The Pros And Cons Of The 17 Day Diet

Updated on March 16, 2012 editorsupremo moreContact Author Created by Dr Mike Moreno the 17 Day Diet made its debut on the Dr Phil and later featured on The Doctors. The 17 Day Diet is a weight loss program was created to help people avoid putting on weight whilst on holiday. Every 17 days you change what you eat in order to put your body's metabolic rate into confusion. The diet runs over four cycles. Cycle 1: Accelerate. Encourages rapid weight loss, cleansing and fat burning. Cycle 2: Activate. Resets the metabolism. Cycle 3: Achieve. Develop good eating habits, re-teach yourself how to eat carbs. Cycle 4: Arrive. A combination of the first three Cycles. On weekends enjoy your favorite foods. The 17 Day Diet also encourages exercise and features a 17-minute exercise daily routine. Cycling what you eat, how much you eat and when you eat has been proven to help accelerate weight loss and lose extra pounds in days. Can be used at any time if you only have a few pounds to lose. Promotes eating healthy and clean food choices.

It ihas been difficult to access or purchase the book. It may only be suitable for short-term weight loss. It is possible that Cycled eating could result in an irregular eating pattern. It promotes a weekend break in Cycle 4. This could result in ruining all the hard work you have put into the diet to this point. 17 minutes a day exercise is not sufficient to really boost the metabolism. The 17 Day Diet is a weight loss plan designed to help you take off weight fast and effectively. The plan was created to avoid the holiday weight gain and can be called on at any time throughout the year if you need to lose a few pounds or slim down for a special occasion. The four cycle eating plan is intended to burn fat, reteach you how to eat and the key component is to reset your metabolism so that it works efficiently.

However, the downside of losing weight too quickly is that unless you intend to follow the 17 Day Diet permanently you will probably regain the weight you lost. It really is not a long-lasting weight loss program but if you just want to knock off 5 to 10lbs quickly it's worth giving it a try. How do you rate the 17 Day Diet, Sign in or sign up and post using a HubPages Network account. 0 of 8192 characters usedPost CommentNo HTML is allowed in comments, but URLs will be hyperlinked. Comments are not for promoting your articles or other sites. Just to clear something up. I got bronchitis, not sick from the diet. My husband and I are both on the 17 day diet. We love it. We both feel so much better. I lost 6 1/2 pounds but got sick during the first cycle and had to be on Prednisone. I did gain 3 back but have lost it again as I'm dosing down on the Prednisone.

I wasn't able to exercise much during the 1st cycle so I'm hoping this cycle since I will be of the medicine and able to exercise that I will lose at least 6 1/2 more pounds. Of course he lost double what I did, but he is a big man. We've never eaten so healthy in our lives. Niether of us craves carbs right now, just more veggies, etc. It's amazing. We are now on cycle 2 which allows you to eat healthy carbs every other day. I'm looking forward to feeling and looking even better after this cycle. I love the recipes in the book also, especially the eggplant parm. That's great. I have heard many people on the diet say they got sick and tired of chicken, so make sure that you cook your chicken in a variety of way so that it does not become boring! When you weigh yourself let me know how much weight you've lost.

My grandma does it and lost 8 pounds in the first week! I started it this week. I can have as much grilled chicken as I like. I haven't weighed yet but I can see the difference . Walmart sells the book for 22.50. The diet promotes low ro moderate carbs (not no carbs). The first cycle permits you to eat good carbs (in the form of vegetables). And first cycle specifies only 2 servings of probiotics a day. Good to hear that you have got through cycle 1 and the diet is working for you. However, it's most unusual to suffer from constipation with this plan. Are you drinking enough water, Try an aim for 1.5 to 2L a day, if you can. Also, first thing in the morning have a hot cup of water with the juice of 1/2 a lemon, it might help. I love the diet and have been successful on cycle 1 and looking forward to the 2nd cycle. The only problem my friends amd I who are on it is the constipation. Why with so much fibre,