Milestones

I haven't posted in a while and that was because I was waiting for this to happen! I hit another milestone. 

When I started on the 17 day diet, it was to help me get over my plateau. Not only did I get over the plateau, but I was able to get to 40 pounds! 40 POUNDS!!! 

This is a truly exciting moment for me. The last time I was this weight was probably around senior year in high school. 7 years... 

So we are currently halfway into the second cycle of the 17 day diet (Activate). This is where you add red meat and natural starches to your diet. But you can only eat it every other day. The other days you eat clean like in the first cycle. I have put a list of the additional items you are allowed below.


THIS WAS NOT EASY. It's a great way to shed some weight, but it's not easy. There is a ton of thinking, prepping and sacrifices. I spend hours prepping food on the weekends and it barely lasts through the week. 

Since being on the 17 day diet, my weight hasn't gone up (only a couple of ounces) and I have lost a total of 6.4 lbs and I still have another cycle to go.  :)

Proteins: Same as Cycle 1, but add in the following:

Seafood:

Shellfish**
Clams
Crab
Mussels
Oysters
Scallops
Shrimp

Lean Cuts of Meat:

Flank Steak
Top Sirloin Steak
Top Round
Eye of the round
Beef round tip
Beef top sirloin
Beef top loin
Lean ground beef
Pork Tenderloin
Pork sirloin chops
Pork boneless loin roast
Pork top or center loin chops
Lamb shanks
Lamb sirloin roast
Veal cutlet

Natural Starches (all to be eaten  prior to 2pm)

Grains: (1 serving = ½ cup)
Amaranth
Barley, pearled
Brown rice
Bulgar
Couscous
Cream of wheat
Grits
Longer rain rice, such as basmati
Millet
Oat bran
Old-fashioned oatmeal
Quinoa

Legumes: (1 Serving = ½ cup)

Black beans
Black-eyed peas
Butter beans
Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
Great northern beans
Kidney beans
Lentils
Lima beans, baby
Navy beans
Peas
Pinto beans
Soy beans
Split peas

Starchy Vegetables:

Breadfruit (1 serving = 1 cup)
Corn (1 serving = ½ cup)
Potato (1 serving = 1 medium)
Pumpkin (1 serving = 1/2 cup)**
Sweet potato (1 serving = 1 medium)
Taro (1 serving = ½ cup)
Winter squashes (acorn, spaghetti, butternut, etc) (1 serving = 1 cup)
Yam (1 serving = 1 medium)