Originally Posted by Tee4Tee (Post 5226435)

Hi, I have to tell you that this is the most confusing topic of all. I have asked my coach and she says that celery, cucumber, mushroom, radish are all "unlimited" if eaten raw. My Phase 1 sheet does mention these items as "unlimited raw vegetables/lettuce". She also said if cooked, then they need to be counted as "select vegetables".... and that's why they are also listed as "select vegetables (2 cups per meal) measure before cooking". Finally, she added that if weight loss progresses well, then there is no problem at all, but that if weight loss slows down to about 1lb per week, then we need to rethink the "unlimited" cucumber, radishes etc.

Originally Posted by HereIStand (Post 5227179)

When I was on Phase 1, I lost about 2.8 pounds/week, average. I almost always had a cup of raw spinach in my shake, plus a cup of raw cucumbers every day, in addition to my 4 cups of cooked veggies. Just make sure you weight or measure everything, and track it, so you and your coach can make wise changes if necessary. (And even 1 pound a week is good, especially toward the end of Phase 1.)

Originally Posted by maybeface (Post 5227771)

Thanks for this, I have been wondering the same thing about adding some greens to my shakes. I miss my green smoothies!