It's not that going in and out of ketosis is dangerous, it's more that when you're not in ketosis you are basically on a starvation diet because your body is only getting about 5-600 calories a day. Every time you cheat and go out of ketosis it takes approx 3 days to get back in and you are just starving yourself until your body goes into a state where it can get the remaining calories it needs from your stored fat....

Hi, WyoSun, Click on "User CP" up at the top left of the screen. Click on the "User Control Panel" down arrow on the middle right of your screen. Arrow down and click on "Other Reduced Carb Diets." There's all kinds of IP stuff to click on, including the recipes.:)

Thanks, Jordanna, that makes sense.

Bev

Thanks Bev, now it looks like I have another 3-4 hours of reading!!!
Appreciate the help.

Anyone know where to buy the ready made chocolate drink other than newlifestylediet.com? They have the vanilla in stock now, but I don't want to pay shipping for vanilla now and then for chocolate later.

But if I wait for the chocolate to come in, the vanilla might be gone. What a conundrum.

Thanks,

I was wondering what everyone's take on alcohol was? I know that vodka and gin(i think) have 0 sugar and 0 carbs. I know for myself that it takes quite a big cheat to throw me out of ketosis and even when I do get out of ketosis it only take 24hrs to go back in.

As far as the ketostix go my coach told me that the lighter the better. She said that you do not want to be too heavy into ketosis because that means your are probably burning muscle too.

I posted a question last week about birth control and still never really got a solid answer from anyone! I just started birth control about 3 weeks ago and I've been on IP for 10 weeks now...should I be worried about the BC's effectiveness?

Everyone seems like they are doing awesome :) About cheating....don't worry about it. Make it yours...(just don't go crazy) Most of us are on this diet for a bit of time and i truly believe that you have got to cheat sometimes!! Plus....my coach said that she cheated once a week and still lost 40lbs in 10 weeks. (either she's lying or she's superwoman idk)

Lindora. Get the Mocha.. it's yummy :)

Thanks Jordanna.. that makes sense now. I have felt a little off/tired today. I bet my carb overload/ going out of ketosis/ starvation mode has something to do with it!

the EAS shakes are sugar free (sweetened with sucralose) and sometimes have less carbs and 2g more protein than the IP shakes - they are a great substitute!

Emichelle, who is your IP coach? My aunt is my long-distance coach and she is in Portland, OR - her name is Jan Kelley.

I'll be moving back to lovely Portland, OR this June after finishing grad school - so excited!

My "coach" gave me a few of the UHT ready to drink chocolate a few weeks ago to sample (think drug dealer) and I absolutely loved them. For me, they are indistinguishable from chocolate milk.

After hearing great things about the EAS Advantage shakes, I bought a case at Sam's Club last week and have been working on those. In my opinion they are more like chocolate water. Not horrible, but definitely nothing close to the UHT ones.

I just wish this stuff was easier to come by.

ckanable

You have to be kidding me!! That is my coach and my...BOSS!! HAHAHAHA That's awesome. I love her...great great woman! (She really is super woman) :) :)

I got my blood test results today and my kidneys are functioning normally. My potassium is also in the normal range also. I am going to take the potassium supplement twice a day now to help with the fatigue. My doctor said as long as the kidneys are functioning normally, taking 2 of the potassium supplements will not harm me. I have been taking water pills for 2 days for the edema, it seems better today, still a little swelling but not as bad. The scale has dropped 5 lbs since Monday. I will be excited to see what my next weigh in will be. I hope the fluid stays off! :cool:

Good Luck Sam! :goodluck: I am sure you will do great!