The second phase of the Dukan diet is called the Cruise Phase. Dr. Dukan says weight loss should be approximately two pounds per week.
How long do you stay in the Cruise Phase? For as long as it takes you to lose the weight.
Here's the list of vegetables you can add back in to your diet:
- Artichoke
- Asparagus
- Aubergine
- Broccoli
- Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brussel sprouts
- Celery
- Chicory
- Courgette
- Cucumber
- Fennel
- French beans
- Leeks
- Mushrooms
- Onion
- Peppers
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Salad leaves
- Sorrel
- Soya beans
- Spinach
- Swede
- Swiss chard
- Tomatoes
- Turnip
Now you should up your oat bran from 1.5 tablespoons to 2 tablespoons per day.
But wait, you cannot eat these vegetables everyday. You will still be alternating pure protein days with protein + vegetable days. There are three rhythms you can select from.
Cruise Phase Rhythms:
- 5PP + 5PV
This was the original rhythm, alternating every fives days between pure protein and protein+vegetable days. However, this is very difficult to follow. - 1PP + 1PV
This is now the preferred rhythm to follow because it's easier for the dieter to follow. - 2PP + 5PV
This is the easiest and advised for the elderly, those who are weaker, or those with only a few pounds to lose. Expect weight loss to be slower than the 2 pounds per week.
I'm going to jump right in and briefly recap the third phase of the diet -- the Consolidation Phase. So for every pound you've lost, you have to be on this phase for 5 days. 5 pounds = 25 days. This phase is followed by the final Stabilization Phase. More info on the last two stages can be found on the Dukan Diet website. But basically in the third stage, you're allowed: 1 piece of fruit, two slices of whole grain bread, 40 grams of cheese, 2 portions of starchy food per week, 1 serving pork or lamb once per week, 2 "celebration" meals per week, and then you have to do one pure protein day a week.
