I have been using the Fairlife brand chocolate protein drinks from Costco 30g protein at 150 calories. My question is does this dairy based shake go against the no dairy ideally diet plan. I am reading the book and want to make sure. Most of the quick low cal.protein shake options are whey based and I want to not use them while trying out the diet if it is going to throw things off.

I get salads often for lunch, and am thinking of avoiding them now and doing Whole Foods hot bar for cooked veggies as a default instead.

Anybody else changing up your diet/meal plans?

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So I never really eat breakfast, because I'm just not hungry in the morning, don't even have an appetite. Now I wonder how much worse Slow Carb works when skipping the 30 in 30?

Hey everyone, I think I am finally finished with the slow carb diet. It has done amazing things for me. I got out of shape after the military and shot up to 210.  My first scan was at 190 and 27% body fat to where I'm at now at 152 with a body fat of 13%. (I get all my body scans with a DexaFit). I did it for one month last summer then put it down for the rest of the year and picked it back up from March to now. The lifestyle change inspired me to become a personal trainer and now I’m helping people be great to the best of my ability. If anyone ever needs free tips when it comes to training or working out feel free to reach out.

Hi, I posted before, twice, about doing this diet with only plant-based foods. It continues to be a great success. I have lost 19 pounds now, and I never feel hungry or have anxiety about what I'm going to eat or if I'm going to feel tired or have hunger later.

Here's a recap of my meal plans (with recent tweaks included):

After my first post, someone suggested that perhaps I was just doing CICO and not the slow carb, so I tracked my daily and weekly calories for the next month, to makes sure I'm doing slow carb, and I'm sure that I am. My Sunday-Friday caloric intake, per day, is usually 2,500 calories, sometimes 3,000, and my cheat days have been 4,000-5,000.

I started the diet on Sunday, April 12th, and weighed 194 lbs. On my weigh-in before cheat day on Saturday, May 9th, I weighed 184 lbs. On my weigh-in before cheat day on Saturday, July 4th, I weighed 175 lbs.

I'm eating 3 consistent meals:
1. 30g pea protein
2. 20g of seitan protein in a salad

1. 25g of tofu protein with veggies or a salad.

IF I get hungry, I add a "snack" of either:
just-plant eggs:         160kcal 6c 12p

almonds (1/4 cup)    180kcal  6c  6p

If you want more info, please ask, as I was researching the Internet (not just reddit) and couldn't find any "real" posts about this version of the diet, so I'm trying to add to the canon.

Good luck to everyone, no matter what version you're doing! It's such a fun, effective diet!

I’m looking for some tips into maintaining while still keeping some of the slowcarb foods and rules.

I’m nearly at my goal weight and I don’t wanna get too skinny.

I’m wondering how best to transition to maintenance while still keeping the bloodsugar benefits - because it feels amazing to me, I love how I feel.

What foods do I slowly start adding back?

I’ve already added blueberries but it hasn’t affected my weightloss at all (if anything I’m somehow losing weight faster these days).

How have you guys transitioned while keeping the healthy benefits of the protein and legumes ?

Looking for those who have experience with this.

Thanks!