I am on day 12. I had a bad day yesterday, and I am pretty disappointed with myself. I have been doing so well... I was discouraged and even wondered if I could keep doing this, but I decided to keep going, I've made good progress so far, and I am not going to quit now. I am just right back to it today, and I may take ph1 a couple of more days to make up for it- we'll see!

Congrats to all those finished ph1- way to go!

Hey Y'all, I'm back again...a little embarrassed but here none this less! Third times the charm, right? I knew you gals would be the best support system I could have. So here we go again. I had some major health issues last year, had to have surgery (I'm now a proud member of the hyster-sisterhood) and now I've recuperated and I'm ready to rock n roll! My DH and I did all of our grocery shopping last night and had one last meal of pizza and hot wings, and now we are ready to eat GOOD food! So looking forward to getting back in touch with all you beachers.
Let's do this thing!
Tina

I ran out of enough Phase One "approved" food by the end of Day 11 and I wasn't going to get paid until today, the 15th so I had to abort my Phase 1 and start Phase 2 early. Needless to say, the 4 lbs that I lost I regained. I am not going to feel sorry for myself or badly because I had 11 complete and "perfect" days on Phase 1 without any symptoms or even cravings to resist EXCEPT one thing which has me knowing that this is the food plan I HAVE TO follow. I have a very strong family history of diabetes in both sides of my family. I have had a reoccuring rash that I have been self treating for a couple of months. It went away completely within two days on Phase One! HOWEVER, it returned within two days when I added in some carbs. It really was THE SIGN I needed to realize that I HAVE TO continue following this food plan for my health.

I have started Phase Two officially as I had planned this morning. My intention is to add in one carb and one fruit for the first week then two and two the second week and finally three and three the third week which I will remain on PROVIDED that I am losing weight and this rash doesn't reoccur.

I am also going to incorporate another "tool" in my efforts. I have been doing a lot of reading in the past couple of months regarding nutrition and diet plans, etc. I have decided to purchase some ketone strips and begin testing my urine. My understanding is that when they turn pink-purple it means your body is processing the carbs you are/are not ingesting. If it is that color than you can be "assured" that you are at where you need to be to lose weight. I think it is worth the cost and effort. I will keep you posted on what I discover about how many actual carbs and fruits I can have and still lose weight on.

Good luck, ladies

Good morning chicas! I have been a busy worker bee this morning and this is my first chance to get in here. I started Ph 2 today, but didn't want to desert the Ph1 chicks. Plan for the day:

Plan for the day:
B - oatmeal with peanut butter, coffee
S - deviled egg with V8
L - lean ground beef patty, eggplant
S - LCLC with celery, latte
D - Trying sunflower's machca, yum. Salad
S - Yogurt

I remember being really nervous about Ph2 last spring. It was because I had done SB before and followed the menu plans in the book, which had you adding back a couple of fruits and 3 servings of starch on the first day. My cravings came right back and I wasn't able to stay on the plan. The second time around, I followed the chicks advice, and it went great. So Ph2 is nothing to fear, just be careful and go slow.
Great willpower, Christina!
GurlyGrix, usually you are craving something during Ph1. Just decide if you would rather start with fruit or a grain. For me, I was sick of eggs for breakfast so I started like this:
Week 1 - oatmeal for breakfast
Week 2 - add berries with the oatmeal
Week 3 - oatmeal and berries for breakfast, added some reduced fat triscuits with my LCLC for afternoon snack.
And so on...
If you notice any cravings returning, you will want to try a different fruit or grain, or try having it at a different time in the day. At this rate it will take you at least 6 weeks before you are really doing a full out Ph2.
sunflower, I am trying your machca for dinner, smells great, I'll let you know what the family thinks! Thanks for the recipe.
Piper, don't be discouraged, just think of it as a learning process. Nobody has to be perfect to be successful. Just be sure and think about what happened and why, and if you can avoid that situation in the future.
PHinsUP! and Abbenormal! You know you didn't really gain 3 lbs in 1 day. Pizza is so salty. You'll get right back on track!

If I missed any chicks, have a great day. DD is home from school sick and is bugging me for lunch, so I'd better go fix something.

I hope I am not doing any copyright infringement by copying this but I got this off of the official SBD web site. I am sure you'all have the list of accepted and not accepted food choices within the list.

South Beach Diet Phase 2 Guidelines and Food List
Phase 2 Guidelines

Breakfast Lunch
Protein: Quantity is not limited. See choices
Vegetables: Minimum 1/2 cup. See choices
Fruit: 1 fruit serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 3 total servings for the day. See choices
Starch: 1 starch serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 2 or 3 total servings for the day. See choices
Milk: 1 - 1 1/2 cups allowed daily (including yogurt) See choices
Fat: 1 tsp mayonnaise or oil (optional) See choices Protein: Quantity is not limited. See choices
Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups. See choices
Fruit: 1 fruit serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 3 total servings for the day. See choices
Starch: 1 starch serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 2 or 3 total servings for the day. See choices
Milk: 1 - 1 1/2 cups allowed daily (including yogurt) See choices
Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise or oil See choices
Dinner Snack
Protein: Quantity is not limited. See choices
Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups. See choices
Fruit: 1 fruit serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 3 total servings for the day. See choices
Starch: 1 starch serving allowed daily (with this meal or other). Gradually increase to 2 or 3 total servings for the day. See choices
Milk: 1 - 1 1/2 cups allowed daily (including yogurt) See choices
Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise or oil See choices Snacks are optional: Choose from the Protein, Vegetable, or Fruits list, or eat nuts from the Fats list. Plain, low-fat or fat-free yogurt is also allowed.

I just started restarted phase one today. Popping in to say hi.

pamatga - Those strips test for ketosis and that is used for Atkins. Ketosis is something you should never get when following South Beach because you should be consuming enough healthy carbs from vegetables even in phase 1. As far as your rash, perhaps you are sensitive to wheat products. It sounds like it could be an allergy.

Many of us veterans recommend adding in only one this a week so you can see if it causes cravings. Some people can eat certain fruits while others can't or others need to combine the fruit with a protein. I do fine with fruits but have to limit how many starches I eat. In any case, good luck and keep posting.

day #2,
boy this is harder than I thought!
Like I said though,I'm giving up alittle at a time,but it's still hard!!I need help.
I want to be completely on phase 1 by Fri...is it possible?
I gave in today & ate a bowl of cereal,I did use 1% milk.
I have beans in the crockpot for supper & will fixsome cCnadian bacon,does that sound like a good supper???

Well today is suppose to be the first day of phase 2 for me but I am now up to dinner and still have not added anything. I sort of wanted to wait until something just sounded realllly good before I added it but I couldn't come up with it. So maybe tomorrow with oatmeal. I was thinking the breakfast bars one day and a bowl the next. But then there is fruit!?!?!? I know just get on with it.

schmoolde-hope your crew likes it. Never sure about sharing recipes. It will always be one of our fall backs.

Hope you are all having an on plan day. Keep with it time does pass.

DH and I loved it, sunflower! DS liked it and DD didn't. That's okay, it's a keeper! Rarely do I get all four of us with one recipe. Be sure and share your recipes. I love trying new stuff.

hang tough, beliter, what is it you are finding difficult? The supper sounds fine, but hope you added lots of veggies!

Neko

I just watched The Biggest Loser for the first time all the way through. That show is weird. First of all, since when is gum considered a snack? And why must the guys be weighed shirtless and gals in sports bras? How about a little dignity? and since when is it a good thing to lose 12 lbs in a week? How long do ya think that'll stay off?

Off to read my book in bed.

Schmoodle: I love the Biggest Loser! They don't use gum as a snack, they say that if you're chewing gum (especailly a strong mint one) that your mouth will be occupied and you wont want to snack. And as far as the clothes go, I think they want to get the closest to the actual weight for the contestants. I imagine that the sports bra and shorts for the women weigh the same amount as just the shorts for the men. Anyhow, I thought the show was pretty strange too.....but now I'm hooked and totally into it!

Good evening everyone!

Day 7 here -- first weigh in is tomorrow and I think I'm going to spend all night stressing over it! We'll see how it goes...hopefully my ticker will be moving.

I enjoyed all my food today (finally had to skip the eggs and go for plain yogurt/canadian bacon instead). Had a great salad for lunch, snacks, and made those delicious portobello pizzas for dinner. I probably shouldn't have had both, but I was really hungry.

Abbenormal: a one meal slip-up is just a really good reason to jump back on full force. Don't feel bad about it...just get right back with it.

beliter: It is hard at first, but it will get easier. You can definitely be on Ph1 by Friday -- just set your mind to it and peak around the recipes section to see all the wonderful things you'll still be able to eat.

schmoodle: Yay P2! Enjoy those good carbs.

pamatga: You got through 11 clean days of P1 - that is awesome! And the weight will come off...don't worry. Definitely don't need the ketone strips - as Barb said, you should never enter ketosis on SB. That is an Atkins method of losing.

Okay chicks....I'll be back tomorrow with hopefully a new weight!

Another successful day ladies! I am already down a pound and a half, but I know that it could come up again because my weight fluctuates so much. Still though, I'm feeling great and am having no cravings nor headaches!

B: lowfat cottage cheese
S: String cheese
L: ff refried beans, cheese, 1/2 avacado, sf salsa, olives
S: celery w/ 2 TBS of natural peanut butter
D: big salad w/ romaine, tomato, olive, cheese, and italian dressing; porkchop
DST: fudgecicle

Thanks everyone for the advice on phase 2. I feel better about it now. I'm not really worried about cravings...I just want to keep losing!
I think I might stay on phase 1 a few more days. I read on the official website that if you have a substantial amount of weight to lose its okay to stay on phase 1 for up to 2 months with exercise. Any thoughts?

Well, time to watch Biggest Loser! I love this show. It was weird to me at first but now I am addicted too! I love Jillian!

B: Ricotta pancake and Canadian bacon
S: Cheese stick
L: Salad with meat and deviled egg
S: missed.....oops
D: Portabella burgers, broccoli with alfredo sauce

Morning all. Day 6 for me and still going strong. Must say am loving South Beach - it really doesn't feel too much like a diet at all!

Well done to all those who have moved on to phase 2, and well done to all the losers too

Today's plan for me is:

B: 2 hard boiled eggs

S: 2 tbsps natural peanut butter with celery

L: Small pot fat free cottage cheese and celery sticks with tzatziki

S: Mini Babybel light cheese

D: Spicy chickpea, aubergine and spinach stew

S: Sugar free strawberry and diet 7Up jello

I'm planning on weighing in for the first time tomorrow (though am a bit worried because I feel I won't have lost anything because I'm eating all the time!)