Hello! My name is Nadine my goal is to lose 30 lbs. I chose this diet because the proteins keep me full longer..

Hello! My name is Stephanie and my goal is to lose 50 pounds! I had 3 kids in 4 years and gaineg about 20 pounds with each pregnancy. I started The 17 Day Diet because it made so much more sense than alot of other diets, and it promised fast results. I went on the program about 6 months ago and lost 10 pounds during phase 1. I have trouble sticking with it, because I get really tired of eating the same stuff, but I can't lie; I feel so much better when I follow the diet!

So, here I am again, giving it another try before the holidays. My short term goal is to lose 10-15 pounds by Christmas!!!

Hi everyone. My name's Nena. I'm brand new to the site and JUST bought the book a few hours ago! I'm pumped and ready to start it first thing tomorrow!! I've got 100 pounds to lose easily, so I'm hoping I can shed 10-15 in the first cycle.

I've been having a lot of problems with insomnia in the last few weeks, which is probably related to the fact that i'm at my all-time highest weight.. yikes. :C

So that, and some other stuff going on in my life right now.. I decided it was the right time for me to go for it!

Oh. I'm almost 25 years old, I live in South Korea, teach kindergarten, and am a lesbian. Those are the basics!

Also, I dunno if there are rules or anything like that for this group yet-- so far, we're a pretty small group.. Do you think it's okay to make a thread for a log/diary of the diet? I thought it might be helpful to be able to browse everyone's progress in the same group, and get meal ideas and whatnot.

My name is Tamecka and I am looking to lose 20 pounds as short term goal. I chose this diet because I have read about a lot of positive experiences using it. My second reason is because I am a carb junkie and I need to learn to take control of that. I will need lots of support and help.

Hi I'm Alex and my long term goal is 30 pounds but my short term goal is 10% of my body weight so 16 pounds. I think it's do-able and this seems like something I can actually stick with. Good luck ladies!

Hi I'm Kathy. I've been on this plan for almost 6 months since 6/2/11. I've lost 64 pounds so far - just one pound away from my goal weight and starting Cycle 4. It's been a great journey!

Thanks for the encouragement! It is good to know it works.

Hello everyone, my name is 1RareJewel and I am beginning round 2 today! I lost 16 pounds during cycle 1. I could have lost more but I lost motivation somewhere (so ashame). My goals for round 2 is a 15-25 pound weight loss.

Hi, My name is Martha, I need to lose about 70#. I just heard about the 17 day diet and was glad to find this group! I know many of you are a week or so in to it, and I am not ready to jump in just yet. But I want to soon, and hope I can get lots of tips and motivation from you all in the meantime!

Hi there, I am Joanne and I'm looking to lose 30lbs by May 2012 - when I graduate Nursing school!

Hello! My name is Christie. I've just started the 17 day diet today. I like that the diet is lower carb but still allows lots of veggies and fruit, not just fats. I would really like to lose 50 pounds by this time next year. I need help with the motivation part-that's always my downfall! I plan on keeping up my running schedule of 3miles x 5 days a week. I think I will pass on the lemon juice first thing in the morning-that's just sounds like a belly ache waiting to happen! Any advice or motivation is very much apprecaited! If anyone needs a friend from some motivation themselves let me know

My name is Sharon and I am on my 2nd round of cycles. Cycle 1, but sure did cheat this week. My goal is to get healthy again, which includes losing a good bit of weight. I'm anxious to look like myself again. I lost 20 pounds, but I'm afraid I gained some back. I'll be able to stick to the plan this week I'm sure, once this holiday is over.

Happy New Year! I am new to MFP, but I had some success with the 17 DD earlier in 2011. I got through C1 and C2 and lost 14 lbs. Unfortunately, like ususal, I fell off the wagon and gained everything back. I am looking to lose 50 lbs by the time I get married in October. Best of luck everyone! Once you get past the first few days, it's not so bad. You just feel so much better when you aren't putting all of that junk food in your body.

Hi everyone! My name is Hollie. My husband and I started the he 17DD this past Tuesday, January 3. So far my husband has lost 11 lbs and I have lost 6. My motivation to change my lifestyle was ripping my jeans bowling and having to go buy a size 16. The biggest size I have ever had to buy. I have had three children in the past four years and after each child I have gotten bigger and bigger. The way I was eating was horrible. I could sit and eat a whole family size bag of chips or a whole bag of cookies. And the way I was cooking with so much butter although it tasted good I know it wasnt helping us any. So after my mom told me about the 17 DD and how strict it was I decided thats what I needed to keep myself going. Strict rules to tell me what I can and cannot eat. It was just icing on the cake that my husband aggreed to doing it too. However he is miserable and says he is starving lol. Please add me to your friend list I need the constant motivation of seeing others doing well on the diet

Hi All, I'm Wendy and am on C1D2 of the 17DD. I did this diet last year and it worked for a while but I got lazy and stopped and have gained the weight back.

Glad to see some 17DD support on here. Love MFP site too.

My name is Julie, from MN. I am on Day 8, lost 2 pounds so far. I am not regular though, actually constipated today. I do eat the Liv Active Breakstone's cottage cheese daily and a greek yogurt daily. Anyone else have this issue? I am going to take an herbal laxative tonight, at that point.