Attack Question help please?

[Fuggedaboutit]

After getting my free weight loss chart from Dr D it says I should do the attack for 6 days. Can anyone tell me if there are any drawbacks to doing it for 9 please?

Thanks in anticipation

 

[Supertonic]

I can only speak for how I found it - in a word - boring! The food choices are in theory quite wide but my imagination ran out after about day 5 and then went into repeat menu mode. Also I started to have what are politely called 'transit issues' after about day 5 as well. And I was missing my vegetables, which I love!

I'm not sure its wise to go for longer than recommended for the amount you have to lose. I suppose you may lose more in that first attack phase, but the difficulty a lot of people have is that the weight goes up again immediately they go onto cruise. Its to do with water retention and the veg, I think.

Think you probably have to regard it as a marathon, not a sprint!

 

[Mirjam]

I would not do more than 6 days if that's what Dr. D says you should do.

 

[Dgirl]

I did 4 days extra attack and didn't lose anything on the extra days but lost on my first cruise week. I was pleased with my loss on the attack phase but towards the end it was really difficult to stick to it. I would just do the 6 days as advised.

 

[CHRISR]

Do what is recommended I couldnt have done any more than the suggested 4 days for me - couldnt wait to eat a tomato

 

[Maintainer]

The major drawback, aside from his having noticed no remarkable weight loss difference between 5 days and 10 days (except for the morbidly obese) would be the transit issues. Most of us find things "heavy going" () after just three PPs... heck one can bung me up for a while!

So I wouldn't!

 

[Fuggedaboutit]

Thanks for your replies and you're all completely right. I had another look at the book last night and Dr Dukan writes a bit about when to come off attack especially for people like me, talking about the fragility of willpower to diet I guess. He says "the best way to maintain it (willpower) is to follow as closely as possible instructions that are as precise, simple, focused, concrete and non-negotiable as possible. For this reason I am asking you to trust me" p87-88.

So if Dr D says 6 days for me, then 6 days it is!

Today is day 5.

 

[Supertonic]

Hope it is going ok!

 

[trudyc]

Glad to hear your following Dr D advice - I did 6 days of attack and lost 14lbs but then I have a lot more to lose than you and boy I couldn't wait for a vegetable. Good luck and enjoy cruise on Sunday!!! x