Conflicting Stuff!
 

We've read a lot on here, and on other sites, and the phase 1 items conflict. Along with my sister's printout of phase 1 for me as well. I know some of you said the book was confusing and wasn't worth buying. Should we try to find the book or is there a good list somewhere online?

For instance, I don't know if I can use any butter, or if it's just the olive oil for cooking vegetables. Can I use a sprinkle of sugar to try to make the plain yogurt more palatable? Or can I use non-fat vanilla instead? Is 1.5 pieces of low-fat cheese allowed or not, same with 12-14 cashews and almonds? And is there any alternative to oatmeal... blech! lol. I'm finding conflicting answers and getting frustrated already and I'm on day 2. :?:

I ended up eating 2 apples and a rice cake all day yesterday, and I know that's not right :) Eric did much better. We're doing this together. My sister lost over 30 pounds - and we used to weigh the same, so I wanna do this!

I am thinking I'll get out all the stuff I know is ok and put them on the counter, except for the fridge stuff obviously. Is balsamic vinegar ok for flavoring?

I just choked down 1/2 cup oatmeal with a sprinkle of splenda and cinnamon. =)

Use the splenda, and use the low-fat vanilla yogurt. I was with you, one try at plain yogurt and it was game over. :)

By the end of phase 1 my favorite thing was to mix the oatmeal and vanilla yogurt together, and add a banana. Had that for lunch like every day.

ok, we went and got the book at B&N. I see that there is 1.5 pieces of lowfat cheese allowed in phase 1. And in the snacks section the nuts and granola bars. I think I'll skip the nuts and granola if I can. I didn't even buy any cashews - I don't know that I would be able to limit myself to only 10 or whatever :) I'm in process of rearranging the two freezers to put the forbidden stuff in one and the veggies in the other. Might help us clean out the old vegetables too - either eat or toss! I got a tub of Yoplait fat free strawberry. We'll finish the plain in the smoothies. I was going to buy the vanilla, but I'd be putting strawberries in it anyway - and they looked the same nutrition-wise.

I'm going to compile the info into a spreadsheet for each phase like my sister did. Much easier than flipping through the book and the faq's.

:)

Back to the book :)

xxxNOTExxx - I realized after reading more in forums that the book has changed since it's re-release, and that's why some of the items listed as "ok" were not listed before!