17 day diet?

I have been doing the 17 day diet for 2.5 months now and have lost 20lbs. It is very hard for me to lose weight. With simple dieting and exercising and logging my calories on MFP from Dec to march I didn't lose any weight. The 17 Day diet has been more of a lifestyle change for me. I did one round of C1, C2 & C3 and then stayed on in C3 since then. I'm still losing weight while eating portioned carbs and working out 3-5 times a week at the gym.
I eat a lot of fresh vegetables, chicken or fish, 2 portions of fruit & yoghurt daily. Since I am on C3 my choice of carbs vary between potatoes, lentils, gram flour, whole wheat flour or quinoa.
I'm actually feeling healthy after a really long time.

I just started my first day yesterday. So far it's going good. I was not hungry at all last night and felt really good as a matter of fact - not bloated and gross feeling. I varied a bit in that I had coffee in the morning with a little creamer and I had raspberry vingerette dressing on my salad, and I had a cheese stick before running in the afternoon as it was left over in my fridge at work.

I am doing the whey protein shakes in the morning with frozen strawberries though - that is a little different too. The lemon with water in the morning isn't a big deal for me - it actually makes me feel better as I have a hard time doing water in the morning and this helps get me hydrated. I do it as soon as I get out of bed before I hit the shower. I am also doing my supplements better as I am more focused on being healthy. I think the biggest thing for me is staying away from the processed foods. My husband isn't and I fixed him some creamy pasta to go with his chicken last night and I didn't even want to eat any of it.

We will see what today brings. Also I have decided not to log as the whole reason I liked the plan was it set out for me what I could and could not eat and I didn't have to think about it so much - I've just planed my meals and that's what I eat. I like not having to log everything. I'll try it this way and if I have problems after a couple of weeks, I'll go back to logging.

I'm doing it right now and have fantastic results so far! It truly does work ... and it is basic common sense ... but you have to stick with it. Day 17 of the Accelerate phase is done on Sunday .. then I start Phase 2 - bring on some red meat, baby! I just know in the first week I lost 8.2 pounds. Haven't weighed myself since - plan on doing that on Sunday. I would highly recommend it, but, like I said, you have to want to do it for results to happen! It's definitely a nice quick start to weight loss.

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im having problems making out my meals bc if i plan out what im gonna eat for 17 days then i wont wanna go off of it

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. I plan my meals two days at a time. I bought a little pack cooler and I put all my food for the day in it - except for my salad and chicken which I buy from a salad bar for lunch and if course my dinner I prepare when I get home and it works out great. I keep a big salad in the fridge and I stocked up on the frozen veggies that you just put in the microwave - the steamers. So far it's worked out good. I eat a big salad after I get home before I fix dinner cuz my husband likes to eat later. I've varied a few things but I've stuck to the prescribed foods - no processed foods or breads. I did however have a glass of wine last night.

what happens on the 18th day?

You start another 17 day cycle.

I just finished my 3rd day of C1. Today was MUCH better. Wasn't sure I could make it through yesterday. I hope it will get easier with each day. I find it hard to eat chicken, so I am sticking with fish, shrimp, and yogurt and cottage cheese. I had shirataki noodles with a veggie stir fry today. I think that is what helped make the day easier. I hope others will join in here and talk about what works/doesn't work for them. I would love to hear more stories! Dyanna

I've done the south beach diet, ultrasimple detox and 17 day diet. They are all great ways to jump start weightloss because I typically loose about 10lbs in only a week, and after the first couple of weeks your body no longer craves the bad stuff which makes you gain weight, so that is why it is a good beginning step for a lifestyle change. However, the first couple days you do feel tired, dizzy, headaches and sometimes even faint just due to the fact that you're body is withdrawing from carbohydrates and sugars and wondering what you're doing to it- but that only lasts a few days! It's hard at first but definitely get's easier, so don't give up! Good luck :flowerforyou:

It worked for me!
Last year I did cycle one and lost 10 lbs in 17 days (went from 163-153) and kept it off!
I have plateaued/yo-yo'd for the past year, so I started it again a week ago and have lost over 4lbs this week (down from 147 to 142.8) and I find it so easy to stick to. It is strict, but you are not hungry because of all the protein. My advice to those trying it is to make as few changes as possible. And I hope you love yogurt lol. This time I can't wait to cycle through all the stages and hit my goal weight.
Best of luck!