I am new to ideal protein, and my goal is a total loss of 25 pounds. I have lost about 12 so far, so I am roughly half way there.

I am curious, can I combine stage 2 and 3? Say do a week on stage 2 and a week on stage 3? To me it almost seems like they push you to stay on stage 2 for two weeks and stage 3 for two weeks just to suck money out of you. Has anyone else done this? Just looking for honest opinions, this has been pretty expensive and I am ready to get through it and live a healthier version of my life without all the packets!

Hanna- I did that when I phased off for a vacation. I was about 10# from goal when we went on a big vacation that I was definitely NOT going to stay on P1 for. So, I did a week at P2, a week at P3, and then vacation. So I think that, yes, it can be done.