Question. I did Ideal Protein 9 yrs ago, stared again to shake another 20 plus lbs.Question. I did Ideal Protein 9 yrs ago, stared again to shake another 20 plus lbs. I never ever ate anything but my potien packets, 1 for breakfast 1 for lunch with salad only, then 8oz meat with salad again. I see alot of people having all sorts of things on phase 1? Did I miss something? How are you losing eating that?