Looking for Friends on Ideal Protein diet

I am on week 7 and have plateaued frusturated any ideas??

hello! i have been back on track two weeks now. I have been doing IP since October and even got through the holidays without any problems. Up until March when i hit my lowest weight ever and for some reason stopped running and started cheating which is my mode of operation! I sabatoge....but boy i loved wearing the size 14 that I didn't remember wearing in high school and seeing the scale say 229! as scary of a number that might be to most that was the lowest I could remember being in 20 years! So I am in the middle of week three and staying on track! Trying my best to stay focused, i even went and cleaned my sisters closet out of all her size 12s in hopes that would keep me on track! Good luck on your journey!

angelique
baton rouge, la
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I'm on week 5 and have lost 21 lbs. This is the most successful I have been at weight loss. I feel great. Some of us need a more regimented diet to get to where we need to be healthy. I have 41 more lbs to go and for the first time in my adult life I know I will achieve my goal.

I've been doing small cheats lately and need to back off of that. A slippery slope! Today was a good on plan day.

Directdiet.com has products called wonder slim that are IP safe. The shakes, puddings and bars. But not the snacks. I would caution someone trying to do it on your own to make sure you're taking enough supplements. I go through a center and still buy some products there (the premade drinks and supplement) and then buy some from direct diets to save some money.

Sounds like a way to not be on a sustainable diet.

People that do these diets fail in the long run because they do not know how to function off of normal food

Any chosen diet has to what one can maintain for life,
there has to be a lifestyle change for sustainable weight loss,
i am loving having to cut out all processed carbs from my diet,
It easy for weight maintenance even after occasional slip ups ,i have better control of
my calorie intake and the scale is moving downwards,i have chosen to eat this way for life
either than the occasional parties and vacations. One can actually do this on their own to
reach their goal weight.there are thousands of tasty recipes on pinterest and other sites which are tasty,
high in protein and healthy fat with minimal carbs that can be made which are better than
prepacked foods and snacks. i am almost at my goal weight two weeks in to eating this way. Before eating
this way my weight couldn't budge even after all the many cardio session and eating within my allowed calories.
cutting out the carbs made a great difference for me since the scale started moving plus i have almost no binge sessions.
You can gain all the weight back after you stop buying the products and supplement
since you didn't have the opportunity make the needed lifestyle changes needed to
succeed in the real world,
just my 2cent.

:sad: I'm looking for friends as well. Started 3 weeks ago & am only down 8 lbs.

ideal protein is a great diet as im sure the paleo diet is , I started ip june 5 and by sept 23 I had lost 43 pounds and im maintaining, the first week is tough but it gets easier when u see the results ive tried numerous diets and this is the one that worked for it is expensive but for me it was worth but thepaleo diet looks almost the same just make sure to keep ur carbs low good luck

Eating sensibly at a calorie deficit, and exercising if you want or can. It's slower but that's because of a changing eating habits not dieting.

Hi all, I need to restart the IP diet. I lost 40 lbs to start and then slipped, gaining 10 back. It worked quite well once I was in the groove.

Yah....people need to look at the whole picture though.for some of us who have tried all that need something else and unless u have experienced being obese, you do not know how horrible it is!

my boss started IP 10 months ago and looks great! i think she is tired of chicken salad though lol!

Let me start by saying I know nothing about this diet. That said, it sounds like another low carb-ish high protein diet. Regardless, losing five pounds in day or two, is mostly water, and it will come back after your next day or two of normal carbohydrate consumption.

This sounds like a waste of money to me. Protein is great, and I recommend a high protein diet, but i don't recommend spending lots of money on "protein packets." Other than that...eat your carbs, eat your fats, and eat your protein....watch your calories, and exercise. Dropping 4 pounds of water isn't a long term solution to weight loss!

Best of luck to everyone! ! !

This a thousand times over. I know I've repeated myself in this conversation, but eat in moderation, in balance, and with a calorie deficit, and you will lose weight slowly and healthily.

I have been on ideal protein since February of this year. I have lost a total of 77 pounds, and am still going. I love this diet, and it literally saved my life.

Ideal Protein – Buyer Beware – Deadly Health Risk – Testimonial
I joined up after hearing about those positive results. I completed an Ideal Protein 9 Page Patient Profile prior to my initial appointments which include my health history and all medications I was taking. At my appointment at a Chiropractic Office (Doctor) I met with a part time IP Coach, who had me review a video, performed a weight & BMI & water bio-impedance measurement(s), gave me some hand-outs, and selected boxed food and drinks to take for the upcoming week. I paid my consultation and food fees and then my meeting was complete. All was OK except I was told I had a -3 water deficit, and advised by the IP coach to drink more water.
Next week I weighed in, and lost 10 pounds, restocked my food, and paid my bill to the part time IP coach. Soon afterwards that day I was having severe abnormal neurologic and physical and mental changes and feeling I was going to collapse. My blood pressure went to 170/100 and pulse dropped to 55 or less. I contacted the Chiropractic Office for advice and there was no one available to answer my help call. I immediately drove to the local Emergency Unit and was treated for Acute Hyponatremia (water intoxication). I was drinking a lot of water because the IP coach told me I was dehydrated.
I spent two days in the local hospital and advised about the foolish decision I made doing this Ketosis type diet with my significant health history. I have only one kidney, take water pills (diuretic), controlled high blood pressure and antiarrhythmic meds, and stage II obesity. I could do just as good if I purchased their food from a Walgreens or CVS?
While in hospital my spouse contacted the Chiropractic office to get a refund on the food I had just purchased. She was told to bring the food products back to them, but was informed that I was to have reviewed the program with my medical physician (MD); that you only go to their office to pick out your food. Additionally I was informed later that the Ideal Protein Owners provide a Script of what to say or respond to certain questions they are asked of their customers (not patients of course).
My complaint is that I thought I was going to a Chiropractic Medical Office to go on a medically supervised weight loss program. I assumed that I was having a Medical Professional, a Chiropractic Doctor (with a fundamental knowledge of basic electrolyte and nutritional background); provide consultation, clinical assessment, and medical screening, on my entrance to the Ideal Protein Weight loss Program. This did not occur.
If true, a flag should have gone up with medical profile of one kidney, on a diuretic pill with hypertensive drugs, etc. I should have been instructed to wait one week either until the water deficit is gone, given a modified program to wean in to the ketosis, or denied access to the program, all due to health reasons.
This Ideal Protein program might be Ok if you’re young and healthy, but should be declined if you have health issues. You can’t rely on the distributors that sell the program, because they have scripts to deflect any responsibility and accountability.
Some people with similar experiences, as I have, contacted me to join them in legal action against all parties engaged in Ideal Protein medically unsupervised program, with scripted and un-accountable responses, where they occur.

I'm in my 4th week on IP and have lost 13 lbs so far! Thanksgiving holiday threw me for a loop and I had a 2 lb gain but hopeful to make it up during my next weigh in next week. I've started incorporating aerobics and strength training 4 times a week so should definitely have a big week!