The author of the diet by profession is a neurologist. However, he became interested in the principles of healthy eating, when his friend needed serious help in the fight against obesity. It was then that Duncan developed his diet, which has now benefited more than five million women and men around the world, including such famous personalities as Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez and Kate Middleton.
A detailed description of the Ducane diet
Perhaps the most pleasant news for those who decided to try this method of losing weight on themselves will be that the author of this food system understands the depth of human suffering while limiting oneself in food. Therefore, the basis of a diet is not a restriction in products, but the right choice.
Agree, it's nice to understand that sitting on a diet, you will not need to count up every calorie and be tormented by the pains of conscience for an extra spoonful of soup.
However, it should be borne in mind that the Ducane diet is not an express method of losing weight. The plan will have to be eaten for several months. After that, the dietician himself admits light gastronomic "pranks", but more often people get used to eat according to Dyukan and do not change the principles of making a diet.
The Ducane diet consists of four stages. The first two are aimed directly at burning fat mass, and the last two - to stabilize the weight and maintain the shape.
Let's consider the detailed description of each stage.
Stage one. Attack
Judging by the name, this phase is aimed at active weight loss. Most often it lasts 3-10 days, depending on how much you want to reset. Three days will be required for burning ten or less kilograms, three to five - to lose 10-20 kilograms. And if you need to remove up to 30 kg, then the attack can last as much as ten days.
At this time, only protein products are allowed. To digest such food, the body spends much more energy than it receives.
Here is an example menu for Attack
Breakfast: omelet of three proteins and low-fat milk, fish (1 piece), tea or coffee.
Lunch: beef or chicken. Meat can be boiled or baked with spices.
Snack: any seafood with a piece of cheese
Dinner: yogurt or low-fat kefir, a slice of fish.
Fry products are recommended without oil, and from salads to exclude mayonnaise and vegetable oil. In return, use lemon juice.
Also it is necessary to drink a lot of water without gas, Approximately one and a half to two liters per day.
In addition to the above examples of dishes, Ducane admits the use of such products:
- meat: beef, veal, pork or poultry. Necessarily without skin and fat
- Fish and seafood
- milk and dairy products of low fat content
- liver, kidney, tongue
- eggs of chicken and quail
Stage two. Cruise
Another name for this phase is alternation. So it was called because in addition to protein foods, some vegetables are added to the diet. It is necessary to eat alternately protein foods, and then combine proteins and vegetables.
Traditionally, at this stage, weight loss occurs to the norm. But its duration can not be driven into any framework. To eat, therefore, you need to achieve the necessary weight loss.
Vegetables that can be consumed:
- cucumbers
- tomatoes
- radish
- asparagus and green beans
- spinach, celery
- any sort of cabbage
- zucchini, eggplant
- pepper
Carrots and beets - only occasionally.
It is forbidden to eat:
- potatoes
- cereals and pasta
- beans (not pod), peas, beans, lentils
- olives, olives
- avocado
Stage three. Fastening
It's time to gradually return to the usual diet. To the above products of the two previous phases, little by little added bread, rice, pasta, fruit and sweets.
The fastening will last depending on how much weight you managed to reset. If 5 kg, then 50 days, if 10 - then 100, etc. Mandatory condition: once a week to arrange a protein day.
Stage four. Stabilization
This phase, in fact, is no different from the previous one. Dukan recommends adherence to this diet for six days, and the seventh to do protein. Strongly recommended exercise.
The only important condition that must be observed in all three phases is to eat 2 tablespoons of oat bran daily to prevent constipation, which is inevitable with a large amount of protein food.
Opinions about the Ducane diet
Irina:
"After the birth of my son, I recovered by 20 kg. Somewhere on the Internet I accidentally stumbled upon this diet. In the first phase, I dropped 6 kg, then the process stopped. But still for half a year I lost 11 kg. "
Victor:
"I always had weight problems. What I did not try, almost starved for days. Only Dukan's diet helped. For a year it was possible to throw 22 kg. In the beginning there were problems with constipation and I decided that the diet does not help and almost did not break. So eat bran. "