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02-07-2013, 01:46 PM
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Started IP 06.12.12
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 376
S/C/G: 199.4/163.8/140
Height: 5'4"
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Forced to switch to alternatives :(
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02-07-2013, 01:48 PM
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Reboot 9/2014
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 4,856
S/C/G: 198.6/173/165
Height: 5' 8"
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All of that information and more can be found in the Alternatives threads.
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02-07-2013, 02:15 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 76
S/C/G: 212/185/140
Height: 5'4
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I don't know what your budget is. But I am on Proti-Diet. And they are prtty much the same as IP. I buy my products on dietdirect.com
They are 8 bucks cheaper than if I get the food from my coach, and they have a grat rewards program for free.
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02-07-2013, 03:24 PM
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Started IP 06.12.12
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 376
S/C/G: 199.4/163.8/140
Height: 5'4"
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Thanks Scorbett and Icheech!!
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02-07-2013, 03:42 PM
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Reboot 9/2014
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 4,856
S/C/G: 198.6/173/165
Height: 5' 8"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lcheech
I don't know what your budget is. But I am on Proti-Diet. And they are prtty much the same as IP. I buy my products on dietdirect.com
They are 8 bucks cheaper than if I get the food from my coach, and they have a grat rewards program for free.
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ProtiDiet is one of the alternative brands that many of us use, available at Nashua Nutrition. There are quite a few former "IP" clinics that now sell ProtiDiet, but there are several other brands that are equally good as IP substitutes. I buy my ProtiDiet products for about $10-$11 per box from my local nutrition store, that price is pretty consistent with Nashua Nutrition's pricing.
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02-07-2013, 04:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,326
S/C/G: 164/161.8/145
Height: 5'5"
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This could be a blessing in disguise. I've also used pure IP products for 2 months and then moved to alternatives and discovered a number of products that I like better. The variety is greater and the savings is amazing. My weight loss on alternatives is just as good as it was on IP branded products.
One other thought - at least from my perspective - is that in maintenance I will most likely use a few of these products to keep me happily in check. For example, I have a sweet tooth and that has been my downfall in maintaining weight. Plus I found through this protocol that a low carb regime really helps my body feel painfree from an arthritis perspective and I also have lost bloat (probably due to a no-gluten diet).
That said, in maintenance, I can have my cake and eat it too, so to speak (that's a crazy phrase, now that I think of it...). Using Nashua Nutrition's Healthsmart Variety pack, I can have what tastes like a candy bar every day. I love all 7 in the box, love the variety, and the price is around $11.00. Very reasonable price to pay to keep my weight where it needs to be.
So, if you didn't learn firsthand about alternatives, you wouldn't have this understanding of just how helpful they could be in maintenance, and importantly, how affordable - important for the very long term.
Re vitamins, I only buy the IP branded potassium from www.plainprotein.com since it is highly concentrated; any other brand would require taking so many pills. The other vitamins are easy to replace from most any source.
Last edited by Chloe222; 02-07-2013 at 04:40 PM.
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02-07-2013, 06:51 PM
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#8
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Started IP 12-26-2012
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 469
Height: 5'7"
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Almost immediately after joining IP I started looking for cheaper alternatives. I have ordered so far from Nashua, Diet Direct and Plain Protein. I also am planning my second order from DD and one from Netrition. I'm still experimenting with what I like and don't like.
First month on IP from the clinic cost me just over $400. I think by next month I will have cut that in half, and I'm still buying a few of my favorite IP products (pre-made chocolate drink and chicken ala king) but HealthSmart from Nashua...the products TASTE SO GOOD compared to the comparable ones from IP. At least in my opinion. And the price is under $12/7packs compared to $28/7packs at my IP clinic.
Anyway, I'm about 2/3 on alternatives, and the weight loss is the same either way.
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05-18-2013, 11:05 AM
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Member
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 33
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I've found Diet Direct and Nashua - but not Plain Protein. Is is online?
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05-18-2013, 12:35 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,552
S/C/G: 234/231/180
Height: 5' 8"
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I began alternatives when I hit P4...(now back to P1 'cause of some 'SOME' LOL gain)... They are not bad at all!!! The only problem I have is not overeating them...Because with IP they were so expensive and I only ordered one week's of food at a time...Now I have a cabinet filled with great alts and need to be more disciplined!!! Great options!
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05-18-2013, 11:27 PM
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#11
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Posts: 2,796
S/C/G: 204/143/135
Height: 5' 1"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smcmod
I've found Diet Direct and Nashua - but not Plain Protein. Is is online?
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Put plainprotein.com in your seach engine.
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05-19-2013, 09:19 AM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 38
S/C/G: 171/163/120
Height: 5'1"
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Plain protein has stopped selling IP supplements? I am almost out of supplements and when I went to their site.. I don't see the regular IP supplements anymore... Is there anywhere else from where I can order?
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05-19-2013, 10:37 AM
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#13
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Colorado
Posts: 367
S/C/G: 186.5/149/135
Height: 5.5
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I also switched to Alternatives. Nushua Nutrition. I purchase the Protidiet products and a few others. Very happy and saved a ton of money.
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05-19-2013, 12:41 PM
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#14
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Start Date Oct. 29, 2014!
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 24
S/C/G: 215/215/125
Height: 4'11
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More on ProtiDiet
Quote:
Originally Posted by scorbett1103
ProtiDiet is one of the alternative brands that many of us use, available at Nashua Nutrition. There are quite a few former "IP" clinics that now sell ProtiDiet, but there are several other brands that are equally good as IP substitutes. I buy my ProtiDiet products for about $10-$11 per box from my local nutrition store, that price is pretty consistent with Nashua Nutrition's pricing.
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Just FYI, my boyfriend and I discovered that if you go to protifoods.com and call the number on the site directly, your boxes are $8.50/box. Sometimes one or two cost a bit more, but they are substantially less than if you order online. And the online pricing is already cheap!
Just a tip
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05-19-2013, 02:23 PM
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Reboot 9/2014
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 4,856
S/C/G: 198.6/173/165
Height: 5' 8"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rkcolbert
Just FYI, my boyfriend and I discovered that if you go to protifoods.com and call the number on the site directly, your boxes are $8.50/box. Sometimes one or two cost a bit more, but they are substantially less than if you order online. And the online pricing is already cheap!
Just a tip
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thanks I actually buy from a local store, so no shipping and no waiting but I'm sure there are folks that will benefit from that!
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