Is this the new diet Craze?
Have you heard of the Dukan Diet yet? I was just reading the internet and came across an article about Pierre Dukan and his famous Dukan Diet. Of course since I just found about the diet I really haven’t had the chance to really look at it in depth.
So far what I know about the Dukan diet is that is has been around for awhile, since around 2000 in France that is. Now since a few articles and stories have been posted on the net people have been calling it the go to diet for weight loss.
The Dukan Diet Story
The fact is that the Dukan Diet wasn’t something that was supposed to be transformed into a diet plan or mass weight loss program. What happened was literally someone from Quebec posted in a weight loss forum that she had been losing weight and able to keep it off following a particular program.
Needless to say a star was born, and the Dukan Diet immediately had a following of women supporters. The women took it upon themselves to start a weight loss community to share with others their success from using this weight loss program. Once you have people who are able to show others how something works and they see that its working for others you start to have a devoted following.
Before you knew the small group of women who had been able to lose weight and keep it off turned in the millions of Dukan program users.
How the Dukan Diet Works
Basically from what I have read so far the Dukan Diet is broken into four different stages. There are claims that this particular weight loss program is considered a natural weight loss program to help you get slim. In order to successfully lose weight using the Dukan Diet you have to follow the diet plan based upon the four phases listed below.
Phase 1 of the Dukan Diet method:
In phase 1 of the Dukan diet you will basically eat high protein foods which they claim will help you achieve rapid weight loss. The first phase is actually called the ATTACK phase and will supposedly give you immediate results in losing weight.
Phase 2 of the Dukan Diet method:
This phase is known as the CRUISE phase and follows the brief first phase of eating high protein foods. Phase 2 of the Dukan plan combines phase 1 and 2 so that you eat mostly pure proteins and recommended vegetables. In the phase of the diet it is said that one will start to achieve their TRUE Weight (whatever that may mean).
Phase 3 of the Dukan Diet method:
Phase 3 of the Dukan Diet is considered to be the maintenance phase and only starts after you have achieved your goal weight loss. In this phase of the Dukan Diet you eat the same as you did in phase 2 but you are allowed to eat a serving of fruit and two slices of bread each day. Phase 3 of the Dukan diet also allows you to have a cheat meal each week.
Phase 4 of the Dukan Diet method:
From my understanding phase 4 if the diet is considered a lifelong process as this phase means a complete change in lifestyle. You can now eat whatever you were eating before as long as you use the rules of phase 3 as a guideline.
My Opinion of the Dukan Diet
Basically I don’t know if it works and can’t really say it’s bad or good at this point. Simply from what I read I think it would work if only because you will more than likely be eating fewer calories than you were eating before. I would guess that if you get results quickly it would help you with motivation to continue the diet.
You will also have to look at the fact that it is mostly a low carb diet and you might be tired more often and may experience mood swings. If you have tried the diet and have a review please post a comment. Would you try this diet? Oh just remembered the cost of the Dukan Diet is $26.00 but it’s not available in the US until April 19, 2011.
