America is about to get hit with a brand new diet.
The Dukan Diet was developed by Dr. Pierre Dukan and has been a hit in France. He’s bringing it to the US and sat down for an interview to talk about his method:
What inspired your diet plan?

When I was a young doctor in 1975, one of my patients asked me to help him lose weight. He said a sentence that changed my life: ‘I’ll do everything you want except not eat meat.’ I said, ‘Okay, eat only lean meat, drink water and return to me in five days.’ He did ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ and he lost almost 12 pounds. That was the beginning.├óΓé¼┬¿
What exactly is the Dukan diet?

It’s very simple ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ and it’s good for people who have tried to diet without success. It’s composed of four stages: two for losing weight and two for stabilizing weight. I use 100 foods: 72 are rich in protein but lean and 28 are vegetables.
How does the stabilization part work?

During the third phase, you add two slices of bread, one portion of fruit and cheese, along with two servings of carbohydrates. You also get two celebration meals a week. You can have anything you want – but only one portion of it.
What’s the final phase like?├óΓé¼┬¿
[Phase four is] the key to success, and it’s not negotiable. You can eat what you want, but you have to follow these simple rules: Every seven days, you have to go back to phase one and eat from the 72 protein-rich foods. You must walk 20 minutes every day, you can’t take an elevator and you must eat three tablespoons of oat bran a day.
Why is your diet effective for frustrated dieters?

├óΓé¼┬¿It’s low on frustration because you can eat as much as you want. Secondly, it’s very quick, especially in the beginning. You can lose a lot in the first six days. And the book has 1,200 recipes that come from the community of people who do my diet. That helps a lot.