@Knittingbandmom - I cant find the Low-fat acidophilus milk....soooo black it will be :sad: But actually I am fine with that. It's is just a mental thing right. From day 18 I will drink skim milk.

Hi!
I got this somewhere on the web, can't remember where. But it is very accurate. I read the book and can tell you if you have this for the first 17 days you are good to go!!

17 Day Diet – 1st Cycle
Foods I can eat:
Lean proteins: Fish (salmon, sole, flounder, catfish, tilapia, canned light tuna in water), chicken breast, turkey breast, ground turkey, eggs (2 eggs = 1 serving or 4 egg whites = 1 serving)
Cleansing Vegetables: artichoke, artichoke hearts, asparagus, bell peppers (any color) broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, green beans, green leafy vegetables, kale, leeks, lettuce (all varieties), mushrooms, okra, onions, parsley, scallions, spinach, tomatoes, watercress
Low Sugar Fruit – 2 servings daily: apples, berries (all types) grapefruit, oranges, peaches, pears, plums, prickly pear cactus, prunes, red grapes. Don’t eat your fruit servings after 2 pm as the carb’s will turn to fat if not used for energy.
Probiotic Foods – 2 servings daily: Yogurt (any type; Greek style, sugar-free fruit flavored, plain, and low-fat 6 oz. container = 1 serving), Kefir (1 cup = 1 serving), Low-fat acidophilus milk (1 cup = 1 serving), Yakult (small 50 calorie bottle), Breakstone LiveActive cottage cheese ( ½ cup = 1 serving), Reduced salt miso dissolved in low-fat, low-sodium broth (1 Tbs. = 1 serving), Tempeh, Sauerkraut, Kimchi
Friendly Fats – 1 to 2 Tbs. daily: Olive oil, Flaxseed oil
Condiments: salsa, low-carb marinara sauce, lite soy sauce, low-carb ketchup, fat-free sour cream, low-fat low-sodium broth, Truvia, sugar-free jams and jellies, vegetable cooking spray, fat-free cheeses (Parmesan), fat-free salad dressing, salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard, herbs and spices.
Coffee and Tea are allowed on this diet, but DON’T count towards your 8 glasses of water. ( I use a tiny bit of Truvia in my coffee, as it’s really sweet)
Meal Planning:
Breakfast
2 eggs or 4 egg whites; or 1 serving probiotic food such as yogurt
1 fruit serving
1 cup green tea
Lunch
Large serving of protein plus unlimited amounts of cleansing vegetables; or 1 probiotic with your veggies
1 cup green tea
Dinner
Large serving of protein in the form of fish or chicken
Unlimited amounts of cleansing vegetables
1 cup green tea
Snacks
2nd fruit serving
2nd probiotic serving
Additional
1 serving (1 to 2 Tbs of friendly fat to use on salads, vegetables or cooking)
Drink when you first wake up: One 8 oz. glass of hot water with juice from ½ lemon.
Be sure to drink eight 8 oz glasses of water EVERY DAY!!!
Do two 17 minute work-out sessions (one in the morning, one in the evening)
Meal Planning
Breakfast:
Protein or probiotic serving: ____________________
Fruit serving: ________________________________
Lunch:
Protein or probiotic serving: ____________________
Cleansing Vegetables: _________________________
Dinner:
Protein serving: ______________________________
Cleansing Vegetables: _________________________
Snacks:
2nd fruit serving: _____________________________
2nd probiotic serving: _________________________
Other:
Friendly fat serving: __________________________

Are you getting to 1200 calories? I still have 166 more to go and can't think of anything to eat.... ugh. I ate a ton today too !

I was just thinking the same thing! I'm not hungry at all and am sitting at about 1000 calories. I don't think I'm going to worry about it for a while and see how it works out.

By the way for exercise I've been jazzercising 2-3 times a week which is an hour each but on the off days I'm going to try and ride my stationary bike in the house. I'm in Dallas and it's 105 degrees here today - for real. Ugh.

@Slimbettie - I think a 17 day group would be fantastic. I'm in and again, I'm so glad you started this up. Your timing was perfect.

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For my update - I went shopping on Saturday and my son didn't want to wait to start so we actually started yesterday. This morning I had lost a pound and he had lost 4! He has had a weight issue since 2nd grade. He's 19, 5'7, and weighed in at 340 pounds. He was thrilled and motivated by the 4 pounds let me tell you. We both gagged on our lemon water yesterday too but this morning it was better.

Here is what we ate yesterday and today:
Sunday:
Breakfast - 2 scrambled eggs with 1/2 grapefruit
Snack - Chobani Greek Yogurt - coconut flavor
Lunch - chicken breasts marinated in fat free italian dressing and baked with parmesean cheese sprinkled on top.
Snack - apple
Dinner - Chicken Chili made by cooking 1 lb chicken breasts and shredding, and adding 1/2 cup diced red onion, 1 can rotel tomatoes, 1 can diced tomatoes, 2 chicken bouillon cubes, 1 cup water, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tbsp. chili powder, and a little salt & pepper. I found this on the internet and she had added 1 packet knor veggie soup mix. Since I had a packet and the carbs were not too bad I threw that in too and it was fabulous. We topped it with some fat free cheddar.
Snack: Chobani vanilla fat free yogurt with 1 tbsp cocoa powder (the non sweetened baking kind) and 1 packet of Truvia. This was a pretty nice little chocolate fix.

Monday:
Breakfast: 1/2 grapefruit w/truvia sprinkled on top
Lunch: 2 cups mixed salad greens with tomato topped with a drained can of tuna in water and 2 tbsp. fat free ranch dressing.
Apple
Snack: Yoplait Greek Fat Free Peach yogurt
Dinner: Rotisserie Chicken from Kroger - about 4 oz, and a cup of green beans.
Snack: I had another vanilla yogurt mixed with the cocoa powder - I thought it was that good yes

Tuesday Plans:
Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs
Snack: strawberries or red grapes
Lunch: Probably a salad with left over rotisserie chicken and fat free italian dressing and a pineapple flavor yogurt.
Snack: Orange
Dinner: Cajun Catfish (a little olive oil with mixed seasonings rubbed on and baked) I found the recipe on The Doctor's site for 17 Day Diet. If you google 17 day diet the doctors recipes and select the result that pops up for C1 you will see it and a ton of other wonderful ideas there.
Snack: Probably a second yogurt. I'm out of the vanilla now so no more chocolate for a while

I weighed and took measurements but need one of my teenagers to slow down long enough to take a picture for me.

Weigh In:
C1D1 - 191.4
C1D2 - 190.2