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Support for the Dukan Diet

My site provides free information and support to anyone who is following or considering following the Dukan Diet to lose weight. In my posts you will find hints, tips and information as well as many Dukan Diet recipes suitable for the first two phases of the diet plan. I also sometimes provide general information about losing weight, maintaining your ideal weight, eating healthily and exercising.

What is the Dukan Diet?

The Dukan Diet is a diet plan which has been developed and refined for over thirty years by Dr Pierre Dukan, a French nutritionist and doctor.

Describing the diet as “a planetary success” and as ”the revolutionary weight loss plan that has taken the world by storm! ” is obviously a little bit of sales hype on behalf of Dr Dukan, but his diet is certainly an international success as his Dukan Diet book has been published in 20 countries in 10 different languages. I also know that visitors to my site come from all over the world.

Unlike many other diet plans that you may have tried in the past, the Dukan Diet plan not only gives you the tools to lose weight, it also helps you develop new healthier eating habits that will allow you to stay at your target weight forever. There is nothing magical about the diet plan, although many dieters are astounded by the amount of weight they lose in the Attack Phase which is the first phase of the diet.

The Dukan Diet Phases

The Dukan Diet is a diet plan with four distinct phases. The first two weight loss phases, Attack (Phase 1) and Cruise (Phase 2) are based on the use of 100 allowed foods that make the food you eat high in protein but low in sugar, fat and carbohydrates. These 100 allowed foods are made up from a list of 72 low fat, protein rich foods and a list of 28 vegetables which are low in sugar and starches. In Phase 3 – Consolidation you start to add back fruit, hard cheese and starchy foods until you reach the final phase Phase 4 – Stabilisation which you follow to keep off the weight forever.

The Dukan Diet of course wouldn’t be the Dukan Diet without the another main feature, the daily serving of oat bran!

What also sets the diet apart from many others is the fact that almost all of the 100 allowed foods can be eaten freely without restriction and that there is no counting of calories or carbs!

The Dukan Diet Site – Posts

The site has been set up using a standard blogging platform and the information is provided in individual posts. If you want:

to read my latest posts you can click ”Posts“ here or in the navigation bar above
to browse the topics posted you can look through my “List of Contents“ page which lists and links to every post on the site
to look for a particular topic you can use the Search tool in the sidebar using a key word or phrase
To look for recipes start on my Dukan Diet Recipes page.

The Dukan Diet Site – Comments

It is the visitors which make this site special as the comments posted add another dimension. In the comments sections you can read about the experiences of others and see the questions they’ve asked and the answers that have been given. As well as being able to comment on each article or posting, I’ve put two posts on the site just for your comments, these are:

Baked Egg Custard - a dessert for the Dukan Diet

My Dukan Soapbox - where you can post details of your successes, seek support when your weight loss plateaus or ask for advice.
Site Ideas, Suggestions and Comments - where you can make comments and suggestions in helping to develop this site. Your comments and suggestions are very important to me as I want this to be a site that you will return to again and again and that you will want to recommend to your friends.

All comments to the site are fully moderated and do not appear until I authorize them, so sometimes there can be a delay before they appear.

The Dukan Diet Site – Contact Page

If you would prefer to email me with your questions, suggestions or comments you can do this using the Contact page which can be accessed here or from the navigation bar

Official Dukan Diet Websites

I’ve also provided the links below if you would like to visit Dr Dukan’s own official websites in either the US or the UK.

US Site - dukandiet.com

UK Site - dukandiet.co.uk

Best wishes

Amber:)

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GAT on May 17, 2013

Good Day AMBER,

I am now close to my cruise phase and have three issues worrying me.

Can I consider endive (not curly) mint, parsely, basil (basilic) and wild thym within the salad leaves greenery and hence would be allowed in this phase?

How do I compare 1/3 Vegetables and 2/3 Protein in this phase?? Can’t I have a large quantity of any kind of salad for example?

Any suggestion how to limit my choesterol intake, other than regular exercise and medication??

THANKS A LOT AGAIN & AGAIN
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  Amber on May 17, 2013
  
  Hi GAT
  
  Those plants will be fine added to your salad in the Cruise Phase of the Dukan Diet.
  
  There is no need to worry about getting to the ratios exactly just go by your plate but take into account that a leafy salad takes up a lot more room on your plate than a portion of carrots. I think Dr Dukan introduced the ratio to stop everyone just eating vegetables on PV days however given your high cholesterol I would be inclined to ignore this guidance as eating dietary fiber is said to help reduce cholesterol.
  
  Having high cholesterol is a bad risk for heart disease so stopping smoking and losing weight is really going to help cut down your risks. There are foods which are good for reducing cholesterol and some of these do fit the Dukan Diet such as oat bran, oily fish that are high in omega 3 and olive oil (you are allowed one teaspoon a day). Foods to avoid are egg yolks, prawns and try not to have too much red meat having fish, chicken, turkey or tofu instead.
  
  Any thing you do needs to be undertaken on the advice of your own doctor.
  
  Kind Regards
  
  Amber:)

Shazmeen on May 17, 2013

Dear Amber I have been following the attack phase very seriously I am on day 5 I had gone down from 78 kgs to 75.1 till yesterday, today I’m 76.4, even though I have stuck to the diet!! What could this be due to?
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  Amber on May 17, 2013
  
  Hi Shazmeen
  
  When you unexpectedly gain weight it is usually due to water retention and/or constipation and once dealt with your weight loss should be back on track.
  
  Kind regards
  
  Amber:)

GAT on May 16, 2013

Good Day AMBER,

I am grateful to receive your replies immediately, Thank you so much for your support and follow up.

What about smoking , does it diverge any result or does it have any negative effect on the diet in any way?

One other issue: is alcohol permitted only in celebration meals in the stabilisation phase (and what would be the prefered quantity) or before??

THANKS again.
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  Amber on May 16, 2013
  
  Hi GAT
  
  Smoking won’t have any affect on the Dukan Diet but you don’t need me to tell you it is bad for your health in general. You are allowed one glass of wine with your celebration meals in Consolidation. In Stabilisation you can drink as you wish except on Dukan Thursdays.
  
  Best wishes
  
  Amber:)

GAT on May 15, 2013

Good day AMBER,

Are two large pieces of beef stead ok for lunch during the attack phase and the cruise phase? and should they be very well done or it does not make any difference?

One other question: Can I drink fat free coke or any other drink during meals?

Thanks a lot..
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  Amber on May 15, 2013
  
  Hi GAT
  
  You can have two large pieces of steak for lunch on any day of the Dukan Diet and it doesn’t matter whether they are extremely rare or burnt to a crisp!
  
  You can have three diet cokes or other one calorie drinks a day and if you want this with your meal that is also fine.
  
  Best wishes
  
  Amber:)

Kait on May 14, 2013

Hi Amber!

I am going on a class trip and would like some advice. While it is only for a few days, I am worried about what I should do in terms of dieting, mostly because the food is prepared by volunteers, so we have no say in the menu. Any advice?
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  Amber on May 14, 2013
  
  Hi Kait
  
  You need to go for damage limitation and make the best choices you can and then get back on the diet as soon as you are back again.
  
  Kind regards
  
  Amber:)
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    Kait on May 15, 2013
    
    Thanks for the good info and speedy reply! I will do what you suggested and hope it turns out for the best. Thanks again!

Muna Nassar on May 7, 2013

Can you have the dukan cookies on Protein Thursday???
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  Amber on May 8, 2013
  
  Hi Muna
  
  As Dukan Thursday is the only measure you have in place to help control your weight on Stabilisation I’d recommend maximising the effects and steeringr clear of tolerated items which the Dukan cookies are treated as.
  
  Best wishes
  
  Amber:)

Karen on May 6, 2013

Hi Amber,

I was wondering what your thoughts were on protein powder. There are no carbs in it and it makes a great filling breakfast, even on P&V days (I add kale).

Thanks!
Karen
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  Amber on May 6, 2013
  
  Hi Karen
  
  Personally I’m not very keen on protein shakes but do I know that many people adapt the Dukan Diet to include protein shakes. Dr Dukan doesn’t approve of them as he doesn’t consider them to be real food and this is why this food doesn’t appear in his list of allowable foods. In the UK Dukan Online Coaching Chat on 3 May 2013 Sevie one of the coaches said “……In this diet, we would rather you obtain your proteins from natural foods instead of shakes. Shakes are to be had when in the stabilisation phase if you have no other ways of getting proteins on your PP day.”
  
  Kind regards
  
  Amber:)

Rod on May 1, 2013

Hi Amber,

Thanks so much for taking the time to help. You are an angel.

Regards
Rod
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  Amber on May 2, 2013
  
  I’m blushing!!
  
  Thanks
  
  Amber:)

Elena on April 29, 2013

Can we have mayonnaise on the cruise and consolidation phase?
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  Amber on April 29, 2013
  
  Hi Elena
  
  You can’t have “normal mayonnaise but you are allowed Dukan Mayonnaise. http://thedukandietsite.com/3574/dukan-sauces-salad-dressings-mayonnaises-and-vinaigrettes/
  
  Kind regards
  
  Amber:)
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  Teres on April 30, 2013
  
  What about store bought fat free mayo?
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    Amber on May 1, 2013
    
    Hi Teresa
    
    Fat free store bought mayo contains a lot of ingredients that aren’t allowed on the Dukan Diet.
    
    Here are typical contents.Water, modified food starch, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, soybean oil, contains less than 2% of salt,cellulose gel, natural flavor, artificial color, egg yolks, xanthan gum, mustard flour, lactic acid, cellulose gum.
    
    Kind regards
    
    Amber:)

joy on April 27, 2013

are jarred tomato sauces (spaghetti sauces) ok in the cruise phase?
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  Amber on April 28, 2013
  
  Hi Joy
  
  Most sauces are fine, you just need to check out the ingredients to make sure they don’t contain ingredients which aren’t allowed such as fat/oil or sugar.
  
  Best wishes
  
  Amber:)