The 17 Day Diet

Dr Mike Moreno

Simon and Schuster, May 12, 2011 - Health & Fitness - 256 pages

Dr Mike Moreno's 17 Day Dietis a revolutionary new weight-loss programme that activates your skinny gene so that you burn fat day in and day out. The diet is structured around four 17-day cycles: Accelerate- the rapid weight loss portion that helps flush sugar and fat storage from your system; Activate-the metabolic restart portion with alternating low and high calorie days to help shed body fat; Achieve - this phase is about learning to control portions and introducing new fitness routines; Arrive - A combination of the first three cycles to keep good habits up for good. Each cycle changes your calorie count and the food that you're eating. The variation that Dr. Mike calls 'body confusion' is designed to keep your metabolism guessing. This is not a diet that relies on a tiny list of approved foods, gruelling exercise routines, or unrealistic calorie counts that leave you hungry and unfulfilled. Each phase comes with extensive lists of what dieters can and can't eat while on the phase, but also offers acceptable cheats. He advises readers not to drink while on the diet, but concedes that if they absolutely have to then they should at least drink red wine. Dr Mike knows that a diet can only work if it's compatible with the real world, and so he's designed the programme with usability as a top priority.

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User Review  - rayneofdarkness - LibraryThing

I thought this book was a great kick start. I love how it's written where it's not too "technical" and there is encouragement. I've recommended this to a few people and they have had great results with it. I just need to get around to not just reading it but doing it!

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User Review  - bohemiangirl35 - LibraryThing

I don't diet, but I do need to lose some weight and a friend made this diet sound interesting. You spend 17 days on each of 4 different cycles: accelerate (flushing sugar and fat from your system ...

About the author

Dr Michael Rafael Moreno, better known as 'Dr Mike', is a graduate of the University of California. Dr Mike practices family medicine in San Diego and sits on the board of the American Academy of Family Physicians. In 2008, he launched 'Walk with Your Doc' - an exercise initiative that began when he offered to walk with a patient to motivate her to exercise and has since grown into a thriving community. Dr Mike takes pride in being viewed not only as a doctor, but also as a friend and confidant.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The 17 Day Diet
• Author: Dr Mike Moreno
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2011
• ISBN: 0857207040, 9780857207043
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / General