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