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Originally Posted by laloli
John, my caffeine intake is about 3 cups of coffee a day, maybe 2. I probably had 3-5 before IP when I could add cream and Splenda. Before IP and after, I would try to switch to decaf after 3.
I must say I think your ideas are intresting. Of all the things I gave up,and I am a very heavy sweets/carb eater, the only think I crave is the fruit I have around for the kids.
BUT before this program, I had tried everything. The things that worked for me in the past were not working-- WW, calorie counting, excercise. I am 46, and I really believe it's age related. This is the only thing that has worked.
I'd guess that the primary problem is simply the low calorie/low carb combo. Caffeine decrease by 200-300 mg per day wouldn't account for always feeling low energy.
Ultimately it is up to you to decide. I'd suggest a little experimentation and see if eating a couple pieces of fruit kicks up your energy levels or not. If it does kick up your energy levels where you feel more like yourself it is likely that you'll be burning enough calories with the extra energy to compensate for the increase in calories. It is also likely that this will kick you out of ketosis so you'll have to be wary of how this affects you in regards to hunger and mood.
Ketosis affects everyone a little different. I personally got a lot of benefit out of it when I was 280 lbs but now I get very little (if any) benefit now. Over the course of 2-3 days you should have an idea of whether or not this helps, hurts, or has no effect. For these 2-3 days you should ignor any results on the scale and simply focus in on how you feel.
Finally, at the risk of souding rude, when people tell me the IP diet is the only thing that worked and then have a list of things that didn't work I always have the same question. Were you eating 700-900 calories a day on the other plans? No, you weren't. I'm not saying the IP diet is anything like the HCG diet but people often will say the same thing - I tried blah blah and it didn't work but the HCG diet worked great. It works because one eats 500 calories a day ... the special magic HCG drops do nothing.