Does anyone know where I can find a list of IP products and their descriptions to whether or not they are restricted or non-restricted?

Hello,
I’m fairly new to the IP protocol. I’m about 29 days in and down 18lbs, which I’m pleased about but during the last 2 weeks (Holidays at home) I’ve had an extremely difficult time motivating myself to stick to the protocol. Thankfully, despite wanting to cheat and all the mental justification, I’ve resisted the urge to cheat. I ordered Nurse Hatty Ketone Test Strips on Amazon because I thought having actuall physical proof that I can see showing me that I’m in ketosis would help keep me on track. Well, I got them the other day and I’ve been testing with them for the last 4 days and every day it’s just a light pink (small or at best moderate traces of Ketones). It’s starting to frustrate me a bit because I’m doing the diet 💯 but why aren’t the test strips indicating a stronger presence of ketones? I’m curious if anyone has used similar test strips and/or talked to their coach about the reliability of such strips. I’m trying not to find one more thing to use as a justification for why “it’s okay for me to cheat since doing the diet 💯 is t even putting me in a very strong state of Ketosis” Thanks in advance for any feedback!

Ketosis is like being pregnant... You can't be a little in ketosis - you are IN or not! Ketostix that show trace (lightest color) mean you are IN ketosis. The darker it gets, the more it can indicate you are dehydrated. You do not need to get to the darker colors.

HOWEVER... I say DUMP THE STIX!!!

Ketostix are not made for measuring the results of a low carb eating plan, a state called called "nutritional ketosis". They are made for Type 1 diabetics measuring life threatening ketones! A state called ketoacidosis. There are three types of ketones and what the stix measure is not the ketones for nutritional ketosis. They are not consistently accurate for evaluating the kinds of ketones which result from low carb eating.

In addition, since we drink a great deal of water on a daily basis, we dilute any ketones we excrete and they often cannot be detected by the sticks. Further, those who low carb for awhile adapt to the ketones and the body tends to no longer excrete ketones in the urine. Therefore, more often than not we are going to get false results and panic that we are no longer in ketosis.

The BEST way to know you are in ketosis is to be 100% on plan and there will be no doubt! You can also Google Signs of ketosis if you want some concrete symptoms (not everyone gets any symptoms and some get many.)