LiVe LaUgH LoVe: 17 Day Diet Tutorial

A lot of people have been asking me about the '17 Day Diet' so I thought I would share a little bit of what I've learned. The first thing I have to say is I've been on diets before I think that people will try anything if they here that someone has had success with it, but the thing that people have to understand is just because I lost 7lbs in the first week doesn't mean everyone will. I have over 100 lbs to lose so I expect to lose more right away but once you get closer to your goal weight it will take a lot more time to lose a few pounds, that's just how it works. It shouldn't discourage you though, in the book it explains all of this for you. The only major thing I can say is get the book and read about it and see if it's something that you could do and have enough willpower to stick with it... for me I enjoy the challenge of watching what I eat, and it helps that they give you a list of exactly what you can eat and the way in which you should eat it, also they give lots of examples of what a day could look like as far as what to eat. I have lost a total of 9lbs since I started this lifestyle change and I am on day 16, for me I am really happy, I'm excited that I could kick off my weight lose in such a great way that encourages me to keep going because you can see actually results on the scale pretty much everyday, you don't have to wait 4 weeks or 6 weeks.

Another big thing as most of you know I do enjoy my drinks!!! :) In the book they recommend that you don't drink on the first 2 cycles because since you only eating mostly protein it can be hard on your liver... but I have still been drinking while on the first cycle, I usually pick something low in calories such as vodka tonic or else Select 55, something along those lines.... I did have way to much to drink last friday night so I was afraid my liver was going to fail LOL so I did eat carbs on Saturday to try and regulate the amount of alcohol that I had drank, but other than that I think it's okay if you just have a few drinks a week... in the book he says it's okay to have a drink a night after the second cycle.

One big thing I want everyone to understand! I'm not an expert, I still eat some things that I feel are okay that aren't listed on the sheet and I am not perfect either, I'm just trying to get my mind into the habit of picking the better food options instead of the high in fat and carb foods I would normally pick up.

Also, if you google 17 day diet recipes, it will give you a list of different things you can make on each cycle! Very helpful in order to have different flavors with the same foods your given.