Lose weight the French way with Dukan Diet

Founded by the French doctor and nutritionist Dr. Pierre Dukan, the Dukan diet has been helping million of French women stay in shape for the past 10 years. This widely acclaimed diet was introduced to the United States on April 19, 2011. To help you to shed those pounds, dukan diet stresses on protein rich food while cutting out carbohydrates and fats from your meals.

The dukan diet is divided into different phases so that you not only lose weight gradually; you actually maintain your trimmer figure successfully for the rest of your life. The first ten days is the attack phase wherein you are allowed to have only protein rich food and dukan diet offers you a list of 68 such food options to select from. Complete absence of fats and carbohydrates from your diet ensures that you lose noticeable amount of weight within these ten days. The second phase, called the cruise phase, allows the inclusion of about 32 vegetables in your protein diet. This is the phase where you alternate between days of pure protein food and days of protein along with veggies, till you reach your ideal weight. Schedule the duration of this phase by calculating 3 days for each pound to be lost. The third phase helps your body to acclimatize itself to your changed diet. You slowly return to your normal diet by including two celebratory meals per week. Additionally, some forbidden foods are allowed back into your daily menu. Again, calculate the duration by scheduling 5 days for each pound targeted. The last phase guides you on healthy eating for your entire life. Along with the diet plan which you have been following, include 2tbs of oat bran daily, exercises as often as you can and keep one day of the week reserved for only protein foods.

The Dukan diet website has recipes and premixed food items which help you to rustle up tasty meals and snacks without the harmful fats and carbs. You can eat as much of lean meat, fish, low fat diary items, tofu, green vegetables, low-sugar ketchup, oat bran, tea and coffee as you want. In the US, this excellent diet plan is retailing for only $26.00. Additionally, there are Dukan Diet coupon codes available which you can use to save some money while enjoying all the benefits of this unique diet plan.