CORE Protocol Education

01 Weight Loss. 02 Stabilization. 03 Real Maintenance.

CORE is for people who are tired of losing weight only to regain it again. It is a coached metabolic health and lifestyle system built around nutrition structure, weekly coaching, body composition review, mindset work, daily education, community, and real support between visits.

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Body Composition Track more than the scale.
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Mindset Work Change the pattern.
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Coach Access Support between visits.

The Missing Piece Is Usually Not More Food Rules.

Most people already know what a diet is. What they have not had is a system that helps them understand the mindset, coping patterns, self-talk, lifestyle loops, and emotional triggers that keep bringing the weight back.

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Phase 1: active weight loss with clear daily structure.
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Phase 2: stabilize weight loss while reintroducing whole foods.
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Phase 3: stay connected to coaching and maintain your progress.
Weekly coaching with body composition tracking and metabolic health interpretation.
Daily coaching content for mindset, nutrition knowledge, inspiration, and motivation.
Community support and text access to your coach between visits.
The CORE Path

Each Phase Has a Job.

Phase 1 creates momentum. Phase 2 protects the loss. Phase 3 keeps you connected, accountable, and confident as you live in your new body.

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Phase 1
Weight Loss

The most structured phase. Clients follow a clear daily plan with meal replacements, lean protein, vegetables, supplements, water, and coach support.

3 Meal Replacements Lean Protein Vegetables Supplements
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Phase 2
Stabilization

Whole foods are reintroduced slowly while your coach helps you monitor hunger, cravings, energy, weight trends, metabolic response, and body composition.

Protein Healthy Fats Foundational Carbs Journal Tracking
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Phase 3
Maintenance

Maintenance is not disappearing after goal weight. It is staying connected, checking in, watching your comfort range, and correcting quickly.

Set Point Year Check-ins Comfort Range Long-Term Support
The Coaching Layer

The Support Behind Every Phase.

The food plan matters, but the coaching ecosystem is what makes CORE feel different. Clients are guided weekly, reinforced daily, and supported between appointments.

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Weekly Coaching + Body Composition

Your coach helps review progress beyond the scale, including body composition trends, metabolic health markers, habits, symptoms, hunger, energy, and real-life barriers.

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Daily Education + Mindset Support

Clients receive ongoing coaching content designed to build nutrition knowledge, motivation, emotional resilience, confidence, inspiration, and better decision-making.

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Connection Between Appointments

CORE works best when clients stay connected. Community support and access to your coach by text help with restaurants, cravings, travel, stress, questions, and real life.

Weekly Coaching
Body Composition
Metabolic Insight
Daily Coaching Content
Text Coach Access
CORE Phase 1

Weight Loss

Phase 1 is the active fat-loss phase. The goal is to make the daily plan clear, repeatable, and coach-supported so clients are not guessing their way through weight loss.

3 Meal replacements daily
8 oz Daily lean protein
4 cups Daily vegetables
80 oz Daily water target
Daily Requirements

Phase 1 is built around a simple daily structure: 3 Ideal Protocol meal replacements, daily supplements, 8 ounces of lean protein, and 4 cups of daily vegetables.

  • Water: 80 ounces daily, or a personalized coach-guided target.
  • Sodium/electrolytes: approximately 2500mg daily from approved sources.
  • Supplements: 2 multivitamins plus 1 omega.
  • Oil: 1 tablespoon of approved oil choice.
Allowed Lean Proteins

Clients choose from approved lean protein categories including beef, poultry, fish, seafood, pork, veal, wild game, eggs, tofu, and coach-approved vegetarian options.

Chicken Turkey Lean beef Sirloin White fish Shrimp Crab Lobster Pork tenderloin Eggs Tofu

Richer protein choices such as salmon, trout, scallops, filet mignon, tenderloin, and lean roast are limited.

Vegetarian Protein Options

For vegetarian clients, the 3 daily meal replacements already provide a strong protein foundation. The goal is to add approximately 50–55g of whole-food protein.

  • Best options: eggs, egg whites, plain nonfat Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, tofu, and seitan.
  • Whole eggs are allowed up to about 4 per day; after that, egg whites help keep protein high without pushing fat too high.
  • Tempeh and other plant-based proteins should be used carefully because carbs, fats, or calories can climb quickly.
Free Vegetables

Free vegetables are unlimited when consumed raw. If cooked, they count toward the daily 4 cups of vegetables.

Lettuce Arugula Romaine Spinach Celery Cucumber, peeled Mushrooms Radish Bok choy Sauerkraut
Daily Vegetables

Daily vegetables are required: 4 cups per day. Measure raw by weight. They may be eaten cooked or raw.

Asparagus Bean sprouts Bell peppers Broccoli Cabbage Cauliflower Cucumber Dill pickles Eggplant Kale Okra Tomatoes Zucchini
Limited Vegetables

Limited vegetables may be used as part of the daily vegetable total, with a maximum of 1/2 cup per day.

Artichoke Brussels sprouts Green beans Leeks, raw Onions, raw Rutabaga Spaghetti squash Sugar snap peas Turnip Water chestnuts
Seasonings & Add-ons

Approved seasonings help keep food enjoyable without changing the plan. Use coach-approved add-ons within limits.

Apple cider vinegar Garlic Ginger Lemon Lime Mustard No-sugar hot sauce White vinegar Soy sauce Braggs Aminos MSG-free spices

Avoid seasoning blend packets that may include hidden sugar, starch, or unapproved ingredients.

Foods to Avoid on Phase 1
  • No cereal, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, or legumes.
  • No fruit, fruit juice, or commercial vegetable juices.
  • No nuts or seeds.
  • No cheese or other dairy, except approved milk/cereal exceptions.
  • No soda, diet soda, or alcohol.
Coach Reminder

These restrictions are temporary. The goal is focused weight loss first, then strategic food reintroduction later.

CORE Phase 2

Stabilization

Phase 2 is designed to protect the weight you have lost. Your coach helps you reintroduce whole foods slowly while watching hunger, cravings, energy, body composition, and weight trends.

1 Ideal Protocol item daily
4 cups Minimum Phase 1 vegetables
40 Net carb starting point
+5 Increases as tolerated
Why Stabilization Matters

After weight loss, the body may try to regain by burning fewer calories while increasing hunger and cravings. Stabilization helps narrow that gap by adjusting protein, fats, and carbohydrates based on your body’s response.

Protein in Phase 2

Protein remains important because it supports satisfaction, lean body mass, and hunger control.

  • Your protein servings are personalized on your Daily Needs sheet.
  • Protein may be adjusted based on hunger, satiety, and lean mass.
  • One Ideal Protocol packet or item is required daily during Stabilization.
Healthy Fats Return

Healthy fats are reintroduced in measured servings. Your coach will help determine your starting point based on activity level, hunger, and weight trends.

Avocado oil Olive oil Flax oil Butter Mayonnaise Nut butters Nuts Seeds Olives Cheese
Foundational Carbohydrates

Phase 2 reintroduces nutrient- and fiber-rich carbohydrates gradually. The goal is to learn what your body tolerates while staying stable.

Beans Lentils Quinoa Brown rice Steel-cut oats Whole grain bread Berries Apple Grapefruit Sweet potato
Net Carb Tracking

Net carbs are calculated by subtracting fiber from total carbohydrates.

Simple Formula

Total Carbohydrates − Fiber = Net Carbs

Net carbs are adjusted based on tolerance, hunger, cravings, mood, energy, and weight trends.

Journal, Hunger & Cravings

Stabilization works best when clients keep tracking. The journal helps your coach see patterns and adjust your plan with clarity.

  • Track food and drinks.
  • Track protein, fats, net carbs, water, and supplements.
  • Score hunger and cravings honestly.
  • Bring patterns to your coach instead of guessing alone.
Beverages & Alcohol

Continue drinking a minimum of 64 ounces of water daily. Unlimited beverage options include water, sugar-free carbonated waters, black coffee, and herbal tea.

Important

Alcohol is not allowed during Stabilization.

What Success Looks Like

Stabilization is working when hunger is manageable, cravings are controlled, energy is steady, lean mass is protected, and weight trends remain inside the expected range.

CORE Phase 3

Maintenance Is Staying Connected.

Phase 3 is where clients learn to live in their new body with more flexibility, continued accountability, body composition awareness, and coach support when life happens.

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Stay Connected

Maintenance works best when clients keep a relationship with their coach instead of disappearing after goal weight.

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Watch the Range

A comfort weight range gives clients a simple early-warning system before weight regain gains momentum.

Correct Quickly

If weight moves outside the comfort range, a short return to structure can restore confidence quickly.

The Set Point Year

We call the first 12 months after reaching goal weight the Set Point Year. This is the year to build confidence, routines, and awareness around maintaining the new body.

  • Check in with your coach 1–2 times per month.
  • Continue body composition assessments.
  • Use the year to learn your personal maintenance range.
Coach Check-ins

Maintenance check-ins are not about judgment. They are about staying aware. Your coach helps review weight trends, body composition, food patterns, stress, sleep, travel, exercise, medications, labs, mindset, and social events.

Your Comfort Weight Range

Together, you and your coach establish a comfort range. This gives you flexibility without ignoring the scale or waiting until small weight gain becomes a bigger reset.

When to Course Correct

If weight moves outside your comfort range, your coach may recommend a short return to Phase 1 structure, then reassess what maintenance foods and habits need adjustment.

  • Course correction is normal.
  • Small gains are easier to fix than large gains.
  • Do not wait until you feel embarrassed to reconnect.
The Final Solution Is Not Another Diet

You Do Not Need Another Failed Attempt.

Most people who come to us have tried diets, exercise plans, nutritionists, apps, meal plans, medications, and “starting over Monday” more times than they can count. The missing piece is rarely another list of foods. The missing piece is understanding the mindset, self-talk, habits, coping patterns, and lifestyle loops that keep pulling them back.

Diets Are Tools. Food structure can help create weight loss, but food rules alone do not automatically change the patterns that created the weight problem.
Medication Is a Tool. GLP-1 support can be helpful when clinically appropriate, but appetite support alone does not rewrite self-talk, habits, coping, or identity.
Coaching Changes the Pattern. Long-term success requires support for mindset, lifestyle, emotional patterns, accountability, and real-life decision-making.

CORE is for people who are ready to change the pattern, not just chase the scale.

Food and drink often become a way to cope with stress, emotions, boredom, exhaustion, celebration, loneliness, or pressure. They can become a form of self-medication through the reward center of the brain. That does not mean you are broken. It means the pattern needs to be exposed, understood, coached, and replaced with something stronger.

Diet plans and GLP-1 medications can both be useful tools for weight loss. But long-term maintenance requires deeper change: mindset, lifestyle, identity, self-talk, emotional patterns, daily choices, and support when real life gets hard.

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Educational information only. Individual results vary. Ideal Protocol coaching is designed to support nutrition, habits, mindset, accountability, and long-term weight management. Medical services, when applicable, are provided by licensed healthcare providers through contracted partners.