17 Day Diet

catmiss9

Anyone doing the 17 Day Diet? Like it? I'm thinking about trying it.

firsttimersluck

No. Nor will I ever. 

Sure, you'll lose weight at first... but can you keep it up for a lifetime? Because the moment you go off of those kinds of strict diets, you gain that weight back (and often wreck your metabolism so you gain more than what you initially had to lose)

What makes you want to try a full-on diet plan, rather than just handling your diet with food logging and better meal choices?  

catmiss9

>>>>What makes you want to try a full-on diet plan, rather than just handling your diet with food logging and better meal choices?>>>>

I read excerpts of the book and the diet sounds reasonably balanced. It calls for liberal amounts of lean protein, vegetables, fruits and priobiotics. There isn't really anything "forbidden" except what one shouldn't be eating anyway...junk food, etc.

It really isn't just for 17 days, there are cycles that you rotate through...so not a crash diet.

firsttimersluck

I know. It's 3 cycles of 17 days. 

And then what? What do you plan to do afterward to keep up your weight loss goals? Just stick to this for life or magically have formed good habits?

When you are on a diet plan that is holding your hand rather than teaching you, you are much less likely to stick to you when you're done with it.

If that's all you believe this "diet" is, then why can't you do those things (not eat junk food, eat lean proteins, etc) on your own WITHOUT it? 

IT doesn't know YOU. It doesn't know your dietary needs, work out habits, slacker days, etc.  There are PLENTY blogs that offer up meal plans for ideas on how to eat better. Have you tried mimicking those sorts of things before you go blow a bunch of money on essentially the same thing?

KatGal

I just don't eat anything but celery and lemon water for 17 days.

rblucy

My husband did it and liked it.  The first cycle is limited but each cycle adds foods back in and the final step is a maintenance plan where you're still watching yourself on week days but you're allowed to eat what you want (but be sensible) on weekends.  My ILs did it too and have kept the weight off for over a year.  If they find themselves gaining anything they just start watching more strictly again.  I think some of the things it teaches  you are lifestyle changes which helps with keeping it off.  

catmiss9

rblucy:

My husband did it and liked it.  The first cycle is limited but each cycle adds foods back in and the final step is a maintenance plan where you're still watching yourself on week days but you're allowed to eat what you want (but be sensible) on weekends.  My ILs did it too and have kept the weight off for over a year.  If they find themselves gaining anything they just start watching more strictly again.  I think some of the things it teaches  you are lifestyle changes which helps with keeping it off.  

Thanks1 That's what I am hoping for. It doesn't seem really restrictive.

Today was day one...hard boiled egg, yogurt and diet green tea for breakfast, lots of water, apple for a morning snack. Grilled chicken salad for lunch and yogurt and an orange for an afternoon snack. Turkey burger and salad for dinner. I did/do not feel hungry.

Worked out on elliptical.

On to day 2.

rblucy

Good luck with it!  I think the biggest problem for me would be getting bored eating the same things.  DH is allergic to fish so that limited his proteins even more.  But he continues to follow a lot of the diet to maintain his loss and he's been really happy with it.

catmiss9

Thanks! Luckily I like chicken, fish and turkey and it can be seasoned a lot of different ways. Having a George Foreman grill is helpful, too : )