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Anyone heard of the Dukan diet? Pierre Dukan?
My parents were on it, and my stepdad dropped 9kg in about two months. My mother's loss was smaller - only 5kg - but still about as much as she wanted. Of course, they're conscientious eaters, so they keep an eye on their food, so it's not a case of "diet, then normal eating patterns".
I'm thinking that I would like to lose a bit of the belly I've been developing over winter. All my trousers and jeans are tight and it's growing annoying. I haven't been able to manage it any other way and I refuse to let this snowball year by year. I have the time to consider all the factors, and the ability to manage my food
I don't usually diet - I have a rather poor opinion of faddish diets, actually - but this one seemed to do the parentals so well, and it seems to be billed as a change-of-lifestyle diet, not a weight-loss diet - I figured it might do okay for me.
Ultimately, it seems to start from the basics, reforming your eating habits and your tastebuds along the way, rather than just trying to limit what you're eating when your body is accustomed to it and craves it. In the end I believe you're supposed to expand the dietary patterns into something that resembles your original consumption patterns...only with less fat and less sugar.
eg. The first week is pretty much proteins-only. No carbs, no vegies, no fruit. My mother - big on vegies and fruit - said she struggled with that part, and I suspect I will, too. Then they reintroduce vegies to the diet, then fruit, and then back to a more-or-less 'normal' diet - keeping an eye on the sugar and the fat, while allowing a couple of 'splurge' meals a week.
So, something to look into.
Anyway, I have to borrow the book off the parentals to read it in detail but at this stage it's a possibility.
Anyone tried this diet?
My parents were on it, and my stepdad dropped 9kg in about two months. My mother's loss was smaller - only 5kg - but still about as much as she wanted. Of course, they're conscientious eaters, so they keep an eye on their food, so it's not a case of "diet, then normal eating patterns".
I'm thinking that I would like to lose a bit of the belly I've been developing over winter. All my trousers and jeans are tight and it's growing annoying. I haven't been able to manage it any other way and I refuse to let this snowball year by year. I have the time to consider all the factors, and the ability to manage my food
I don't usually diet - I have a rather poor opinion of faddish diets, actually - but this one seemed to do the parentals so well, and it seems to be billed as a change-of-lifestyle diet, not a weight-loss diet - I figured it might do okay for me.
Ultimately, it seems to start from the basics, reforming your eating habits and your tastebuds along the way, rather than just trying to limit what you're eating when your body is accustomed to it and craves it. In the end I believe you're supposed to expand the dietary patterns into something that resembles your original consumption patterns...only with less fat and less sugar.
eg. The first week is pretty much proteins-only. No carbs, no vegies, no fruit. My mother - big on vegies and fruit - said she struggled with that part, and I suspect I will, too. Then they reintroduce vegies to the diet, then fruit, and then back to a more-or-less 'normal' diet - keeping an eye on the sugar and the fat, while allowing a couple of 'splurge' meals a week.
So, something to look into.
Anyway, I have to borrow the book off the parentals to read it in detail but at this stage it's a possibility.
Anyone tried this diet?
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I lost about 95 lbs. over about a year and a half and have kept it off. I had a heart attack and was diagnosed as a diabetic. My breakfast is two servings of fruit, a lowfat low sugar yogurt, and coffee made into a (HUGE) mug with 3/4 of a cup of skim milk and no-sugar-added cocoa mix. For both lunch and dinner I have a pack-of-cards size serving of very lean meat, a half cup of (usually whole grain) carb, and the rest of the plate is veggies. This is served on a 9 inch plate to keep portions reasonable. We use no butter, but only olive oil and canola oil in cooking, and very few prepared foods. The only cheese I eat is hard cheeses like parmesan as garnishes, or 75% fat reduced cheddar in small quantities. It's not really cheese so much as a "cheese-like substance", but it is what passes for cheese in my world. It works pretty well as a lifestyle change which supports my diabetic and cardiac needs and keeps me slim, but it is difficult to find places to eat out that meet my needs. You are young and healthy, and can afford to cheat for special occasions. I can't if I want to be there for my kids many years from now.