a couple of stressful years, and after the first 3 weeks I went into a plateau for 4 weeks - not an oz lost, despite being in a calorie deficit of at least 900 a day! (I was also tracking on MFP). I switched to a low-carb (less than 75 gm/day) high-veg & protein diet, and found that I had a lot more energy, could do much more intense exercise, and the weight is falling off! I am also not hungry, enjoying my healthy food a lot more, and am a lot less grumpy (my husband says). Pure Dukan is too boring, and is dangerously low in healthy vegetables, fibre (minimal), fruit (none), pulses (none) and nuts (none).