Starting phase 2 tomorrow!

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Starting phase 2 tomorrow!
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Sat, 06-10-2006 - 8:16pm

Hi everyone!

I got past my little stomach bug I had early in phase 1 and have been going strong on phase 1. Today is my last day, and I'm really looking forward to starting phase 2 tomorrow!

I have only lost about 5 pounds on phase 1 but that's ok. I lost almost all of it the first 4 days and since then it's been jumping around, finally leveling out at about 5 pounds lost today. I have 9 more pounds to go till my first 10% goal, and about 50 pounds of "baby weight" total to go. I am just loving this "diet"! (just need to remember to be patient, and that it took 7 years to put on so it will take a little while to take it off!)

I've been reading all the links all over the board over that last 2 weeks and have learned so much from all of you- what great sources of inspiration!

Boy, am I glad to be done with phase 1- I can't wait to have a slice of sourdough toast tomorrow!

-Carissa
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Carissa... mommy to Breeana, Sarah, and Michelle
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Sat, 06-10-2006 - 8:38pm

I also am starting Phase II tomorrow. I spent three weeks on Phase I because I went on vacation in the middle of week 2. My total so far is only about four lbs but that's better than four lbs up, which is where I would have been without SB! My situation is a bit different than yours. I have four kids, but the youngest is 10. I never lost the baby weight after the last two, and it creeps up more each year so that I am now at about 218 (or I was three weeks ago). This is the best "diet" I have ever been on so far, and I am hoping for the best!

Good luck to both of us!

Anne

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Sun, 06-11-2006 - 9:29am

Hi Carissa,


You're going to love phase 2.

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Mon, 06-12-2006 - 2:43am

I am starting Phase 2 tomorow too! I am glad to see there are a few others that are at the same point as me and that seem to have similar wieght loss goals! I also have four kids (ages 3,5,10, and 12). Up until now I have just been lurking but I would love to be diet buddies with both of you so we can all support each other!

I have a question about the sourdough bread. I was planning on getting a sourdough starter going, using whole wheat flour, so I could bake my own whole wheat sourdough bread (or at least give it a shot!). Wouldn't this make it a good choice for this diet and not just an okay one? I just love the texture and flavor of sourdough and thought if I could beef it up a bit in the whole grain department that it would be fantastic. Let me know what you think! Nikki

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Mon, 06-12-2006 - 7:29am

Hi Nikki,


Welcome to the South Beach board.

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Mon, 06-12-2006 - 9:57am

Could you post your recipe for your sourdough starter?

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Mon, 06-12-2006 - 11:24am

Carrissa, Anne and Nikki, welcome to Phase 2!

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Mon, 06-12-2006 - 11:41pm

Here is the link to the site that has information on getting a sourdough starter going. It has lots of useful information.

http://www.io.com/~sjohn/sour.htm

At this site you can mail in for a sourdough starter to be mailed to you for nothing more than a SASE. It comes from an original that has been kept going since the Oregan Trail.

http://home.att.net/~carlsfriends/

I had started one over the weekend about a week ago while hubby was out of town. He came home and threw it out trying to be helpful. He thought the kids had been trying to "cook" and made a mess! Needless to say I was not a happy camper when I got home from work!

Hope this is useful for you! Nikki

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Wed, 06-14-2006 - 12:05pm

I am so glad to have found these message boards! I am on doctor's orders to be on SBD and just completed Phase 1 (I'm not overweight but was just diagnosed pre-diabetic). My support system is great - my husband especially. I actually made it through Phase 1 without cheating. But now I'm worried that I'll lose control moving to Phase 2. Today is my first day on Phase 2 and I don't want to screw it up - I'd like to do it right but have been really nervous about what that entails.... it's nice to see others starting Phase 2 also and some of the questions and answers are already helping me out :) I'm just wondering, looking at the sample menu in the SBD book, it shows typically one grain and two to three fruits each day. Is it okay to have two grains?

~ Jaime

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Wed, 06-14-2006 - 12:15pm

Hi Jaime,


Welcome to the South Beach board.

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Wed, 06-14-2006 - 12:45pm

Hi Jaime, welcome!