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I had some leftover IP products from my first round, so I'm using those up. I've also found some other alternative products to use like other protein powders and bars.

First, calculate your BMR and daily calorie needs (there are several calculators online). If you want to maintain your weight, you need to eat exactly that number of calories every day. I'm a vegetarian too, and I've found that simply adding in an extra protein shake or bar helps a lot with keeping protein up. There are…

Thanks everyone! I switched some things around in my diet (having my "restricted" for breakfast instead of as a dessert) and it seems to be helping. The scale is moving much faster!

Thank you so much! These all sound wonderful! I actually just tried making muffins with the crispy cereal a couple days ago and they turned out pretty good. I can't wait to try some of the other recipes you mentioned! I usually don't eat a lot of restricted items when I'm home (I'll usually get a brownie or something to…

My 5th week I didn't lose any weight, but I did lose some inches. But then the next week I ended up losing almost 6 pounds, so don't worry!

@honeymoonpress if you're looking for an easier way to get in your veggies, I found a recipe for some pretty delicious cookies. I don't have it handy, but if you just Google "ideal protein chocolate zucchini cookies" it should come up. It's like 1 chocolate drink, 1 crispy cereal, some egg whites, and 2 cups of shredded…

@JenKTx13 my coach told me I only have to add an extra drink if I do over an hour of exercise. He also said that he wouldn't really count "walking" as intense enough to justify ab extra drink... Maybe because I'm young and "only" 30 or so pounds overweight? I don't know. I'm planning a hike today that should be about 5…

I had my weigh in yesterday. After one month on the program I am down 16.4 pounds (13.8 of that being all fat!!). My body fat percent is down from 43.6% to 39.7% and in another week or so I'll be out of the "obese" range for body fat percent. Yay!!!!

Hey y'all, had my week 3 appointment yesterday and I just wanted to share the results. I started at 188 pounds, and I'm now down to 177.2 so 10.8 pounds lost in just 3 weeks! Of that 10 pounds, I lost 9 pounds of FAT (the rest was water weight). So my body fat percentage has gone down 2.4% in just 3 weeks. This is…

@sklala thank you! I did cheat some last week too and I wasn't drinking enough water. I'm being much more strict about sticking to the diet and eating every 3-4 hours so I'm hoping to lose even more this week! I just made my food diary public too, if anyone wants to check that out.

I had my weigh-in yesterday. Only lost 3.8 pounds week 1, BUT...it was 3.8 pounds of FAT. I didn't lose any water, just fat! Yay!

I just started phase 1 yesterday! You are all welcome to add me...I could use all the support I can get!

I just officially started yesterday, but I've been trying some of my mom's IP foods for months. I love the chocolate drink for breakfast. The BBQ and salt&vinegar chips are both pretty awesome with some veggies for lunch. I tried a sample of the new chocolate coconut bar at the clinic yesterday and it was absolutely…

I just started on Ideal Protein yesterday! I'll add you!