Hey guys! I am brand new but i have been lurking for quite some time! I have decided that this 'diet' looks perfect for my lifestyle- i am a vegan! I have put the book on hold at my library but until then i have a few things to set straight!

Foods allowed: 9 inch plate- half veggies, half protein, half grain
tier one veggies (i found a few listed on the internet)

foods not allowed (?) nuts? all fruits, refined grains, sugar, ect.

is that it? i also run cross country for my school so could i be allowed a snack? One last question... can i have plain unsweetened wheat puffs for dinner? Thanks, im hoping to lsoe 20 pounds!

Welcome - Check out the two stickies at the top of the forum. What is the Sonoma Diet? and What you can expect to eat on this diet
They should answer most of your questions. The plate sizes varies from meal to meal so the 9 inch plate doesn't hold true for all of them. Nuts are allowed and fruit is as well, but not until Wave 2.

First thing to consider when eating ANY cereal.. What does the package say? Is it listed as "whole wheat" or 100% whole wheat? If you want to have breakfast as your dinner meal and dinner as your breakfast, that is fine.. just know that you shouldn't be eating two bowls of cereal for meals a day. Your body needs veggies, protein, good fats.. etc and a variety of food to make sure you get as many nutrients as possible.

Thanks for the quick reply!

The cereal is 100 percent whole wheat so i think it should be fine I am not a big breakfast person so i normally munch on celery sticks just to get that metabolism going. If i eat anything heavy or big i see it again lol. I am excited to start this because i looove whole wheat rice, couscous, breads, ect. I am going to miss my fruit the first few days but i will live!

I also thought of another question. I have these 20 calorie sf lifesaver popsicles- are these ok? And what about splenda?

Gosh, i need the book!! haha

Celery has almost no nutrional value. One thing about this plan is that it stresses geting your nutrients. You must eat enough fat,, protein and carbohydrates in order to fully nourish your body

Sf lifesaver popsicles are an occasional treat, not something that should be part of your daily diet. This falls under the catergory of "franken foods" - fake sugar, low fat, fat free whatever stuff that has no nutriotional value to your body. Before you eat anything, your first consideration should be " How will this nourish my body", not just " is this low calorie, low fat, low sugar..." etc.

Sweetener should be avoided the first 10 days as much as possible. Some people cannot live without splenda in their coffee. Some can. If you find splenda sets off sugar cravings for you, then you should avoid it.