The 17 Day Diet

I am on day 8 of cycle 2, and I have stopped loosing, I'm not really gaining either, I'm just teetering at the same weight, did I plateau? I am wondering if anyone that has been, or is on cycle 2 could give me some advice. I am going to stick it out till the end of this cycle, and if i don't go back to loosing weight, I think I'll start at cycle 1 again!!

I am so close, only 8 lbs to go!!!!!!!

I am on day 8 of cycle 2, and I have stopped loosing, I'm not really gaining either, I'm just teetering at the same weight, did I plateau? I am wondering if anyone that has been, or is on cycle 2 could give me some advice. I am going to stick it out till the end of this cycle, and if i don't go back to loosing weight, I think I'll start at cycle 1 again!!

I am so close, only 8 lbs to go!!!!!!!

Hi ya.
Good job on your weight loss!
Same thing happened to me. So I played with the carb days...did less of them...changed it to every 2 days instead of every other day. That worked better for me. And drink tons of water on carb days..
You can rearrange it to make it work for you.
I wouldn't go back to Cycle 1 just yet. Dr. Mike says: Keep moving forward!
Good luck!
:bigsmile:

after you changed it to every 2 days, did you start loosing again? Thanks for your advice

I fell off the wagon again today. Gotta get back with it. I was doing sooooo well before Easter.

I started 2 days ago and so far so good. Do you think I could have avocado on C1?

I HIT DAY 17 TODAY! Cycle 2 and I lost a total of 9 pounds! Wow! I am 1.8 pounds from my goal so I am gonna go to Cycle 3 tomorrow with tons of exercise. The weight is not the best part the inches are! My pregnancy pooch is almost some and I see a waist. I am happy that I found this diet. I have much more energy. Man the people doing Cycle 1 have to be losing much more than this. There is no FAD to this it can be a way of life and yes I had major cheat moments.

Hang in there people this really works! I learned to love the Green Tea in MINT - go figure. That paired with grapefruit were major metabolism boosts before 2 pm! Wendy's Pecan Chicken Apple Salad was my fast food treat. I ate salads with every meal except breakfast. Natures Own Double Fiber Bread is the best. I ate breakfast within 15 minutes of waking up. Exercise wise I did 17 minutes of something even if it was just dancing or playing with my kiddo.

I HIT DAY 17 TODAY! Cycle 2 and I lost a total of 9 pounds! Wow! I am 1.8 pounds from my goal so I am gonna go to Cycle 3 tomorrow with tons of exercise. The weight is not the best part the inches are! My pregnancy pooch is almost some and I see a waist. I am happy that I found this diet. I have much more energy. Man the people doing Cycle 1 have to be losing much more than this. There is no FAD to this it can be a way of life and yes I had major cheat moments.

Hang in there people this really works! I learned to love the Green Tea in MINT - go figure. That paired with grapefruit were major metabolism boosts before 2 pm! Wendy's Pecan Chicken Apple Salad was my fast food treat. I ate salads with every meal except breakfast. Natures Own Double Fiber Bread is the best. I ate breakfast within 15 minutes of waking up. Exercise wise I did 17 minutes of something even if it was just dancing or playing with my kiddo.

Day 8 on the second cycle.

I'm finding I have to eat MORE to get my calories for the day, because before I started the 17DD, I was already working out for 30-60 minutes a day, and I sure wasn't going to cut back to 17 minutes a day. I dropped a good six pounds during the first week of the first cycle, and then I just kind of hung there. I kept pinging between 173 and 174, after first hitting 172.8. I posted in on MFP last week about it, and the general consensus was that I wasn't getting enough calories, was drinking too much wine (yes, I cheated on that part), and my sodium was WAY too high.

I had a drop to 172.0 on Sunday, then ate Easter dinner (ham=sodium).

I am struggling with this diet/eating plan/way of life, because unless I load up on proteins (and extra carbs on carb-day) I don't hit my calorie goal/net calories.

Okay girls, I'm on day 3 of cycle 1 and literally can not MOVE. I am sooo drained i barely had the energy to make myself something to eat, let alone chase my kids so I am thinking about going ahead and starting cycle 2. I have lost almost 5 lbs in the last 2 days so i KNOW it's working but wow. I am still nursing my 9 month old (just a twice a day) so maybe I really should just bypass the rest of the 1st cycle. I know some of u have said you've skipped cycle 1, how'd that work out? Did you still lose pretty quickly?

Okay, I bought the book, read it, and plan to start sometime soon (need to grocery shop and clear certain foods out of kitchen) but I have one more question:

Does everyone actually drink the warm water with lemon in the mornings? :sick:

I can't stand warm water, it makes me gag just gurgling it when I have a sore throat, and while I drink plenty of water, I never put lemon in it because I hate the taste. Is this something that many people don't necessarily bother with, like the green tea, or is it more critical than that?

Thanks! I'll be joining y'all soon! :flowerforyou:

I do drink the warm water with lemon in the morning, but I do add a packet of Truvia which helps. But I love anything lemon so I don't mind it really. I actually really like it. I believe the purpose of the warm lemon water first thing is because it is supposed to get your digestive juices flowing and wake up your metabolism.

AHHH!!!! I'm at a crucial point with my weight and I've stopped losing!!!! At the exact point where I have stopped losing over the past couple years. I need to break through before I get frustrated and eat a pizza. Any tips?

Where are you on the diet? Which phase and day? I would suggest just keep going. You might not lose something everyday and on some days you may gain a little. It's the overall progress of the 17 days. Your metabolism will get a jolt in the next phase. Try to hang on!