The 17 Day Diet

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  • gimmebackmybod
    gimmebackmybod Posts: 11
    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?

    I don't think this diet was recommended for nursing moms. It could compromise your milk supply. But if you want to stick with it, I would definately recommend moving to cycle 2 or even cycle 3 because of the increased calories. Your body needs extra calories while nursing.

    You are right, it is not recommended for nursing moms. I guess i chose to ignore the rule even though i know it's there for a reason. He's only nursing at nap time and bed time so compared to 6+ times/day i figured it'd be okay, esp if i made sure to meet my calories for the day. (which is nearly impossible on this diet) I am definitely doing cycle 2 and if that still doesn't seem like enough maybe i'll go to 3. I'm eating a bowl of quinoa right now and already feel better just knowing i'm getting some carbs in there ;)
  • bluespring
    bluespring Posts: 201 Member
    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.

    Awesome! I am so happy for you!
    Keep posting your results!
    :bigsmile:
  • melleyd
    melleyd Posts: 432 Member
    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?

    I think the lemon is supposed to help with digestion. I don't like it hot either so I only warm it slightly and add a packet of truvia. I think you could drink it cool like lemonade but I'm not sure.
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    Thanks, guys! I'll give it a shot. :ohwell: Just a spoonful of sugar, right? I might just try to chug it... :drinker:
  • RMinVA
    RMinVA Posts: 1,085 Member
    Hubby wanted to try try it so I thought I would "play along" for support. Most of the foods are the "base" of what I eat regularly anyway, so it wasn't that big of a stretch to eliminate a few things for the short term. Got through about 9 days really well...then came Easter Weekend: -) I didn't have a lot to clean up in my diet, so I didn't get the big water weight loss drop, but did lose 2#. Hubby has lost about 5# so far. My energy level has rebounded and I feel pretty good. Going to do another stretch of the "first" 17 days until May 7th, then go onto the next 17.

    As for the water w/lemon in the mornings, it supposedly helps to jump start your liver too.
  • kimif1
    kimif1 Posts: 9
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  • 12by311
    12by311 Posts: 1,716 Member
    Trejon, great job!



    I'm on C1D3. Doing great still. I have lost 2 lbs since Monday.

    I will whine a little and say I'm missing the crunchy-ness of eating nuts and also I LOVE peanut butter (the good, healthy kind) with everything in me. It's starting to really hit me today. I wanted to just eat a tbsp of PB this morning so bad. But I didn't....

    I can't wait to eat some though!
  • jsonnett02
    jsonnett02 Posts: 110
    Any of you guys have headaches? I have been having them since starting this Monday and now I have a migraine. Drinking tons of water.

    WHen I did the South Beach I had horrible headaches. My blood sugar got so low, that's what happened.....if this program is low in sugar or natural sugar it may be due to that.
  • RMinVA
    RMinVA Posts: 1,085 Member
    Any of you guys have headaches? I have been having them since starting this Monday and now I have a migraine. Drinking tons of water.

    WHen I did the South Beach I had horrible headaches. My blood sugar got so low, that's what happened.....if this program is low in sugar or natural sugar it may be due to that.

    It allows for 2 pieces of fruit per day as well as yogurt, plus unlimited veggies, so there is plenty of sugar available. Drink LOTS of water and that should help!! And they will subside in a day or so. You just need to give your body time to adjust. I cleaned up everything at the beginning of the year and had raging headaches....but I got sick about the same time too, so I'm not sure how much of it was cleaning up my diet and how much was actually being sick.
  • blackchickbb
    blackchickbb Posts: 14
    just started today,earlier noon was hardest.but im ok now.will do my best ,i have to.
  • raksha
    raksha Posts: 30
    Bump, I may have to give this a try!!
  • mmnichol
    mmnichol Posts: 208 Member
    At end of day 2, little tougher today. Most of you said the first 3-4 days were the toughest? Need to plan better meals that taste good. Brought a can of vegetable soup to work and threw in some chicken but wasnt very good. :cry: Will do better tomorrow.
  • mmnichol
    mmnichol Posts: 208 Member
    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.


    Wendys Pecan chicken salad is ok to have on this plan?
  • BlueMindi
    BlueMindi Posts: 17
    Bump.. Just started Day 1 today (wasn't so bad) so happy to find you all and very excited to get some quick results!
  • juliemouse83
    juliemouse83 Posts: 6,663 Member
    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.

    I don't think you need to worry too much about hitting a calorie goal. If you are eating enough and and aren't hungry, then I doubt your body will go into starvation mode. I can't imagine "starving" if you aren't even hungry. In my experience, wine and alcohol will sabotage things every single time. So, have you not really lost at all since the first week of C1?
  • juliemouse83
    juliemouse83 Posts: 6,663 Member
    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.

    I don't think you need to worry too much about hitting a calorie goal. If you are eating enough and and aren't hungry, then I doubt your body will go into starvation mode. I can't imagine "starving" if you aren't even hungry. In my experience, wine and alcohol will sabotage things every single time. So, have you not really lost at all since the first week of C1?



    No, I've lost a couple since the first week. I have been working out (strength training and an hour of cardio on alternate days) since before I started the 17dd and wasn't even hitting close to a net of 1200 lbs. Since I started, I've lost six pounds, 8 since I started working out about a week before I started the 17 DD.

    I KNOW my sodium is to the moon this week, based on the stress eating of the dreaded sunflower seeds and the extra glass of Vino.

    I know it's no excuse, however, our household is going thru a fairly tumultuous time right now. (The hubs was involved in an accident a couple of months ago and we've been dealing with doctors and multiple diagnoses(es) for the last few weeks and are spending more than a small fortune on co-pays, which really makes me angry because the accident wasn't his fault (he was sitting at a red light and got plowed from behind - and it resulted in some damage to his spinal cord/column).

    I'm going to give it a go without sunflower seeds, processed meats, and *sigh* red wine for the next week to see what happens. :)

    Thank you for all of your input! :)

    x's and o's....
  • javamom
    javamom Posts: 309
    Salads can get a little tiresome. Try roasting veggies with a little olive oil or doing a "stir fry" with veggies, chicken, olive oil and a little soy. My co-worker made a yummy spinach dip today with greek yogurt - I'll get and post the recipe. It was sooooo good - dipped veggies in that!
  • javamom
    javamom Posts: 309
    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 put my lemon juice in my cranberry pomegranate green tea. Much more manageable that way for me!
  • bluespring
    bluespring Posts: 201 Member
    just started today,earlier noon was hardest.but im ok now.will do my best ,i have to.

    You can do it!
    Good luck!
    :bigsmile:
  • javamom
    javamom Posts: 309
    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.


    Wendys Pecan chicken salad is ok to have on this plan?



    Not exactly . . .
  • bluespring
    bluespring Posts: 201 Member
    Bump.. Just started Day 1 today (wasn't so bad) so happy to find you all and very excited to get some quick results!

    Great!
    We'll be waiting for your updates.
    Good luck!
    :bigsmile:
  • bluespring
    bluespring Posts: 201 Member
    At end of day 2, little tougher today. Most of you said the first 3-4 days were the toughest? Need to plan better meals that taste good. Brought a can of vegetable soup to work and threw in some chicken but wasnt very good. :cry: Will do better tomorrow.

    Yep...it's a little rough...but it's worth it. Hang in there. You can do it!
    Did you see the Chicken-Vegetable Soup recipe in the back of the book?
    Pretty darn good.
    Good luck!
    :bigsmile:
  • bluespring
    bluespring Posts: 201 Member
    No, I've lost a couple since the first week. I have been working out (strength training and an hour of cardio on alternate days) since before I started the 17dd and wasn't even hitting close to a net of 1200 lbs. Since I started, I've lost six pounds, 8 since I started working out about a week before I started the 17 DD.

    I KNOW my sodium is to the moon this week, based on the stress eating of the dreaded sunflower seeds and the extra glass of Vino.

    I know it's no excuse, however, our household is going thru a fairly tumultuous time right now. (The hubs was involved in an accident a couple of months ago and we've been dealing with doctors and multiple diagnoses(es) for the last few weeks and are spending more than a small fortune on co-pays, which really makes me angry because the accident wasn't his fault (he was sitting at a red light and got plowed from behind - and it resulted in some damage to his spinal cord/column).

    I'm going to give it a go without sunflower seeds, processed meats, and *sigh* red wine for the next week to see what happens. :)

    Thank you for all of your input! :)

    x's and o's....
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    _____________________________________________________________________________

    So sorry to hear of your life challenges right now.
    Sending good wishes for you...and your DH. Stay strong.
    Yep...you're gonna have to give up the seeds and wine...haha..
    But..it's just for a little while.
    Try more protein...veggies...and drinks lots of water.
    You'll be back on track in no time.
    Good luck!
    :bigsmile:
  • Contrary03
    Contrary03 Posts: 289 Member
    Bump
  • mmussetter1972
    mmussetter1972 Posts: 1 Member
    I bought he book about a month ago - the first 2 weeks went really well, but I had to force myself to eat yogurt twice a day (im not a yogurt fan!!) But I followed the diet and lost 12 lbs the fist 10 days!! It really helps you cleanse your body of sugar, fats and all that other good stuff. By the 14th day I was getting tired of salad and yogurt and more yogurt. I have to tell you that I was a Diet Dr. Pepper junkie but since starting the 17-day diet I am Pepper-free! Cant even stand the taste of diet soda anymore. As a diabetic,, the diet dp made me crave sweets and more sweets, now I crave fruits. It has introduced me to a better way of eating - 17 days is a short amount of time but i was challenged to find ways to prepare chicken and turkey (hate fish)- so I looked forward to Cycle 2, which I havent really stuck with to the T, but I am eating some pork and beef now and an occasional potato! - thats when I joined myfitnesspal and it has helped me eat better and track calories and more importantly - sugar. I am more conscience of what Im sticking in my mouth and am amazed by how much crazy eating I used to do. The 17 day diet will get you off to a good start and if you can stick with it through all 4 cycles - GOOD for U!!! I couldnt but dropped a quick 12 lbs. and developed more conscience eating habits. I may do it again if I dont lose more weight soon. Another good thing about it is that you arent ever hungry - you eat alot, actually, but alot of stuff thats good for you. Best of Luck - the book is worth the money!
  • grabbit97
    grabbit97 Posts: 445
    Just finished day 13 of C1... I made some chicken thighs and green beans tonight, was very good, gave DH a potato to go with his meal...
    Am looking forward to adding a little carbs back in my diet... will weigh in tomorrow and see what I have lost from last Thursday..
    I know I have lost something, not big like some of you, but something..
    :)
    Natalie
  • anetap2000
    anetap2000 Posts: 116 Member
    Hi
    I bought a book today and I will start the diet tomorrow, but I have a question to the people who have finished the diet long time ago and the still keep eating clean. Didnt you have a jo-jo effect or do you keep the weight ?
    Thanks
  • XoCynthiaXo
    XoCynthiaXo Posts: 78 Member
    Hey everyone. I bought this book about a week ago but havent started it yet. All of you have seriously inspired me and i am ready to start on monday. Gonna go food shopping this weekend and start on monday. TIPS and ADVICE would be very nice, everyone on here have really inspired me. I was doing good when i first started my weight loss joiurney and have recently hit a wall and havent loss anything for about 3 weeks so hoping this book really helps, feel free to friend request me too, could always use the motivation in friends, GREAT WORK EVERYONE =]
  • darece
    darece Posts: 34 Member
    BUMP!! for later
  • bellisima6
    bellisima6 Posts: 76 Member
    I'm on day 3 and I have lost 4 pounds so far but woke up with a headache today but it shall pass. I will exercise for 2 hours today (spinning and kettlebell) therefore will eat more than yesterday but still veggies and lean meat. I have been drinking so much water that I spend my day between my desk and the restroom but it's all good.
    Keep up the good work ladies I'm aiming for 10 pounds at the end of the 17 days I know I can do it.
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