Sun, May-06-07, 00:57
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From Flab to Fab!
Posts: 11,752
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Plan: Fat Flush / SB
Stats: 300/225/185
BF:No Thanks
Progress: 65%
Location: UK
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I think this is a very valuable post over on the FF forum...so I am sharing it here 
Tips about moving through the phases! It was written by our very own Csoar 
http://www.annlouiseforum.com/forum...?TOPIC_ID=13118
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Ok, first off, some of us suffer from the "it's working so well I don' wanna mess with it" theory of P2 delay. Others find themselves nibbling off-plan here and there until they look back and find the FF wagon receding in the distance. Still others jump gratefully into P2 with so much enthusiasm that they lose sight of a primary P2 goal: watching for possible food allergies/sensitivities/triggers.
1) P1 is working so well, Why do I hafta move to P2?
Because phase 2 is the longterm weightloss phase. If you could stay on P1 until all your excess weight was gone, the FFP would be a 2 phase plan (duh!). There aren't enough daily calories in P1 to sustain an adult for long, which is why there is a 4 week limit on it.
SOLUTION: Move to P2 after a maximum of 4 consecutive weeks of P1. You can ALWAYS jump back to P1 (I did that, every 3 months) to keep your body guessing.
2) Food Boredom
Eating the same two or three dishes over and over sorta works for a 2-week P1. It is a deadly strategy for the long term weightloss phase, however. Trust me here, you WILL get tired of the same food and sooner or later OFF-PLAN food looks better and you'll find yourself saying "I've been good...I DESERVE <insert cheat here>" which is a specious piece of rationalization if I've ever heard of one. C'mon folks, let's get real. If you've been GOOD, you DESERVE to be slender and healthy. Eating off-plan won't give you what you want MOST.
SOLUTION: NEW FOOD! NEW SPICES! NEW RECIPES! Make two new recipes per week. Eat two new foods per week. Don't forget that moving to P2 expands your spice cabinet. 
3) FOOD SENSITIVITIES/ALLERGIES/TRIGGERS
Just because a food is Fat Flush friendly (FFF) doesn't mean your body will like it. Think about this one for a bit, because you may have your mouth all set for bread and find to your dismay, that your body is agin it.  If you re-read pages 20-24, you'll remember what some foods can do to the body even though the MOUTH says "YUM!" 
SOLUTION: Follow the P2 protocol for adding back friendly carbs (pages 69-70) instead of just blythely adding 'em in any ol' which way. (witch way? heh heh). Pay ATTENTION to what your body is telling you. Be a detective. Say you start with a slice of bread on Monday. On Wednesday, you drive by McDonalds - catch a whiff of the sizzling transfat and next thing you know, you're in the drive-through ordering fries. Wot just happened? Could it be that the bread you started eating on Monday is responsible?
Yah. Could very well be. What do you do? Stop eating the bread and switch to another P2 carb. Be attentive. The lessons you learn about your body in P2 (and later, in P3) are ones you will live by for the rest of your long, healthy, slender life. 
4) Continued cravings, low energy, etc.
If you completed a reasonably cheat-free P1 and find yourself still beset by cravings, fatigue, bloat, other symptoms, it's time to consider other influences. The most common causes include:
a. adrenal burnout (low energy, salt craving, etc)
b. systemic yeast (craving sweets, bloat, etc.)
c. parasitic infection (craving sweets, muscle aches/pains, persistent flu-like symptoms)
d. over-exercising (hungry all the time)
e. discontinuing supplements...just 'because'
f. undereating ("forgetting" to get in FSO, adequate protein, etc)
g. not getting enough sleep (this WILL catch up to you!  )
SOLUTION: Review the P2 eating protocols. Check your journal - are you getting everything in? Exercise levels appropriate for your phase? Take a test to find if you are infected, burntout, etc. (use the lovely search feature to find more info on testing or go to ALG's store).
5) WEIGHTLOSS SLOWS/PLATEAU
Guess what? You won't continue to lose weight as fast in P2 as you did in P1. That's a GOOD thing, so get over it. A sustainable, healthy rate of loss is 1-2 pounds/week. Keep in mind that there WILL be weeks when you don't lose pounds. As long as you are eating to plan, DON'T PANIC! It's just your body taking some time to readjust to it's smaller size. The official FFP definition of a weightloss plateau is no loss of weight OR inches for 3 consecutive weeks.
SOLUTION: Stick to the plan - don't give yourself any frankenfood "treats." DON'T PANIC!! Stress releases cortisol which foils weight loss. Review your journal. Confirm that you are doing everything you should. If 3 weeks roll around and you are definitely in a plateau, post about it here. Don't just drop out of site/sight. We can't help you if we don't know you're floundering.
6) P2 (and P3) friendly carb servings are generally 1/2 cup, cooked. Some are described as "small" (YOUR definition of small and MY definition of small may differ greatly.  When in doubt, measure it out!)
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Good idea 
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