It sounds like we are actually the same wrist size and i also have the love in size 17! For a while, I thought size 17 was too large but when i tried on the 16, it would get caught on my wrist bone which bothered me and so I stuck with size 17. It does have a bit more movement than I would like, but I prefer that over a tighter bracelet that gets "stuck".
Me too, I tried both and 16 is definitely too snug, especially if stacking.