Please feel free to scan the Phase 2 sheet and post it in the Newbie thread! Not everyone's clinic stays up on the most recent paperwork :)

Phase 2 is just Phase 1 but replacing your lunch packet with a meal that looks just like dinner. For me, two meals of 8oz protein was a bit too much - so I was having 6oz meat (measured raw) at each meal instead of 8. I believe the clinics were recently told that in Phase 1 and 2 the "real meat" portion could be 6-8 oz instead of a flat 8oz, but I haven't seen an updated P1 sheet that states so.

Thanks IdealProteinNewbie & scorbett1103. That's the information I was looking for.

I just returned from my coach and am ready to go on Phase 2. My sheet (and coach) says that lunch and dinner are + either 5 oz meat or chicken OR 6 oz fish + 2 c veggies. This would add up to 10 oz of meat or poultry OR 14 oz fish or any combination of the two.

I know my one friend was having the same problems because she was working out. However, she was losing inches. So, see how your clothes are fitting. I always weighed in with the same clothes. That helped with the inches and the scale!

Hello I’m starting IP program tomorrow, I'm excited and nervous at the sametime, and I have a long way to go. I came across this site by accident and I'mreally grateful. After seeing all the success story I'm looking forward toposting my own success story. Thanks for this amazing site.

Good luck, you'll do great!

Hi new folks!
If you have found this thread, please look for the "Daily Chat" to say hi
This one is specifically for discussion of the different phases
Most FAQ can be answered in the daily chat as well
Thanks!

What food are you allowed on phase 3, for example can I drink unsweetened soy milk, eat a serving of Almonds for fat
If there are any restricted food, what are they?

check the 4th post on the link attached. It has a phase 3 sheet, and also additional information that is very important.

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/idea...-phases-2.html

You need to review the Phase 3 sheet as was posted - the ONLY thing that changes in Phase 3 is that you have a BIG breakfast which includes grains, dairy, protein and fruit. There are specific guidelines as to how your breakfast needs to be constructed - certain number of calories, limits to the grams of carbs and fats, and minimum grams of protein.

Lunch, dinner and snacks are exactly the same in Phase 3 as Phase 2. You do not start adding fats and carbs to the rest of your day until maintenance.

My consultation is tomorrow and I'm also in the Dallas area, Yoky.

Ideal Protein Diet
 

My first week on the ideal protein diet and I lost 6 lbs 4 oz YaY. I did just use the shakes and soup no bars and my counselor told me I should have eaten the bars (restricted food) because I did not get enough carbs in so this week I am going to eat the bars for my treat and see how it works. So:)

Idea Protein Foods
 

Now that IP is offering chocolate & vanilla pudding & peach yogurt, are they considered restricted items?

You would have to look at the Net carbs of each product - 8g or less net carbs is unrestricted, 9g-16g net carbs is restricted.

I've been on Phase I for 4 weeks and certainly have lost weight - 20 lbs. 9 the first week, my coach then told me due to my weight over 240 I was to have 4 IP packs a day. I have been reading threads for several days and have not seen anyone talking about 4 packs a day. It did slow down the weight loss. He said I lost muscle not fat and if I didn't follow the program as he lined it out he would pull me off of it. Any insight?