DINING OUT!!!

I'm on a 4 day work trip and have to go to restaurants with my colleagues at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Day 1: we picked a steakhouse in order to allow me to follow the diet. I showed the server my sheet of allowed beef on IP and asked her to tell me which one they have. She said tenderloin is the same thing as filet mignon, i objected telling her I'm sure filet mignon is high fat so it is not lean meat. She spoke to the cook and he confirmed that tenderloin is filet. I ordered 5 oz of filet dry grilled with salt and pepper. then i went to myfitesspal and found out that it had 25g of fat. How is this lean???

It's not lean. Sirloin or t-bone would be a better choice. But it's unlikely that a single high fat meal will cause a lot damage to your progress.

In this case higher fat will do you less harm than higher carb. It will not put you out of ketosis - only up your calories a bit for the day.
Liana

What do you order at a sushi restaurant?

I thought for sure it would be easy to eat at a sushi place on this diet, I can just order sashimi and have edamame as my veggies. Well I had my first outing and turns out edamame is no normal veggie, it is ridiculously high in calories LOL

The sashimi was not easy to order either, I mean white tuna or red tuna or butterfish or yellowtail, which one is the best for the diet? I went with farmed salmon that nights

Red tuna is fattier, but not enough to screw up your diet as we need healthy fats in there anyhow. Try a wakame seaweed salad instead of edamame. All sea vegetables are on plan.

Liana

Hello all,

I just started my IP diet 4 days ago. I am recovering from a pretty bad ankle fracture. I have been almost inactive for past 7 months due to the injury and it lead to quite a bit of weight gain. I am glad to have found this forum with so many IP followers through out the world. Hoping to stay active in these forums to help myself stay motivated. I still have a long way to go.

Cheers.

Welcome uday.

We have many here that have found themselves in similar situations after an injury, myself included, and have had great success.

Welcome uday! I can commiserate, lol, you obviously weren't getting enough morphine! When I had plates & screws put in from a bad workplace ankle fracture I lost weight because I didn't feel like food. Drugs can do that to you, hahaha. No cast because I'm a fitness rehab specialist and promised the ortho surgeon I would at least work out my upper body w/o touching my foot to the ground. It took a year to totally rehab back to almost as good as new (not quite the same ROM but close.) Needless to say, all the energy went into healing and I didn't do much for my upper body either. Now unfortunately there is arthritis in that joint. The titanium plates & screws are still there (although they don't bother me). You can do this! We got your back!


Liana

I had to do some search to find this daily thread... It has been several months since I fell off the IP wagon but I am trying to return to the flock now - don't ya love mixed metaphors? - but in any case, the Daily thread is a good place to share my experience today.

Today was the closest thing to a Day 1 that I have managed since some time in July. I have regained about 20 lbs after working hard for a year to lose 80 lbs to get within 10 lbs of goal. Emotional eating while my husband has been in and out of hospital and rehab, and a relapse to sugar addiction are the root causes of my regain.

Today my NSV was sticking to 'on program' choices for dinner after having a non program mango chicken salad for lunch at a local restaurant, and 2 restricted bars as an afternoon snack. I had green salad with just a vinegar/stevia dressing instead of continuing to eat off program, and then came home to prepare legal protein powder cookies for a rigorous food plan on program tomorrow. I skipped having pizza or a subway sandwich, both of which were right there in the hospital food court. Happily my total calories and protein intake are close to a typical P1 'on program' day, so I am viewing the day as more of a success than a total failure.

Could be viewed as a sad start, but after many messed up Day 1's in recent months, this was actually a good outcome. Getting started is tough, no matter how many times you have started to manage your eating before, and no matter how successful you have been before. Getting over the hump to start the program is really hard to do. I think I am on my way.

So glad to be able to come to 3fc for support and reminders of how to navigate the potholes on my journey.

You've got this oneuh2!

Hello! This is my 9th day on IP. Does anyone have any tips on how to curb the "after dinner need something sweet" thing? I have sugar free mints, but they only go so far. Thanks for any suggestions!

Congrats on a successful 9 days on program with IP!!!

I found that 'after dinner time' to be a call for something sweet too -- somehow it's more demanding for me then than in the afternoon, so I have my 3rd IP food item (my snack) after dinner, like a dessert. Usually an IP bar, but sometimes a pudding or the chocolate drink warmed up or over ice. In the afternoon, celery or cucumber sticks seem to work ok for me as a free snack item that enables me to save the IP snack item for after dinner.

Give it a try!

I do my sweet snack after dinner, too. My mid afternoon snack is usually a cup of marinated cucumbers, or a cup of hot tea.

Hey all, not only have I just started the IP diet, but this is also my first time ever posting! I'm actually on Day 4, and I've already lost 6 lbs, which is super exciting for me, since I have around 130(ish, if I get close I'm not going to be picky) to go. I am a little nervous though. This is my second time doing IP, and last time I lost like 10lbs my first week, and when I didn't lose as much in subsequent weeks (even though I was still losing) I got discouraged and quit. I feel more mature and ready this go-round, 2 years later, but I'm glad to have found y'all to keep me positive and on track! I am getting a little nervous about Thanksgiving. I usually travel home, and it's a big deal for my whole family. And then we do Christmas the day after! The lot of us have struggled with weight, so no one will pressure me to eat, especially if I tell them I'm dieting, but I also have a rebellious streak that comes out whenever one of them mentions weight gain/loss. Ultimately that rebellious streak means I eat more in sort of an "I'll show them" that only harms myself. :/ Has anyone else experienced this? What are your plans for the holidays?

Rural - |Welcome back. I'm sure you'll do better this time, and you're off to a great start. For most of us, weight loss has been 1 to 3 lb each week, a bit more at the start, but it all comes off! Just stick with it!

Thanksgiving, followed by Christmas! That's a challenge. But it sounds like you family will be supportive. Best thing you can do is plan ahead. Figure out what you can eat and add in anything you can add for yourself. Ask them to help by buying whatever veggies you might need so you can make those. Plan your dessert, so you won't be tempted, and you can still feel like you're taking part....there are lots of ideas in the recipe threads.
I'm sure others here will have some ideas too.
Good luck, and keep posting. I know for me anyway, it's been a big part of helping me stay on track.