Hi Joysh,

The Crack Slaw recipe is from Jeneva's cookbook, I believe it might be available on her FB site. Her recipes are copyrighted so I can not share it.

A question for you, when you have rebooted do you do the complete Phase Off?

Hi everyone,

I would love to join you! I had success last year, but fell off I think part of it was my lack of participation here. I read the boards religiously, but rarely posted. I would like to change that And I am starting back on the program today!

Look forward to checking in and posting daily. Hope you all have a great day!

Although WI is tomorrow, I hopped on the scale this a.m.- no change! OMG!! I know I am in ketosis, I have had ketosis mouth all week and I gave in and bought keto strips and they show keytones. I am dealing with the big C, but took something yesterday for it. And it is the week before TOM.

Will have beef tenderloin for dinner tonight, even though I do not want it- because sometimes that helps me when the scale is stuck. I am not giving up, but I am seriously frustrated!

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. ~Maya Angelou
Keep fighting the good fight and you shall prevail.

Welcome, cactusblossom!

Slipfree, trying to find this on FB. These are the "closed" groups? I've requested to join.

Hmmmm. When I first did IP and lost 80 pounds, I spent 3 weeks on P2 and then 2 weeks on P3, which I pretty much stayed on after that for 6 months.

For my reboots, I usually slide into P2 when necessary. This is usually when I'm traveling and need to eat meat or fish protein for lunch and dinner. Otherwise, I try to phase off with a few days on P2 and then slide into P3 for a few days. I've never done the strict phase off during the reboots.

Not sure what that means.

BTW, I also remember that having beef for a dinner brings on a loss. I usually don't eat beef, but I remember that it did.

Hi Catusblossom! Your post did not show on my thread earlier or I would have welcomed you. Good luck on your first day back.


Joysh, thank you! Jeneva will approve you quickly. I just made her fried caramel apples (chayote) it was delish! I am debating on the vacation phase off, so I can have more time to reach my reboot goal before going to Italy during the 3rd week in June.

Hi Everyone

Slip- Originally when I did IP 1, I phased off just in time for a vacation. I did one week of phase 2 and one week of phase 3. Left for vacation my second day of phase 4!! I have done pretty well in maintaining (17 months now), I find I only put weight on when I vacation or have multiple trips planned in within a few months. We like to do lots of quick 3 or 4 day trips to get away whenever we can. I find I am usually up max 5 lbs and only because I cannot control my meals and well of course the wine!!!

Welcome cactus blossom! Once you get into a routine it will become easier. I do not post much, but can say that without reading everyone's posts daily I would not have made it.

Josh - Janeva's FB page is fantastic, I live in Canada and right now our dollar compared to the US is terrible otherwise I would have ordered the cookbook. Apparently she is coming out with a maintenance cookbook late summer or fall. I have printed out all the recipes on her FB page and created a binder for myself. Great for when I do a quick reboot.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Thanks AllMe Way to go on 17 months!

CLASSIC CRACK SLAW
This is the IP version I created from the classic crack slaw recipe to fit phase 1
By Janeva Eickhoff

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 T. + 1 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. minced garlic
3 ˝ C. shredded cabbage
˝ C. chopped green onion
salt & pepper, to taste

Sauce:
˝ tsp. Splenda
˝ tsp. ginger paste (or fresh grated ginger)
1 tsp. white vinegar
2 T. soy sauce
˝ tsp. chili pepper paste (or hot sauce)

Directions:
1. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef over med/med hi heat. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
2. Meanwhile, combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl; mix.
3. Drain any fat from the ground beef, remove from the pan and set aside.
4. In the same fry pan heat the olive oil over med/med hi heat, add the green onion, garlic and cabbage. Stir fry until cabbage is slightly wilted and tender.
5. Stir in the sauce and add the meat; stir to combine. Serve hot.

SERVINGS: Entire recipe = 16 oz. lean protein + 4 C. veggies; eating ˝ the recipe = 8 oz. lean protein + 2 C. veggies. You will be using all your oil for one day in ˝ the recipe.
For more recipes like this visit Janeva’s Ideal Recipe Cookbook – Phase 1 at Facebook or www.janevasidealrecipes.com for the cookbook coming spring 2015. A portion of the proceeds will support Samuel’s House Foundation, a non-profit charity helping disadvantaged children and those in need of a nice meal on their plate every day.

I have made the crack slaw a few times and find it is easy to prepare and nicely filling - the FB group called Janeva's Ideal Protein Cookbok Pase 1 has a bunch of free recipes under Files - I love her cauliflower fried rice... Also very simple and pretty quick to prepare.

I went to Giant Foods, Safeway, Harris Teeter and Whole Foods yesterday looking for jicama tortillas, frozen cauliflower rice, and frozen rhubarb... FOund none of the above at any of the stores I went to.... But I did get fresh rhubarb - 3 stalks became 2 one cup servings in ziplock bags and are waiting in my freezer now. I will get more to freeze - quick peel, chop and bag - and I guess I will try bagging some rices cauliflower too. I use the cauliflower rice in pancakes, muffins, and soups as well as Janeva's fried version.

Does anyone have an alternative Omega 3 supplement that is not fishy but is a good sub for the IP version?

Slipfree - hang in - hope your weigh in shows what a good job you have been doing on your program - you are stalwart!

And Welcome cactusflower!!!
Participation on 3fc has been a critical success factor for me - great support and encouragement when you need it!!!

Hi all,

My WI shows .5 loss but at least I saw a new number on the scale. 4.8 pounds until goal. Going to do one more week of Phase 1. Then a few days of phase 2, and move into a couple weeks of Phase 3.

Cheryl, I am really trying to stick with it all, despite the slow down. Sorry that you did not find the items you were looking for, so frustrating. So happy that you are getting prepped for the week,it makes everything so much easier. I tried two new Janeva recipes yesterday, fried caramel apples (chayote squash) and unrolled cabbage roll soup. Both were yummy!

Good morning, all! I'm feeling good. On day 5 and down 4 pounds already! I know it's water weight and adjustment weight, but I'm very happy with it. I'm going strong.

I just realized that I'm scheduled to go to a retreat next weekend and I won't have complete control of my food, but I did it on P1 once before, so I can do it again. I remember I asked the kitchen workers if they could cook me a plain chicken breast for each dinner meal. There is always salad available and usually some overcooked vegetables. But I can bring my own vegetable snacks and, of course, my own drinks for breakfast and bars for snacks so I'll do just fine. Then once grades are in, I'll go up to Syracuse for a week with my daughter and little grandkids. She's very much into eating healthy (and organic) and is always very supportive of me on this diet.

Anyway, I'm in for another day of grading!

Oneuh - Thanks for the crack slaw recipe. I'll try it when I use up the chicken and pork in my fridge.

Slipfree and AllMe- I just got accepted in the FB group so I'll check that out as soon as I have a moment.

AllMe - and all - I seem to travel a lot, too! I'm away one or two weekends very month and I go to Florida pretty often to help my sister. When I'm on P1, I can stay on pretty well, but for longer vacations or "real" vacations (out of the country or big vacations) I phase off and just try to maintain. Other times, I let myself go and choose to eat whatever I want. Then I come back home and go back on P1. Sometimes, you just have to do that, I think.

I think we need to find a balance between focusing on maintaining our weight loss and simply enjoying food that is on the planet. At certain times of the year I allow myself to relax and enjoy. Perhaps that's why I do a couple of reboots each year (Sept, Jan, and usually April-May). It's ok with me to live like this. As long as I can be careful and stay within a 10-15 pound range of my goal, I'm ok.

Yes, have a great weekend, everyone!

Hello! I am new to this thread. I lost 26 lbs on IP from June - October 2014. I did not properly phase off and by March 2016 I had gained 35 lbs. I officially restarted at the end of March, but the past few weeks I have been overly stressed with moving and work. I slipped a lot

Today is my first day rebooting my restart. So I have decided to join this thread to be more accountable and motivated! Reading through your posts, I am sure I will find it here!

Welcome to this thread, jennymo - so sorry for your regain, but so proud of you for coming back here to have support and some extra incentive to stick with the restart - it is SO hard to take the first steps and then stick with the program without slipping back. We are all pulling for you to succeed!


You can do it - it's a mind game - just gotta keep that gremlin in our heads from talking us into self sabotage. One day at a time....


welcome back!

Hi all,

I am so tired! TOM is kicking my butt. Following protocol well and moving forward. How about you gals?

Seems really weird to say this, but we only have 5 more weeks of school. The weather has been so cold here that it just does not feel like May. Rainy and 50s for the past 4 days.

Made a buffalo chicken meatloaf tonight. Used cauliflower to bulk up and keep it from drying out. Tasted good and I have leftovers for tomorrow night.

Here I am again. I have been trying to reboot since January! The good news is I started IP May of 2014, lost 85 lbs, maintained for well over a year, and then regained not quite 20 lbs over the Christmas holidays. I started my reboot in March but then got derailed. I am happy to say that I went back to my coach today and am back on track! My weight was up, but my fat was down, so that's not tooo bad.

I was reading through the posts and someone mentioned "last supper syndrome" that was me for the past two weeks!! I kept telling myself that I was going to get back on track "tomorrow" so I might as well eat what I can today! I even ate spaghetti and I haven't had that since I started IP in 2014!! I postponed my appointment with my coach last week because I wanted to lose weight before getting weighed, how crazy is that??? and then I almost didn't go today, however I knew that if I didn't it would just be worse next week. So I am proud of myself for going. She was really nice and understanding too.

Hopefully I am back on track and can get to goal. I never phased off the first time, I was able to maintain by avoiding carbs and sugar, but I'd like to phase off properly. I don't think that I will ever be able to eat like a "normal" person though. I will have to watch my carbs for the rest of my life. Small price to pay to be comfortable in my skin.

It's weird, I have only regained 20 lbs, but I feel like I gained it all back. I guess because my clothes no longer fit me? They will fit me again when I take 15 lbs off, seems like such an easy task.....if only it were!!

It's good to be back on here and seeing all the familiar names.