Proceeding into cycle 2 and following the menu for that particular cycle as well as exercising which is mostly walking at this point as well as a few days of mixing Hip Hop exercise to switch it up. Half way through this cycle my weigh in has been a loss of 2 lbs for a total of 12 to this point.
Now as I look back on the past 34 days of being on The 17 Day Diet if nothing else it has made me very conscience of what I put in my mouth. I have become more aware of the good carbs and to eat them before 2 in the afternoon based on being a first shift person. The reason for this is to allow your body the rest of the day to burn up the carbs and not let it end up being stored as fat in the body. For those of you who do not have allot of weight to lose consider just cutting back on carbs, especially the bad carbs and limit your intake of good carbs to earlier in the day to supply your body with the energy it needs to burn it off the rest of the day. If you are borderline diabetic you may be amazed at how much your blood sugar has lowered as well as possibly your blood pressure and cholesterol.
With cycle 3 you will be eating everything in moderation. Refer to The 17 Day Diet book for your expanded food list, meal planning and suggested menus to assist you in following the diet for the best benefits. Some things to keep in mind on this cycle are step up your exercise from 17 mins to 30 or 60 mins. You will also be able to have an alcoholic drink per day which means 1. However it is not a requirement to the diet and is beneficial if you pass on it every day in order to help in losing weight. Alcohol is also dehydrating which in most cases interferes with your weight loss and the fat burning process. For myself I never was a 1 alcoholic drink a day person anyways so it’s not something I will start adding to my diet in this case. Although I can see myself lets say maybe on the weekend if I am out somewhere enjoying 1 drink of choice.
For the Achieve cycle your daily meal plan would look something like the following.
Breakfast- a slice of whole wheat toast, poached, soft or hardboiled egg, ½ grapefruit, and 1 cup of green tea.
Lunch- Caesar salad with grilled chicken breast and Caesar dressing, 1 slice whole wheat toast, 1 fruit serving, and 1 cup green tea.
Dinner- Pork tenderloin roasted, 1-2 cups tossed salad with 2 tbsps. fat free dressing and 1 cup of green tea.
Snacks- 1 serving of dairy or dairy substitute, 1 frozen fruit bar.
You will still start your day with 1 cup of hot water and lemon in the morning and remember the green tea or green tea tablets with your meals. This is very important as it helps in your weight loss.
One thing I can honestly say is that up to this point I have had a great energy level as well as not being hungry. With that being said in cycle 3 unlike the first 2 cycles that you are allowed unlimited amounts of chicken, fish, turkey and meats you will need to think portion size with those now instead of unlimited. A piece or meat, fish, chicken or turkey should be no more than the size of a standard size kitchen sponge and not the super soaker upper either. Vegetables on the allowed list are unlimited so fill up on them. Pastas and noodles are now part of your diet limited to ½ cup serving size of 2 per day. Multi grain whole wheat, rye, pumpernickel, gluten free, oat bran and sugar free breads are now part of your diet limited to 1 slice serving. Fruits list has now been expanded for you for a larger variety.
Today is October 22nd, and it is also the last day or as we 17 day dieters say C2D17 of my diet. For those of you who are not familiar with the abbreviation it means the 17th day of cycle 2 and we are headed to cycle 3 for 17 days which is called the Achieve or cycle 3. As of this morning I have managed to lose a total of 15 lbs. When you think back on it today is the 34th day I have been on The 17 day Diet and have lost 15 lbs. I can honestly say that in other diets restricting myself to certain foods unlike this diet losing that much was not so easily achieved. I love this diet.
I have found a snack that is a great substitute for the evil potato chip. Kale chips are a great snack food that is very healthy for you. You have the chip crunch and you can add garlic powder, cayenne, pepper flakes, parmesan cheese along with sea salt or lite salt to them.
Kale Chips
Ingredients
Directions
Do you have a recipe you would like to share? Have you also tried the 17 Day Diet? Leave a comment below and share with me your recipe or experience. I would love to hear from you.
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Hi, interesting article but i’m not skilled in cooking. Would you know some good and cheap restaurant out there ?
If you are referring to any restaurants that might be able to help in the 17 day diet I can’t really say. You can always order the foods they have specified for this diet if you check out DR Mike Moreno’s 17 Day Diet.
Hope this helps you.
Judy