More Food Adventures: Does the Dukan weight loss plan work in the long run?

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There is a vast amount of criticism out there towards rapid weight loss plans which promote quick weight loss results within the first initial phases but neglect to provide a sustainable approach towards weight loss as a long term plan.

People on such plans see a hugely visible loss of weight within the first few weeks then start to see a declined rate within the following. This is to be expected with most diets, so with enough will power people keep at it and after a lot of hard work they eventually reach their preferred weight.

However the question is how long will that preferred weight last? The Dukan diet, which recently turned two years old, promotes four Dukan diet phases, two of which are dedicated to the rapid weight loss as mentioned and the second two towards the long term continued loss of weight.

This healthy diet plan promotes a sustainable approach to weight loss via including a stabilisation phase which allows the person to resume their usual diet which existed before undertaking the Dukan diet, however once beyond phase three must commit one day a week to a dedicated protein only day and must also undergo 20 minutes of light exercise a day.

Taking on a diet requires a person to accept that there can’t be an expiry date, as in you can’t do the time get out and hope that everything will remain honkey dory. The truth is if someone wants to truly lose weight, and not just for a couple of months, you have to be willing to make a permanent life style change.

Other diets require one to take a drastic permanent life style change, whereas the Dukan diet probably offers the least radical. One day out of seven in any given week reflects the Dukan diet changes and each day you have to undergo twenty minutes light exercise. Of which you probably already do without realising.

If I had to suggest an effective long term weight loss plan the Dukan diet would be at the top of my list, so long as a person is willing to make a few small permanent adjustments.