OK...are you ready for this? You are supposed to be in phase II!!

Where's your fruit? Wheres your starchy veggies and how about a little bit of a grain? See the phase II meal plan guide and do not pay attention to them telling you to have cereal for breakfast...but you do need to eat phase II foods and start very slowly...just add in 3/4 cup berries each day for the first week.

Your metabloism has become too adapted to your food levels and is now too efficient at burning what you eat. By adding in good carbs slowly, you will gradually rev up your metabolism. Got it?

IMO...I do not think that FFP is right for you at this point in time....but to each his own.

Hehehhe,

I guess I forgot a bit. So about a month ago I had gone completely off plan. so when I got back I went back to Phase I. This successfully knocked off all the weight I had gained (10lbs worth). I'm sure that was 95% water weight. But I stayed on Phase I for 2 or 3 weeks. I did have the occasional starch towards the end. But maybe you're right. Maybe I need to add in some extra carbs. By the way, the last week, I did add in Uncle Sam cereal for breakfast instead of the omelette 3 or 4 times. That's the highest fiber cereal as it's all bran and flax seeds.

Anyway I'm on day 2 of FFP. I actually feel totally lethargic on this plan - like my body feels like it needs something. but I haven't been terribly hungry either which is odd for me. So I'll give it one solid week. Let's see what my body does with it. Either way, within another week or two, I'll be back on SBD, and I'll go back to introducing fruit/starches.

Good! I'll be watching to see your results on FFP....sorry you are feeling so lethargic....but I really do think that when you begin to add fruits and starchy veggies back into your SBD plan.....and be consistent to it also...you will keep losing, albeit slowly now as you are close to your goal.

Empty your mailbox so that you can get PMs!!

Thanks Judy. UGGGh I forgot I only get 10 PM slots. I just emptied out a few - so PM away. I can send you my email address if you prefer and then you can just email me direct.

And yeah I'm still a little Skeptic about this FFP (in fact it's been a while that I've had the book and not done anything with it). I'm just really hope it kick starts my body just due to the confusion factor. And believe me after 2 days on it - I already can't wait to get back to the beach :-D

Yes...PM me your email!!

Thanks! I needed a good laugh this evening!!

Did you know that if you become a contributing member for $25- per year, you will have unlimited PMs.

Not that anyone asked my opinion....

BUT FWIW, I just view beer as any other alcoholic beverage and see little to no value in low carb or light beers. At least dark beers like porters and stouts have similar antioxidant properties to red wine and may be more heart healthy than light colored beers, whether a regular lager or a light beer.

I can and do drink 1 beer on nights we have food where beer goes better than wine. (Generally mexican style fajitas and ww pizza nights) I never felt it was much different than having a glass or 2 of wine with dinner and it didn't seem to hinder either weight loss in P2 or my maintenance in P3.

If your primary goal is only weight loss, there is very little to justify drinking any alcoholic beverage. It's just empty calories and it is metabolized completely differently than other foods and messes with your blood sugars. Limited, but regular alcohol consumption has been shown in many studies to lower risks of heart disease though so there may be some health benefits. So for me, I drink only dark beers occasionally and don't worry about carbs, calories or it's "beachiness" as it all seems pretty irrelevant to me because of my own consumption patterns. YMMV though.