Re: Intro and transitioning to phase 2

[Guest guest]

Can't you continue on phase 1 for a 3rd week? I know two people who have and have lost 25lbs and 30lbs. (over about 5-6 weeks).

Also- out of curiousity....do many of you eat other recipes outside of what the book has? Maybe that is the cause for yo-yoing? I don't know, I'm just trying to think of a reason.

[Guest guest]

I rarely (if ever) use recipes from the book. I have found most of my south

beach recipes from online sources. Or, I adapt my own recipes.

I find most of the recipes in the book to be more complicated, or involve

ingredients that I don't usually have.

Some people do continue on phase 1 for a 3rd week... but, it is not recommended

to stay on Phase 1 for too long. It is meant to be an intro phase, to lead into

Phase 2.

Re: Intro and transitioning to phase 2

> Can't you continue on phase 1 for a 3rd week? I know two people

> who have and

> have lost 25lbs and 30lbs. (over about 5-6 weeks).

>

> Also- out of curiousity....do many of you eat other recipes

> outside of what

> the book has? Maybe that is the cause for yo-yoing? I don't

> know, I'm just

> trying to think of a reason.

[Guest guest]

I rarely (if ever) use recipes from the book. I have found most of my south

beach recipes from online sources. Or, I adapt my own recipes.

I find most of the recipes in the book to be more complicated, or involve

ingredients that I don't usually have.

Some people do continue on phase 1 for a 3rd week... but, it is not recommended

to stay on Phase 1 for too long. It is meant to be an intro phase, to lead into

Phase 2.

Re: Intro and transitioning to phase 2

> Can't you continue on phase 1 for a 3rd week? I know two people

> who have and

> have lost 25lbs and 30lbs. (over about 5-6 weeks).

>

> Also- out of curiousity....do many of you eat other recipes

> outside of what

> the book has? Maybe that is the cause for yo-yoing? I don't

> know, I'm just

> trying to think of a reason.

[Guest guest]

> Can't you continue on phase 1 for a 3rd week?

I don't know whether to do that or just move on and come back to a

week on phase 1 here and there sort of as a 'jump start'.

> Also- out of curiousity....do many of you eat other recipes

outside of what

> the book has? Maybe that is the cause for yo-yoing? I don't

know, I'm just

> trying to think of a reason.

I'm just going up and down by one pound. I shouldn't weigh myself

every day. I wouldn't see it if I didn't.

So far we are following the book pretty carefully. I switch things

around so that we may not eat exactly what is laid out on a given

day (ie have day 6's lunch on day 7).

[Guest guest]

Ditto the recipe thing. I'm surprised at how easy it can be to adapt

a recipe. Someone asked me yesterday about my home made chili (I

often make it just for office lunches). She wondered if it

were " legal " because she hadn't seen the recipe in the book!

BTW - I know this sounds weird but every once in a while I put a

dollop of hummus in my chili.

> I rarely (if ever) use recipes from the book. I have found most of

my south beach recipes from online sources. Or, I adapt my own

recipes.

> I find most of the recipes in the book to be more complicated, or

involve ingredients that I don't usually have.

> Some people do continue on phase 1 for a 3rd week... but, it is not

recommended to stay on Phase 1 for too long. It is meant to be an

intro phase, to lead into Phase 2.

>

> Re: Intro and transitioning to phase 2

>

> > Can't you continue on phase 1 for a 3rd week? I know two people

> > who have and

> > have lost 25lbs and 30lbs. (over about 5-6 weeks).

> >

> > Also- out of curiousity....do many of you eat other recipes

> > outside of what

> > the book has? Maybe that is the cause for yo-yoing? I don't

> > know, I'm just

> > trying to think of a reason.