I don't like the chili lime soy puffs much either. But they are not a resticted so I will finish the box I have. I'm just thinking they may add crunch to my salad.

Thank you!

OMG - I miss having pizza. I am ordering today!

Hi,
I have been researching fro alternative products. I am currently doing phase 1 using alternartives (including supplements). What's the maximum carb and sugar I can have using alternative products in Phase1? I saw somewhere in this forum a spreadsheet comparing IP products to alternatives, which was very helpful for me. I just dont know how much carb I can have a day? Oh and also, how much protein I should be having daily? I want to make sure that I am getting enough protein. Thanks!

Could you please share with me how you make your pancake?

Got it. Thanks.

It is interesting what you are saying about pickles because while I was doing the diet with a coach I asked about pickles and she said as long as they are dill and not sweet that we can use them as all 4 cups of our veggies. While I do not eat that many I eat at least 2 pickles as a snack per day and have lost just fine.

I ordered some caramel nut bars from Lindora, and the box arrived today. I'm really looking forward to trying one for my evening snack--and hoping for the best. I will continue to buy IP products from my clinic, but I'm hoping to supplement with a few lower priced products from time to time.

Can u tell me and example of what ur day was like on alternatives, what u used as alternatives when u first started, I just started the IP on Monday and I can't go on bc of the price and would love to get alternatives

I just have 2 shakes and a bar every day (besides the protein, veggies, etc.).

Thanks, anqis that EAS shakes?

I use EAS or Pure Protein powder.

About pickles. Think of them as little green sodium machines -- unless you can find really low sodium pickles. One regular sized dill pickle = 1181 mg of sodium. Ideally you should stay around 1200 mg of sodium per day.

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I like pickles so ran to the fridge and checked my Vlasic Kosher Dill spears. 1 pickle has 210 mg sodium, about 9% of RDA. I'm sure others are up around 1100-1200 mg but wanted to let folks know there are some options out there.

I have a Proti-Diet pancake with Walden Farms pancake syrup every morning. Very filling. They have a blueberry pancake also. I add a tsp of vanilla extract to the batter, tasty, satisfying. 100 calories, 7 carbs or less - so unrestricted in the IP world.


Lunch is Proti-Thin Cream of Vegetable soup or Proti-Diet Pea soup to which I add 1 cup of chopped steamed zucchini and a bag of miracle noodles in fettucine style. This is similar to a fettucine alfredo every day. Add green salad with cucumber and celery and WF dressing. Sometimes I add 2 oz of protein to the lunch and subtract from that from dinner portion.

Snack is Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% whey portein powder in Double Rich Chocolate flavor. I buy it at GNC,, often on sale, cost is $.75/serving. I add a c of fresh spinach and ice cubes, vanilla extract or vanilla or chocolate flavored stevia and whirl in the ninja chopper. I drink some of it and split the remainder between 2 sm pyrex cups and put them in the freezer. I have one of these mid afternoon, one at bedtime.

Dinner is protein, unrestricted veggies, always a salad with WF dressing.

Cost per week is around $35. I use www.nashuanutrition.com. There are others. I have to buy some of the walden farms products over the internet so for that I use www.netrition.com. For flavored liquid stevias and Miracle Noodles, I use www.iherb.com.

Hope that helps. It's not hard to do this diet inexpensively and still get great results.

I did IP using only IP products in 2010. Now back to IP and using 80% alternatives, 20% IP and my weight loss is identical.