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Originally Posted by caressme
Day one went pretty well - I was impressed with myself. Went to walmart to buy more shakes - I bought the Atkins cafe caramel shake and muscle milk strawberries and cream .. Both surprisingly Delicious! I had grilled chicken with asparagus and broccoli and cauliflower yest. still have yet to take my before pictures. Cheers to day two. Good luck to everyone else ... going to go find a lunch idea
Be careful of Atkins products. They are usually much higher fat than IP products.
EAS carb control are a better choice and there are TONS of other suggestions on the Alternative thread. I don't use the RTD products due to soy content but this should help you find IP appropriate products:
In a nutshell, this is what you are looking for
- under 160 calories (unrestricted but better if 80-120)
- under 200 calories (restricted)
- less than 30% calories from fat (multiply calories from fat by 3; if lower than the total calories product is fine)
- 8g or less NET carbs - unrestricted (NET =total carbs minus fiber)
- 9g-16g net carbs - restricted
- 17g net carbs - super restricted (only twice per week)
- above 17g net carbs is too high to be good for Phase 1
- at least 12-15g protein