Spend time on this board in the early days of your diet, especially the daily threads.
If you get bored with the packets, try out some of the recipe threads.
Here is Finn's.
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/idea...x-finland.html
His recipes are amazing.
Our tastes change a lot on this diet. I was bored with packets early on but now I am fine with them.
There are others.
Keep salt around. Remember the salt trick if headaches hit.
Cut or prep extra veggies and maybe even extra meat. I found in the early days sometimes I was just too tired to cook let alone deal with cleaning the kitchen.
Egg whites are good if hunger hits.
Whole eggs are good if you are too full and want to get your protein in. I believe it is 2-3 eggs for your meat requirement. Maybe just 2.
There is some different information on measurements for food but I measure 2 cups raw for veggies and 5 to 8 oz cooked for meat. I usually don't eat a full 8 oz of meat so I don't worry. Some veggies cook down a lot. Lean meats less so.
Cravings don't ever really go away. They just decrease a lot so if you can reduce temptations for at least a week, it might be helpful.
You can have 1 restricted a day.
Now, these are my general suggestions. Since you have been on the board, you probably know coaches different on a lot of these things. It can be confusing.
Spinach counts a veggie. Lettuce does not. But, you can have all you want if you are hungry or want more roughage (sp?).
Don't forget your oil amt. Roughage and oil help with elimination. I don't want to be more graphic.
Come to the board for support, especially emotionally. This diet can mess with hormones.
And most importantly, yayyyyyyyyyy you. In a month or maybe next week you will be all kinds of happy.
Hello, I am new
. I have been on the ideal protein for 5wks and I have lost 23.6 lbs. It is a great food plan in which I do a 100 percent. This website is wonderful. The support and recipes are fantastic. I have stayed strong due to the wonderful people before me 
. Thank you. Nancy G from Cape Cod
I am in the same place financially, just curious which alternative products you're using and getting such good results?
