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02-03-2012, 12:54 PM
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reboot 10/14/2014
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: RI
Posts: 329
S/C/G: 162.7/149.2/125
Height: 5'2"
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1 Restricted per day= New Protocol????
I read somewhere in another thread that we are supposed to eat 1 restricted packet per day. I barely ever eat the restricted packets and I haven't been losing much weight per week (.6 lbs in 2 weeks....). Could that be why? I have been following the diet to the T. No cheating, drinking all my water, etc.....
Is this true? Are we really supposed to have a restricted packet everyday? This is news to me.... What have your coaches said?
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02-03-2012, 01:02 PM
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Started IP 10/13/11
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 143
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Sara,
My coach said I would have better results if I limited the restricted.... so I do a restricted 3 times a week.
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02-03-2012, 01:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,729
S/C/G: 177/145/145
Height: 5'8"
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My coach and others on the board encouraged me to switch one of my non restricted for a restricted. It seems to have helped get the scale moving a bit, and I do like the bars and snacks!
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02-03-2012, 01:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 113
S/C/G: 167/135/120
Height: 5' 3"
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It is not REQUIRED to have one a day, but some people find that their loss is actually better when they do. I always do, not because of my loss rate but because they just taste so darn good! If I don't have a "treat" once in a while, I get angry and resentful and would be more inclined to cheat, or worse, say the heck with it all together. The bars hit the spot for me and satisfy that desire for dessert.
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02-03-2012, 02:11 PM
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reboot 10/14/2014
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: RI
Posts: 329
S/C/G: 162.7/149.2/125
Height: 5'2"
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Thanks everyone. Maybe I will try eating one everyday and see if it helps increase my weight loss.
I am starting to get frustrated that the scale hasn't budged.... I am willing to try anything new that might jump start my results 
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02-03-2012, 02:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: TX
Posts: 2,029
S/C/G: restart 9/2/14
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My coach's only requirement is no restrictives before bedtime. I've eaten a bar for breakfast everyday since I started and my weight loss has been good overall. What you might be dealing with now is slow weight loss because you are so close to goal.
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02-03-2012, 02:59 PM
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reboot 10/14/2014
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: RI
Posts: 329
S/C/G: 162.7/149.2/125
Height: 5'2"
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Thanks Dana. I don't understand how different coaches tell people different things.... I thought this was a strict protocol.
Maybe I will start having a bar as my breakfast every morning
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02-03-2012, 03:00 PM
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3 lbs at a time!
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Perdue, SK
Posts: 376
S/C/G: 203/188/140
Height: 5'4"
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I had a restricted item everyday since day 1 and I never stopped losing. I don't think I would have done so well without having one everyday ... lol
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02-03-2012, 03:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,552
S/C/G: 234/231/180
Height: 5' 8"
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I enjoy my restricted every morning...(Chocolate, chocolate bar)...YUM! I switched coaches at my clinic and one would tell me not to eat one/day and the other says it's fine and she did it on the diet!
Due to their higher carbs etc. I was told not to have them in the evening before bed...give it a try for a couple of weeks. My loss hasn't been stalled by eating one per day and I feel as though I'm not starving myself of much needed carbs etc... ENJOY THEM!!!
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02-03-2012, 03:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: TX
Posts: 2,029
S/C/G: restart 9/2/14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SaraBean
Thanks Dana. I don't understand how different coaches tell people different things.... I thought this was a strict protocol.
Maybe I will start having a bar as my breakfast every morning |
This is my one complaint with IP, the different information the coaches are giving out. My coach is pretty much by the book, doesn't even allow Splenda, Mio, etc... In the meantime enjoy a bar for breakfast. By the time you count the bar as net carbs they really aren't that high in carbs.
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02-03-2012, 03:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Colorado
Posts: 292
S/C/G: 266/218/150
Height: 5'8"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SaraBean
I read somewhere in another thread that we are supposed to eat 1 restricted packet per day. I barely ever eat the restricted packets and I haven't been losing much weight per week (.6 lbs in 2 weeks....). Could that be why? I have been following the diet to the T. No cheating, drinking all my water, etc.....
Is this true? Are we really supposed to have a restricted packet everyday? This is news to me.... What have your coaches said?
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Hi Sara- I started over three weeks ago and it stated on my protocol sheet to have no more than 1 restricted daily.
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02-03-2012, 04:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,729
S/C/G: 177/145/145
Height: 5'8"
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The problem is that coaches have their own preconceived ideas about weight loss and nutrition. Most coaches are past "losers". I don't believe many are doctors, nutritionists, personal trainers, etc. not that those people always have the tight answers either!
Read all the information for yourself and make informed decisions. And this forum always has a vast array of information!
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02-03-2012, 04:55 PM
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Started IP August 1, 2011
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Baton Rouge, La
Posts: 480
S/C/G: 218/158/160
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I wasn't allowed restricteds until phase 2. No restricted veggies, no restricted packets. However, once I started coaching my son's soccer team, I ate alternative restricteds because I needed more calories and I didn't totally like my coach's version of IP. I didn't really notice any difference in weight loss by adding the restricted, but I never really stalled at all. I think the closer you get to goal, the slower your losses are. You may try adding restricteds to see if it "shocks" your body into letting some weight go. Also, when I was officially allowed to have restricteds in phase 2, I was advised to eat them at night. I don't trust my coach, she has no idea about nutrition, so I did a little research on my own. According to Dr. Tran, you want your carbs in the evening, because it takes your body about 8 hours to process carbs and make them ready for the body to use. That's why in maintenance, you're supposed to eat your carb heavy meal for dinner. By morning, your body is ready to use them up instead of storing them as fat.
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02-03-2012, 05:18 PM
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Started IP 8.02.11
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Bonney Lake, Wa
Posts: 864
S/C/G: 317/TICKER/160
Height: 5' 3
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Just eat em... They are yummy!!
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02-03-2012, 05:28 PM
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Started IP Jan 2, 2011
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: SK, CANADA
Posts: 71
S/C/G: 239/ticker/170
Height: 5' 4"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Survalia
It is not REQUIRED to have one a day, but some people find that their loss is actually better when they do. I always do, not because of my loss rate but because they just taste so darn good! If I don't have a "treat" once in a while, I get angry and resentful and would be more inclined to cheat, or worse, say the heck with it all together. The bars hit the spot for me and satisfy that desire for dessert.
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I totally agree!
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