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| Fri, 03-30-2007 - 2:18pm |
I would love to know what different trials you guys went through when starting Phase 2. What you changed/What worked well and you kept the same?
Did some of you find it better to eat your grain for breakfast, or did that make the rest of the day harder? I started out with grain at dinner, but think I am going to move it to breakfast and see how it goes.
How many of you have uped your grain/fruit servings to 2 or 3 of each? Have you noticed any difference in weight loss?
Thanks,
Rachel

Hi Rachel,
When to have your grain, or even fruit, is completely individual. It all depends on your body & its reaction to the food. You'll find a 50/50 mix here as to when & how others added back in grains or fruits. I personally had no issues at any point adding in grains, breakfast, lunch or dinner. Others, though, will definately say they noticed a swing in cravings if they had a grain or fruit in the am. Some others even reported they noticed cravings only if they added back both a fruit and grain in the am. Etc etc etc. There is no "right" time or "wrong" time for that matter as to when or how you add grains/fruits back to your diet. Just be sure to monitor your personal cravings, if any, and adjust accordingly.
Many members here will tell you that they lost more consistently when they maintained the 3 recommendations of fruit and grains a day. Often, when a person compains of a weight loss stall, its largly in part due to not getting in the recommended grain, fruit, veggie, or dairy serving.
I know p2 can be scary, especially b/c you leave the comfort zone of p1. TRUST me when I say it is so so so worth it to move to p2. You will eventually get comfy with p2.
Doreen
Doreen
I just transitioned to Phase 2, but I am using the same strategy that I used the last time I did SB (before I fell off the wagon). It seems to be working for me!
GRAINS:
I switch around my meals where I have a grain. Every other day, I will have my grains with breakfast in the form of cereal. On the opposite days, I will have some type of omlette filled with veggies (usually my favorite, spinach) and I will have my whole grain at lunch time. To give you an idea:
Monday Breakfast:
2/3 cup GoLean w/ low fat milk
1 small can of tomato juice
Tuesday Lunch:
1 small side salad w/ homemade vinegarette
1/2 turkey sandwich with mustard and 1/2 whole grain wrap (about 30 grams)
FRUIT:
When I added my fruit, I changed my afternoon snack. On phase 1, my afternoon snack was usually nuts or LF cheese. Now, I eat a non-fat plain yogurt and add fresh berries. Although, on a couple of occassions, I planned to have some strawberries with my sweet treat in the evening (green tea truffles -- which, is an awesome SB recipe). On those days, I cut my fruit serving in half and had half for my afternoon snack and the rest at night.
I haven't added any additional grains or fruits at this point. However, when I do, I will be exchanging them for some of my other snacks.
I hope this gives you some ideas.....For the record, I agree with the previous post. It really is individual, and you just have to find what works for you.
I personally found I had no issues with what time of day or meal I had my grains. But I am NOT prone to the type of cravings SB talks about (feeling hungry less than 3hrs after a high-glycemic meal) For me even when I treat and have the "white" stuff, I don't get cravings.
The one thing I learned which I think is the KEY to South Beach - not to be afraid of grains and fruits. Phase 1 sets us up with a mentality that grains/fruits are scary or "indulgences" and that the more we avoid them, the quicker/better we lose. This couldn't be further from the truth - which is way I really wish phase 1 would be eliminated all together. I failed to go up to my full 3 grains and 3 fruits (I stopped at 2 falsely thinking I was being "good" and having 2 was better than 3) Then I stalled for the first and only time in my SB journey. As soon as I added that 3rd, I started losing again. Toward the end of my journey (the last 10 or 15lbs) I even ate 4 grains per day (heck sometimes even 5 - but I was working out alot) and was still losing. Now I don't even count.
So my #1 thing about phase 2 - GRAINS AND FRUIT ARE GOOD!
belizesig1
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Rachel,
Personally, I found it easier to introduce my grain for breakfast since that was a meal that I was not able cook. I added my fruit in the afternoon so that I wouldn't start off the day eating too many carbs. I think everybody is different. To me it really doesn't make too much of a difference when I eat my grain, but I do prefer to not eat fruit in the morning. I think it's too much sugar for me.
Sheneq