A very happy Valentine's Day to all!
To celebrate, I had my initial consult with my coach - whom I now LOVE!
I had forgotten to do my health profile, so we got off to a shaky start, but when she asked if I had medical conditions, beyond the hypothyroid (she remembered!), I told her "no" but went on to describe what happened to my joints when I was drinking the EAS low carb shakes (with soy).
I told her about 3FC - which she knew about, but she 'coaches' on another official IP board - and was impressed I was able to narrow down the issues and eliminate the problem (soy-based drinks).
She was also amazingly helpful - we got online and looked up information I could use. I showed her my MFP and she was impressed with how well I'd already modified the IP protocol using real food (thanks to 3FC I said!) - said my macros look great. Told me while she would love me as a client, and how important it is to have support, if the majority of the soy foods aren't tolerable for me, then she understands. We talked about artificial sweeteners / processed products of which neither of us are huge fans and at one point she laughed and said something to the effects of "I am talking myself out of a client"
She also sent me a link with all the IP foods and what they contain - of course, 70% are / have soy (protein).
So in the end, she didn't have me fork over the $350 for the starter box / fees. I am going to experiment this week and bought a mixture of non-soy and soy products to try. I am dying to make the cauliflower fritters Rainbow posted the other day, but needed IP potato puree (which IS soy free!). So I got the potato puree, broccoli cheddar soup, vanilla drink mix, mango drink mix, chocolate & vanilla pre-made drinks, and the herb-omelet mix. So we'll see!
I was so super impressed by her - I was afraid of a "hard-sale"...but she was the one who immediately suggested a sample / trial period before committing. She was even willing to work a deal with me about visits / WI's as long as I would buy 2 boxes of product &/or vitamins to come to a minimum $$ every week or two - depending on my needs.
Thank you to 3FC / all the posters over the years who's institutional knowledge allowed me to educate myself before meeting with my coach
This group is awesome!
So I had my first official IP product for lunch - the broccoli cheddar soup...how anyone can eat that by itself is beyond me - licking the spoon was hard. But I added 1C of my homemade broccoli puree, added some curry and adobo and it was fantastic!
IP Community Weekend Chat Sat 2/14 - Sun 2/15/2014
Maybe I can do something with a chocolate pudding packet to make me feel like I had a special treat today. Any ideas?
