It’s the holiday season for giving and I’m sharing with you my personal favorites and gift ideas on my current wish list — this 17 Day Diet Holiday Gift Guide for 2014 is chock full of fun gadgets, favorite books and planners, and other super cute ideas for lady who strives to always do her best and live a healthy, happy life.
Personal Development
Here’s what it is: The Desire Map is a holistic approach to life planning that uses your core desired feelings as the guidance system for your goal setting. This is the perfect companion to help you with your weight loss and transformation goals!
Why I love it: This book is a game changer! Louise Hay, best selling author, has teamed up with her health and nutrition gurus to bring you a different type of book called Loving Yourself to Great Health — a new way at looking at your health and transforming your way of thinking.
Why I love it: I’ve had this easy to read, yet powerful book for years. When I feel like I’m having an emotional day or need something to lift my spirits, I immediately reach for The Four Agreements. You can read this book in a few hours, but the impression it leaves on your life is never ending.
Why I love it: I purchased this blender on recommendation of a member of my 17DD Blog Online Support Group. I was looking for an effective blender at small price tag. This Ninja Blender is fun, the blades are sharp, and it’s super easy to clean. I think it’s the perfect beginner blender for your 17 Day Diet Smoothies (and soups, too!).
Why I want it: Only Protein makes high-quality, 100% natural protein and meal-replacement supplements that are gluten-free and contain no artificial sweeteners or GMOs. Only Protein powders are manufactured using grass-fed New Zealand whey protein sources.
Why I Want It: The Blender Bottle is perfect to take your 17 Day Diet Smoothie on the go. The Blender Bottle features a patented BlenderBall that shakes and mixes your drink as you’re walking around. The the Blender Bottle also features a separate compartment designed to hold supplements, snacks or anything of your choice.
Why I Love It: Simple N’ Lean 17 meal planning kit for the 17 Day Diet is all you need to help you navigate through your weight loss journey. This kit includes sample menus for all cycles, over 100 recipes, journals, weight loss tracker and more!
Why I Love It: Procakes pancake mix is so yummy, especially when you’re craving for a carb overload without the carbs! Best thing about Procakes is that it’s a high-protein pancake mix that happens to be Gluten free, wheat free and has no added sugar. Procakes are a fantastic addition to your 17 Day Diet!
Why I love It: 17 Day Diet Meal Delivery service by BistroMD is perfect for busy professionals who don’t have time to cook or for moms who don’t want to cook two different dinners. Even better, the meals are really tasty and delivered right to your door each week. You can choose from gluten free BistroMD meals, 17 Day Diet Approved BistroMD meals, or a variety of customizable BistroMD meals.
Why I Want It: The FitBit tracks how many steps you take in a day, calories burned and how well you sleep, among other things. What a great motivator to get you moving so you see real-time results!
Why I Want It: I love the look, feel and sound of these Skullcandy earbuds, plus the Skull design on the side rocks!
Why I Want It: Who doesn’t want to work out in the privacy of their own home? CosmoBody offers online video workouts from experienced trainers using your computer! You can sign up for a free trial to see how you’d like it!
Original article and pictures take 17ddblog.com site
17 Day Diet Food List – for cycle 1, cycle 2 & cycle 3
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17 day diet food list for all cycles of the diet (cycle 1, cycle 2 and cycle 3). This guide is based on the 17 day diet book by Dr. Mike Moreno.
17 Day Diet has been proven to help people lose weight. It’s a great diet where you shouldn’t feel deprived, you’ll lose your sugar cravings and you’ll see results quickly yet in a healthy way.
To learn more about 17 Day Diet, check out this post: 17 Day Diet Explained. You could also get our 17 Day Diet Complete app (click one of the links above) which has a 17 day diet guide, food tracking, weight loss tracking, water tracking and exercise tracking. The best thing about it is it has a Diet Chat feature in the app where you can ask me anything you’d like about the diet and I’ll help. Below I share with you a extensive list of allowed foods on 17 day diet based on the different cycles you’ll follow. Hope it’s helpful.
Common questions I get are: “is this allowed?”, and “when is this allowed?”. So, here’s a 17 Day Diet Food List a quick reference food guide that I thought might help a bit. I’ve added some notes below the guide with lists of all food items that are allowed to expand it even more, for your convenience!
The 17 Day Diet Food List:
NOTE: SEE PRINTABLE PDF’s BELOW!
ALLOWED PROBIOTICS on Cycle 1, 2 and 3 (you’re allowed 2 servings daily):
Yogurt (Greek style, sugar-free fruit flavored, plain or low-fat) (6 oz = 1 serving) Make your own Yogurt!
Low-fat acidophilus milk (1 cup=1serving) (if you can’t find acidophilus milk you can buy this probiotic powder and add to unsweetened skim milk)
[You’re allowed 2 servings daily and before 2 pm.]
apples (1 medium = 1 serving)
berries (all types) (1 cup = 1 serving)
grapefruit (1/2 grapefruit = 1 serving)
nectarine (1 medium = 1 serving)
oranges (1 medium = 1 serving)
peaches (1 medium = 1 serving)
pears (1 medium = 1 serving)
plums (1 medium or 2 small = 1 serving)
prickly pear cactus (1 cup diced = 1 serving)
prunes (2 small = 1 serving)
red grapes (1 cup = 1 serving)
ALLOWED FRUIT starting in Cycle 3 (Expanded 17 day diet food list for fruit):
[You’re allowed 2 servings daily and before 2 pm.]
apricots (2-3 small = 1 serving)
bananas (1 fruit = 1 serving)
cherries (1 cup = 1 serving)
currants (1 cup = 1 serving)
figs (5 small = 1 serving)
guava (1 cup diced = 1 serving)
kiwi (1 fruit = 1 serving)
kumquats (1 cup = 1 serving)
mango (1 cup diced = 1 serving)
papaya (1 cup diced = 1 serving)
pineapple (1 cup diced = 1 serving)
pomegranate (1 cup = 1 serving)
tangerine (1 fruit = 1 serving)
tangelo (1 fruit = 1 serving)
virtually ANY fresh fruit
ALLOWED VEGETABLES on Cycle 1, 2 and 3:
[You’re allowed unlimited veggies daily.]
artichoke hearts
asparagus
bell peppers (red, orange, yellow and green)
broccoli
brussels sprouts
cabbage
carrots
cauliflower
celery
cucumbers
eggplant
garlic
green beans
kale
leafy greens
leeks
lettuce (all varieties)
mushrooms
okra
onions
parsley
scallions
spinach
tomatoes
watercress
ALLOWED VEGETABLES starting in Cycle 3 (Expanded 17 day diet food list for vegetables):
[You’re allowed unlimited veggies daily.]
alfalfa
broccoli sprouts
chilies
cilantro
fennel
grape leaves
jicama
kelp (and other edible seaweeds)
kohlrabi
nopales (edible cactus)
pea pods
radishes
rhubarb
rutabaga
summer squash
swiss chard
yellow wax beans
zucchini
virtually ANY vegetable
ALLOWED PROTEINS on Cycle 1, 2 and 3:
[Proteins are unlimited. Eggs: You may eat up to two eggs a day. However, no more than four yolks per week if your physician has diagnosed you with high cholesterol. Egg whites can be eaten without restriction.]
Fish
Salmon (canned or fresh)
Sole
Flounder
Catfish
Tilapia
Canned Light Tuna (in water)
Chicken Breast
Turkey Breast
Ground Turkey
Eggs
Egg Whites
ALLOWED PROTEINS on Cycle 2 & 3 (expanded list goes along with above 17 day diet food list for proteins):
[Proteins are unlimited. Eggs: You may eat up to two eggs a day. However, no more than four yolks per week if your physician has diagnosed you with high cholesterol. Egg whites can be eaten without restriction.]
Shellfish
Clams
Crab
Mussels
Oysters
Scallops
Shrimp
Flank Steak
Eye of the Round
Beef Round Tip
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
ALLOWED PROTEINS on Cycle 3 (expanded list goes along with 2 above 17 day diet food lists for proteins):
[Proteins are unlimited. Eggs: You may eat up to two eggs a day. However, no more than four yolks per week if your physician has diagnosed you with high cholesterol. Egg whites can be eaten without restriction.]
Quail
Pheasant
Reduced-fat Turkey Bacon, Sausage or Lunch meat
Canadian Bacon
ALLOWED NATURAL STARCHES in Cycle 2 and 3:
[You’re allowed 2 servings daily and before 2 pm.]
Truvia or Nectresse (non-caloric sweeteners made from natural ingredients)**
Sugar free jams and jellies
Vegetable cooking spray
Fat-free cheeses
Fat-free salad dressing
Salt
Pepper
Vinegar
Mustard
Herbs
Spices
SEE PRINTABLE PDF’s BELOW!
If you find this 17 day diet food list helpful, you might also be interested in our 17 Day Diet Complete app which allows you to track everything you eat (plus it includes tons of recipes to try out), track your weight loss, track your exercise and track your water. PLUS we have an in-app expert who will answer any of your questions you have about the diet or the app quickly! It has a similar 17 day diet food list as well with it’s own mobile food guide right in the app.
We also have a Meal Plan app (iPhone, Andriod phones, and Kindle). It does all the menu planning for you (breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack), so you don’t have to add up all of the required servings. Leave the complicated calculations to us! Try it out for FREE!
Original article and pictures take healthyhappysmart.com site
