Dukan Diet

Dawn, I looked up the Dukan diet and didn't see the meal plan, but it seemed to focus on "phases" for weight loss. I don't see anything wrong with that. Whatever works for you, as long as it's safe! I wish you all the best of luck. You can do it!

Hi, the diet is great and I predict you'll have good success! SoBeautiful2011

I don't know anything about it, but I 100% think there is no need for a diet, it is about making a healthy lifestyle change to lose the weight. I hope it works for you regardless.

I am currently finishing my second day in the attack phase. I signed up for the coaching on the website to get menus and a realistic weight rather than choosing to read the book. The food so far has been good and I have lost 1 pound and several inches. The food is very involved and requires a lot of cooking. You will not get a good shopping list until they update your menus each morning. This is inconvenient because 1. I like to make my food in advance 2. You can't really shop for the menus till the day of. What I started doing was taking items from the previous day and making them for the following day.

I started doing it because a friend of mine wanted me to do it with her. I have lost 26 pounds and she lost 33 pounds simply making lifestyle and diet changes, so this was just for fun basically. Oddly enough, the one thing I miss a lot is salads. I have been having several everyday for the past few months, so to be told absolutely no fruits and veggies took some getting used to. However, I will be able to add veggies back on Tuesday........Yay! good luck.

I have been on the Dukan Diet since July 23rd. So almost 2 months on Sunday. I love it and it is working great for me. I did the attack phase for 10 days and lost about 12 pounds. I am on the second phase now and have lost a total of 32 pounds. It hasn't been hard except for the planning you must do. I don't eat fast food at all and just eat healthy. You can still eat out and have lean protein and vegetables. Once you get to the second phase you can add vegetables back in and have your salads, etc. Because of all the protein I am never hungry and love the results. I don't crave the carbs and it has been a lifestyle change for me. But it is one I am happy with and is very manageable.

I never had any of the additional coaching or even bought the book. I just went online and read about it and have gone from there. I have several other family members who are also doing this with me. We have lost about 75 pounds combined doing this for the past 2 months. If you have any questions please let me know. Good Luck!

i have been yoyo-ing with the dukan since 2 years ago.
you will pile all the weight right back on,i advice you to just start
by eating fruits and veggis with 3 decent meals a day, walking to start with
and using mfp to log calories and drinking more water .goodluck.

I just started the DUKAN diet 3 days ago.

Ive been on many calorie controlled diets but don't lose much weight on them at all, and have cravings that would make even the most sane of us crazy.

I went on ATKINS about 6 months ago for a week, and actually gained 2kg, or 4.4 pounds.

A few months ago I started a diet which was similar to Dukan but much more restrictive. It was made up of 3 snacks of 50g protein food each, and 3 meals of 100g protein food. I was allowed unlimited sugar free soda and diet jelly, and had to drink at least 2 litres of water a day. I was using the bodytrim advantage bars instead of my 50g snack every now and then as well. I had no cravings really, just a little envy watching my husband eating KFC and McDonalds.

I was on the diet for 10 days, and lost 7 kilos, or 15.4 pounds. (I am serious!)

I stopped as I was starting a cycle of fertility treatments, then got pregnant that month after trying to conceive for 2.5 years, but unfortunately had an ectopic pregnancy

Its about 2 weeks since my emergency surgery to remove my ectopic pregnancy. Ive gone on birth control for 3 months while the methotrexate injection leaves my system (it didnt work anyway, and I needed surgery) so what a great opportunity to go on a really strict diet to get my weight back down!

I started the Dukan diet 2 days ago, and Duromine 30mg, prescribed by my doctor, at 120.7 kilos. The next day, I was 119.9 kilos. Then today, I was 118.1kg. That's 2.6 kilos, or 5.7 pounds in 2 days!

I'm finding the Dukan diet just as effective as my other most effective diet. Ive been loving that I don't have to weigh my protein foods, I can just eat as much as I want. I don't stuff myself obviously. I haven't been eating the oat bran, because I worry it will send me back out of ketosis, therefore halting my weight loss. I'm going to stay in the "Attack" phase for 3 months, much longer than recommended I know. I haven't been hungry much at all, which is probably mostly due to the Duromine.
I always get really severe diarrhoea on protein diets for the first few days but I take some immodium which helps until my tummy settles.
Ive found the diet really good, I love that I am allowed yoghurt, cream cheese and skim milk. There are heaps of awesome recipes online as well, the website www.mydukandiet.com is great. Im making the lemon cheesecakes tomorrow Ive been trying to find the perfect sugar free meringue recipe, I made a batch already but they were too crumbly.

If you are thinking about the diet, dont bother buying the books, i bought the original one and a recipe one, but theres nothing in there you cant find easily online, or on the Dukan official website.

Hopefully my luck continues with this diet! Wish me luck!