South Beach Diet Phase One

[AMP]

I am on my fifth day on phase one of the SBD and have lost 4 pounds. I have a couple of questions.

#1. How can I get more fiber besides taking the tablets/powders from the drug store. I've never been constipated in my life so this is such a struggle. I am taking the daily maximum amount of fiber that they recommend.

#2. I'll be on phase two when we have our Thanksgiving dinner. What foods can I eat besides white turkey meat without skin, and the select veg. I can currently have now on phase one.

#3. What if I decide to cheat some on Thanksgiving dinner and then go straight back to phase one for two weeks? Will that counter act any weight gain? Can I gain weight and destroy the whole system by cheating on one day? Does this effect the whole ketosis?

Any help on these questions would be a great help.

Anyone interested in staying in touch via email or yahoo messenger would be great.

Amy
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Thank you for any advice and pep talks

[mashby]

Amy,

I don't have any specific answers for your first and second question, but I do for your third.

South Beach does not rely on ketosis, you're thinking of the Atkins diet, so cheating one day doesn't ruin anything. In fact, that's one of the Hallmarks of the diet! Being able to "get off" the diet and then "back on" is an easy process.

If you're on Phase Two and you gorge yourself over the holidays, no worries, just drop back to Phase One for one week and then go back to Phase Two. It's that simple.

Some More Help
I typed in all of the recipes for the South Beach Diet book and one section of their new cookbook as well. You can find links to the files to download if you'd like to add all the recipes to PDACookbook.

- Phase One (http://www.wakefieldsoft.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=299&highlight=south+beach)
- Phase Two (http://www.wakefieldsoft.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=304&highlight=south+beach)
- Phase Three (http://www.wakefieldsoft.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=431&highlight=south+beach)
- South Beach Diet Cookbook - Breakfasts (http://www.wakefieldsoft.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=434&highlight=south+beach)


Hope that helps!