Hello all,

Hopefully someone will be able to clarify the following issue:

On the phase 2 list of allowed food, we see the following:

STARCHES (Start with one daily serving, gradually increase to 3 total servings daily.) Unless otherwise stated, choose whole grain products that have 3 grams of fiber or more per ounce.

FRUIT (Start with one daily serving, gradually increase to 3 total servings daily)

So as an example:

1 Kiwi = 1 serving, therefore I can have up to 3 Kiwis per day?

Same as in the following example:

English muffins, whole grain 1/2 = 1 serving, therefore I can have up 1.5 English muffins per day?

Sorry but I dont know if I am understanding this wrong!

When you first start phase 2, you would do best if you just add one thing for perhaps a week so you can see if you can handle it or if you stop losing. You may need to experiment with what you add. Some people find they cannot add whole wheat pasta. Some people have problems with fruit causing cravings depending on what time of day they eat it. Once you know what your body can handle, you can add additional things and additional servings. Many people cannot handle 3 servings of fruits and 3 of grains. I normally get 3 of fruit but I usually have 2-3 servings of grain. You could have two servings of the same item. Sometimes I do that but it does seem to really help if you have a variety of foods. I might have some cereal with yogurt for breakfast, maybe some rice with lunch and a small serving of pasta for dinner but I switch it up quite a bit.

I've used this chart to help me when I was confused:
in phase II, it is important to add good carbs back in very slowly....first week, 1 piece of fruit per day, see how you do and the next week go to 2 pieces...same thing with grains...GO SLOW!!!!