The Dukan Diet has been very talked-about in France for the past decade or so and is now getting more famous in the United States and UK. It is very similar to the Atkins diet, meaning that you consume lots of protein and seriously limit your ingestion of carbs. As with most restrictive diets, you will definitely lose weight, but will the pounds stay off? And is this sort of weight loss good for you?

There are four phases to the Dukan diet: attack, cruise, consolidation and stabilization. The attack phase is the swift weight loss period, which you follow for one to ten days. Throughout time, you eat nothing but lean protein and a few tablespoons of oat bran. The cruise phase adds a choice of veg every alternate day and increases the oat bran; you stay in this phase till you get to your ideal weight.

The consolidation phase introduces fruit, 2 pieces of multi grain bread and one piece of hard cheese per day. This phase also starts the core of the diet: one day per week of eating just lean protein and oat bran powder. Ultimately, the stabilization phase is designed to be followed for life. It is composed of eating what you want, but continuing with nothing apart from protein and oat bran one day a week.

The most rapid weight loss will happen during the attack phase. You'll also shed pounds during the cruise phase, just at a slower pace. Consolidation is regarded as the most critical period for the ultimate success of the diet, because this is when it is quickest to regain weight. According to Dukan, if you stay in the consolidation phase for five days for every pound you've lost, you will not gain the weight back.

Any person following a diet like this could be prepared for one or two complications, eg lethargy, bowel obstruction and dog breath. Your body just wants to get used to making energy via protein and the burning of blubber instead of from carbohydrates. Everyone is different , but for many people the Dukan diet may be worth trying.

India Durling has had a life long interest in effective diets and weight loss. She writes on the subject ceaselessly and maintains a preferred question and answer blog featuring diet plans, weight loss tips and effective methods for losing weight called Lose Weight Fast (ish)


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