Do you like to get rid of excess pounds but you cannot get rid of meat from your diet? Then you may consider going on the dukan diet.

The dukan diet is something that guarantees to make you lose a lot of weight quickly without ending your relationship with meat. Basically, it’s just like most other high-protein diets out there — except for the fact that the dukan diet can be quite complicated as it is divided into 4 different phases. How long you remain in each of the phases depends on how much unwanted pounds you want to ditch.

Let’s take a quick look at the different phases of the dukan diet:

Attack Phase

In commencing the dukan diet, you need to consume nothing but lean food sources of protein for 1 to 7 days. Needless to say, any other food is completely banned. However, on a daily basis 1 1/2 tablespoons of oat bran have to be added to your diet in order to facilitate the elimination of lean meat which is completely devoid of dietary fiber.

Cruise Phase

If the attack phase is really trouble-free to follow, you may find the cruise phase somewhat confusing. That’s because the types of food you are allowed to eat differ on alternating days — one day you have to eat nothing but lean food sources of protein, the other day you have to pair lean protein with certain types of vegetables.

Although it’s true that vegetables are already allowed in the cruise phase, not all veggies that you want to get your hands on can be consumed. Some examples of vegetables that may be added to the diet are spinach, lettuce, eggplants, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots and pumpkins. Daily, 2 tablespoons of oat bran have to be added to the diet.

There are no fruits allowed, which is the reason why a lot of health authorities frown upon the dukan diet. The cruise phase can go on for an entire year. The only time to get to the next phase is upon achieving your desired weight.

Consolidation Phase

For every pound that you lost during the cruise phase, you have to do the consolidation phase for 5 days. While in this phase, you have the freedom to consume foods that are recommended during the attack phase and cruise phase. Aside from those, there are others that you may start including in your diet.

For instance, you may start getting your hands of fruits. The same is true with cheese. Sadly, only a serving of fruit and cheese may be consumed per day. Daily, you need to add 2 1/2 tablespoons of oat bran to your diet.

Stabilization Phase

Provided that you’re still in your desired weight, you may stay in the stabilization phase to your heart’s content. It’s just like being in the consolidation phase, although the rules are less strict. Per day your oat bran consumption is set at 3 tablespoons.

In order to keep unwanted pounds form creeping in, the dukan diet encourages for you to get your regular dose of mild to moderate exercise.   

If you don’t mind being told what you should and should not eat in place of attaining the figure of your wildest dreams in no time, then go ahead and feel free to give the dukan diet a try. It allows you to have all the meat that you want, except on certain days.

However, it’s important to note that a high protein diet, whether it’s the dukan diet or something else, is not intended for everybody. For instance, it’s not ideal for individuals who are suffering from kidney disease. Needless to say, before going on any type of weight loss diet it’s a must for you to first ask your doctor if it’s perfectly fine for you to give it a try most especially if you have a known medical condition.