I think coaches draw their own conclusions about certain aspects of IP instead of trusting the protocol as written. If you are in the "less carbs is better" mindset, you are going to assume that no restricteds is better than one. But that's not necessarily true, even from a physiological standpoint. Yes there are going to be a SMALL percentage of people who are very sensitive to carbs - and those people may benefit from no restricteds. But the vast majority of people will not fall into that category and will see no difference, or even possibly a stall in weight loss, from cutting out the restricted.

Oh, oh, oh, can we see the new sheet?

Also, being a Vegetarian, I stay away from restricteds, as our diets/proteins contain more carbs anyway, so I have to stay on the low side of carbs with everything else. Also, my weight is going away faster than other Vegetarians, so I've read, so I think not doing the restricteds is helping me with that.

Near my goal weight I found ADDING the restricted helped!

When I was at the clinic the dietician told me that it was even better for me not to have a restricted, that I would lose faster I would say eat them, as IP is written. Another coach of mine told me that if I stalled, to add a restricted in...

Wuv, now i'm wondering if the lettuce is the only free thing, no free celery, no free cukes?

Here's the most recent Phase 1 sheet, it is posted in the Newbie thread toward the bottom of the first page
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/4448522-post13.html

According to the sheet, lettuce is the ONLY free item.

southwest cheese curls are a life saver

Wuv, look at your new pic. You are looking wonderful and the smile on your face says it all. Congratulations on your successful weight loss journey.

I am one of the people who has to have my restricted everyday or I start to feel unwell.

WHOA is me... LOL... Thanks Scorbett!!