Instead, I get a chocolate Protein shake.  made with water.   mmmmm.....
 
Protien shakes mixed with water are horrible,I always mixed mine with skim or 1% milk,they tasted a little bit better and added a litle bit more protien.Protien plays a big part in keeping your metabolism going.

Beagle

I get quite tired of Bapu sometimes. 

I still don't understand.

  KFC's been doing something like that here. Two chicken breast halves as the "bread" other yummy stuff in between. Very evil. And tasty!

One experiment that I can remember was: They made two kinds of porridge-type meals. The taste, colour, structure and energy content of those porridges was identical, but one was made of high protein ingredients, and the other was more like a vegetarian version. The ones who ate protein porridge ate less.

On the Dukan diet the thing is a certain amount of oatbran per day, as although that isn't protein rich it doesn't have to be it just provides bulk to give a long lasting 'full' feeling and provides the extra fibre needed to break down a largely protein based diet.

Dukan doesn't put any restriction on how much or when you eat the basis is simply a list of 'allowed' foods, through 3 different phases of the weight loss plan, lean meat home made burgers, becan and eggs among them that you can eat as much as you like of.  I never found I was hungry once during the three months it took me to lose 40lb.

My desire for sweet things diminished greatly very quickly and by the time I got to being driven nuts by a lack of carbs things like bread slowly get re-introduced as you progress.  During the later phase you are given a 'celebration' day where you can fill yer boots on whatever you fancy, so a blow-out in your favourite restaurant is allowed, nay encouraged, once a week.

I really did find it painless, which is important as there's nothing that promotes a compensatory binge better than feeling 'deprived' or cheated out of something.

The other side of the coin is of course if you live a very sedantary life-style then you'd best take up at least 30 minutes walking or the equivalent excercise daily otherwise your dietary efforts are most likely to end up being wasted.  There's no major workout required by any means and it is better you incorporate a little excercise that you can keep up consistently as an enjoyable feature of your day rather than go into Olympic intensity training and give it up in a fortnight.

Most of these hi-protein low carb regimes will work, but as with anything you do have to work it the only reason the Dukan regime appealed to me was that it seemed much less of a regime and doesn't just end when you've lost the  weight it provides you with a workable plan for the rest of your life to help ensure you don't need a weight loss plan in the future.

It worked for me and it's still working since I started last Autumn (Fall).

Russell.Whaley


  KFC's been doing something like that here. Two chicken breast halves as the "bread" other yummy stuff in between. Very evil. And tasty!

but those are breaded - not allowed!!!! nyet!

If you're serious, why don't you make your own meals based on Atkins?
And you don't have to follow it exactly. Just limit your total calories, and put your carbohydrates lowest.

I lost 10lbs in about a month, with a calorie deficit of 1000 for the period, loosely based on Atkins, but i only knew it was called that after losing 10lbs. I knew it as a "very low-carb diet".

-EDIT-

With no exercise.

Now i started weightlifting, i changed the deficit to 500, since i need the post-workout drinks/meals.