Has anyone ever tried the Dukan diet?

A friend of mine has been trying to get me on this - she lost 5 stone! I've been hesitant cause I LOVE carbs!! But, you have all kicked-started me now and my books are on the way!!!

Great idea to put a thread on there - maybe we should organise a weekly weigh in and post our results!! (maybe with a flash of the scales so there's no cheating!!) I know that will motivate me!!!

Like others though, I'm going to start after Christmas - I don't want to feel guilty as hell for dinking alcohol and eating chocolates!!!

Thanks sammi, I'll order the books and give it a go after christmas

Ohh there are quite a few of us now!

I would love to start after xmas but I get married in february and I've got to lose this baby weight to fit into my dress. So I'm on it as soon as my book arrives! ?

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Thanks starstruck,

I still have baby weight to shift and my son is almost 5 now! I dont want to be 'skinny', just comfortable enough to fit in clothes i can buy on the high street and not have to look for the bigger sections in shops. I would be very happy to get down to my pre-pregnancy weight of 13st.

? I'm coming shopping with you!

Oh, and I spent a tenner on some digital scales too. Which I am going to pick up today and weigh myself ☹️

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ETA: Lol you better keep me motivated Starstruck! I think I might have to have a treat day on xmas day though!!

YAY!! ?

Soooooo..... shall I start a thread with our starting weight on?? I am happy to go first!!!

? if only there was such a diet!!

Girls, I've just set a Dukan Diet Support Thread up in Weight Loss Forum so we can all support each other. I've got both Dukan books so I'm happy to stick some of the recipies that I've used in there & I think it'll be great if we can all help motivate each other ? We'll soon all be rather slimmer than we are now!

Yes please to the recipes!

*goes to have a nose*

Thats it, I took the plunge and ordered the books. I'll be starting after christmas

After reading everyones posts i have just ordered the book. It seems that i am forever dieting, with no avail. Im a size 12-14 and 6ft. But want to lose weight and tone it all before our wedding!

Heres to hoping!!

Can anyone tell me how this diet differs from the Atkins? thanks!!!

The dukan diet is based on low fat meat, unlike the Atkins..see following Link Hope that helps

http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/04/21/how-the-dukan-diet-works-the-french-diet-that-is-supposed-to-end-the-obesity-epidemic/

It is basically a healthier, more balanced version of Atkins without a lot of the downsides of the Atkins diet. It's designed as a long term eating plan which does include veg after the first stages & is meant to be a long term weight loss solution, not a crash diet.

Anyone got their book yet?

Anyone else worrying that eating mainly meat for a few days will make them feel ick?

When question - what about booze?

Sorry CB, booze isn't allowed as your body converts it to carbohydrate ☹️ Illi, you don't feels sick eating so much meat but you feel full a lot more quickly in my experience. I found after a few days that I was naturally a lot less hungry & eating less than I would normally ?

Not even a little gin and slimline tonic?

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That is pretty much spot on Starstruck ?

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So glad I didn't open that bottle of wine in the fridge the other night! Although it was calling my name last night.