Phase 2 Starts Today!

[Jilly_Bean]

I made it through Phase 1 and truly it was not that bad! And I lost 6 pounds! And I was never hungry! I am psyched!

So, now I get to add foods back in, but I'm going to listen to those who have done this before and been around a long time and I'm going to add things back slower than is suggested in the book. In fact, today my addition is carrots. I have missed being able to have them. That sounds weird to me, but it's the truth. When I was writing down my foods for the next day I often wanted to make my plate more colorful and couldn't think of a way without carrots. I mean, most veggies are green. I'd have tomatoes and red peppers on my salad at lunch, but at dinner - well, it was mostly green. My plate will look beautiful tonight!

Lots to do today, but wanted to join up with this thread before I started my day.

[k.s.e.live]

i would love to hear how it goes. i applaud you for not being hungry in phase one. i have definitely had some hungry times. mostly when i'm out with my kids at their sporting events and haven't packed a safe snack. and in the evening when the family is having treats and i'm ....sipping crystal light.

[RedRox]

Congrats and good luck with the transition!!

Just a reminder though that carrots are added under veggies in the P2 list, so they are just an expanded veggie in P2, not a whole grain, starchy veggie or a fruit. So you still have the option of adding something from one of those categories in along with the carrots.

[Jilly_Bean]

Oh, cool! Red, you are so helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time to clarify that. I did think yesterday that having carrots was my "instead" of a grain or fruit kind of thing. I will look over the lists again, as I think I'm a little muddled about it all.

And thanks for the well-wishes!

[JohnC]

Good luck Jilly. Phase II will be a breeze knowing that you thought Phase I wasn't too difficult. Introduce the new food items slowly. Good Luck

[Jilly_Bean]

Thanks, John!

I thought I'd post a little update here to say that it is going well. I am on my 9th day of Phase 2. I continue to plan my food out each night. It's just become a good habit and I will continue with it as long as it continues to work well for me. I am also still going very slowly with adding fruits, starchy veggies, and grains in. Usually it's just one or maybe two a day between all three. Yesterday I had oat bran for breakfast, an apple at lunch and spaghetti squash at dinner. Today, only an apple at lunch. This morning as I was fixing breakfast I realized I didn't have a grain at breakfast. It was just like a Phase 1 breakfast, and it was fine. I am satisfied.

I'm staying off the scales until next Monday (every two weeks is my plan for scale obsession reduction), so I took my measurements instead this morning. I've dropped an inch from my waist, 1/2 an inch from my hips, an inch from my arms and an inch and a half from my thighs! That's incentive enough to keep me going for a while!

[k.s.e.live]

Thank you so much for the update. I can relate so much to your posts (you were deciding to "put away" your scale about the same day i was getting COMPLETELY discouraged because of a weight fluxuation in Phase 1). It is hard to describe how much it helps to read that someone is going through the same challenge--be it food or weight or activity related. Thanks for posting your thoughts.

Today is day 15 for me on South Beach. I am starting Phase II. I do not have the urge to continue Phase I because I really miss fruit. I miss the feeling of feeling like I am getting vitamins when I eat an apple or orange. I know intellectually that veggies are just as vitamin packed. But, it is the season for grapefruit and oranges!

If you get a chance (or some other recent Phase II person) can you mention whether you ran into any cravings when you started re-introducing fruit? I don't want to wake the sugar beast--I do not crave chips at all anymore, but i still have thoughts of longing when it comes to chocolate and sugar. I am going to be very careful the next two weeks.

Thanks
have a great wednesday

[dayna_gayle]

Hi! I'm early Phase II. I don't have sweet cravings; but I did have chip cravings and ate them one night (then, forgave myself and went back on program). I just feel so much better eating this way. Losing weight is important too, but I also like being without those 'eat, eat, eat!' cravings. For sweet/chocolate; does plain cocoa with Splenda work for you? Best to you! dayna.
(I have a blog that I post to every week). Love this site and big thanks to Tom for making it work so well!).

[k.s.e.live]

i am going to try the cocoa powder and splenda!
thank you!

i'm trying to keep my head up and not be all morose about no sugar. this takes a lot of determination--

[RedRox]

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