17 Day Diet
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My friend and I are about to attempt the 17 day diet. Any of you out there give this a try? How were your results?
Looking for any suggestions before beginning this adventure.:drinker:
Looking for any suggestions before beginning this adventure.:drinker:
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I'm starting the 17 Day Diet on Monday!!!0
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I lost over 60 pounds with the 17 days diet and did not do much exercise
did not drink warm water
BUT I DID stick to it and followed the first cycle word for word
EXCEPT I did drink one cup a coffee a day with fat free creamer
the diet had AMAZING results0 -
I've never done this diet but a friend of mine did last year. She didn't read the directions correctly anout eating second helpings of chicken, etc, when you are still hungry so she was only eating about 900 calories a day, even with exercise. She lost 6lbs the first week but it kind of stalled after that and she felt dizzy and lightheaded sometimes. So, just be careful to eat enough. She stopped after about two or three weeks and hasn't been back to it. On the plus side, the power cookies are really yummy!0
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Was thinking of dabbling with this myself just to get a jump start - do any stores sell the book? I don't want to wait for it if I order it online - would like to start it next week if I can.0
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I started yesterday. I requested the book from the library. I'm going to pick it up today.0
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I just downloaded it to my Kindle0
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I started today and downloaded it to my Kindle. Im impatient and wanted to start asap. Im also going to purchase the hardcopy as well.0
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What is the 17 day diet?0
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I am starting too! Love the sign on the fridge LOL Good luck.0
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I have been on the 17 Day Diet for 12 days and have lost 10 lbs. I think it is great and it works..The recipes are great to:happy: .0
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That's actually what lead me here. I'm pre-diabetic and started it to manage that. It was wonderful for teaching me a better way to eat. My carb cravings died. I can't thank Dr.Moreno enough for that. How I got here....I was about to crash from how restrictive it was. I had no clue why I felt so horrible. I read that my calories may have been too low, found this site to track them and realized I was eating about 600 cals a day. So, I think it's great on one hand, dangerous on the other. Just use MFP to track cals. You're allowed unlimited lean protein...eat it! Get as many cals as you can within the parameters of phase one and you should do fine.0
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Day 1 was rough...I'm not gonna lie! Lol. All I could think about was carbs! The thing with me is that I love to workout...I love cardio...but my diet is what is keeping me from losing weight...so I decided to try this! 2 pounds overnight...I will take that...even if it is just water weight! Lol. Something has to give...I am at a plateau!!! I have 16 pounds to go yet!0
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i just read up on this diet and wanted to know in the first cycle is it simply just lean meat fruit before 2pm and the vegetables mentioned i keep getting confused! can you have milk iin your coffee? and if you can eat unlimited meats won't you go over calories? its all really confusing!! id appreciate the help.0
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i just read up on this diet and wanted to know in the first cycle is it simply just lean meat fruit before 2pm and the vegetables mentioned i keep getting confused! can you have milk iin your coffee? and if you can eat unlimited meats won't you go over calories? its all really confusing!! id appreciate the help.
There's no calorie counting in Phase One. In my opinion, there should be. 600-800 cals a day is not okay if you're not supervised by a doctor. There was no way...NO WAY...I could have gone over calories eating phase one. The foods are limited but you get so stuffed from what you can eat. It's unlimited lean protein( the ones allowed) unlimited veggies (the ones allowed) and 2 servings of low glycemic fruits (only a few allowed and you have to eat these before 2 pm). I know yogurt is allowed, plain, but I don't remember about milk. I don't think so. The system itself is simple and effective....if you complete every phase. However, unless you're in serious medical need of dropping weight ASAP there are far less extreme ways of doing it. For someone interested in The 17 Day Diet who isn't in a medical crisis, I would highly recommend skipping Phase One entirely and starting at Phase 2. Much more realistic!0 -
It's a diet broken up into 3 17 day cycles. It is a book written by Dr. MIKE MORENO. I have been doin the diet for 5 days and lost 3lbs. I like the diet. It is restrictive and not for everyone.0
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I'm thinking of starting this - any one having good results and any suggestions? I've read that some people have not followed it strictly - what have you changed but still makes the diet work?0
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I tried this diet a little over a year ago. Barely lasted a week, I was so hungry and felt light headed. I may not have followed it properly though but don't think I'd try again0
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I tried this diet a little over a year ago. Barely lasted a week, I was so hungry and felt light headed. I may not have followed it properly though but don't think I'd try again
You shouldn't ever be hungry on this diet! I'll admit that the first 3-4 days were rough -- but that's mostly from your body detoxing and your mind trying to get the best of you. If you can break through that barrier, you'll be good to go! I'm on C1D6 and am down 6.3 lbs. Feeling great ~ tons of energy! Now that I've got all that yucky crap outta my body, I'm not craving a whole lot or feeling like I need to go hide in a dark hole in order to fight the urge to shove a donut in my mouth, LOL. I even made Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas for my family this evening -- I ate Oven BBQ Chicken with steamed mixed veggies. Easy! ;-)0 -
Diet experts believe detox diets are dangerous and don't really "cleanse" your body. By the way, that's what the liver does - it cleanses the toxins right out of your system. Please read the current research on it. Based on what I've read here, the REAL reason you're losing weight isn't the "detoxifying", it's the calorie restriction. 600 calories a day? Of COURSE you will lose weight. But only until you start eating more.0
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i just read up on this diet and wanted to know in the first cycle is it simply just lean meat fruit before 2pm and the vegetables mentioned i keep getting confused! can you have milk iin your coffee? and if you can eat unlimited meats won't you go over calories? its all really confusing!! id appreciate the help.
In addition to what 'theartichoke' described, you can have unsweetened almond milk. If you have a Facebook account, there's a lot of support on the 17DayDiet page -- plus, a link to TONS of recipes for all cycles. Everybody has to do what works for them, but I recommend that you complete ALL cycles, including the first one. This cycle breaks your carb and sugar cravings, which is why most of us are in the boat that we're in. Good luck!0 -
Diet experts believe detox diets are dangerous and don't really "cleanse" your body. By the way, that's what the liver does - it cleanses the toxins right out of your system. Please read the current research on it. Based on what I've read here, the REAL reason you're losing weight isn't the "detoxifying", it's the calorie restriction. 600 calories a day? Of COURSE you will lose weight. But only until you start eating more.
600 calories/day? You don't want to go below 1200 calories. It's easy to, though, because you feel full -- even at 600 calories. Even though you don't have to "count calories", I recommend you do it for the first week to make sure you're getting a *minimum* of 1200 calories per day -- others require more. Whenever I started, I failed to count calories and the scale wasn't moving. I logged my calorie intake and realized I was only getting around 700 calories. Now, I've upped my calorie intake and am down 6.3 lbs. You NEED to eat on this diet in order for it to work. You shouldn't feel hungry at all.0 -
Diet experts believe detox diets are dangerous and don't really "cleanse" your body. By the way, that's what the liver does - it cleanses the toxins right out of your system. Please read the current research on it. Based on what I've read here, the REAL reason you're losing weight isn't the "detoxifying", it's the calorie restriction. 600 calories a day? Of COURSE you will lose weight. But only until you start eating more.
I agree, anything below 1200 is not the way to go. even 1200 is too low for many. In the long run, this will damage your body and make it harder to lose the weight. The best and safe way to lose is a slow steady pace.
The reviews for this diet worry me.0 -
I am on Day 10 and have lost 8 pounds already!! I feel healthy...I don't feel deprived of food (except junk food!) Lol.0
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I'm not seeing anywhere in this book where it says to eat low calorie - where are you guys getting that at? If you are not eating until you are full (the foods it allows you to eat) then yea you might go below calories. I see that it is having you eat no carbs (except for veggies and fruit), or maybe I should say no processed foods, and cutting your fatty and unhealthy foods like junk foods - but its giving you plenty of veggies, and lean meats and dairy.
Did you actually get the book and read it??0 -
What happens after 17days?
After years of trying Jenny Craig, different programs, Atkins, cleanses, etc...I really never found anything that stuck. Dec of 2010 I went to see a D.O. I was taken back by his first question to me. Every time I went to my old doctor, his first question was "How are you feeling? Are you still taking your meds regularly?"
My D.O.'s first question was.. "What are you eating?" I was floored when he explained how we are going to change my health with my food and get me off my meds if my Blood Pressure comes down and my Cholesterol comes down. I thought he was off his rocker, heart disease runs in my family.
I hit the scale at 210lbs. After his visit, I met with his dietician who worked with me on what I eat and how I eat. It took me 2 years to lose 40lbs (it took me 7 years to gain it). I have been maintaining my weight over the 2 years and also incorporated cardio and weight training at the gym along with bike riding to work and on weekends.
I know what I was eating before that made me gain the weight, I no longer eat that way. I say do what works for you, but really, you should get a doctor/dietician that monitors your health throughout the weight loss cycle. I go to my doctor every 3 months for a blood work up.
Oh, and the meds...well, I no longer need them. BP and Cholesterol are perfect.
Good luck to you
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”
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Just cut out refined carbs and refined sugar/high fructose corn syrup and you'll see great results. There's no need to do a fad diet like this.0
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I had great results with the 17 day diet! I did it for about 6 months starting last June and lost 25lbs on it (16 in the first month!). I've taken parts of the diet and incorporated it into my every day life, like now I just eat minimal grains/breads and lots of lean meats and vegetables. When I felt like my metabolism needed a kickstart, I did the first 2 cycles over again (even though I think I'm not supposed to do that..llol)
Also, this was doing almost no exercise (outside of what I was already doing, which was just some walking/occasional tomfoolery with friends)0 -
I liked some of the recipes on it! A couple of my friends did it and lost tons of weight and will go back sometimes and do it again to jump start their weight loss again. It's perfectly healthy so go for it!0
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I did the 17 day diet this winter and lost 20 lbs and did great, I felt great!! Starting it again next week to get these last few lbs off!!!0
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Again if you have read the book you would see that you don't just end it after 17 days. It is a healthy way of eating not just a fad diet. Yes, if you cut out refined sugars, processed carbs - simple - you would lose. But maybe some people need a little more direction than that. This takes you out of the craving carb and sugar stage and helps you learn to eat a healthy well-balanced diet. If you are not reading the book and well-informed - it is misleading to post that it a fad diet, unhealthy, extremely low in calories, and leaves you hanging after 17 days.0
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