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Plans  Font Size  The Dukan Diet  The Promise   Lean protein,
oat bran, water, and a daily 20-minute walk are at the heart of
the plan. The theory is that limiting carbohydrates forces your
body to burn fat.  Basically, you can eat unlimited quantities
of food, as long as they’re on the approved foods list, which
includes very few carbs, if any.  What You Can Eat  You'll be
eating a lot of protein and oat bran.  The diet has four phases.
1. During the “Attack” phase (1-10 days), you eat all the lean
protein you can handle, plus 1.5 tablespoons of oat bran and at
least 6 cups of water daily.   2. In the “Cruise” phase (which
can last several months), you add unlimited amounts of non-
starchy veggies every other day, plus an extra half-tablespoon
of oat bran.   3. When you get to the third stage,
“Consolidation” (5 days for every pound you've lost), you can
have veggies every day, plus one piece of fruit, 2 slices of
whole-grain bread, and 1 servin