mrslondon Member

Thank you everyone for your replies, they have helped alot! My main goal right now is to just get started and stick with it. I have always hated eating healthy, I dont get any satisfaction from vegetables etc, so i go on these eating plans where I cut everything out all at once and after a week, I just cave in. I dont have…

Most people dont agree with a "quick fix" especially through pills

1) How tall are you? 5ft even 2) What was your starting weight? 197lbs 3) What is your goal weight? 135lbs 4) How long did it take you to lose weight in 10 pound intervals? Not at my first goal of 10lbs yet 5) How active are you, and what type of activity? Not very active but getting there,started walking again 6) Did your…

Thanks for your advice! I am doing lots of research on it and I plan on talking to my doctor also before I start using it. The plan is (as with any other herbal type drug) to take a lower than suggessted dosage to get used to it and see how my body reacts. I will be taking it predominantly for my fertility issues as I have…

Not too sure to be honest, I tried to log it all seperate but as there is some "strength" training in there, you cant log it as calories burned so I know I was sweating and still breathing hard even during the weights part, so Im not sure, perhaps as circuit training? i think that is how im going to log it today, let me…

My plan was to do this every other day, and yes it is hard, but I think thats why it is effective. I was sore as hell yesterday and still feeling it a bit today. I think it is most effective because it is a short, vigorous workout, using basically all the muscles in one short workout, so it confuses your body. I felt like…

Thanks guys for bumping!! I found it on a fitness website, I thought it was quite useful as it was a short workout but totally effective, it hurt!! So yay!! A workout for busy people!!

Thanks! The sodium is decently low so thats good. I dont eat these all the time but I have eaten eggs everyday this week so needed a change! They are good to keep in the freezer, and the one im eating is delicious for a low calorie frozen dinner

I am officially in love with this dinner by weight watchers, is that crazy?? lol

I'll give some of these ideas a go! I now know that i guess its the "refined bad carbs" that i am in love with. Im going to check out that website, thanks!

Hey don't feel bad! Yesterday I "began" and I was so mad and upset that by night time, i was eating biscuits and honey. Naughty i know. But today was a much better day!! Good luck!! I prefer to count down the days, for some reason it seems less haha

Is it ok to have extra fruit to fill the hunger pangs?

Anyone know if you can substitute food? And is it ok to eat more fruit? I know it only says 2 pieces but for the most part, most days are only like 400 calories, so i added some more fruit today, is that ok? I dont eat salad so today I did egg whites scrambled for lunch, is that ok?

Hi everyone!! So I guess I started this 17 day diet yesterday but I cheated myself. Today it is back on!! I think that trying to start this while having PMS might have been a bad idea lol. Im a carb freak and damn this is difficult lol. So im not a huge fan of salad, especially with no meat in it, so is that ok to…

Ok so more so than I thought, I am a carb freak. I knew I loved my pasta, bread, potatoes, but OMG this is nuts. Why am I craving these things so much? I am really hungry. Or am i? Do I just want the carbs that I know im not allowed? Either way, does this feeling go away, I look at it like that there is only 16 more days…

Yeah after I wrote that, i read that once your done with the 3 phases, just do the 2nd and 3rd again, not the first. Ill have to try the grapefruit thing, as I couldn't stand eating it this morning lol, it was horrible!

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/17-day-diet-review This is an excellent explanation of how the 17 day diet works

That is incredible, you are an inspiration to us all! You look fantastic!!

No you would do the first 17 days, then go onto the second lot of 17 days (different foods etc) then the third phase of 17 days. Then start over im presuming, thats what I intend on doing. I have 57lbs to lose myself so thats what i plan on doing, then once u are done, go onto the final part, which is less of a diet and…

Basically the "diet" is cut into three sections, three phases of 17 days, then "the rest of your life". The first 17 days are where you are predicted to lose the most amount of weight. Basically in this part, there are no carbohydrates at all, it is boring, I have read over it, but I hear it will be well worth it. the…

Yes I think that I am going to have to snack on some veggies also, as during this "diet" you can actually have as much veggies as you want anyway. I found it hard at lunch with the salad, olive oil and vinegar and actually couldnt eat it, it had to have been the most boring thing in the world, but i did eat my fruit and i…

That's awesome!! I hope that I can quit the sugar cravings too!

My doctor found no other issues with my health, just that I have been eating too much, so he said if 1200 calories a day is not working, to change something until something works (healthily of course). Maybe 7lbs is too quick to lose weight but im a heavy person and from what I am learning, heavier people lose weight…

I have not seen this in the forums before, if I had, i would have added my quote to those forums. I was on yahoo and read about something called "the 17 day diet" and someone had written what I quoted in the comments, so i wanted to see what people thought. Unfortunately, there are lots of different opinions about losing…

I DID go to my doctor, and i spoke to a nutritionist at my gym and when I explained to them that I was eating 1200 calories a day and I was not losing any weight, they both told me to eat a little less. My doctor told me that supervised, I can eat a diet between 800-900 calories a day and I will not die and my organs will…

There is really no reason to be so damn rude. I had simply read this somewhere and I had personally not seen it on the forums so just wanted to see what people thought. If it bothers you so much, don't read the threads. Sorry to those who have taken a serious offence because I posted this

No im not on an HCG diet, and my doctor who specializes in weight loss (by eating right and exercising) recommended that I lower my calorie intake to 800, he said if I am hungry by all means eat more, but try to stay under 1000, aiming for 800-900 calories per day. My biggest thing is simply that I eat the fruit because im…

Im on a doctor supervised diet of 800 calories a day as I explained to him that eating 1200 a day was not letting me lose any weight at all, so he told me to go down to 800 and monitor it closely and then go back and see him, with that I have lost 7lbs. Just have to try and find food that is filling but low in calories

Thanks everyone, ill try them all slowly as I know even the low fat ones cant possibly be that low fat haha. Thanks again

Congrats!! You look fabulous! You can really see the difference, you are an inspiration to all of us here!!