The 17 day diet
 

I started the 17 day diet March 16 and so far I am loving it. It includes all the foods I love and I am losing the weight. Anyone else doing this one??

That's great that it (whatever it is) is working for you. What, though, happens on April 3rd?

Regards,
Michael

Michael ~ i'm wondering the same thing

Bourque - can you tell us a little more about it?

this is the second post the op has made on this topic. wonder why they don't come back & share more about the program.

Yeah, I was going to mention that. I have a suspicion this might be "sneaky spam".

Of course, I could be wrong (it's not uncommon :D)--how 'bout it, Bourque2? People want to know all about this amazing diet and your success with it!

Regards,
Michael

Michael i too was wondering if it could possibly be sneaky spam.

The 17 day diet is some new Dr. Phil thing. I'm not sure of the details, but I believe you change to a new "diet" every 17 days, hence the name. It's supposed to keep things interesting and prevent boredom.

Don't know if OP was spam but
 

I started this diet on Sunday the 10th. I loaded the book on my NOOK. The diet/book are by Dr. Mike Moreno. It's a cyclical diet that seems to have been successful for a lot of people. The first cycle is the most restrictive and is similar but not identical to a cleansing diet my homeopath puts people on. It's basically fish, poultry, eggs, non-starch vegetables and fruits like berries, apples as well as probiotic yogurt, kefir etc. You also drink water and green tea.

I have a carb "problem" so I needed a diet that just got me off cold turkey. It's a lot like a no white foods type diet and seems healthy enough although somewhat lacking in the firts phase. You can't have nuts, beans, cheese etc in the first phase so it is rather limiting but not in a very difficult or unhealthy way.

There's some scientific or psuedo scientific theory about the 17 days and the amount of time for something to be a habit along with the need to switch things up and trick your body or something.

The cycles are Accelerate, Activate, Achieve and Arrive and they basically add foods and increase excerise.

If anyone has other questions let me know!

Thanks for the information, Zaron. Keep us posted.

Rubyjuly

I am on day 5 of the 17 day diet and still waiting for results. My dad lost 12lbs on his first 17 day cycle, my aunt lost 4 lbs in 5 days. So I'm hoping my body is just taking a little longer to respond :) Loving the food though after getting the hang of cooking meals that satisfied me.

Well, I've only lost about 8lbs
 

and it'll be 17 days on Wednesday. But it does seem healthy enough and last week I was on vacation and didn't weigh myself at all and did have a couple of drinks. I don't drink the morning lemon water or green tea and probably not enough plain water which I ddi for the first few days. Lately I got hooked on using the crystal light which people on another site were saying was OK.

In general I just don't think I lose weight as quickly as I used to when I was younger. I think I need to up the exercise too.

Best wishes!

Have been on this diet and does work really well, after 17 days you go to another 17 with a touch more carbs, there are 4 levels, the 4th being maintainance, in theory it is High protein for 17 days and then carbs added back slowly, it is a liveable diet but only chic, turkey, fish eaten in the first 17days, hope this helped

My wife and I started the 17 Day Diet on February 6th. Neither of us was morbidly obese, probably in the 10-20 pounds overweight range. I weighed 210 at 6 feet tall, wearing 36 inch pants. My original goal was 198. Today I weigh 180. I am wearing 32" slacks and my body fat test the other day put me at 6% at age 54. For reference, I was around 15-18% before I started. My blood pressure is 113/66 and my Doc was very pleased at my April physical. I would recommend this diet without reservation.
My wife has also lost about the same percentage of body weight and is faced with the dilemna of buying new clothes and swimsuits for our summer vacation.

I have been on this plan since April 7 and have lost 11#s. I am currently on round 2 of cycle 1. I am 8# from calling goal. Very doable WOE and no hunger. Hey, whatever works--right??