I hope I was able to hold you in suspense on my previous blog entry. Here I am sharing more about the Ideal Protein Diet I am on.
Let me take you through what my food intake is for one week:
DAY 1:
Breakfast - IP Crispy Cereals
Lunch - Fish plus 2 cups vegetables
Snack - IP Peanut Butter Protein Bar
Dinner - IP Leek Soup plus 2 cups vegetables
DAY 2:
Breakfast - IP Capuccino Drink
Lunch - Pork plus 2 cups vegetables
Snack - IP Pink Lemonade Drink
Dinner - IP Chicken Soup plus 2 cups vegetables
DAY 3:
Breakfast - IP Chocolate Pancakes
Lunch - Beef plus 2 cups vegetables
Snack - IP Cran Granat Protein Bar
Dinner - IP Mushroom Soup plus 2 cups vegetables
DAY 4:
Breakfast - IP Fine Herbs & Cheese Omelet
Lunch - Chicken plus 2 cups vegetables
Snack - IP Peach-Mango Juice
Dinner - IP Leek Soup plus 2 cups vegetables
DAY 5:
Breakfast - IP Maple Flavored Oatmeal
Lunch - Fish plus 2 cups vegetables
Snack - IP Milk Choco Pudding
Dinner - IP Tomato-Basil Soup plus 2 cups vegetables
DAY 6:
Breakfast - IP Chocolate Drink
Lunch - Pork plus 2 cups vegetables
Snack - IP Raspberry Jelly
Dinner - IP Vegetable Chili Soup plus 2 cups vegetables
DAY 7:
Breakfast - IP Capuccino Drink
Lunch - Beef plus 2 cups vegetables
Snack - IP Cran Granata Protein Bar
Dinner - IP Leek Soup plus 2 cups vegetables
The regimen is simple but has to be followed on time -- 7 am: drink 1 glass warm water (to wake up the digestive system); 8 am: breakfast plus supplements; 12 nn: lunch; 3 pm: snack plus supplements; and 6 pm: dinner plus supplements. If dinner at 6 pm is not possible due to work, dinner should not go beyond 8 pm (to give time to digest food before going to sleep).
My first week went great and I lost 10 lbs easily. My succeeding weeks however were a little hectic with work and so I missed the appointed times for meals. I also missed a couple of snacks because I did weekend afternoon siesta to rest from a tiring work week and missed a dinner when I was stranded on my way home due to heavy rains and flood. My next losses averaged 4 lbs a week. Not bad, you might say but that's only half of the Ideal Protein Diet target of 7 lbs losses per week.
I am very happy with my progress because I know that even though I am losing weight rather fast, I am sure that I remain healthy and still eat well. For just being in the programme for 6 weeks (three weeks if one needs to lose only a few pounds), I have lost 30 lbs and inches from my body. I and the people around me now can see the changes -- I regained my jaw line, I now can see my neck, my wrist watches and bracelets need adjusting, I now wear clothes that are 4 sizes smaller and I can now wear my old clothes which I stopped using since 2010.
I will be going to phase 2 of the programme which is the weaning stage. Will share that once I know what I'll be doing to still lose some more weight while keeping off the weight I already lost.
Read My IP Journey - Part 1
The Ideal Protein Diet is available in Diana Stalder Face, Body, Skin Care outlets. Contact coach Dina dela Paz-Stalder will be very happy to guide you through the programme.
The regimen is simple but has to be followed on time -- 7 am: drink 1 glass warm water (to wake up the digestive system); 8 am: breakfast plus supplements; 12 nn: lunch; 3 pm: snack plus supplements; and 6 pm: dinner plus supplements. If dinner at 6 pm is not possible due to work, dinner should not go beyond 8 pm (to give time to digest food before going to sleep).
My first week went great and I lost 10 lbs easily. My succeeding weeks however were a little hectic with work and so I missed the appointed times for meals. I also missed a couple of snacks because I did weekend afternoon siesta to rest from a tiring work week and missed a dinner when I was stranded on my way home due to heavy rains and flood. My next losses averaged 4 lbs a week. Not bad, you might say but that's only half of the Ideal Protein Diet target of 7 lbs losses per week.
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| Yeah, that's me...lost 28 lbs in 6 weeks. |
I will be going to phase 2 of the programme which is the weaning stage. Will share that once I know what I'll be doing to still lose some more weight while keeping off the weight I already lost.
Read My IP Journey - Part 1
The Ideal Protein Diet is available in Diana Stalder Face, Body, Skin Care outlets. Contact coach Dina dela Paz-Stalder will be very happy to guide you through the programme.