Some Phase 2 questions
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| Thu, 01-20-2005 - 1:00pm |
Woohoo, it feels good to be posting down here! I can't believe that I made it through phase 1 and didn't cheat once! Well, okay I guess I sort of cheated today - I had an apple with peanut butter. But it is day 14 of Phase 1, so I'm not really counting it as cheating!
Okay - so I have read about transitioning to phase 2 - but I'm a little confused. I am probably just making this harder than it really is though! I am planning doing the method of adding one fruit and one grain at a time. So I add one serving of grain and one of fruit per day for the first week right? Then move up to two the next week, then three, etc. Do I need to add one FOOD at a time, or just one serving? So for example, if I have add cereal for breakfast and an apple w/peanut butter for an afternoon snack tomorrow, can I then have ww toast for breakfast the next day and a different fruit for a snack later, or do I still have to stick with the cereal and apple for the full week? Am I making any sense LOL?
Second any tips on telling the difference between emotional/stress/boredom cravings and real carb-induced cravings? All I have had since about day 2 is emotional cravings...I still have those a lot - though I am getting much better at dealing with them. But I'm worried I won't be able to tell if a carb I reintroduced is causing a craving or if its emotional. Do you think I will be able to tell?
MichaelAnn

Hi MichaelAnn, you make sense!
Thanks Maggie!
I love the journaling idea! I think that will really help.
One more question - I know fruit is recommended for lunch or snacks not breakfast. But does it matter what time of day we add our grain? Is it best to do it for breakfast or would it be okay to start with one for lunch or dinner instead? Or does it matter?
MichaelAnn
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Depends on the person, some people eat grains early in the morning and it triggers cravings all day, while others can eat a fruit and grain together for breakfast and be ok.
I mainly started like Sara did, grain in the morning (3 times a week), and a fruit later in the day; always ate the fruit with a "carb competitor", too.