Just so everyone knows, you
don't have to post a menu if you don't want to. Just sharing your current struggles or successes as you work on staying OP is fine--it's up to you. Whatever helps you stay on plan is good by us!
Officially, there's no such things as Phase 1.5. Around here, lots of people use the term, but I think it's a bit confusing, since it means such different things to different people. I find it especially confusing, personally, because the way many people describe it sounds just like Phase 2 to me. Each person's "combo" of starches and fruits will be different, depending on their body and their life. Some of us might not be able to eat any fruits or any starches at all, but if you're eating
any (and including things from the foods to enjoy list in P2, like carrots), you're in Phase 2.
I think the concept of Phase 1.5 was that it would help those who are nervous about P2 to ease slowly into it, but that's what
everyone should be doing. If you try to add a ton of things at once when starting P2, you can't tell which is causing any cravings you may have.
My P2 combo was one starch and one fruit a day for a very long time. But that was the way it worked for my body.
I don't want to discourage anyone from doing something that works for them, but I don't want anyone to be confused either.
Here's my plan for today:
B: cereal with skim milk, herbal tea with stevia
S: yogurt with SF jam
L: marinated veggies, white bean with pesto soup, SF pudding
S: apple, 1 oz cheese, WW crackers
D: borscht, WW roll with SB light
D: ww/sf cupcake pie, 1/2 cup NSA ice cream, SF hot cocoa
E: 35 mins on elliptical