Cost of 17 day diet

kitten992107
kitten992107 Posts: 27 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi there everyone i am considering tring the 17 day diet and i am just wondering the cost for food for cycle 1 and 2 and any other tips

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  • KateTii
    KateTii Posts: 886 Member
    edited November 2015
    Tip 1: Make your own food choices and save a ton of money
    Tip 2: For sustainable weightloss, pick something you plan to stick with for longer than 17 days.

    "X Day plan/diet" are great if you need motivation or can't be bothered cooking/logging and are happy to pay someone to do the thinking for you, but a lot of people find that once the plan/diet "ends" (either by time or money running out) they go straight back to old habits.

    I made my own diet. I'm not letting someone else get rich when I can do it myself.

    (I know this isn't exactly the information you asked for, but it is a very valid point)
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    You wont lost much REAL weight in 17 days. Unless you are severely obese, you are looking at max around 4lbs real weight and the rest will be water.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited November 2015
    Set up myfitnesspal with your stats, and eat what you like as long as you're in a deficit. It'll be much cheaper and less stressful.

    You don't have to be hungry to lose weight. Eat what MFP gives you, plus some of the calories you gain from exercise as well. Don't set an aggressive weight loss goal: If you have over 50lbs to lose, go for 2lbs a week, under 50lbs and over 30lbs 1.5lbs a week, and 30lbs and under 1-.5lbs a week. If you'd like help in figuring out your caloric intake, please state your age, height, current weight and activity level without exercise as well as current exercise routine, if you have one.

    Weight loss isn't a race. It took time to gain weight, so it will take time to lose the weight as well.

    The 17 day diet is a VLCD (very low calorie diet) for example:
    Breakfast: Plain low-fat yogurt with fresh berries, green tea
    Lunch: Green salad with a variety of vegetables like tomato and cucumber with a homemade vinaigrette, green tea
    Dinner: Grilled salmon, choice of raw or steamed vegetables, green tea
    Snacks: Sugar-free fruit-flavored yogurt, choice of one fruit

    That's incredible low, around 500 calories a day! I'd have that many calories for breakfast some days. It' very unhealthy to lose too much weight at a fast rate. The minimum calories MFP sets is 1200 net with exercise or 1200 total without exercise for women.
  • Jelaan
    Jelaan Posts: 815 Member
    cerise_noir wrote: »
    Set up myfitnesspal with your stats, and eat what you like as long as you're in a deficit. It'll be much cheaper and less stressful.

    You don't have to be hungry to lose weight. Eat what MFP gives you, plus some of the calories you gain from exercise as well. Don't set an aggressive weight loss goal: If you have over 50lbs to lose, go for 2lbs a week, under 50lbs and over 30lbs 1.5lbs a week, and 30lbs and under 1-.5lbs a week. If you'd like help in figuring out your caloric intake, please state your age, height, current weight and activity level without exercise as well as current exercise routine, if you have one.

    Weight loss isn't a race. It took time to gain weight, so it will take time to lose the weight as well.

    The 17 day diet is a VLCD (very low calorie diet) for example:
    Breakfast: Plain low-fat yogurt with fresh berries, green tea
    Lunch: Green salad with a variety of vegetables like tomato and cucumber with a homemade vinaigrette, green tea
    Dinner: Grilled salmon, choice of raw or steamed vegetables, green tea
    Snacks: Sugar-free fruit-flavored yogurt, choice of one fruit

    That's incredible low, around 500 calories a day! I'd have that many calories for breakfast some days. It' very unhealthy to lose too much weight at a fast rate. The minimum calories MFP sets is 1200 net with exercise or 1200 total without exercise for women.

    I would be passing out if I ate that little food.
  • kissedbythesunshine
    kissedbythesunshine Posts: 416 Member
    The 17 day diet, the 3 week diet, the Apple pie diet...Just no. No to them all. Log your foods, eat at a deficit, and you'll lose weight.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,207 Member
    kissedbythesunshine wrote: »
    The 17 day diet, the 3 week diet, the Apple pie diet...Just no. No to them all. Log your foods, eat at a deficit, and you'll lose weight.

    wait, there is an Apple Pie diet now?
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    mmm...someone please tag me if they ever come up with a whipped cream diet!
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    kissedbythesunshine wrote: »
    The 17 day diet, the 3 week diet, the Apple pie diet...Just no. No to them all. Log your foods, eat at a deficit, and you'll lose weight.

    wait, there is an Apple Pie diet now?
    JustMissTracy wrote: »
    mmm...someone please tag me if they ever come up with a whipped cream diet!
    Now a combination of the two sounds like perfection!
  • kitten992107
    kitten992107 Posts: 27 Member
    Thank you for the reply everyone for the replys ,just to clarify the 17 day diet itsnt actually just 17 days from what i read i took it out from the library its a 3 stage change . Its a 17 days of unlimited protien like chicken,turkey and fish and vegeyables with a little dairy then slowly add in carbs and grains.But from what o read just eat healthier and get i excersice and write everything down?.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    You wont lost much REAL weight in 17 days. Unless you are severely obese, you are looking at max around 4lbs real weight and the rest will be water.
    THIS. Weight loss that is more about fat deposit, will take much longer to lose than just a WEEK. The first week will mostly be water weight.

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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited November 2015
    kitten992107 wrote: »
    Thank you for the reply everyone for the replys ,just to clarify the 17 day diet itsnt actually just 17 days from what i read i took it out from the library its a 3 stage change . Its a 17 days of unlimited protien like chicken,turkey and fish and vegeyables with a little dairy then slowly add in carbs and grains.But from what o read just eat healthier and get i excersice and write everything down?.

    Just use myfitnesspal's food diary section and eat what you like, just stay within your calories. No need to cut foods out of your diet unless you're instructed to do so by your dietitian or doctor. There's no need to fuss with a diet as a calorie deficit is the important part in weight loss. I eat what I like (not all junk, but I have treats often), and stay within or at my calories for the day and I've lost 40lbs since June.

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