Hi.....I've been on IP for one month now. Try the herb omelette it's pretty good. Some mornings I add spinach, mushrooms and enjoy. Good luck, it's kind of tough the first week, but results make you want to stick with it. My BF is an awesome cook, and is getting pretty good at creating dinners that make me feel like I am not on a diet at all.

I'm not a chef! But I am a foodie. And I love great food. Also one of the reasons I'm now trying to slim down.

What I find is that for me, it's best if I stay away from the IP foods that attempt to taste like the "real" stuff - chili, omelets, cereal, etc.

I like the IP drinks (pina colada, chocolate, blueberry-cran, etc.) and keep my energy and creativity high for the real, real food, like the evening meal and salads. Experiment with spice blends for your salad dressing and your meat rubs. That's where I put my energy.

Add me if you'd like. Also, it would be great to make this forum more active and get some pictures of recipes going. Paleo/primal ways of cooking also give a lot of ideas that are IP compliant, as they say...

All the best. It's a great program. You WILL see results, but you need to get into and stay in ketosis. Not always easy, but worth it.

Yes, the days I forget my shaker are not fun. It's happened only a couple of times, and luckily I had a IP bar in my purse and could leave the office to get some dressing-free salad.

I am on my first day of the diet. It looks like there is a small collection of people active on this group who are doing the diet, so that's good news! Also, I purchased the Ideal Protein Cookbook so I'll see if I can scrounge up some recipes :-)