Thanks for the info on the oz. of protein. Day two was pretty rough -- felt like the old migraines coming back (I wonder if it has something to do with the sweetner in the mixes) and was terribly nauscious -- I did actually get sick to my stomach. I talked to my coach this morning about it and she said to use the drinks for a few days instead of the "food" packets. Feel better today (day 3) -- so I hope to be somewhat normal feeling tomorrow. Good news! I can't even stand the sight of coffee -- so, maybe I will kick that bad habit. Normally I'm pretty tough -- but, so I don't handle being sick very well emotionally.

I hope I didn't mess things up -- I couldn't eat dinner last night.

You all sound like you've done well on this plan, so that is still very encouraging!

I am on day 5 right now and I feel so much better. Day 3 was the worst for me I felt very light headed and had trouble even walking. I was so run down and sick feeling. Then the night of Day 4 it was like everything vanished and I felt fabulous. Stick it out its so worth it! If I can do it you can do it!!

So here I am in a latch ditch effort to lose the fat. Im 40 years old and have struggled with my weight since my early twenties. The last year I have been working out 5 to seven days a week, doing boot camp, running 5 k and lifting weights, I even hired a personal trainer. So hundreds of dollars and hours later I lost about 8 lbs. Even my trainer couldnt understand it, I followed her directions for my eating, 5 - 6 small meals, eating clean, healthy carbs, protein, carbs and fat in each meal lots of fruit and veggies. A fat lotta good it did. Theres no denying the excersize was good for me. Im super strong can do 60 full on pushups, hundreds of squats and crunches and can run for the first time in my life. But still fat. So it's not that I dont have the discipline, it just seems like no matter how hard I work out, how much I track my food, and how clean I eat, the scale doesnt budge. So I have an appointment with a wellness clinic in two weeks to try ID diet. Here's hoping this works.

Thanks! You give me hope!

Hi! I just finished my Day 1 on IP and i was wondering if it would hurt to skip the evening snack? I was so full today, it was challenging getting it down.

I have the same problem. I start my day at 530-6 am so my coach has let me move my evening to mid morning. I used to be a night time snacker and don't want to create a night time snacking routine that took me a long time to break

I think your amazing and really doing a great job...I know that some of the newbies feel like the oldies went away...My problem is I'm up and on the computer at 6am but no one is setting the morning chat...its 7:46 right now and stilll not up for the daily blog..I don't know how to do this..once upon a time it was up really early and now no one is doing it...and I don't know how..computer and all thumbs...So if someone would start setting it earlier I would love to be on the blog...Have a great IP day...

I lost 14 of these 5lb blobs....: carrot::ca rrot:

Im wondering the same thing! I eat lunch at 12 then have dinner around 630pm and I really struggle in the afternoon. But I am supposed to eat my evening snack by 8pm? So I feel like I starve all afternoon then eat dinner and have to force down a snack it doesnt make sense.

hi there, just wondering if you go by your weight on your scale at home, or your weight at your clinic? I know I weigh about 4 pounds more at home, and I'm not sure which 'weigh' i want to use to determine goal, progress etc.

You can test your scale at home by putting a 5lb gym weight on it I always weigh less in the morning. I haven't had my first week weigh in yet but I was 2lbs more on their scale when they did my starting weight and that was in the afternoon. Im going to go by their weight just because I tend to become a slave to my home scale and I want to break that habit.

I know they want you to eat all the food required. It keeps your metabolism "kicked in." I don't think it hurt to skip it just one time.
Ask your coach if you can move the snack to another time.
This diet really works. My dad, 72 yrs old, lost 50 pounds!

You should be able to get into ketosis within the first week. The first thing that you might notice is that you're having an easier time on the diet. The cravings might become less and you might find that you're just not as hungry. You might also find that you have a bit more energy. Some people say that they noticed a change in their breath. They've said that their breath had an almost fruity, sweet smell and taste.
I have had all of those.

Well its day its day 7 for me on phase one and I can honestly say that today was the very first day that I didn't feel hungry all the time and not so draggy. I hope that I"m finally in the ketoses stage because this has been a very hard first week for me on the diet. I've never felt so hungry before and every day. Did anyone else on here feel like this up to the end of their first week?

Day 5 and finally feeling fine. I think I woke up the morning of day 4 and did not have the headache. I am having those pangs of hunger -- trying to just put them out of my mind. Does anyone know -- forgive me if this stuff is out here somewhere and I haven't run across it -- for the weight of food for dinner and the cups of veggies for dinner and lunch -- does that come before or after you cook, gill, sautee it? It seems like it would be before, but really don't know. Thanks!

Always measure/weigh before you cook.