Dukan diet

CassieJones104 · November 2016

Anyone tried this? I know it all comes back down to the calories anyway but I'm just curious about it.

federicafezza4271 · November 2016

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.

trigden1991 · November 2016

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!!

crzycatlady1 · November 2016

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

poemomma · November 2016

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.

Alatariel75 · November 2016

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?

JaydedMiss · November 2016

poemomma wrote: »

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 >.>?

MissusMoon · November 2016

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.

1stplace4health · November 2016

@cassiekimbrough104 I tried it.....oooo it was hard. Doing 5:2 (Fast Diet) now, much easier. Best wishes.

Muscleflex79 · November 2016

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!

Sabine_Stroehm · November 2016

While I don't object to lowering carbs, and while I support eliminating carbs that cause cravings, Dukan is unnecessarily complicated, imho.

Ming1951 · November 2016

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.

crzycatlady1 · November 2016

poemomma wrote: »

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

Livgetfit · November 2016

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?

Sabine_Stroehm · November 2016

Livgetfit wrote: »

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?

This is true of, what 90% of people who lose weight, regardless of the approach, sadly.

kommodevaran · November 2016

Jakep2323 wrote: »

Dukan do it!!

"Du kan" is "you can" in Norwegian. Someone has been sneaking up knowledge

trigden1991 · December 2016

Livgetfit wrote: »

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?

That you didn't learn good eating patterns and how to track calories.

Livgetfit · December 2016

trigden1991 wrote: »

Livgetfit wrote: »

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?

That you didn't learn good eating patterns and how to track calories.

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.

trigden1991 · December 2016

Livgetfit wrote: »

trigden1991 wrote: »

Livgetfit wrote: »

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?

That you didn't learn good eating patterns and how to track calories.

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.

valentina5777 · January 2017

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

ekd23 · January 2017

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.

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