HCG Diet and 17 Day Diet Differences

What is the 17 day diet?

The 17-day Diet focuses on carbohydrate cycling. unluckily there has not been any credible scientific research positive that carbohydrate cycling is an effective weight loss tool. In the context of the 17 day diet diet, there are four phases consisting of 17 days apiece. In essence, the full 17 day diet lasts a total of 68 days. During the program you will Accelerate, Activate, Achieve, and Arrive. The first 17 days of the 17-day diet, you’ll reduce your carbohydrate intake dramatically, which is similar to the HCG diet. Then on day 18 of the 17 day diet, you’ll bring carbohydrates back into your diet, to activate the carbohydrate cycling. On day 35, you’ll reintroduce restricted foods. Then on day 52, you’ll keep your weight loss and set goals to keep your weight for life.

17 Day Diet Results

The 17 day diet has been  effective for some dieters, but others have reportedly gained the weight back after the initial 17 days. Some of the pros to the 17 day diet are that it encourages you to eat healthy, non-processed whole foods, it contains an eating plan that is simple to understand, and it does include meal plans and recipes. There are a few cons the 17 day diet as well. For example, diabetics cannot do this diet and it does not address the psychological factors necessary to keep the long-term weight loss. Furthermore, with the 17 day diet diet, there is no support offered with your purchase. If you are faced with any questions, you may be forced to seek out forums with other dieters who may be having the same issues or have similar questions.

The HCG diet has been around for over 5 decades, with a proven track record of effective weight loss. The HCG diet consists of a HCG drops diet plan that you must follow for a minimal of 23 days, and then you’ll move over to the 6-week maintenance plan. With the Your HCG program, you’ll find hcg drops, recipes, diet tips, a meal planner, Dr. Simeon’s original protocol Pounds & Inches, along with inexhaustible phone, email and chat support before, during and after the diet.

With the HCG diet program, you’ll follow the low calorie diet for a minimal of 23 days up to 45 days per round; depending on how much weight you have to lose. Owner Jaime Edmund says, ‘During this time, you will take the HCG hormone 6 times per day. This allows your body to use your abnormal fat for fuel, which helps your body survive while eating 500 calories per day and still burning 1-2 pounds per day.’ The low calorie diet would never be recommended when not taking the HCG. During maintenance, you are completing the reset of your hypothalamus gland. The reset of your hypothalamus gland adjusts your metabolism to burn at the new lower weight, thus making it harder for you to gain back the weight you have lost. The 17-day diet does not reset your hypothalamus gland, making the risk for gaining weight very high.