I do not use IP products but here is what I do...

Breakfast 9 am: Premier Protein shake and 2 16 ozs glasses of water
Lunch 12:30-100 ish: ProtiDiet soup or Pure Protein bar + 1 cup of veggies (somedays if I am still feeling hungry I will have up to 4 ozs of protein)
Snack 3 ish: 1 cup of veggies (usually cucumber)
Dinner: 8 oz. protein (or 4 ozs depending if I had some at lunch) and 2 cups roasted vegetables
Snack 8:30 pm: pudding, hot cocoa drink or oatmeal

Originally Posted by sandralosingweight:
Hello,

The new sheet of UP says 8 oz whereas the old one says 5 to 7 oz

The vegetables should be measured before cooking.

Thank you sandralosingweight!! I just received my first on line, Togo, order and it must not be the updated info as it is showing the 5 or 7 oz of protein. Thanks again!!!

My breakfast is usually the cinnamon bar and coffee with Torani syrup--sometimes the omelet
Lunch is the chicken soup
Supper is 8 oz chicken and mashed cauliflower or the big mac bowl using a cup of spinach
I have 3 cups of celery cut up that I snack on through out the day when I get hungry.
My 3rd packet is a snack at night and is usually pudding or puffs -- if i had a bar for breakfast I have pudding as a snack packet, if I had the omelete I will have puffs as my snack packet

I have a rtd shake at 8:30
salad with 2 cups veggies and either soy puffs or chips at 12
premade pudding at 4
8oz protein + 2 cups veggies at 7/8

I'm never hungry after dinner.

During the week-end everything is later so i don't have my snack during the day and have it in the evening, i always make jello (which i freeze and its like sorbet) but i always have such a hard time to eat it cause i'm not hungry

Here is my schedule:
Breakfast - a shake (chocolate and cappacino are my favorites)

Lunch - large salad with 2 cups of veggies cut up on them. WF dressing or Braggs Liquid Aminos (soy sauce substitute) with some olive oil, salt, pepper and cilantro. Sometimes i will also have a IP soup or chili on my salad.

Snack - If i did not eat soup for lunch then i have my "lunch IP" as my snack. Usually something chocolate, puffs, bar etc. Watching my restricteds.

Dinner - 5-8 ounces of chicken, pork or fish, 2 cups steamed or roasted vegetables.

After dinner snack - pudding, bar or soy puffs. again watching my restriced.

The hunger pangs are much better once you get passed the first week. Hunger to me is more emotional, social (wanting to overeat when at a social event) or smells. If i smell certain foods, i get hungry right away. But i am learning to resist because I am truly not hungry - things are just stimulating my other senses.

Good luck.

Good idea getting a different perspective on what everyone is having.
Mine is totally screwed up compared to everyone else, so I don't even want to post it lol.
Just because it works for me doesn't mean it will work for everyone else and I wouldn't want people to confuse themselves or try what I am doing in case it backfires.

I am strictly IP with the additions I have been advised to do by my coach, but overall it is so different compared to the sheets.

Hi everyone

I normally have:

Breakfast: Choc drink mix made with cold coffee and a smidge of peppermint extract - made with the bullet

Lunch: tomatoe basil soup with dehydrated onion mixed in - again made in the bullet (love love the bullet). 2 cups of veggies - usually cuc and celery mixed with WF dressing

Dinner: some sort of protein with 2 c veggies

snack: ready made choc or van drink

My daily is like this:

Breakfast: 1 coffee with a chocolate drink packet
Lunch: salad with cumbers, onions, mushrooms and a drink packet or soup
Dinner: grilled chicken and 2 cup veggies
Snack: pudding or drink

I can't eat the same thing every day. Well, I guess, I do, because I drink the same shakes every day but I use different vegetables and different prep methods every day, and try to alternate my dinner meat as much as possible. I'm an alternatives-only gal (because of cost), so my day looks like this:

Breakfast (8 am): EAS AdvantEDGE Carb Control Shake (strawberry), hot herbal tea, try to finish my first 20 oz of water by 10 am. I try to have my next 20 down by lunch.

Lunch (1 pm): EAS shake (chocolate), 2 cups approved veggies, and romaine lettuce, start my next 20 oz water.

Snack (4 pm): Hot herbal tea, 20 oz water

Dinner (6 pm): 8 oz meat, 2 cups approved veggies, and romaine lettuce. Start my last 20 oz of water

Snack (10 pm): EAS shake (vanilla), hot herbal tea

The water really helps me with hunger, but sometimes I will go grab a dill pickle spear if I'm desperate for a snack.

Originally Posted by FoolishHeart:
I can't eat the same thing every day. Well, I guess, I do, because I drink the same shakes every day but I use different vegetables and different prep methods every day, and try to alternate my dinner meat as much as possible. I'm an alternatives-only gal (because of cost), so my day looks like this:

Breakfast (8 am): EAS AdvantEDGE Carb Control Shake (strawberry), hot herbal tea, try to finish my first 20 oz of water by 10 am. I try to have my next 20 down by lunch.

Lunch (1 pm): EAS shake (chocolate), 2 cups approved veggies, and romaine lettuce, start my next 20 oz water.

Snack (4 pm): Hot herbal tea, 20 oz water

Dinner (6 pm): 8 oz meat, 2 cups approved veggies, and romaine lettuce. Start my last 20 oz of water

Snack (10 pm): EAS shake (vanilla), hot herbal tea

The water really helps me with hunger, but sometimes I will go grab a dill pickle spear if I'm desperate for a snack.

I noticed that you are only having shakes, are your losses consistent and steady. When my mom did the alternatives she would have a pure protein bar for lunch, to get her protein in. Just a suggestion to have a bar if you are getting hungry instead of a shake for lunch :)

Originally Posted by wuv2bloved:
I noticed that you are only having shakes, are your losses consistent and steady. When my mom did the alternatives she would have a pure protein bar for lunch, to get her protein in. Just a suggestion to have a bar if you are getting hungry instead of a shake for lunch :)

Thanks Wuv! I'll definitely keep that in mind. My mom is on IP (officially) and she only uses their shakes. She decided early on that she didn't like the other stuff. I was following her example and it seems to be working so far, but if my loss slows down, I'll try mixing it up a bit with a bar or something.

I believe I have been sabotaging myself with celery! I looked at the nutritional value on my celery today and was shocked to find it has 2 net carbs per every two stalk serving. I eat 3 cups of celery a day and I would guess that it takes 2 - 3 stalks per cup so I have been adding 6 carbs at a minimum but probably closer to 9! I never once thought to check carbs in celery. :dz::shrug:

Originally Posted by MustangMolly:
I believe I have been sabotaging myself with celery! I looked at the nutritional value on my celery today and was shocked to find it has 2 net carbs per every two stalk serving. I eat 3 cups of celery a day and I would guess that it takes 2 - 3 stalks per cup so I have been adding 6 carbs at a minimum but probably closer to 9! I never once thought to check carbs in celery. :dz::shrug:

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it. Its part of your 4 cups of veggies so you are fine. I mostly eat cabbage and cucumbers, I have no clue as to the carb counts but its an allowed veggie so I don't worry about it.

I am one of the boring people who eats the exact same thing every day. For me the routine is easy with two toddlers running around and I enjoy knowing exactly what's coming next. Plus I have a wonderful (skinny as a rail) husband who doesn't mind eating sandwiches or pancakes for dinner on nights when I don't have something elaborate planned, so that I can stick with my IP dinner.

I also recently switched to alternative products from the actual IP products, but I found products almost identical to the IP ones that I had been using.

Breakfast (Between 6 and 7): Cappuccino drink (from Proti Thin) mixed with 1 cup coffee.

Lunch: Restricted (usually chocolate puffs or a bar of some kind), 2 cups peppers or cucumbers with salt

Mid Afternoon: I usually drink some hot tea, or chew gum while I'm fixing food for the family so I don't forget and taste their food as I'm cooking

Dinner: 2 Tilapia fillets (6-8oz depending on the size) and roasted cauliflower all cooked with salt, EVOO, and some kind of spice blend (check your spices carefully though, some have no no ingredients in them)

Snack: Cherry Gelatin from Pure Protein. Not quite as good as the IP Raspberry Jelly but it will get me through. This is my snack while hubby and I are playing a game or watching TV because he is an endless snacker and I missed that at night.

Hope this helps!!

Originally Posted by MustangMolly:
I believe I have been sabotaging myself with celery! I looked at the nutritional value on my celery today and was shocked to find it has 2 net carbs per every two stalk serving. I eat 3 cups of celery a day and I would guess that it takes 2 - 3 stalks per cup so I have been adding 6 carbs at a minimum but probably closer to 9! I never once thought to check carbs in celery. :dz::shrug:

I agree with Wuv, as long as it's on the approved list I don't worry to much about it. I figure that the people who started IP did enough research and worrying for me. Plus I'm sure that with all the fiber in celery there aren't a whole lot of net carbs left.

I've been doing this:
B: eas shake.
S: 1 cup veggie.
L: bar & 1 cup veggie.
S: 1 cup veggie.
D: 8oz protein.
S: shake & 1 cup veggie.