ilovedallasgreen's Journal, 22 May 12

did it for 5 days last fall as a quick way to drop water weight. that's all it is. yep, you can lose 5lbs in 5 days, but it will come right back. i didn't stick with it. 

I'm in the middle of trying it right now. It is definitely effective for rapid weight loss in the beginning. I was bouncing between 166 and 170 for a long time, and I started the attack phase sort-of last Thursday and officially last Friday. Even though I 'cheated' on the attack phase and had a couple big bowls of lettuce over the weekend, I'm down to a steady 163/164 for the last day or two. It might be all water weight, as Jess commented, but it was definitely the psychological boost I needed. I'm sure if I went out and had a big helping of carbs, the weight would come back, but so far I've been really good about not falling off the wagon. I think whether you do it or not will depend on whether you are looking to stick to the diet all the way to consolidation/stabilization so you can cement the weight loss, or if you are going to stop after attack and gain back the water weight. 

Just an update - I'm down 7 lbs since officially starting the dukan diet 2 weeks ago, despite days where I definitely cheated over a holiday weekend (had some beer and ice cream). As long as I get back on track after a splurge like that, the weight seems to keep coming off :) I lost more in the past two weeks than I had in the previous month+ (7lbs vs 5lbs, respectively). I would definitely recommend it! 

Oh that’s awesome! Cheers for the update! I bought the book and am on my very 1st day of attack phase today!! Had eggs for breakfast and got meat for lunch and tea! I am a real believer of cutting carbs and processed foods to lose weight. Ill let u know how much I lose in the next 5 days of attack!  

Awesome :) Good luck!! And also, drink tons of water!