I wish there were another clinic in my area because I am not at all happy with my coach. I have definitely found more information through reading the literature and online forums than I ever get from her or asking her questions.
One question I have that I can't seem to find answered and when I ask she just shrugs....the snack is listed after dinner on the Phase 1 sheet. But we were told not to eat after 8pm. So if I eat dinner at 6:30/7 pm I don't want a snack at 7:50. Instead, my husband and I eat our snack around 3pm at work. She shrugged and said it was "probably OK" when we started but my weight loss hasn't been that great (4.5 lbs the first week, 1.5 the next few weeks with 0 cheats and no more than 1 restricted food per week). Some Ideal Protein documents I've seen online that appear to be issued by the actual company call it a "late evening snack" but don't say that it MUST be late evening.
So to get to the point of it - does it matter when I eat my snack? If I have breakfast at 7:30 am, lunch @ 11:30 am, snack at 3 pm and dinner at 6:30/7 pm is that fine? Is there a reason behind eating a snack late at night, like to maybe keep your stomach/digestive system working while you sleep?