Because it is a transitional phase...

How did you start adding things in?? What would you add in if you were me and didn't want to move to 2 for a while?

Thanks you beautiful girls!

I have mostly just added fruit and in the evening. My plan is to add late in the day in case it makes me crave. I don't plan to add grains for a while (although I have had them twice so far) because I am more likely to overeat those.

I want to have a spinach whole wheat wrap (tortilla thing) with lunch meat, cheese and tons of veggies at work on monday. If I do not eat fruit or any things from phase 2 for breakfast or lunch... do you think this is okay?

Welcome. I have been adding 1 thing after I finished Phase 1. It is called Phase 1.5 by SBers. The thing I've been adding is fruit and later in the day. Have u read the book? WaistingTime and I add it later in the day, because, Dr. A. suggests it.

Be careful about those wraps. They are not as healthy as they appear. I would read the label.

For my phase 1.5 I added one serving whole grain crackers for one week. Then starting yesterday I also added an apple.

The two things I missed were apples and oatmeal. I learned right away that I could not eat oatmeal in the morning (can now if I have some protein with it but it took a few months) so I stuck with one fruit a day. The idea is to use 1.5 as a testing phase to figure out what works for you, both choices and timing. Obviously being slow and cautious will give you the best feedback
Ditto Mmc's warning about those wraps. Are they really whole wheat? I would avoid added sugars or processed grains this early.

I have no trouble adding in grains, I always go with my steel cut oats for breakfast or brown rice or quinoa with my dinner. Just 1 serving a day the first week or so but I've been lucky - that's always worked great for me.

I wait til the following week to start my fruit and I usually go with apple or berries and mix it into my mid morning yogurt or have a dab of peanut butter with my apple. Way back when I did SBD the first time, someone on another board told me that having protein with the fruit keeps you from wanting to over indulge..... I'm not sure if that's fact or opinion, but when I'm easing into phase 2 I go that route just in case. lol

My biggest phase 2 problem isn't cravings - it's that once I start adding other things I end up eating fewer vegetables. I don't plan it that way, but it's something that happens again and again if I'm not vigilant.

Heidi - Me too! Veggies fall by the wayside first, then protein. Bad

BTW - I shopped for quinoa and the tiny bags at the grocery store cost more than the huge bag at Costco that I didn't buy, thinking I should try it first!

I added brown rice pasta one day a week along with blueberries at night (with cool-whip for dessert). I did that for a week and then added some brown rice one other time a week.

Now I had to go Ph2 crazy or I couldn't really eat much so who knows. No real cravings but I am sure the scale won't be happy.

I added one serving a carb a day. I did the same thing for 3 days then I switched to somehting else. Ihaven't had any cravings or anything. Once the pipes got to working again. I am down another pound. I just added in Blueberries yesterday. I mixed with yogurt. They were ok, but not SUPER DUPER great. I think I expected more out of those little berries. LOL NO cravings so I guess berries are good.

I also am doing a second round of SB. My first attempt at P2 was a disaster. I was not prepared for my weight loss stall, or the cravings that started to bombard me. This time I am going in with much more caution and will add fruit to start, later in the day. It is too easy for me to get carried away with grains, rice, etc. P1.5 is a good fit for me to slowly add things back in as I have a 7# loss as a springboard now. Linda

I added back one serving of fruit the first week, then a second serving the next week. So I went a total of a month without grains/cereals. I just now added back one daily serving of whole grain. At first I was worried about carbs in the morning, but I had oatmeal this AM with a little turkey sausage and it was fine...no cravings!

I started phase 2 last Weds. I was scared to switch over so snuck in a few extra days on P1. Then I did some reading on the SB website that said it was better not to extend P1 in most circumstances, so I decided to go ahead and transition. The first day, I had half a grapefruit with my breakfast(poached egg, turkey bacon, v8.) Then on Thursday for breakfast, I had half of an Arnold whole wheat sandwich thin with my eggs (I was SO happy to have something to help get those darn eggs down!!) Later on Thursday I had a few strawberries for a snack. Since then I have been doing about the same, grain with plenty of protein and my V8 in the morning, and a small fruit snack for a snack mid-afternoon. Today for breakfast I did have a few slices of banana in my Fiber One (first time for either, so possibly not my brightest idea but the fiber one just didn't seem at all appealing to me w/o a bit of fruit in it.) It was delicious though! I snuck 1 strawberry when I was cutting them for the kids' school lunches tonight, but even so, I think I kept within my 1 fruit/1 grain per day. Tuesday will be my next weigh in, so I will know then if this is working out for me!

K