Length of this phase varies depending on the amount of weight you are planning to lose. I started this phase with flush Japanese Diet described here. You have to choose your food wisely during this phase. Prefer lean proteins and good carbs (carbs with lower than 35 glycemic index)
The goal is to eat meals that do not result rising of blood sugar levels. Despite what low carbs diets promise: eat as much as you like just avoid carbs… I recommend smaller portions and watching your calories. This way you will use the best of the all diets: low carb, low fat and calorie counting.
In the nutshell: eat good carbs: whole wheat bread, low carb serial, fruits (avoid grapes and bananas) for breakfast only, once or twice a week during this phase. The rest of the time, eat lean protein: chicken, turkey, fish with non-starchy veggies. Avoid potatoes , corn and beats. Here is the list of food with low glycemic index (under 35)
listed from lowest to highest:
Alcohol(hard liquor, non-sweetened) no beer sorry
Fish
Cheese (preferred unpasteurized)
Meats
Red wine, white wine, champagne
Ham, cold cuts, sausages
Sea food
Mayonnaise (home-made only: egg, oil, mustard)
Eggs
Coffee
Tea
Poultry
Cream
Soy sauce
Oils
Spices
Vinegar
Avocado
Low Carb Pasta
Spinach
Lettuce
Bran
Agave (syrup)
Asparagus
Cucumber
Broccoli
Olives
Almonds
Onions
Mushroom
Soy
Tofu, soybean curd
Nuts
Ginger
Radish
Brussels sprouts
Pesto (watch the label)
Pine nuts
Rhubarb
Fennel
Celery
Peppers
Sauerkraut
Cabbage
Shallot
Black currant
Pickle
Zucchini
Leeks, scallions
Walnuts
Sprouted seeds
Cauliflower
Wheat germ
Lemon juice (unsweetened)
Powder cocoa (no sugar added)
Eggplant
Plain Yogurt (watch the label for starch)
Bamboo shoot
Artichoke
Fructose, fruit sugar
Lemon
Sugarless jam
Dark chocolate (more than 70% of cocoa content)
Peanut Butter (unsweetened)
Raspberry (fresh fruit)
Whole-almond butter (unsweetened)
Hummus (watch the corn syrup and starch)
Blackberry, mulberry
Green lentils
Blueberry
Strawberries (fresh fruit)
Cherries
Redcurrant
Soy flour
Green Beans
Beans
Blanched barley
Split peas
Tangerines, clementine, mandarins
Carrots (raw)
Tomatoes
Chick peas, garbanzo beans
Garlic
Apricots (fresh fruit)
Marmalade (no sugar added)
Soy milk
Brown lentils
Passion fruit
Almond milk
Chinese noodles/vermicelli (made from soy beans)
Milk (skimmed or not)
Turnip (raw)
Grapefruit
Yellow lentils
Pears (fresh fruit)
Oat milk (non cooked)
Bread (whole wheat, whole rye)
Coconut
Pomegranate (fresh fruit)
Plums, prunes (fresh fruit)
Quinoa
Tomato juice
Apple stew, apple sauce
Yeast
Oranges (fresh fruit)
Dijon type mustard
Black beans
Apple (fresh fruit)
Kidney/pinto beans
Adzuki bean beans
Chinese noodles (hard wheat), noodles
Sunflower seeds
Ale strains
Figs
Wasa™ fiber (24%)
Tomato sauce (natural, no sugar added)
Falafel (chick peas)
Ice cream (low carb versions)
Wild rice
Nectarines (fresh fruit)
Chick pea flour
Peaches (fresh fruit)
Green peas (fresh)
