17 day diet accountability partner~
cetsumi
Posts: 17
Hello!
I'm looking for someone to do the 17 day diet with through texting. I want to have someone willing to help keep eachother accountable and to **Take pictures of every thing you eat** with me and send it back and forth to be accountable.
If you'd like to start this with me, please let me know! Preferably someone female around my starting weight but it doesnt really matter! I'm starting at approx 260 pounds. Also looking for feed back from anyone who has done this challenge. Let me know how it went for you!
I'm looking for someone to do the 17 day diet with through texting. I want to have someone willing to help keep eachother accountable and to **Take pictures of every thing you eat** with me and send it back and forth to be accountable.
If you'd like to start this with me, please let me know! Preferably someone female around my starting weight but it doesnt really matter! I'm starting at approx 260 pounds. Also looking for feed back from anyone who has done this challenge. Let me know how it went for you! 0
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I would love to do it!!!!0
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no.I would love to do it!!!! I am starting Dr. Oz's clean program today! Starting weight 225lbs hoping to lose 60lbs. Let me know and we can exchange numbers!! I am excited!!0 -
Why don't you two pair up and just eat healthy? Throw in some exercise that you will enjoy enough to do it 3 - 4 times a week. All the gimmicks in the world will not get you to your goal. If they did - there would not be a new gimmick every minute. Nothing happens that fast.0
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Why don't you two pair up and just eat healthy? Throw in some exercise that you will enjoy enough to do it 3 - 4 times a week. All the gimmicks in the world will not get you to your goal. If they did - there would not be a new gimmick every minute. Nothing happens that fast.
exactly this. 100%.0 -
Sorry trogalicious, but the 17 day diet really does work. I watched my daughter drop over 50 pounds on it. When she gains 5 pounds, she goes to cycle 1 and drops it off. It happened very quickly for her and it's staying off. Just saying...0
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I'll gladly be a "healthy eating" accountability partner with you, but I don't believe in "fad" diets... Or anything endorsed by that quack Oz.0
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Sorry trogalicious, but the 17 day diet really does work. I watched my daughter drop over 50 pounds on it. When she gains 5 pounds, she goes to cycle 1 and drops it off. It happened very quickly for her and it's staying off. Just saying...
Have you SEEN his weight loss ticker?0 -
Let them believe in whatever miracles they want. when they come back in six months adding the same questions, I'll still give the same answers. the difference is that I'll still be losing, getting faster, and getting stronger. oh, and having beer, burgers, and plenty else. some folks choose to not learn. others adapt and overcome.Sorry trogalicious, but the 17 day diet really does work. I watched my daughter drop over 50 pounds on it. When she gains 5 pounds, she goes to cycle 1 and drops it off. It happened very quickly for her and it's staying off. Just saying...
Have you SEEN his weight loss ticker?0 -
Sorry trogalicious, but the 17 day diet really does work. I watched my daughter drop over 50 pounds on it. When she gains 5 pounds, she goes to cycle 1 and drops it off. It happened very quickly for her and it's staying off. Just saying...
Since I can't edit my last response (silly 30 minute window) I'm just gonna add that the "I eat baby powder, vodka, marshmallows, and paint thinner" diet could work too, so long as I'm in a caloric deficit. I choose to not follow that plan, eat a good balance of healthy foods and some other really enjoyable stuff in moderation, and I'm still losing weight.
If you want to jump on board some sort of ridiculous fad, that's fine.. but what happens when you can't remember what to do on a certain day? Not a problem here, since there's no ridiculous schedule. Eat good, eat enough, and exercise... it's not a complicated formula.
Don't believe my ticker? That's cool too. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/885191-153-lbs-in-365-days-pics
there's pics to go with it.0 -
I would love to be your accountability partner. I'm not doing any fad diets either. Just eating clean, with increase of proteins and decrease of processed and sugary stuff. Let me know. We can send images of our water intake and various "healthy" meals too!0
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It's funny how some people get a superiority complex after they lose a bunch of weight. Why are you trying to prove to us with pics that your ticker isn't lying? Okay, so you lost 150 lbs, so what? That makes you no more qualified to tell others what will an will not work for THEM.
Get off your high horse man
I dunno what the 17 day diet is, I'm not a huge fan of "diets" myself, but the op is obviously serious about this and didn't ask for your amazing weight loss story or advice, just a buddy who's also interested in giving the diet a go. What difference does it make to you? You think being rude to her is going to change her mind?
It's not
Good luck, OP0 -
It's funny how some people get a superiority complex after they lose a bunch of weight. Why are you trying to prove to us with pics that your ticker isn't lying? Okay, so you lost 150 lbs, so what? That makes you no more qualified to tell others what will an will not work for THEM.
Get off your high horse man
I dunno what the 17 day diet is, I'm not a huge fan of "diets" myself, but the op is obviously serious about this and didn't ask for your amazing weight loss story or advice, just a buddy who's also interested in giving the diet a go. What difference does it make to you? You think being rude to her is going to change her mind?
It's not
Good luck, OP
I'm not responding to the OP.
There's absolutely, positively no superiority complex here. If anything, I hate seeing people waste their time on doing something the hard way. Also, losing 150 lbs does indeed deserve a "so what."
For your information, I friended the OP and have absolutely nothing to offer but help if people want it.0 -
My husband lost 50 lbs on it. It didn't work for me. Too hard. Friend me if you want tho!0
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It's funny how some people get a superiority complex after they lose a bunch of weight. Why are you trying to prove to us with pics that your ticker isn't lying? Okay, so you lost 150 lbs, so what? That makes you no more qualified to tell others what will an will not work for THEM.
Get off your high horse man
I dunno what the 17 day diet is, I'm not a huge fan of "diets" myself, but the op is obviously serious about this and didn't ask for your amazing weight loss story or advice, just a buddy who's also interested in giving the diet a go. What difference does it make to you? You think being rude to her is going to change her mind?
It's not
Good luck, OP
You sound hungry.0 -
It's funny how some people get a superiority complex after they lose a bunch of weight. Why are you trying to prove to us with pics that your ticker isn't lying? Okay, so you lost 150 lbs, so what? That makes you no more qualified to tell others what will an will not work for THEM.
Get off your high horse man
I dunno what the 17 day diet is, I'm not a huge fan of "diets" myself, but the op is obviously serious about this and didn't ask for your amazing weight loss story or advice, just a buddy who's also interested in giving the diet a go. What difference does it make to you? You think being rude to her is going to change her mind?
It's not
Good luck, OP
I didn't read this as being on a "high horse" or in any way rude. He has obviously been very successful. He only wanted to share with others that you can eat regular foods, exercise and lose weight. You know, there are people on this site that want to help. Following the fad diets and the "Drs." that make so much money off people is everyone's choice. The bottom line is weight loss is hard. It means making meaningful changes in your lifestyle. Something made us all fat. If people can hear these voices of reason early on - you will not be me - 54 and just now finding out how this HAS to be done. No ifs, ands, or buts. If all these gimmicks worked - the forum would be FULL of people who had been successful. Sadly, they are not.0 -
Trogalicious::::
I am not familiar with the 17 day diet. But I can be an amazing accountability partner for her if that's what she needs. Dr. Oz's plan is just clean eating which is probably what everyone is doing to lose weight anyway. Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables and less or no process foods. I can't speak for anyone else but I felt like your comments were rude and unwarranted. If you want to give advice that's unsolicited, try something positive.
Losing over 150lbs is a major accomplishment and a lot of hard work. I am sure you tried things that worked and somethings that did not. However, you lose your audience and no one cares about your weight loss when your attitude is jacked up. So next time, keep your comments to yourself if you can't give positive encouragement......................0 -
Hey everyone, thanks for all the feedback! I like the positivity and negativity of it. I never really looked at it as a fad diet but now I can see the good and bad about it. I bought the book anyways and im gonna look at the meals as ideas and stuff. I like the concepts and im gonna follow some of the rules and probably modify it . The partner thing is still up there, welcome as a group too I just dont know how to eat healthy and i feel like trying this will make me eat new things and maybe find things i like. So im gonna try the first cycle i think and see how it goes I dunno, Im in class so ill post more after lol I have more I want to say 0
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It's funny how some people get a superiority complex after they lose a bunch of weight. Why are you trying to prove to us with pics that your ticker isn't lying? Okay, so you lost 150 lbs, so what? That makes you no more qualified to tell others what will an will not work for THEM.
Get off your high horse man
I dunno what the 17 day diet is, I'm not a huge fan of "diets" myself, but the op is obviously serious about this and didn't ask for your amazing weight loss story or advice, just a buddy who's also interested in giving the diet a go. What difference does it make to you? You think being rude to her is going to change her mind?
It's not
Good luck, OP
You sound hungry.
Haha, I wish! I have big troubles making my daily calorie goal
Alright, Reading back this post it does sound a bit harsh. I'm just pretty tired of hearing people who have lost weight bash other methods of weight loss simply because it's not the same route they took. I guess when I read the terms "ridiculous fad" and something about people wanting a "miracle" weight loss solution, I read it as condescending. Diets DO work for some people, you can't deny that. And another part of his post seemed to insinuate a certainty that the diet would not work, or that the person would immediately gain the weight back.
I agree with the fact that it is important to be informed about the realities of "fad diets" and health concerns/false claims. To tell someone that they are ridiculous or miraculous might be a bit much though. What works for some will not work for all. Sometimes the only way to know is trial and error.
This is my opinion, feel free to refute!0 -
I agree with you Thanks for your awesome point of view!
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I would love to be your accountability partner, but I am just eating better and going to the gym. It would be nice to have someone help motivate me and for me to motivate them 0
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I'm doing the 17 day and would love to have a partner to discuss this with. I have been on it a few months already and lost 25 lbs. It's really not a diet, it's basically just eating clean but layed out in format that can be easily worked into my lifestyle. Love it and making this a way of life. I would also like to add that I really like my fitness pal, but I don't understand why when anyone says they are on any type of diet, people go nuts. Live and let live...some people need a outlined format to help them reach there goal. If you don't like it keep it to yourself. It's so dissappointing everytime I read these negative comments. I feel we should just cheer each other on, no matter what...just saying0
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I think this is a great idea. You SHOULD do the 17 day diet. It is NOT a gimmick. What it is, is a healthier way to eat for 17 days and if you lose weight, that is the HEALTHIEST thing for you. Being at 260 is NOT healthy. That said, losing weight from this diet WILL make you healthier in the end and not hurt you. With ANY diet or weight loss plan (no matter what it is) there WILL be a risk in gaining it back if you go back to old ways. That said, even if you lose weight slowly and steadily with plain ole healthy eating (not a format) you are at just as much risk of gaining it back. Anyway as i stated previously, this is 17 days of pure diet/eating focus and better eating. Focus on weight loss and there is NOTHING wrong with that and everything right with that. It seems the only time I lose weight is through diet focus like the one you mentioned above. Healthy eating only makes me maintain. This will tell you what to eat and is proven to work. I lost 17 lbs in 14 days on the Master Cleanse. It has been 6 mos and I only gained 5 of it back. And four of that was between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I didn't change any habits, I still eat like crap and miss workouts, but it was just that I needed an extra boost to kick off the old weight. I am going to Google this plan now. I may try it too. GOOD LUCK! Would you mind posting your progress and results here? I am not a texter. But would love to be here for you online. We can maybe email or you can add me as a friend.0
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I immediately looked up the diet...and saw the calorie deficit and closed the window. Great loss by the way.Sorry trogalicious, but the 17 day diet really does work. I watched my daughter drop over 50 pounds on it. When she gains 5 pounds, she goes to cycle 1 and drops it off. It happened very quickly for her and it's staying off. Just saying...
Since I can't edit my last response (silly 30 minute window) I'm just gonna add that the "I eat baby powder, vodka, marshmallows, and paint thinner" diet could work too, so long as I'm in a caloric deficit. I choose to not follow that plan, eat a good balance of healthy foods and some other really enjoyable stuff in moderation, and I'm still losing weight.
If you want to jump on board some sort of ridiculous fad, that's fine.. but what happens when you can't remember what to do on a certain day? Not a problem here, since there's no ridiculous schedule. Eat good, eat enough, and exercise... it's not a complicated formula.
Don't believe my ticker? That's cool too. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/885191-153-lbs-in-365-days-pics
there's pics to go with it.0 -
Hey sweet girl,
My advice is to try it out!! I am on day 8 of C1 and it is awesome so far. It truly isn't too hard to eat healthy and exercise. If your life depended on losing weight, I'm sure you would do it. For me, this little motto changed my way of thinking. My weight was holding me back from so many things, but I took a stand and have lost almost 30 lbs. So far on the 17 day diet, I'm down 8.5 lbs. It's remarkable
Again, try it out, it's not for everyone. This isn't a diet either. It's a lifestyle that helps you maintain in the end. No matter if you have to lose 10 lbs or 100 lbs, you will lose weight by following a plan like this. My diet has changed drastically and so has my mentality. A little over a week ago I was eating so many unnecessary carbs. It's crazy how we feed our bodies with things we just do not need. I have so much more energy and stamina in just 8 days. My cravings for carbs is gone and it's not killing me by not eating them all the time! I am almost done with C1 and in C2 I can add back some healthy starchy foods like sweet potatoes, beans and oatmeal.
Message me if you need anything, best of luck!
Danielle0 -
I love 17 day diet and it is so super healthy! It has taught me to eat healthy since I was raised on junk. I would love to be a partner w/ you. Just message me if you are interested and I will give you my cell0
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I don't think the OP is still following the 17 day diet. I may be wrong, but I don't think that's the case. I friended her and it seemed to not be manageable for her. I've tried time and time again to help her with a few tips, but never seem to get any response.0
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I can be your partner as well. I am starting up with the 17 day diet on Sunday. I tried this about three months ago, I lost about 15 pounds, then the Holidays came and I lost total control. But it definitely was working and I was so happy with the results and my eating habits def. changed.
Feel free to add me if you like :-)0 -
The 17 day diet is not a diet ... it's healthy eating. The word 'diet' is misleading ... I've started it 4 days ago and would love if anyone added me to be my accountability partners as well ... Won't be able to text unless any of you have roaming or whatsapp as I'm in South Africa 0
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I am starting this soon...I grocery shop every other Friday, so next Friday will be my food day and I will stock up for the stuff I need for cycle 1. I have already lost 50 lbs and have pretty much hit a plateau, so I borrowed the book off of someone who has lost weight on it to see if this would work. Can't hurt to try :-)0
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Hi Guys there is a group on here if you're interested. Only listen to comments on the 17DD from people who have actually read the book. Some people...... :flowerforyou:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10461-17-day-diet-to-start-off-2013-healthy
Just tell them you are doing a clean-eating plan, that doesn't focus on calories but rather emphasizes eating until you are full and satisfied. A plan that incorporates carb and calorie cycling elements in order to prevent plateaus. A low glycemic plan that reduces sugar, caffeine, artificial sweeteners, fast food, but still periodically allows alcohol in moderation. A plan that encourages a gradual increase in activity, and starts with a jumpstart but gradually phases in all foods. A plan that teaches you how to select foods that work best fro your body, rather than cutting out entire food groups. Wow what a "fad".0
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