I’m starting tomorrow. I’ve been doing Dr. Berg healthy keto which I totally believe in and have adopted as a lifestyle but I am eating too many nuts/dairy at times to reach my goal so I’m coming back to IP for weight loss. I am going to do it same way I did in 2014/2015. No recipes, no restricted items, lowest carb items. Plus, I am going to incorporate intermittent fasting so I’m going to incorporate a 6 hour eating window (12-6) and fast for 18 hours each day. I read on IP FAQ that this was ok. So, because I have been eating keto since August I am expecting a smooth, quick transition to IP as it was a smooth transition from IP to keto. I am anticipating it will take 5 months to reach goal. I bought a month’s worth of food today. I’m a creature of habit so will eat same foods each day - pre-made chocolate drink, chicken soup and pre-made chocolate pudding. I will eat eggs often for dinner given the health benefits - organic, pasture raised. I think paying the amount for the food causes me to stick with this protocol even though I firmly believe in eating Whole Foods vs packaged. I know eating these processed foods is temporary and I have to get this extra weight off as quickly as possible for orthopedic problems I’m having.

Cool...Good luck...day 3 for me. It was very easy to get back into it. I also have my intermittent fasting window figured out. Right now I eat from 12-6 and fast 18 hours. I will squeeze this together and do 2-6 for a 20 hour fast in the near future.
I like to start on the weekend for a couple of reasons. The weekends can be hardest to stay motivated given down time/tv watching so weighing on Saturday gives me an extra boost as I get more motivated once seeing the progress on the scale and the week seems to fly by when M-F ends my week. This is a trick I picked up as I always used to start on a Monday. Every little bit helps.
I am also doing something a little bit different. Because of intermittent fasting I have spread my animal protein between 2 meals. I am doing the chicken soup with 4 oz ground chicken with 2 cups cauliflower or broccoli. Then for last meal I am using the othe 4 oz on 2 c kale with my homemade dressing of olive oil and apple cider vinegar. It needs just a tiny bit so the 2 tsp of olive oil when mixed with ACV and minced garlic is plenty. I will not consume Walden Farms products which contain nothing but chemicals like I did before.
I also got into baking/cooking the packets but I have gone back to the way I first did IP and just eat them as they are. I even got the same products that I used the first time I reached my goal.
I got the pre-made chocolate drink, chicken soup and pre-made chocolate pudding. I never did any restricted items when I first did IP so not doing that now. One’s body does not need carbs so not consuming the higher carb products. Then I have the salad that I mentioned. I plan to have this quite often. I bought a month’s worth of food of these 3 products. Yesterday I went to Whole Foods and got 4 pounds of ground chicken breast. I got that along with organic, pasture raised eggs along with kale and frozen broccoli (I get frozen riced cauliflower from Costco). I will mix in eggs in my salad too a couple of times a week for the health benefits. I measured out my vitamins so I am well prepared for the next week and have enough whole food to last me two weeks. I’m off to a good start!