17 day diet

I love it, its easy to follow and you get results .. i am on it right now and was able to loose 12 lbs in the first 17 days. My sister n law is also doing it and she has lost 16 in the first 17 .. she is at a total lost of 17 and im at 22 in the second cycle.. depending on how much weight you need to loose this is a great diet and i love it and would recommend it to anyone.. good luck

That was what gave me my jump start to losing weight. I was only on it for 10 days before I went on vacation and just couldn't keep it up but in that 12 days I had lost 10lbs. The first cycle you get unlimited lean protein, chicken, turkey, and some fish and eggs in moderation. In addition you get unlimited "cleansing" vegetables, ie. carrots, celery, lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, cauliflower, cabbage, etc. You eat 2 probiotics a day, so Yakult, BioKefir, or live active culture yogurt. And 2 low sugar fruits a day, ie apples, berries of any kind, grapefruit, red grapes, oranges. Also allowed is 1 good fat - olive oil (2 Tbsp/day) It suggests you drink green tea with every meal/snack and also that you drink 8oz of warm water with a half a lemon squeezed in first thing in the morning. For best results you do need to put in approx. 17 min of exercise daily. Also, condiments are ok in moderation, and its suggested that you keep them to fat free items. So fat free salad dressing, sour cream, cheese, etc. Salsa is ok, low sugar ketchup, mustard, marinara stuff like that but all in moderation. And water is uber important on it, get in your 8 a day. I found it very easy to follow as it really did allow for a lot of choices, especially since you can use condiments, just be careful not to go overboard on them. The second cycle adds in good carbs, like potatoes, oatmeal, grits, etc. You're limited to like 1 a day (going from memory, don't have the book with me) and you alternate cycle 1 with cycle 2 menus. So day one you're on cycle 2 menu, day 2 cycle 1, day 3 cycle 2, etc. Didn't read much past that so can't help with cycle 3 - cycle 4 is maintaining. The cycle one is really a cleansing sort of thing, so it dumps a lot of water weight and flushes your body of junk built up from all the fast food, sodas, etc. I found the book at Borders but I know a lot of people ordered it from the website to get the 17 min workout dvd with it. I didn't want to wait. After my 10 days on it, I was inspired to keep eating healthy but not as strict.