I need help.. To stay on the phase one or go on to OWL

This is a copy of my comment on a post over at forum.lowcarber.org regarding induction

kim_va said:

Hello everyone
I have been on phase one now for 3 weeks. I dont know if I want to move on or not. I want to say on phase one to lose more weight, but then again, I want to move on to OWL because I can have a little bit more food. How long did you all stay on the induction phase/? Thanks

My reply:

Hi kim_va,

If staying on induction is working for you, carry on but do make sure that you take a good range of supplement to make sure that you’re getting all the vitamins and minerals that you need.

A lot of people seem to be worried about opening themselves up to temptation when they move on from induction. Whilst that may be a legitimate fear, there are a number of things you can do to lessen the chance of temptation because really the temptation is only there if the extra foods you consider adding back into your diet come from the same range of choice that you’ve had before you started  your low carb journey.

My advice is to increase your horizons and instead of adding back smaller amounts of the same choice of foods that you’ve had before, look for new foods to try. Simply choose low carb new foods, so that’s different types of meat. If you’ve only ever eaten beef, pork and chicken, why not try duck or pigeon or guinea fowl or wild boar. If your vegetable choices before has only ever been potatoes, carrots, peas, parsnips and beans, say, why not go through the vegetable section in your local store and try something you’ve never tried before. If you fish choice has only ever been a nondescript piece of white fish covered in bread crumbs, why not try lobster or shrimp. I’m sure you get the picture.  

We don’t always have to move on from induction. We can take induction along with us for the journey simply  by making new food choices.

 Hope that helps,

Mark