Dr.Durkans diet

vanessadcampanelli
vanessadcampanelli Posts: 132
edited October 5 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello,

I had a friend of mine suggest the Durkan's diet plan .. basically for the first 5 days you eat only protein, nothing else... after those 5 days you incorporate only vegetables with the protein until you loose all your weight.. now i'm on day 3 and i don't understand why i can't eat vegetables! i miss the greens! lol .. if any of you have been on this diet, are doing it, or have any input please reply :) thanksss and add me :)

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  • lvnspoonful
    lvnspoonful Posts: 391 Member
    I have never heard of it....sounds hard to stick to! I am not realy big on protein and lots of meats so I think it would be hard for me to stick to.
  • ajfrench
    ajfrench Posts: 323 Member
    I have done it but it sounds like a combination of Atkins and South Beach. I assume for the first 5 days you can't have anything else - grains or fruits, etc. You'll have to keep us posted on how you do.
  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
    Scary, scary diet. A friend of mine ended up impacted and had to have surgery. Yeah, not something I want nor can afford right now...
  • Moms3Kwa
    Moms3Kwa Posts: 57
    They had a story on GMA about this diet. People lost a lot of weight when they started but had a hard time maintaining after they stopped the plan.
  • vanessadcampanelli
    vanessadcampanelli Posts: 132
    well i tried it for 1 day believe it or not lol .. it didnt last i felt extremely dizzy .. lightheaded and it just didnt feel right... so yesterday i cheated and incorporated veggies.. just eating protein cannot be good for you.. i just wanted some feed back on the diet as my friend is sooo convinced it works... but me not so much
  • MickeyEstes
    MickeyEstes Posts: 19 Member
    You may want to read this article about too much protein.

    http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/too-much-protein-is-no-good/
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I doubt followoing any extreme diet for only 5 days would do permenant harm, but that would be 5 pretty crappy days IMO. What is the plan for maintenance once the weight is lost?
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    I doubt followoing any extreme diet for only 5 days would do permenant harm, but that would be 5 pretty crappy days IMO.

    ... or lack thereof from not getting any fiber.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I doubt followoing any extreme diet for only 5 days would do permenant harm, but that would be 5 pretty crappy days IMO.

    ... or lack thereof from not getting any fiber.

    :laugh: Very true. Day 6 or 7 could be interesting though.
  • shimmergal
    shimmergal Posts: 380 Member
    Hello,

    I had a friend of mine suggest the Durkan's diet plan .. basically for the first 5 days you eat only protein, nothing else... after those 5 days you incorporate only vegetables with the protein until you loose all your weight.. now i'm on day 3 and i don't understand why i can't eat vegetables! i miss the greens! lol .. if any of you have been on this diet, are doing it, or have any input please reply :) thanksss and add me :)

    Is this Dukan Diet by any chance ? It sounds very similar. www.thedukandiet.com (or url link http://www.dukandiet.co.uk/)
  • firedragon064
    firedragon064 Posts: 1,082 Member
    Atkins is better than Durkans. Durkans let you eat as much protein as you want and
    it's possible to overeat protein and make your kidney works double hard .
    Durkans was on Dr Oz show. To me it's jut another spin off from the low carb pioneer Dr Atkins.
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