South Beach Newbie...

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South Beach Newbie...
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Mon, 03-01-2004 - 10:48am
Good Morning

I'm new to the SBD and while I don't have a large loss goal the idea of revamping my diet to get rid of the bad carbs and introduce the good ones is my long term goal.

Anyhoo...

I'm on my first day of Phase 1 and have a few questions?

1. Phenylalanine/Aspartame, Splenda etc. Are these sweeteners expected to be used for the long term? I've never been fond of artificial sweetners, is it ever considered "okay" to go back to traditional sweetners later in the diet? Please note, that I hardly ever used white sugar before deciding to do SB. I have the sugar free Jello and fudgecicles as treats because this phase is so restrictive, but I don't think I want to incorporate them into my diet for the long term.

2. Because I'm not a coffee drinker and I rarely drink tea (that needs sweetening), it seems my choice of beverage for this phase will be limited to water. I know fruits aren't allowed in this phase but could I add a squirt of lime/lemon juice to my water? (I use the squeegie lime) to flavor the water. I will sacrifice and drink plain water (2 weeks, yikes!) but if I can use the lime, I'd prefer to.

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Fri, 03-05-2004 - 9:31am
The biggest thing for me in the morning will be cereal or toast. I'm not really big on eggs, even less big on cooking eggs in the morning. So being able to have an approved cereal or a piece of toast with tea, will be a major milestone for me.

YAY!

Thanks again!!

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Fri, 03-05-2004 - 9:36am
Someone who feels my agnst... ;)

Great suggestion, a little flavor is all I need. Just enough to get over the blandness that comes with water. Sometimes ya just need a little kick.

I'll look into the Crystal Light powder.

Thanks!!

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