Ideal Protein Diet
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OP again, don't mean to spam the thread but didn't want to write a novel in the previous post.
I kind of messed up again and didn't eat my allotted protein packs. I only had a spinach salad for lunch because I planned on using one of the packs of Dorados crushed in my meatballs to replace bread crumbs, but the meatballs ended up being WAY too filling (I added 4 cups of spinach to the pound of ground turkey) and I didn't finish my dinner. It's not the end of the world, but I don't think I met my protein requirements and that makes the second time this week. According to the FB groups, not eating the required amount of protein could result in a stall or reduced weight loss, so I definitely need to get it together. I feel like my stomach has shrunk. |
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Sarah here.. OP, you are definitely in ketosis.. not feeling the hunger. I can't tell if I am or not but I must be since I haven't had any extra carbs other than in the IP packets. Thanks for the Panera tip, that sounds like a great option especially since my son likes Panera! My clinic lets me mix and match products a bit and she even lets me bring back packets if I hate them. I seriously in the minority but I hate the vanilla crispy squares! I'm going to exchange those for something else this week. I had a burger, heinz no sugar ketchup, raw onion, pickles and tomato for dinner last night and it was soooo good! The chipotle salad for lunch definitely was too much I think since I didn't lose any weight from yesterday to today and the scale even wavered a little bit to up .5 lbs. I weigh myself every morning naked after I pee. HAHA i know i'm not supposed to, but it keeps me accountable and I make adjustments based on it. Today I had the chocolate shake with doppio espresso and I'm going to have a simpler salad for lunch. My weigh in is tomorrow.. I'll report back 
OP, is there a reason you didn't weigh in last week? |
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| For me, weighing myself first thing every morning after I wake up and before I drink or eat anything helps me stay accountable to myself for the day. If I am down some weight it also puts a little spring in my step and gets the day started on a nice note! My meetings with my coach are always on Mondays. Again, this is a good thing for me bc it helps me stay on track over the weekend since I want the weigh-in experience to be positive. My coach has advised that while lean beef and pork are permitted as protein options, chicken and light fish are going to get me results faster. My goal is to get off Phase 1 as quickly as possible so I can free up the $$ I am spending on the food to maybe buy some new clothes!! |
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Sarah here. Thanks for the tip about chicken & fish.. i know it makes sense but I was totally going for beef a lot! I'm going to Trader joe's soon... excited to get the everything bagel seasoning, jicama sticks, garlic infused olive oil, ready cooked chicken for salads, possibly the hard boiiled eggs (i'm lazy for meal prepping sometimes), zoodles, etc.... if anyone else has good ideas for meals, let me know! |
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Get some cabbage so you can make eggroll in a bowl (I'm sorry, I just cannot call it crack slaw). You can also get ground turkey, ground chicken and ground pork if you really like ground beef! Tonight for dinner I'm having homemade pork sausage, fried eggs and "home fries" using a turnip. I came across a brilliant tip a couple of years ago that if you cook your turnip in the microwave first, it has more of a baked potato consistency. That is 100% true, and once you let it cool a little, chop it up, add onions and pepper and fry it, it has even more of a potato consistency. Of course we can have onions on the plan, but I made some the other day with green onions and peppers, fried in a teaspoon of oil and it was such a treat. I put sugar free ketchup on it and I won't say it tasted exactly like potatoes, but I found it to be pretty comforting. I'm not sure about the bagel seasoning. I actually have some and used it when I made California Roll in bowl, but they were saying on the Facebook group that seasame seeds weren't allowed. I will have to check with my coach to know for sure. Trader Joes has frozen mashed cauliflower in the freezer section that doesn't have any added ingredients, so look into that as well. I like to add broccoli or cauliflower to the puree and soup packets. |
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| OP here. I didn't weigh in last week because I had an all day seminar on the same day as my weigh in appointment that I booked weeks in advance of joining IP. I had enough food to last an extra week so we just decided to hold off and keep my weigh in date the same. |
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OP again,
Tonight for dinner I had two 4 ounce hamburger patties with coleslaw. I used the Walden Farms mayo (which I had strong reservations about buying) as the mayo base, and added apple cider vinegar, a touch of mustard, lemon pepper, dill and liquid splenda. It came out really good, like real coleslaw, just not as creamy. I also used a little less of the WF mayo than I would have regular mayo because I didn't want to add more vinegar and splenda to cover up the taste in case it was yucky. I'm down to my final packets and the pickings are slim. I had to dip into my Nashua Nutrition box for lunch, and I had one of the protein pizzas. I hadn't planned on using the packets so soon, but I needed something savory for lunch and I have no more savory packets left. Just one of those days where I really don't want sweet food. Outside of dinner, I'm really having a difficult time eating. All of my regular food, including coffee and my beloved LaCroix I'm having trouble getting a taste for and it makes me a little queasy to even think about. Nothing tastes good to me and I just feel like I'm eating half heartedly. There's no hunger so nothing that will have me running back to real food, but I feel like I'm just eating because I have to. I think it might be the vitamins so I'll discuss it with the doctor this week. |
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OP,
22:38 Sounds like you're off to a great start! Some thoughts... - I found the powder shakes disgusting but if I add water and ice to the pre-mades, it was pretty good! I know it's tough but I would switch to decaf coffee. Caffeine is dehydrating and although you can make up for it with more water, that gets tough to do and the side effects of dehydration on a high protein diet are rough. - The vanilla squares are delicious out of the freezer as it changes up the consistency. Still eat them almost daily. - My coach also allows us to trade in food and buy by the piece. Perhaps yours is not aware of what others are doing? - I found that the sweetener type was key. Can only do Stevia. All the others stalled me. I also ended up throwing out the Walden Farms products. For me, the products stalled my progress. Ended up using the recipe for blended roasted red peppers as a sauce (found a brand without additives), mixed with horseradish it makes for a great cocktail sauce, and also mustard. Along with chimichurri, those condiments saw me through phase 1 and 2. In terms of salad dressings, I got used to oil and lemon/lime juice with sea salt and freshly ground pepper...now I prefer it. - The chili is delicious and filling over sliced cucumbers. - The frozen cauliflower rice at Traders Joes continues to be a staple for me. It only takes a few minutes to microwave. I was able to eat a lot of "rice" bowls topped with fresh greens and herbs, shredded chicken, fish or eggs for an easy lunch or dinner. - Always carry a bar with you so you're not forced into eating out where they can't accommodate for your diet. |
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Thanks @ 13:50, I'm taking all advice to heart. I have my good days and bad days in regards to coffee and breakfast. I spent the last two years doing intermittent fasting and I think that my body prefers that naturally than waking up and eating breakfast immediately. Some days I can do it, some days it makes me nauseous and I don't want anything passing my lips. I've found that I never have that problem when I do iced espresso/protein shake, so I'm sure that will be my main breakfast from here on out.
I did have pancakes and coffee for breakfast today and it wasn't so bad. I just have to take it day by day and see what my body is up for is all. I do Stevia water enhancers but I just can't do Stevia in my foods or anything like that. I never use powdered Splenda, only liquid so I think I'm okay in that regard. I try to limit WF products to once a day period, and that's salad dressing only. Yesterday I had two WF products because I had to make the coleslaw after I disastrously attempted to substitute rutabaga (inedible) for turnip and had to make a new veggie at the last minute, but that's an anomaly. |
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I forgot to mention that my pancake syrup is IP which they said is more diet friendly than WF and I think it's delicious! I also use Heinz SF ketchup, so I'm definitely limiting my dependence on Walden Farms. There will be no caramel sauces or anything like that, only salad dressing, occasional mayo and I got a jar of Alfredo just in case.
I see people on FB raving about the wafers. Has anyone tried them and if so, any flavor recommendations? I'm going in tomorrow for my checkup and weigh in, and will also restock for the next week. I plan to get: Breakfast: Vanilla Shake, bottled Chocolate Shake, bottled Lunch: Potato Puree Broccoli and Cheese Soup Snack/dessert: Chocolate Soy Puffs OR Wafers Restricted: Caramel Nut Bars White Cheddar Ridges I know that's a lot but I need variety because I randomly started to dislike Dorados and Vanilla crispy bars and I shudder to think what would happen if I only had them to rely on for the entire week. I think that starting next week I will be back to only buying three boxes and cycling them in with what I have leftover from this week. If they made salad croutons this diet would be absolutely perfect. |
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You can use the cheddar chips as croutons.
Also breakfast doesn't have to be when you get up. I would do coffee first, have breakfast around 10:00, lunch at 2:00 and the dinner around 6:00 |
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| 14:25: Breakfast is tough for a lot of people. I stick to the powdered fruit drink packets. That plus a cup of coffee and about 32 oz of water throughout the morning is enough to carry me through to lunch. |
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OP here with a weigh in update.
So, things really didn't go as well as I'd planned. I only lost about 3 pounds, so a little over a pound a week. I found that very discouraging as I didn't cheat or let a drop of non protocol food pass my lips in 12 days, and was expecting a much bigger loss--particularly in that first weigh in, and was hoping it would give me an extra push. My coach pored over every page in my journal and tried to see where I went wrong. I suspect she thinks I wasn't honest about my journaling--she didn't say so of course--but you could just tell, and it made me feel ridiculously terrible about myself. So instead she just gave me suggestions on little things she saw--she wants me to use regular half and half instead of lowfat, grapeseed oil instead of avocado oil, etc. I asked her if I should cut back on restricted packs, and she said absolutely not, and that I'm only eating about 3 per week on average as it is. So idk. I feel bad and Im spending all of this money to lose a pound a week and it's pretty discouraging. My husband pointed out to me that for the past year, I've been losing a pound a MONTH, so this is a big weight loss for me, but it really doesn't feel like it when most people are boasting 5-8 pounds in one week. If I were eating a regular 1200 calorie per day diet and losing 1.5 pounds a week I would consider that a triumph. But eating a super restrictive 800 calorie per day diet that is so fragile that even the slightest hiccup can derail all of your progress seems like a failure to me. Anyway. I came home and pushed through. Still eating on protocol faithfully. Found out that celery root is an absolutely amazing vegetable and I think I like it better than both cauliflower and turnip. |
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Hi OP (sarah here) What time was your weigh in? do you weigh yourself at home? 3lbs is great!! I also suspect if you're fully dressed and also weighing in mid-day, you probably have had more weight loss than you weighed in. On my weigh in day I was over 2 lbs lighter in the morning when I weighed myself naked at home. Keep it up and I bet a big weight drop will come! I bought the lemon wafers last week. They aren't SUPER amazing but I like them and they add variety. I also eat one restricted brownie every day, although maybe I will limit that if I don't lose enough each week. I read the lemon wafers taste the best... but they used to be restricted and the formula changed to make them unrestricted and they don't taste as good. I think this week I will buy: cappuccino ready to drink shakes, caramel nut bars or coconut chocolate bars and lemon wafers again. I don't get any of the lunch/savory products. |
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OP -
Be patient... look to the result at month end as your body is converting over. But... Are you drinking all your water? That's really important to flush out your body and prevent constipation from all the protein. Suggest that you try dropping caffeine and definitely any creamer for phase 1. My coach explained that your body will not use your body fat if you are ingesting more fat than minimum. Caffeine is really not recommended for phase 1 because it does slow you down. Also our bodies react to some artificial sweeteners just like it would sugar. Try going consistently with just Stevia since that is in the IP foods and minimize that. When I used Walden Farm products I might as well have been using real sugar. Also the rules pretty much indicate only Grapeseed oil or olive oil. What helped me was to eat predominantly eggs, fish, some chicken for my protein at dinner. Your taste buds will adapt to cleaner eating and you won't want things like salad dressings after a while if you stop with the substitutions like low cal foods. Best wishes. Your weight is moving in the right direction! |