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.

Hi my name is Vi. I'm on cycle 3 round 3. I've lost 30 lbs so far. On this third round of cycle three I have only lost 4 lbs. I'm thinking of going back to cycle 1. My long term goal is to get to 174 so that I am no longer obese. I'm trying to do it 10 lbs at a time, one cycle a a time. Just found this team.