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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, this post will be a little long.

@16:10, I haven't gotten on the scale yet, I just started on Sunday. I was supposed to have my first weigh in tomorrow, but got a notification for an event that I'd put in my calendar two months ago and forgot all about, so we pushed it back to the following Friday. Hoping for a sizable weight loss after nearly two weeks on the diet. Don't feel any different, but I'm peeing a LOT, it's unreal. I had no idea that I was so dehydrated.

PP@ 16:46, I can sympathize. I did a vegan diet a few years ago, and I've never been the same. Not only did weight loss become progressively more difficult, but I developed and was diagnosed with food allergies (strawberries, pineapple, kiwi) that I didn't have previously and still have to deal with. The human body can definitely be fickle, but I doubt most people have the terrible experiences with vegan/vegetarianism that I did, I'm sure I was an outlier.

PP@ 10:46, welcome to the club! I hope we can encourage and support each other on this journey! My husband is super supportive, but I do feel awfully alone doing this. I haven't told friends or family what I'm doing because I don't feel like the criticism and discouragement.

@22:38, thanks for the words of encouragement! I started to feel a little better yesterday! I got in all of my vitamins, all of my water, and found some low calorie high protein water that I'm able to drink in the morning so that I don't have to force down a protein shake as soon as I get up, so life was pretty good yesterday. lol I also made sure I really got in my salt intake, and my two teaspoons of fat, and I think that helped as well. I also bought a trial size bottle of flavored electrolytes that I added to my water and I'm sure that was beneficial. I am going back to the store this evening to pick up a full box.

I'm surprised at how I'm not totally disgusted by the food, except for the protein shakes, but I find ALL protein shakes to be pretty disgusting. The oatmeal is edible, but needs help. The snacks, such as the "Doritos" are very good and very filling, I almost couldn't finish the bag. I also LOVE the vanilla crispy square and I have it every evening for my snack. I know I should switch it up, but I really like it that much.

I did not like the chocolate chip pancakes at all, so I won't be reordering that. I like the chicken noodle soup, and I had the potato puree with steamed broccoli, and it was almost like broccoli soup.

The veggies were a problem the first couple of days, but I'm getting the hang of it. 2 cups of broccoli or cauliflower isn't much at all and much better to get down than say, two cups of collard greens. 
Still, I have to say that the vegetables and the water is the worst part of this protocol, because I'm not used to consuming so much of either.

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I'm the PP that is starting IP.  I joined a group on FB called "janeva's ideal recipes cookbook - phase 1".  It has a lot of recipes and encouraging posts.  I also found walden farm salad dressings at Harris Teeter which are 0 calorie dressings that a lot of IP dieters use.  Also I read people supplement the day with pickles to curb their appetite.  
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Be careful with Janeva because while she has some great tips/recipes, not everything is strictly protocol.[/quote]

Sarah here, oh awesome another person on it!  Thanks for the advice... I'm actually not going to purchase her cookbook since I want to keep things simple.  I did try the big mac salad recipe that was free and that was good.

Today I had chipotle for lunch - steak over salad with pico & salsa.  It felt pretty indulgent from the simple salads I had the past several days.  Do you think it's okay?  I think I'll limit chipotle to 1x a week.  [/quote]

I think the issue with any eating out is if you don't know all of the ingredients and can't customize it. For example, you can't tell the staff to prepare the steak with no butter, simple seasonings, no salt, and so on. I think steak over lettuce with pico is not a big deal if you are generally keeping track of how many tomatoes you have this week as is it an occasional veg. No salsa. Personally, I never go to Chipotle because there aren't enough options (raw vegetables, EVOO/vinegar or lemon for dressing).[/quote]

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