Testimonials

Looking in the mirror, reading a scale or going to a yearly physical are common factors people who aren’t happy with their weight can feel. Trying to eat healthy, exercise regularly and trying a weight-loss program can be difficult to balance on your own.
Ideal Protein is different; it can help you stay on track to your weight loss goals by working with an Ideal Protein coach and providing healthy recipes.
Ideal Protein is a medically developed and supervised weight loss method that targets fat loss while supporting lean body mass. With more than 20 years of evolution for the program, the three-phase protocol creates real results with healthy outcomes. Your health and confidence will experience a transformation.
For Stacy, she’s had weight loss highs and lows throughout her whole life, struggling with her healthy, dream image.
“Over the years, I have heard many comments about the ‘fat girl,’ and I wanted to lose that stigma,” Stacy said. “I know a person’s identity comes from within, but after hearing that phrase for so long, it stuck in my mind. I often had an image in my head of what I wanted to look like. Once I made that commitment, I was determined to achieve my goals.”
When she started working at Mercy, she heard about Ideal Protein and knew it would help her reach her goals and sustain them. And, within a year, it did.
“I am very surprised that the Ideal Protein program has been so easy to follow, and the products are amazing,” Stacy said. “With the help of Janeva’s cookbook, I have found a ton of recipes that are extremely healthy and tasty.”
With her newly found confidence, Stacy enjoys the simple pleasures in life again, such as clothes shopping. She used to wear plus size 24 and now, Stacy shops for smalls/mediums.
“This is a lifestyle change that will continue to be successful by the proper diet and exercise,” Stacy said. “This is me and who I want to be. I am very happy with my success.”
Anyone can lose weight but learning how you can maintain a stable weight should be your ultimate goal. To achieve your weight loss goals and maintain the results, a lifestyle program must empower you with the knowledge to develop balanced eating habits and smarter, more sustainable lifestyle choices. This is the Ideal Protein difference.
Call a MercyCare Ideal Protein Lifestyle Coach at (319) 221-8621 to learn more about the new Ideal Protein protocol.

I lost 52 pounds!

I’ve been a yo-yo dieter all my life – ever since my first child was born. If you looked in my closet, sizes ranged from 0-16. I didn’t like the way I looked, but I especially didn’t like the way I felt. At the rate I was going, I seriously felt like I was going to die.

With Ideal Protein, my health started to improve very quickly. Within two weeks, I was able to stop taking insulin. I no longer had diabetes. Within another week, I was able to get off my blood pressure medication, then my cholesterol medication.”

I lost 52 pounds, wear a size 0, have normal cholesterol, blood pressure, and am diabetes-free. I honestly feel like a 20-year old. Most importantly, I have the energy I need to keep up with my job and family. Ideal Protein was a complete life change, and I am so happy that I took control of my health.

I may have been big my whole life, but I’m happy I no longer have those excuses!

Every day as a firefighter or paramedic, I would see people dealing with health issues, exacerbated with being overweight. I didn’t want this to be me. I wanted to see my kids get married, have children, and see THOSE children graduate from high school.

I came in for a regular checkup in July 2013, and when I got on the scale it read 337. That was the final straw. In August, I started Ideal Protein. By March 2014, I weighed 237 pounds – that’s 100 pounds in less than a year. I went from wearing size 52 pants to size 36 or 38. I went from wearing a 4X to an XL. I have about 17 pounds to go to hit my goal of 220.

I may have been big my whole life, but I’m happy I no longer have those excuses!

Thank you for sharing Ideal Protein with me!

I’ve struggled with my weight on and off since I was nine years old, but I believe it began generations before I was born. Many members of my family were obese. My family lived on high carbohydrate meals. I lived my entire life craving food – I usually wasn’t even hungry. My weight topped out at 276 pounds. I wore size 4X tops and 24W pants. When I moved to Cedar Rapids in 2011 for my dream job, I decided to take control of my life.

After a year on Ideal Protein, I lost 100 pounds. I am off blood pressure medication. I have so much more energy – I can run up a flight of stairs without feeling winded, and I can almost keep up with my grandchildren. I celebrated my 60th birthday and bought a shirt that wasn’t plus size… and it fits!

There is no food I prefer more than the blessing of living a healthy life. Thank you for sharing Ideal Protein with me.

I lost over 30 inches!

Ideal Protein helped me lose the weight: over five months, I dropped from 196 lbs and a BMI over 30 to a weight in the 150s and a BMI under 25. Between my arms, chest, waist, hips and thighs, I lost over 30 inches. Clearly the protocol was a success, at least in terms of helping me ‘reduce’ to a weight/body size with which I was more comfortable. More importantly, the experience provided me with the knowledge and tools to make the changes stick.