.: Hi! Doing the 17 Day Diet, anyone else doing this?:.

I can hear them now..... run you fool!



diets don't go down too well here... good luck tho!

From what I know the calorie intake is really low on that diet, which although its not good if its a short term thing thats sort of ok, but you need to think about what you are going to do in the long run, as nutrition needs to be sustainable and a life change, otherwise you will loose the weight and just put it back on.

i kinda agree with lajuice7 on this one. most 'diets' on here seem to be starvation diets. which is great for quick weight loss of water weight, only trouble is it all comes back afterwards with interest fat. i did a bit of research when i did my nurse training and there is no confirmed medical research that says that cleanse/starvation diets are any good. what does this 17 day diet do? etc water based, just veg, slim fast sort of thing?

Yes, I am also intrigued as to what is involved?

Hello,
I started the 17 DD today. I've read through the book and it seems to me a "doable" way of losing weight. In the first cycle it promotes protein and veggies with a limited intake of fruit and probiotics. For me, when considering a "diet" there are a few things I will never give up...fruit and milk. While cycle 1 doesn't allow milk, I think the benefits of drinking a glass or two of milk a day outweigh the negatives. What I like is taking out processed carbs and eating more whole foods. Cycle 2 and 3 reintroduce carbs such as starchy foods and veggies (i.e. potatoes, brown rice, etc.). While Cycle 4 teaches you how to maintain. It is not a low calorie diet in that it instructs you to eat as much of the protein and veggies as you feel you need to so that you are not feeling hungry. I've done a ton of other diets, this one doesn't seem as bad and seems to promote life-long changes.

Oh no -- the "d" word...

I can hear them now..... run you fool!



diets don't go down too well here... good luck tho!

^LOL!!! yes this is true.

I knew someone who did that diet. She then proceeded to do a hundred other "diets".... don't know which one she's on now.

Hey! I am doing the 17 dd as well! I would be happy to do it with you! I started this past Monday!

Everyone is so scared of the d word...it actually is a really healthy food plan...a lot of the weight lost the first week is water weight, and that is fine. you're drinking a ton of water on the plan so it isn't like you need to keep the bloat for your body to survive.

There is no limitation of calories on it...You eat to your fill, but not to the point you are uncomfortable. Dr. Moreno even gives a little guide in the book as to how to measure your hunger. Some people, like people who have had eating disorders, could really use that scale for themselves. It helps me to keep it in the forefront of my mind so I don't binge.

It limits starchy carbs the first cycle (17 days) and you get 2 servings of fruit but before a certain time of the day so your body has time to use up the carbs from the fruit.

unsweetened almond milk is allowed, as are a few other options of dairy that are considered probiotics.

Again, that is just the first 17 days. You eat lots of veggies, lean meats, 2 fruit servings a day, 2 probiotics, 2 healthy fats servings, green tea and water. Each cycle is a bit different.

The 17 day cycles are supposed to stop people from plateauing...however i have heard a lot of people say they plateau anyways. but people plateau in weight loss usually whether you are counting calories and eating whatever you want or eating healthy per a plan like this and making sure as a female you are getting at least over 1200 calories.

People need to chill a bit and read the plan. lol That is all.

Where do I find the information for this?

I really like this diet so far, but I don't think the book is worth it. There are a lot of common sense references and other sections of the book that can be by passed. What you can and cannot eat are the main things you need to know and that could be summed up in a few pages. Its a diet that starts you from square one and then introduces other things slowly into you healthy diet. It prepares you to continue making healthy choices and you can manipulate the diet to suit your needs.

Not sure if my reply was directed to your post Kelsey. I meant it to be.

I'm on Day 2 of Cycle 1 now (re-starting it after a recent failed attempt... stupid Halloween and stress from school getting in the way!) I think it helps if you're a meat lover like me because otherwise it can be hard to make your food for the day add up to 1200 calories. But once you learn to do that, and to really enjoy things like fruit, yogurt, and fresh vegetables (all of which I used to HATE), it's a breeze! It is NOT a "fad diet" by any means (though the name may suggest otherwise); all of the food you are eating is genuinely good for you, and that's why it works. (You just have to make sure you're getting ENOUGH to eat!) My brother lost over 50 pounds on this diet last year before his wedding, and he has successfully kept it off and looks better than ever. Don't listen to the naysayers - this diet plan rocks!

Hello Everyone,
I to am doing the 17 day diet. I first tried this program last year and had lost 30lbs. I was very excited. Since then I have been fighting Hashimoto's disease and fibromyalgia. I have recently started the 17 day diet again. I work out 5-6 days a week and am having a difficult time losing weight this time around. After speaking with another myfitnesspal this morning, it has been pointed out that I was not taking in enough calories on this program. That in fact after filling out the food intake, I was about 450 calories short a day. Now I have to decide if I want to stick with the 17 day diet and tweek it to add more calories or do something else.
What to do?!

@ tulipgirl.....it is a book that you can pick up at any book store, including Wal-mart stores. You can also google it and it will give you some information and there is a blog site where people share new recipes with each other.

I am also doing it! I see a lot of people hating on it but what people don't know is that this book is great because it has seperate cycles to help you through everything. The fourth cycle is the maintaining and maintenance of weight loss and it has worked for my roommate's mom tremendously! She lost 45 pounds during the four cycles. Also, one other thing people don't know is that you are eating healthy which is why the weight comes off!

I am on C1D4 and have lost 3 lbs. I haven't exercised very much because I feel it is hard to eat a lot of calories so I just mainly go for a walk to get my heart rate up. Make sure you eat veggies all day! It says to eat liberal amounts of them and lean meat and I have found that is how I make sure I am eating enough calories everyday.

Just make sure you follow all the rules and if you cheat big time, start over. Little cheats here and there aren't going to offset the entire plan but they don't put you in the right direction. I can't wait for cycle 2 though. I want some carbs! haha

Good luck! I really hope this works for you!

Sooooo... lean meats, lots of veggies to fill you up, limit the fruit, limit carbs, lowfat dairy...

And HOW, exactly, is this any different from the usual, recommended healthy eating most of us already try to follow?