Posts Tagged: ‘Dukan Diet’
Heart disease is the #1 killer in the United States. According to the CDC, Heart disease kills 616,000 people per year, or about 1,600 per day. So, if you don’t want to die young, it seems like it would be a smart thing to do take whatever steps you can to prevent heart disease. Now [...]
Here is my journey so far with the Dukan Diet: – I wrote an article on the Dukan diet: How the Dukan Diet works – The French diet that is supposed to end the obesity epidemic – I started with a 5-day “attack phase” (Phase 1): Yesterday I finished a five-day “Attack Phase” on the [...]
If you’ve noticed our beloved founder has undertaken the Dukan diet, meaning, of course, if you’ve visited the blogs at HowStuffWorks for even the briefest of moments at any point over the last several months, you no doubt know of his tremendous success. If not, here’s the master post. Get crackin’. Those who’ve joined the Dukan bandwagon and are seeing results from those attack phases of eating merely water, bran and lean proteins but really, really crave a Little Debbie: Prepare to abandon ship.
This really is surprising. If you look at portion sizes from the 1970s and compare the to today, the difference is… sizable: Portion Size, Then Vs. Now While increased sizes haven’t been the sole contributor to our obesity epidemic, large quantities of cheap food have distorted our perceptions of what a typical meal is supposed [...]
This week included a road trip, several restaurant meals, Halloween, etc., so I did gain some weight. 2.2 pounds to be exact. But it could have been worse, and in fact it was – at its worst, I was 5 pounds up. I am now working to take that weight back off. Here is how the week unfolded…
I am now on my first week of “consolidation phase” (Phase 3). I will admit that I expected to gain some weight back this week (especially since we went to an all-you-can-eat restaurant on Sunday), and it is fascinating to me that that didn’t happen. I actually lost 0.2 pounds, finishing the week at 175.2. I did eat more fruit this week, and I also ate a fair amount of popcorn, but those are the only two carbs that I added this week. Based on the results of this week, I would say that adding these two carbs has been harmless. Here is how the week unfolded…
This is a fascinating graphic that will make you ask, “wait, what? Why do people EVER go to restaurants?” But it also explains another reason why Americans are obese – apparently our restaurants are trying to fatten us up: Dining On A Budget Is it cheaper to eat at home… or go out? This elusive [...]
Dukan diet Cruise Phase (Phase 2) week 25: I have reached 175 pounds
by Marshall Brain | October 19, 2010
Here is my journey so far with the Dukan Diet: – I wrote an article on the Dukan diet: How the Dukan Diet works – The French diet that is supposed to end the obesity epidemic – I started with a 5-day “attack phase”: Yesterday I finished a five-day “Attack Phase” on the Dukan Diet [...]
Today I am reporting on my twenty fourth week (days 165 through 172) on the Dukan diet. This week I appear to be a little bit stuck. On Day 168 I gained 3.2 pounds in water for reasons that I don’t completely understand, and it has been slow to come back off. So I eneded up gaining 0.8 pounds for the week rather than losing weight. The goal of 175.0 remains elusive. Here is how the week unfolded…
Today I am reporting on my twenty third week (days 158 through 165) on the Dukan diet. This week has been a really good one on the weight-loss front. I managed to lose 3.6 pounds for the week, bringing my total weight loss on the Dukan diet to 51.2 pounds. I am eating an average of 1,900 calories per day (while getting a good amount of exercise) without feeling hungry. I bought some pants this week with a 32-inch waist and they fit comfortably. And in theory I now know the secret to getting six-pack abs. Here is how the week unfolded:
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