Phase 2 starts now! eeeekk.....
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Phase 2 starts now! eeeekk.....
| Thu, 06-07-2007 - 5:51pm |
Oh my gosh, I am feeling so nervous about Phase 2. I started P2 yesterday, and I nervously ate my one fruit and grain. I can hardly believe that I will be able to lose weight and eat a fruit and a grain! Last year I didn't go off Phase 1 when I tried the SB diet for the first time, and that didn't end great because I gave up. No wonder!!
I am doing this with blind faith -and knowing that so many of you have been succesfull on P2 and have kept on losing weight. I really am grateful for all of you veterans who have convinced me through your experiences that this can work, and it can be a long term, lifelong healthy way of eating. I am so glad that you are all here to share these things with, thank you!
I am doing this with blind faith -and knowing that so many of you have been succesfull on P2 and have kept on losing weight. I really am grateful for all of you veterans who have convinced me through your experiences that this can work, and it can be a long term, lifelong healthy way of eating. I am so glad that you are all here to share these things with, thank you!

Okay - my story...
I lost 8lbs on phase 1. Fine, great. BUT - I lost 59lbs on phase 2 eating a full THREE grains AND THREE fruits each and every day. What is scary about losing 59lbs?
I'll say it over and over and over again - I have not seen ONE single success story on this board from someone who withheld fruits and grains. Not one from someone who said "oh - I'll just stay in phase 1 indefinitely to lose quicker" or who said "I'll limit my fruits and grains to less than SBD recommends because I think I will lose faster" All those type of people disappear (or disappear, reappear, disappear, reappear - never any closer to their goal) All the success stories I have seen are not afraid of fruits and grains -maybe at the beginning, but they embrace phase 2 as a way to nourish their bodies and not deprive it. So just pattern yourself after the success stories - and come to terms with the the fact that just because they are not a phase 1 thing doesn't make them "bad" or "treats". They are essential, healthy, weight loss friendly foods that lead to SBD success stories!
belizesig1
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Thanks for the words of encouragment! I remember reading a message from you a while back, and it was pinnacle for me in taking the 'leap of faith' into Phase 2. I think us Phase 1'ers get so overly carb scared instead of realizing that it is only a two week process to really get us ready for the 'main' part of the diet - Phases 2 and 3 - where significant weight loss can be achieved. Way to go on your success! I hope one day too, I can offer encouraging words, along with tangible results, to those on the Phase 1 teeter totter!
Christina
I'm sure you will!
I really often wish that Dr. A would have done away with phase 1. I understand that it has a certain purpose - but I think as a man, he didn't understand how us women get "obsessive" about the whole diet thing. He made a comment in a chat once to someone who was going back to phase 1 every time they treated that he never would have dreamed people would do that and he was surprise by that. Well duh! I could have easily told him that women will constantly try and "punish" themselves with food/weight loss and they have it hard-wired in that they have to "deprive" themselves to succeed. Phase 1 just perpetuates that mentality and starts people off on the wrong foot mentally - though it does have physical benefits.
Fruits and grains don't make us "fat". We didn't get fat eating 1/2 cup steel cut oats or having an apple. No one has gotten "fat" from a sweet potato or some brown rice. We got there from JUNK and/or lack of excercise.
belizesig1
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That is so true, MichaelAnn!
I definitely felt nervous the first week of Phase 2. It's like you are thinking "hey, this weight loss thing is going well, I don't want to mess it up" It takes a while before you realize that wasn't the "weight loss thing" Phase 1 was a little time to prepare your body for the "weight loss thing"....which is Phase 2.
Funny how I was sooooooo afraid to eat 1/2 cup of oatmeal, yet a couple weeks before I started SB, I was shoving HoHos in my mouth, two to three times a day!
Carla
I did SB for about a month over the summer, then started up again after the first of the year. I was terrified to add fruits and grains --- after all, that's what got me in trouble in the first place! (I was never a big Ho Ho eater, but I could definitely put away a whole baguette.)
Now I eat three grains every day and 3 fruits most days. I can't imagine going back to P1 --- seriously. One time when I'd gone a little off the path for a few days I started thinking about doing P1 for a couple of days, and that lasted until my morning snack on the first day!
So yes, it's very scary, but you can do this. If I can, anyone can!
Deb
PLEASE HELP! WHAT CAN I HAVE ON PHASE 2! WHAT DID YOU HAVE ON PHASE 2, AND DID YOU EVER
CHEAT?
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I FEEL SO LUCKY TO KNOW OF YOU AND ABOUT YOU!
OHH MY GOD!! I FEEL THE SOOO THE SAME AS YOU!!! i finished ph1 last sunday! i was so
scared! like a little kid, what do i do now lol! what do i eat? i lost 14lb on phase 1
i do not want an ounce back~! so what do i do? i am thinking gee if i have a piece of bread will i be able to stop at one lol or am i going to have 2 lol. so i just added a couple of pieces of friut. so i know what you mean! i just want to know just how much to have of the friut and whole grain!
well good luck you are doing GRRREAT!
DEE
Please check out this post:
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-fbsouthbeach&msg=25502.1&ctx=16384
It has links about what foods to reintroduce in phase 2, how to go about reintroducing them and a Meal Planning Guide to help you understand how many servings of each thing you should be eating per day.
Basically you will add one fruit and one grain serving per day in your first week of phase 2 (the link has info about what a "serving" is). In your second week you will have 2 servings of each per day. In your 3rd week, your day should look like this:
3 servings of protein minimum (no maximum)
2.5 servings maximum of fats (things listed in the fat category on the food list)
3 grain servings
2-3 fruit servings
2-3 dairy servings (milk, yogurt or soy milk)
4.5 cups of veggies minimum (no maximum)
1 servings nuts - optional
100 calories sweet treats - optional
There is no need to be afraid of fruits and grains - but there are guidelines for quantities and guidelines for choosing them (breads have specific guidelines for ingredients and fiber content for them to be considered "South Beach friendly")
If you have anymore questions, let us know!
belizesig1
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