On any diet we must think outside the box or we're going to get bored.  I can speak specifically about Ideal Protein's protocol, but hopefully I'll be able to give you ideas if you're not following Ideal Protein's protocol.

Any lean meat is good.  If you like tacos, but can't have tortillas, then make tacos using lettuce leaves instead of a tortillas.  I grew up with the philosophy, if nothing else, wrap it in a tortilla.  Now days, I use the philosophy, if nothing else, wrap it in a lettuce leaf.  Now, I prefer using lettuce leaves when making tacos instead of flour tortillas. (On my splurge or indulgence days, I still love my corn tortillas for tacos.)

If you love potatoes, steam then mash cauliflower to replace potatoes.  The visual appearance of a potato looking vegetable with satisfying to your mind.

If you love spaghetti.  Shred zucchini length-wise.  Stir-fry a little bit to cook.  Then serve in lieu of spaghetti.

 You don't always have to have lettuce in a salad.  Spinach is just as good, if not better.  Chop your vegetables in different ways.  Shred the radish instead of slicing.  It will give a different appearance and a different taste to the salad.  Shred the cucumbers instead of slicing.  Cook the cauliflower and broccoli and add to the raw vegetables.

Put your salad in a zip-lock bag.  Pour your allowable salad dressing or vinaigrette over the vegetables.  Close the bag. Toss and turn to coat the vegetables to your satisfaction.  When all veggies are covered to your satisfaction, put in frig until you're ready to use it.  I like to pre-make my salads like this.  I do this the night before so in the morning I just need to grab my salad on my way to work.  Or I have it ready for dinner and my salad it already coated they way I like it.

 There a a multitude of ways to think outside of the box.  We will be posting more ways in the future, so keep checking back.  If you have any ideas, please let us know and we'll gladly post them.  The more we help each other, the more we'll all be successful losing weight or keeping the weight off and staying healthy.