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The Dukan Diet
The only diet that works as it's a complete education
I have tried many diets. Most were unsuccessful and I felt hungry and tired. I lost 8,5 KG on the Dukan diet 5 years ago. I've slowly gained some of the weight back. I tried Keto but that was totally unsustainable. I revisited the Dukan book and I am slowly training myself to take control. I love that you are allowed to eat as much as you want but the food is restricted. That's fine for me as I am not a fancy cook. It really does work if you are 100% and it's fast.
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It worked for me but I didn’t keep it up
Some years ago I tried this diet specifically as I wanted something easy with quick results. I didn’t keep it up unfortunately. Initially I didn’t believe I would lose weight in the week, but was shocked and encouraged by the scales which motivated me to keep going. I lost quite a lot. Even after 3 days. I didn’t stick to it strictly and yet I still had results. I also did not do the walking. I’ve read it’s complicated, it’s not really, I just stuck to most of the rules but not all. I hate instructions and rules. I’m not a water drinker. I en...
Read moreded up drinking those cancerous diet drinks. Don’t recommend. It takes a bit of will power to put up without for a short while. I recall eating a homemade burger sitting on a lonely plate. No bread, no onion, no lettuce, no cheese, no sauce. You end up eating vegetables Except potatoe shortly etc so I don’t know why they claim you maybe missing out on nutrients. I wouldn’t call it a fad diet. I had never done a diet previously. I think it makes sense. The attack phase is so short, but the longer you do it the more you lose. You can eat as much as you want and the oat bran is there partially fill you up. I love summer fruits and juice is my weakness. I need to check when these are allowed. I’ve forgotten. I’m hoping to give it another go.This is the only one that works
the diet really works i am a living testimony but it takes a lot of discipline and obedience i can recommend it to anybody please give it a try. Athough i failed the first time i am determined to go through it all because it is the only diet that works
Its not a Diet its a life style
It's not the fats that make you gain weight so much as the sugar and processed food we eat if they remove all or most of the good fat they need to add something to bring back the flavour which is often sugar and that's the demon,even too much fruit can be a problem that's why juicing fruit does not make sense to me,eat the whole fruit at say 4 tsp of sugar instead of four juiced apples with about 16 tsp's
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Dukan Diet led me on a path to developing colonic polyps and cancer
Although I lost close to 10kgs on this diet, I subsequently developed colonic polyps and was then diagnosed with cancer (retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma). Too much protein not enough vegetables and fruit.
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Best diet to lose weight
I gained 20 kg with my second pregnancy.After strenuous exercise, low calorie diet ,I managed to bring my weight from 85 to 77 Kg.Then it was stuck.One of my colleagues recommended me Duken diet.In first 7 days .scale moved from 77 to. 75 kg.
From then onwards I did. 5 days protein diet ,5 days mixed phase diet.I had few weeks of free food but I tried not to eat Carbs at all .
Today after 8 months of having baby my weight is 61 Kg.Its amazing .Highly recommended diet for Aussies
U can have coffee. , and u don't need to starve.
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Dukan Believer! I lost 8 kilos almost a year ago and have kept it off
I didn't come on to write a review for Dukan (I was looking for something else) but when I saw this I had to put my 5 cents in. I am a true believer that if you are regimented it will work. I started my Dukan conversion on the 31st of July 2012 & reached my target of 62.3 on the 9th of Sept as calculated when imputed into the dukan graph BUT then kept losing and have been at 59.3-59.5 ever since. All I can say if boredom sets in google there are loads of sites with Dukan friendly recipes) - supplement the sugar cravings with No sugar hot chocol...
Read moreate and other non guilty treats. I have religiously stuck to his protein only Tuesdays (as it works better for me) - oat bran ever day & sometimes if I feel bogged down I will skip carbs & have protein only for 2 meals in a day but it's so EASY.Give it a go it is cheap, you are never hungry but hey you are speaking to a convert :-) Never hungry eat 100 foods with no limit You can get tired from the lack of carbsStart Weight 68.9kg Height 152cm. Goal Weight 53.3kg
I am on Day 4 of the Dukan Diet. I have tried so many others, CSIRO, Naturopath written diet (avg 800 calories a day), Liver Cleansing, etc. This is the 1st diet that I have seen results without being hungry. I have had reasonable energy, one headache (not necessariy the diet). I thought I would really struggle with protein only, but there is variety, you just have to be creative! I have lost 900g in the 4 days but on the other diets I really struggled to lose anything. I am hoping to continue the Attack phase for the 7 days as recommended by the Dukan diet calculator. Time will tell!
inexpensive compared to Weight Watchers, etc and easy to stick to.
Can get boring if you dont get creative with allowed ingredients.
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lost 9 k in 42 days (and counting)
I haven't bought the book, but I did follow the diet from information I found online. It has worked very well, I've been losing about 1kg per week (I am on phase 2).
I tried several other diets, and none worked like this.
lately my weight has leveled off, so I cut my food intake by half.
Now the weight loss is back to a normal rhythm, and I am not hungry at all !
just works
very hard to have a social life
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- 2 reviews
Working for me
I am on day 8 phase 1, lethargic feelings are gone and hunger pains no more hav lost nearly 5kgs and 28cm all up, I am looking forward to phase 2, PV days I hav a long way to go but very confident, usually by this time on any other diet I start falling off the diet cause nothing is happening so all I can say is if its for you preserve, I know my weight loss will get slower but what a start I happy!
Its working
A bit lethargic but passes
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Not suitable for everyone!
Try as I could, I could not loose any weight on this diet. I had about 10kg I wanted to loose but I still started from the very beginning and followed it EXACTLY as outlined in the books (both the colour one with recipes and photos and the plain book shown here). I am not naturally a big meat eater so I chose all the fish, tofu, egg and dairy products on the list. I did not loose more than 1/2 a kilo in total over 4 weeks!!!! It is an absolute fallacy to say that you can eat all you want of the recommended foods as eating too much (or too ...
Read moremuch fat) will prevent you loosing any weight; any dietitian could tell you that. You simply cannot eat unlimited quantities just because they are protein foods! As soon as I went to large quantities of vegetables and salads (NO oil!), limited the fats in any protein foods I ate, I lost the weight. For me, it was only the lowering of the fat in my diet, regular exercise (not really exerting myself more than 1/2 hour a day - most days - but with lots of incidental exercise on top of that) that I finally lost 7kg. I do not recommend this diet at all. I hated not eating vegetables. It made my breath stink and made me constipated and did not result in any weight loss as I attribute the 1/2 kg I did loose to the increase in my activity level during the time I spent on this diet. Now I eat moderately and include some oils like tiny amounts of olive oil on salads, nuts, seeds and oily fish. Plus a small piece of dark chocolate whenever I feel like it! Otherwise, I do not eat fatty foods and this as well as moving more made me slim and keeps me that way. I walk wherever I can, ride my bike to the shops, run after and with my kids, play tennis and games outdoors and move whenever I see the opportunity to do so. I follow a good home exercise DVD or two that last no more than 1/2 an hour most days to motivate me and build more muscle tone also. Just thought you might want to know what keeps me slim as Dukan simply did not work. Nothing at all. Well, some of the recipes were interesting. No vegetables or salads in the beginning. You really fill your hungry stomach with veggies and it helps you eat less of other foods, so not being allowed to do this until later in the diet was not good.It's not like I didn't want this diet to succeed. It's just that it clearly does not work for everyone! I stuck to lean proteins also, but if you don't like meat, other options are limited.
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It's not like I didn't want to loose weight! Just that this program simply does not suit everyone, as surprising as that may sound.
Perhaps it was because I didn't have much to loose. Perhaps not so...
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Amazingly effective diet
I found this to be a surprisingly effective and simple way to lose weight. I read about the diet online and then bought the book to understand it better and make sure I followed it properly. I would highly recommend buying the book as the diet only works really well when done properly.
I found the attack phase for three days quite challenging as I missed my carbs. However, once I could alternate between protein, and protein and vegie days it became fairly easy. I knew exactly what I was allowed to eat and could eat as much as I wanted whene...
Read morever I wanted, provided I followed their rules. I have lost 12 kgs over the last 10 weeks with not much effort - which still feels too good to be true! I am now in the 3rd phase of the diet and have added some foods back in. This is still going well and I have got used to the whole protein and vegie way of eating and have little desire to eat carbs again. This is great as I feel reassured that I can probably continue this as my normal eating habits and stop the weight from going back on. I would highly recommend this diet to anyone who is prepared to follow the diet rules as you will lose weight. fast, effective and only uses natural foods Buying this amount of meat on a regular basis is on the expensive side.Find out how The Dukan Diet compares to other Diet & Weight Loss Programs
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Best diet ever... makes sense... never hungry... high protein, low fat and carbs
The Dukan is the holy grail of diets in my opinion (and yes I've tried every diet known to woman). Its really a road to a change of lifestyle - for those of us who need it. Uses a huge range of allowed foods and gives a method for keeping the weight off for the rest of your life. Emphasizes fresh proteins initially then adds fresh vegetables until you reach your goal weight. Then two more phases to stabilise and consolidate your weight for good, gradually adding back previously 'not allowed' foods. No calorie counting or ridiculous portion ...
Read morecontrol that can't be maintained long-term. But you need to stick to it or it doesn't work as well. I have a lot to lose - 33kgs - and for the first time in years the scales are going in the right direction. But as another reviewer says , you do have to be organised. I shopped for the things I needed and even cleaned out the cupboards of all the 'rubbish' before I started so I wasn't tempted by stuff I shouldn't eat just for the moment. I now stay away generally from carbs and anything in a box, packet or coloured white. And the best thing is I'm eating really healthylow fat foods and eating more and drinking more water than I used to - and the increased protein means I never feel hungry. I modify the recipes to suit my tastes and as long as you stick to 'the rules' the cooking is easy. I bought a pancake maker to make the rather yummy and versatile oat bran pancakes and have discovered the delights of the one egg omlette + protein for breakfast. Have lost 4 kgs with ease! Highly recommended... suggest you get the book, read it from cover to cover so you know what you are in for and give it a go! Says what it says it does if you stick to it, never hungry and can be maintained easily in the longer-term Increased proteins will probably increase your grocery bill.Yes, very expensive to buy all those protein foods, especially if you are fussy and like fish more than steak. Tofu and low fat plain yoghurt also on the expensive side in Australia.
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It worked for me!
I've been following the Dukan diet since 28/1/12 and have lost a total of 17 kg's.
It's been the easiest and most effective diet I've ever been on and I've been on a few.
I am half way through the 3rd phase (consolidation) and it's so easy that I don't even think of myself as being on a diet anymore, it's a way of life.
I'm very confident that I won't put the weight back on because I now know what foods to eat and what not to eat and what works for me.
My husband has also lost 10 kgs and we've never been fitter or healthier and we're both nearing 60
It may not work for everyone but it certainly is working for me
Very effective and easy to follow
Expensive and time consuming
encouraging as I am about to start. Thanks.
I haven't been back here for a while so I thought I'd post an update.
I reached my goal weight in mid July (lost a total 20kg's) and have kept it off for 3 months. I have so much energy and feel ter...
I am on day 2 of attack stage and so far have lost 1kg, encouraging for me!
I highly recommend this.
I am nearly finished phase three of the Dukan diet. I've lost 17 kilos and have stabilised well. I have rarely felt hungry and don't miss sugary and refined foods (simple carbohydrates) at all. The only down side I experienced was for phase one and some of phase two, extreme lethargy when exercising. I put that down to the absence of the aforesaid foods and it passed after a couple of months.
Easy to follow and plenty of options.
None that I can see. Perhaps some will see having to constrain socialising for a while a con but I didn't.
I lost 24 kilos over the 1st twelve months. I was in my mid sixties when I started and It was my 1st dieting effort.
I did 10 days on the attack phase initially, ate very well but followed the recom...
Questions & Answers
this is my second attempt the first time i lost 10kgs but could not maintain it was such a difficult time for me because i gained back all my weight nevertheless i did not give up i have started again am in my 4th day so far i have lost 1.5 kg but the problem am facing is a lot of hurt burn though out the day what do i do to stop this?
I would suggest you see a doctor ASAP before you continue with this diet. Your health is too important not to seek professional medical advice as you might be doing yourself irreversible harm.
If anyone had followed the dukan diet please tell me the weight lose that you have lost and the time that you have taken to reach your goal?
On the Dukan site you can input and calculate this from memory it was 6 weeks and was spot on from the calculation.
I lost 5.5kgs but kept on losing another 4 kg but became too gaunt. That was 2010 a...
I lost 20k in 6 months Kept it off for a year then got slack and put it back on. It works but you have to be careful and do the 3 stages I did not and went back into old habits.
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Category | Diet & Weight Loss Programs |
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Price (RRP) | 19.99 |
Release date | Aug 2010 |
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It does work my sons fiancé lost 11 kilo in six weeks, my son lost 10 even drinking alcohol, I,lost 5 in 2 weeks. All lean proteins no fat..