A few questions from an almost-newbie

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Registered: 03-23-2007
A few questions from an almost-newbie
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Fri, 03-23-2007 - 7:51am

Hey everyone!

My husband and are are toying with trying the SBD but I was wondering if you could help me with a couple of questions first.

1) Are processed cheese slices allowed in phase 1? My stomach doesn't tolerate most cheeses - I can have a little reduced-fat feta or 1% cottage cheese, but that's about it. I can, however, eat the fat free cheese slices from Kraft and will often grab a slice or two as a quick snack.

2) On one of the 'allowed foods' lists I noticed it said you should limit having nuts to once per day. Are we allowed to have a serving of nuts and 2 tbsp of natural peanut butter in one day, or should we limit it to one or the other?

and finally...

3) Are beans allowed more than once per day? I love chickpeas and kidney beans, especially in salads - I even snack on plain chickpeas sometimes. The food lists say to have 1/2 to 1/3 cup of beans at lunch or dinner so I just wanted to clarify.

Thank you for your responses! I spent some time poking around these message boards last night and learned a lot about the SBD. A good friend tried it a few years ago at her doctor's recommendation and lost about 25 lbs, and has kept it off, so my curiosity is definitely peaked!

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Registered: 03-30-2003
Fri, 03-23-2007 - 1:01pm

It is just the type that you bake with. Hershey's makes one. You obviously need to add sweetener since it does not have sugar.

Lisa.

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Fri, 03-23-2007 - 2:40pm

Hi,


Yes, I've been doing South Beach since September of 2003.

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