Dukan Diet

schultzm83 · October 2018

Anyone else out there doing the Dukan diet? I’m new to it but I would love to hear your experience with it!!

TeaBea · October 2018

Hmmm a high protein fad diet from the 2000's......no thanks.

I just eat foods I like but stay within my calorie goals. All that's required for weight loss is a calorie deficit. I used to do named diets - no more. I'm someone that needs to change dietary habits forever or the weight just comes back.

vanityy99 · October 2018

What kind of diet is this?

Psychgrrl · October 2018

I tried it years ago, before MFP. I heard Princess Kate did it and I (stupidly) bought the book and tried it for a few months. Sure, I lost weight. Anyone would eating that few calories with so few food choices. It is not a plan that will provide you with needed micronutrients.

It’s an overly restrictive plan that teaches nothing about sustainable weight loss and developing habits to keep the weight off.

In my honest opinion, you’re so much better off entering your stats into MFP and eating the calories it says to by eating food you’d normally eat and not following some ridiculous “plan.”

OldAssDude · October 2018

If it has the word "diet" in it, and someone is trying to sell it, there is a 99.999999999% chance it's BS.

Here is a free program...

Exercise every day

Eat 500 calories per day less than you burn... or... burn 500 more calories per day than you eat... or... a combination of both.

You will lose 1 lb per week.

Once you reach a healthy body weight... well... you do the math.

MelanieCN77 · October 2018

There should be a rule that when someone comes asking about a diet or plan that they have to put the details in their post, so I don't have to search it up to see what it is and then have Chrome helpfully serve me up the worst related ads for the next month.

dragon_girl26 · October 2018

Trying to remember...isn't this diet considered a VLCD?

bpetrosky · October 2018

dragon_girl26 wrote: »

Trying to remember...isn't this diet considered a VLCD?

Last time I looked at it, it didn't seem like a VLCD. It was just another overly complex and restrictive diet, with a lot of emphasis on the throes of foods vs the amount. I suppose if someone worked out the calories in the various recipes they'd be on the low side, though.

Keto_Vampire · October 2018

I'm familiar with the basic premise of Dukan diet...I'm not one to follow "cook book"/"cookie cutter" diets without any individualization. The emphasis on higher protein does seem to be what's important for creating satiety & a kcal deficit (limiting mainly fat and having tight/calculated carbohydrate intake).

If you want to try out a variation, I would just focus on changing macronutrient ratios (protein, fat, carbohydrates) and adjust to your lifestyle as according based on results & activity (mood, energy, sleep, etc.). Just saying these "phases" don't provide much convenience in being consistent/compliant (what matters most); just make small adjustments when you need after 2-4 weeks of consistency (no one needs radical changes)

MsBaz2018 · October 2018

My friend did that and lost a lot of weight. She also strongly discouraged me from doing it because she thinks it contributed to hear fertility issues. That's just one data point though; maybe an outlier.

Muscleflex79 · October 2018

did it years ago and lost weight...then decided I need carbs in my life! as others have said, it is overcomplicating something that doesn't need to be complicated and restricting things that don't need to be restricted.

Sportyabc · November 2018

I am currently doing the Dukan diet. I’m on day 12 and have lost 4.3 lb so far. I think i could have lost a little bit more so far but I had one “cheat-day” in the 1st phase that made me fall back but since then I have again been slowly but surely losing a bit of weight every day.

I would say that the first days are the hardest as you have to follow really strict rules and you miss some things but it gets easier and easier from day to day and you also learn how to balance it with your social life.

I have a friend who was overweight and lost a lot of weight (she is skinny now) with this diet and has been able to maintain her weight loss for several years now. She was the one who introduced me to this diet but also warned me to read the book cover to cover to get informed about the possible side-effects/health risks.

I would love to hear about your experiences and process!

amy19355 · November 2018

MelanieCN77 wrote: »

There should be a rule that when someone comes asking about a diet or plan that they have to put the details in their post, so I don't have to search it up to see what it is and then have Chrome helpfully serve me up the worst related ads for the next month.

you could choose to ignore the urge to search on it, especially in light of your experience with the after-effects!

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