Hi there,
I am currently in cycle one of the 17 Day Diet, (14 days in). The results have been great for my husband, who has lost about 12 pounds, and a little slower for me, but still good - I have lost 5.
He wants to lose about 35 pounds, and I want to lose about 14. We have not found the diet too difficult, although we both have missed nuts and beans in this cycle, which were a staple of our diets before. We also both have craved sweets in the evening (unusual for me, not hubby). So I may have bent the rules slightly and got some sugar-free dark chocolate squares for a fix.
The other rule-breaking thing we did this past weekend was to have a cheat meal. It was our son's birthday and he wanted to eat at a burger place. We each had burgers and fries, and actually both lost weight the next day. I think we are going to incorporate a cheat meal into our weekends from now on.
I will say that drinking so much water and green tea will have you in the bathroom often, but I just consider all my trips there mini-workouts.