I think I kind of get it, but want to make sure I don't miss anything. I'm still going to be on Phase 1 for 2 more weeks (doctor's orders), but I like to plan ahead!

Thanks!!

Here's a thread where the transition is discussed: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/sbd-...-p2-combo.html

I think there are other threads which discuss this. Try a search in this forum. In my view 1.5 is not anything official but an inbetween where you are adding items slowly to figure out what works with your body. For example I found I can't eat oatmeal in the am...it sets off cravings and feeling hungry all day but I've found I can enjoy oatmeal for dinner...something we often do on Sunday night. Many times beachers here will go back to 1.5 after holidays or events where they overindulged...as a way to kick back in without going back to P1. I do fine with all fruits and don't feel a need to cut them out at any time but often will cut down on my grains.

I agree with what Debbie said and will add that there is no "official" or defined 1.5. I think it is just a term that beachers have adopted to describe being in PH2 but not eating everything allowed in that phase. For me, I often will eat fruit and sweet potatoes but not grains, and call that 1.5. For some it might mean just one serving of PH2 foods each day.

I think the important thing is that you make a gradual transition to PH2 and pay attention to how you and your body respond to foods that you add back. And, as Debbie pointed out, sometimes it is all about timing. (I also never eat oatmeal for breakfast anymore but sometimes for dinner!)

Phase 1.5 is the time I discovered what good, Ph2 foods I could eat and what combo to eat them in without gaining any weight.

For instance, I learned that if I have fruit before 2pm, it's likely to cause me cravings all day so I try to eat it at night for dessert OR mixed with something else so I don't crave.

I know I can eat bread at any time with no cravings (I am not a bread-a-holic). I know I can have 1 serving of each (or 2 of one) a day without gaining. If I have more, I tend to stall. Apples are fine for me but strawberries make me crave sugar so I tend to view it more like a dessert.

It's the stuff like this that, by slowly adding good foods back into my Ph2 diet that I learned!

Good luck!

Ah now I see, cool! That's exactly what I want to do... I do plan to add new foods once a week or even less often. Because of my gut situation, we need to see how I react.