Beginning Week 2

Okay, so week two is made up of three different types of days:
Carb-down- 1 serving of starchy food before 3 pm.
Base-line- 2 servings of starchy food before 3 pm.
Carb-up- The last 2 meals of the day can be carb-up meals, which fall into the starchy food, sweet, and alcohol categories. You can also have a healthy starch early in the day :-)

I don't have too much time 'cause I've got to get some sleep, but here's how Monday (carb-down) will work.....

Meal 1: Protein/Good fat
Meal 2: Protein/Starch/Veggie
Meal 3: Protein/Good fat

Any snack meals that are needed should be protein based only.

This week, we are only allowed to have certain carbs since we're trying to add them back in gradually. Here's the list:

Black beans/red beans/lentils/rice - 1/2 cup cooked
Oatmeal - 1/2 cup dry
Cream of Wheat/MaltoMeal/Grits - 1 serving according to package label
Ezekiel bread/flourless or millet bread - 2 slices
Potato of any kind - 1 small, 1/2 medium, or 6-8 ounces

ANY veggie can be eaten in 1 cup quantities, except NO carrots, corn, peas, or beets (except on carb-up days). All of the veggies from the carb-deplete list can be eaten in unlimited quantities.

Good fats are olive oil, canola oil, flaxseed oil. One or two servings daily is fine. Bad fats are now butter, cheese, fatty red meat, mayonnaise, and salad dressing and should be limited to 20 grams per day.

We can also add back in fruits and some treats, but not on carb-down days. Monday and Tuesday are both carb-down days. I am sooooo looking forward to those yummy carbs :-)