I have been on Phase II for 2 weeks after doing Phase 1 for 5 1/2 weeks, then not eating for close to a week after Phase I. Converting to Phase II has not been easy, to say the least.
I was not eating very much when I started on Phase II, but decided to start Phase II by adding a starch to my diet every second day...and I added the starch at the end of the day, so that the cravings would be reduced since I would be asleep. I found that, even though I had only added one thing every second day, my weight loss was stalled. However, at the end of the first week of Phase II, I found that I had started to lose once again. On the second week of Phase II, I added a starch one day and a fruit the next. I just have this theory that, until I can trust myself not to cheat, I will take it very slowly and try to manage the times that I may be tempted to cheat the most. This seems to have worked for me since I tend to want to snack after supper the most.
I agree with you when it comes to work. I find it so much easier to stay OP when I work than when I am at home. When I work, I prepare my lunch at a time that I am not ready to eat, so when it is time to eat lunch, I only have OP foods with me. We have a weight room and track where I work, so I spend part of my lunch break working out. By the time I am finished, it is time to go back to work.
There are also 3 other people on SBD at work, so sneaking something to eat because noone is watching is really hard. We have a lady working in the unit who is grossly overweight, has insulin resistance and is not on SBD or any other kind of diet. When we celebrate birthdays, etc. with a cake she makes a BIG public announcement that she can't participate because she is diabetic and there is nothing for her. However, we often see her bent over her desk drawer stuffing her face with butter tarts, cookies, muffins, potato chips, you name it. One day she ate 6 butter tarts in less than half a day.
The leftovers of birthday cakes seem to disappear out of the fridge, also. It really is quite a funny visualization and not something that I want to be remembered for. When I am tempted at work, I just visualize this lady and seeing the big rump bent over the desk drawer and the crumbs falling from her face. That does it for me.
The days at home are more difficult. I try not to keep foods in the house that will be too great a temptation, or make it so difficult to eat them that it isn't worth trying. But that is hard when my DH is skinny, skinny, skinny. He is really supportive, though, so that helps. When I am losing weight, he just smiles and asks what diet WE are on now. He suggests that we not keep cookies and sweets in the house but I don't like him to be completely deprived when I am the one with the problem. He actually takes most of that kind of stuff to work, stores it there and eats it when he wants at work, rather than having it under my nose at home. Anything that he has at home, he hides in his own spot (I have no idea where) and that reduces the temptation to eat it. Believe me, some days I have looked really hard for his hiding space and can't find it.
One thing that really helps me is that I made a rule for myself. When I have a craving or want something off program, I have made a rule that I must drink a litre of water before I am allowed to eat it. I often find that, when the water has been consumed, I don't really want it any more. If I still want it, I have decided not to deprive myself and take a piece. The water makes it so that I don't eat as much...usually only a small sample. That seems to satisfy me without too much damage.
As long as you recognize the times each day that you have the most trouble, make an alternate plan to manage those times, it will get easier. Take care.