Dukan US

All of your questions are welcome and we will do our best to answer to all of you. Today your live chat moderators will be  Dr. Dukan, Tiffany, Grace and Rodrigo. The chat will last for one hour. Have a good chat!

Welcome to the chat Patt! Officially - As written in the book - Dr. Dukan does not recommend FF Cheese as it tastes terrible and because it's full of chemicals. It's not in the list of 100 foods. We suggest you wait until Consolidation to eat real cheese. And no - not even FF Feta it's SUPER high in sodium ounce per ounce. Yes it is used as a garnish in some recipes - it is not meant for every day use - but to be used sparingly. Memebers who choose to add fat free cheeses tend to lose slower, so keep this in mind if you decide to use it.

Welcome to chat, Anne!

I am glad I could help :)

The results for vegetarians are usually more gradual, but considering you are a pescetarian, the more fish you eat (even though you're growing tired of it) the more accelerated your results will be compared to the regular meat protein eaters. 

Welcome to the chat, Anita! That's very cold! Do stay warm and cozy and Dukan friendly :-)

Anne, Tiffany is responding to your question as we speak. We need to review it before it fully comes through.

Anita, you don't have to add to the Consolidation phase days and it's definitely possible not just to continue to lose weight but also to keep it. You may need to make a few modifications if necessary but if you follow Conso and Stabilization this can still happen. It's definitely happened before with other members :-)

Welcome to the chat Lucille! If you ate for breakfast and lunch, It is totally normal that you gained weight in the afternoon. You haven't had the time to burn the calories and fat yest. That is why you have to weight yourself in the morning only!

Welcome to the chat, Mari! Good evening :-) Stay warm. It's equally freezing in Canada. It's pretty cold in NYC too but not as much.

Anne, that sounds great! Please keep up the good work.

Welcome to the chat, Kathy! It's great that you can join us. It definitely is the perfect time and you have your coaches and community here for support. For motivation, I tend to use visualization a lot. With the Dukan, success is only a matter of time when you stick to it so imagine yourself being the new you :-)

Anne, part of it is definitely the Dukan system teaching your body a new way of eating. It's also definitely you. You are the protagonist of your weight loss story :-)

Kathy, think of what you want the most out of this diet and see that it will happen :-). For some people, it's a lower dress size, for others it's health. You will make it!

Welcome to chat, PKW!

Everyone has their own particular whoosh cycle. This just means this is the amount of time it takes for your body to whoosh out retained water and show your actual fat loss results. As you may know, when burning fat your fat cells retain more water to sustain their shape.

Mari, it will definitely will :-)

Very great advice, Anita! 

:) Anytime

Dear Taylor, nice to see you are curious about my Nutritional Stair. This concept occurs when you arrive in the consolidation phase. In this phase, you have already reached your True Weight and the goal is to conserve it. So you are going to add the new foods to the proteins and the végétable. And this phase will last 5 days by each pound lost. This time is enough to print in your body’s memory the basis of model of new diet. And that is during this period that you adopt the Nutritional Stair with 7 steps. The first step is the Protein-one that is very vital. The second one is the step of Vegetables, not vital but essential.  The third is Fruit, one in the first part of this phase and two in the second. The 4th is two slices of whole bread. 5th is 40 grammes of cheese. 6th is one then two portions of starchy foods a week. And the last one, the 7th is one then two celebration meals a week. This stair show the importance of the family's food by the position on the stair, very high in the first step to finish with the pure pleasure foods. And with this stair, you live it concretly. I hope to have been enough clear because it is a very useful way to learn concretly the basis of the security platform to be able to eat normally but knowing what you have to return if you eat too much. Have a nice day Taylor.

Anne, things like this really work for me and I hope it helps Kathy too. I also tend to really flesh out my goals and get into the details of things. It helps me keep the image of attaining success in my head and the little steps are just the necessary things that need to come together in my journey. Pictures and quotes are great but also music!

Dear Rhonda, the problem with thigh cellulite is that it resist to diet because cellulite is a special fat locked up or jailed in a conjunctive prison. And when you lose so much weight as you did, you add a skin problem with a little bit less firmness. Is it a solution? I know only one in France known on the name of Cellumassol and you must ask Renée if it is possible to find it in States. It is a vegetable plant with no contraindication easy to take and which can help the cellulite reducing but this action is not a complete one, it is modest but sure and it is nothing else in the world market. Hope that it helps you. Have a nice day.

:-)

Rhonda, Dr. Dukan is currently answering your question.

Mari, health is such a big motivation! You just feel better in this diet. Definitely the amount of proteins must be doing something and the veggies. I am in love with Kale now (thanks to our nutritionist, Simone, for bringing it up) so the food to me is a big yes as well.

Sorry for the delays, Rhonda! We want to give you the best answer possible :-)

Feel free to ask other questions as well in case the coaches can answer it :-)

Dear Sofia, I am very pleased to read what you tell me. In my life, I read such testimonies but each time it is always with the same emotion, the same pleasure and the same pride. Of course it is not finished but when it starts so well it always finish well. Do me a favor, finish the job and stay near me and don’t hesitate to come and speak to me because your pleasure is mine and know that you can count on me. Don't forget what you said and what I answer, it is now a deal between us. Have a nice day Sofia, I am very proud of you and don’t deceive me

Welcome to chat, Teresa!

As you may know, alcohol stagnates weight loss because it prevents the body from burning fat. Your weight may not have gone up, but you will have to burn off that alcohol to prevent further stagnation. 

A light spritz of lemon is allowed with balsamic vinegar to make a salad dressing. You can even have a little bit of lemon (straight from the source) in some hot water if you are having trouble with bowel movements. Constipation can really get in the way of the diet, so a little lemon to get things moving is fine.

Dear Shirlee,  The US Team has told me about this and they are working with my technology team in France to make this happen.  i am so happy you are happy with the US coaches.  They are very kind and I make sure we have the same goal-to help you in the weight loss journey.  You are not alone!  I am so happy to meet you in this chat.  Have a nice day.   

Hi, Teresa. It is great to hear that you are loving the tea. It is not recommended to have more than 1 a day because of its diuretic effect. If after a few days of use you feel an extra cup wouldn't hurt, then that is fine. 

Mari, that will come as well. It's hard to notice changes too on yourself until someone else points it out. It can be a great surprise!

Welcome to the chat, Jo! Focus on those measurements for now because they are a sure sign of the whoosh. Then, it will be your weight. Images, music, quotations... Did you know that there is a haiku thread on the forum? Those are great! Stay positive :-)

Hi, Teresa,

This sounds great! Just be careful with the cure that comes with it, make sure the sodium level is low and sugar non existent. I know you said 0 everything, but I just want to make sure all the right nutrition facts are being observed. Otherwise, you can eat as much of it as you'd like :)

It will happen, Mari. Some people take before and after pictures to see it more as that might also help.

Dear Anita,  This is so great.  I am happy you are doing so well and following what I have written for you.  Keep telling me how everything is going.

Kathy, a good old brain storm can definitely keep things going. Here is what I usually do: start out with the favorite protein of my choice (salmon and eggs anyone?), look through the recipe book/recipe suggestions, and if not take out my wonderful assortment of spices to just throw in. I think I have way too much fun cooking though even though I am not that great :-)

Hi Teresa,

Because it says "consolidation phase," this just means it has more servings of tolerated items than allowed in the previous phases. Watch out for the tolerated items and how much of it it uses. Divide the amount by 2 and see if it is over the amount of tolerated items you can have in a day.

Hello Diane! Remember, you are allowed but not required to have the bread, cheese, and fruit. If you are more comfortable adding things slowly rather than all at once, that is certainly fine. Just make sure to enjoy your celebration meal. You know the right things to eat, and you will certainly do great on this phase. :) 

Thank you for the input, Diane! The fact that you are not hungry is really important too. You are right. Hunger is the biggest de-motivator in all diets especially ones where you have to count calories. Instead of saying stay positive, maybe I should say stay full and satisfied :-)

Mari, your new pictures will be even better!

Hello Jennifer, it is totally normal! That is because you haven't start the diet yet, by tomorrow, you will be able to send your report.

Good night, Mari! Tomorrow is a great new day!

Diane, that is really great! A new do for a new you :-) You can make one of those video homages recounting your success!

We hope that you enjoyed it! The history of this chat is available so those who might have missed it can see what we discussed. Thanks again and see you on Thursday at 9:00 pm EST. Have a good day!