It doesn't matter what diet you have been on to lose weight, what really matters is what you eat after you have lost all your weight.

We can't go back to our old way of eating.  That way is what got us into trouble in the first place.  

We lose weight for a reason.  We have to remember what that reason was after we lose our weight.

Losing weight and to keep it off means we have to make a life style change in our eating habits.  If you didn't intend to change your eating habits before you lost weight, you wasted your time and money.  You HAVE TO change your life style eating habits to maintain the weight you attained.  You have to be logical about it.

Keeping a food journal allows you to monitor your weight, along with what you ate to maintain or lose your weight.

After you attain your goal weight, you HAVE TO monitor what you eat.  Carbohydrates are USUALLY the culprits.

Monitor the carbohydrates you consume and compare those with your weight gain, lose or maintinance, and you'll find the SECRET to weight gain, loss and maintenance. 

Monitor those beastly items and you'll be able to maintain all that weight you've lost.

If you have problems dieting, you need to get a partner or a coach to help you along.  You were motivated once, find that motivation again and get someone to help you to attain your goal.

St.Paddy's day is a day that you an enjoy fully while on the Ideal Protein diet.  Corned Beef and Cabbage is a dish you can enjoy without any worries.  If it's a true Irish dish, all that will be in the pot is Corned Beef and Cabbage.  If it has potatoes, carrots, rutabaga, etc. then it's a New England Dinner and not Corned Beef and Cabbage.  A true Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage is just that.  You smear mustard and/or horshradish on the Corned Beef, and enjoy every bite.  If there are other vegetables in the pot, then it's not a true Irish dish.  That's okay, just don't eat the other veggies. 

True Corned Beef and Cabbage is a very allowable meal on the Ideal Protein diet.  Mustard and horshradish are allowable condiments.  No sugars and very little carbs.  One of the few meals you can enjoy on the program and cook it as you would every other year.  You may want to include it into you monthly meal planning since it's totally allowable as it on the protocol.