My approach to the 17 Day Diet is to follow the first cycle to the letter when I want to lose some weight, then easing up a bit to maintain my weight. I did cycle 1 before the holidays and lost 6 pounds. Yea! During the holidays, I ate some treats, cooked a nice Christmas dinner, etc, etc. I didn't go crazy trying to stick to cycle 2 while all the parties were going on. And I was stunned to find that my weight stayed the same! So my goal after the holiday break is to do cycle 1 again for the 17 days and see what I can lose this time!

So this blog is intended to gather some more ideas and some more interesting meals that follow cycle 1.

My standby meal for lunch and dinner is a turkey patty with salsa on top and fat free feta cheese, when I have it around. Quick and easy and surprisingly good. I cook up a four-pack all at once and just reheat them  in the microwave.

For breakfast I have scramble eggs with salsa (yes, i love salsa), and sometimes just plain yogurt with a little Truvia sprinkled in.

Having these standby foods on hand keeps me from getting hungry or lazy about fixing food. I do get tired of building salads.