amounts—perhaps a glass of an organic red wine once in a while.
The duration of this stage will depend upon your goal weight, your adherence
to the diet, and your exercise level. I don’t want you to beat yourself up if you
fall off the diet during this longer stage and temporarily go back to your old
eating habits. Mistakes happen, and you’re only human. Write down your goals,
and don’t weigh yourself more than once or twice a week. Don’t have unrealistic
expectations of rapid weight loss. It takes only a few seconds to eat one little
cookie, and half an hour on the treadmill to burn off its calories.
For Stage Two, use the same shopping list for Stage One, but now add
oatmeal, granola, wild rice, wholewheat pasta, or a loaf of bread. With one
serving a day, a loaf of bread, two boxes of oatmeal, or a box of wholewheat
pasta is enough for a whole week. I’ve found the following brands to be
reputable when it comes to grains:
• Back to Nature
• Bear Naked
• Bob’s Red Mill
• Dorset Cereals
• Eden Organic
• Food for Life
• Health Valley
• Lundberg
• Kashi
• Nature’s Path
• The Baker
• Whole Foods brands, such as 365
• World of Grains
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