How to Lose 6 pounds in 5 Days

For those looking to lose weight fast for a special event, the attack phase of the Dukan Diet is a good answer to how to lose six pounds in five days.

The Dukan Diet is a French diet that is aimed at ending obesity everywhere.

How Not to Start

Do not start this diet on a whim. It takes preparation, variety of proteins and a lot of protein readily available. If these are not within your ability, do not attempt to start this diet today. Starting the diet with only a pound of chicken in the fridge is not an acceptable way to get moving with this diet.

In order to be adequately prepared, consider the fact that a pound of chicken only contains 450 calories, so that will not be sufficient to keep you feeling full for very long.

Fight the Cravings

The first day will be full of your body wanting junk food, and lots of it. That means bread, cookies, ice cream and chocolate will continue to dance across your mind and have you fighting the urge to run to the kitchen for these foods that are not an option while you are on this diet. Instead, find a variety of protein to eat, including oat bran.

Constipation can be an issue with this diet. However, the amount of waste produced reduces greatly when your diet consists mainly of protein. Also, the gas your body produces is minimized when you are eating only protein. These are significant benefits to this diet.

By day two, you should see a difference. For some, that difference can be as much as two pounds. Steak, fish and lunch meat can be great additions to your meal plan at this point.

Next, day three can show you another weight loss, possibly as high as two pounds. This means you are doing well and should keep up the struggle. The desire for carbs and junk food should be somewhat reduced by this point.

While on this diet, it should be noted that your urine output greatly increases, so easy access to a bathroom at all times is recommended.

There may be a setback along your way. If this is the case, do not lose heart. Keep eating only protein, try to find some variety and try to focus on your end goal of six pounds of weight loss.

The next day’s weigh-in may show you another significant weight loss. This is very helpful to your commitment to keep going. By day six, you should see the six-pound weight loss, provided you stayed committed and did not slip on your protein-only diet. By now, the attack phase is over, but you should have the cravings under control and have a routine in place, so you can continue with the diet. Be aware that this is not a diet that can be maintained indefinitely, but the cruise phase of the Dukan Diet can be done without concern about your health suffering from only protein.

Source: blogs.howstuffworks.com