[EliteFranceska]

just my opinion.... I would do phase 2 for as long as I can stand it given that everything is moving smoothly and no issues then stop perhaps a week prior to cruise and move onto phase 3 but that is just me because the only difference between ph 3 and 4 is the no carbs and sugar and when u hit 4 u can still run into the same issues as 3 With food issues but this just me i figure i will go for as long as my body tolerates it losing as much as possible in ph 2 as i can bfore maintenance i realized that while in 3 it teaches me better maintenance then in 4 but this can vary person to person..... Thru all my pass and fail rounds i have learned much more about my body and its reaction to food, i started this journey with many breaks in between at 186 in april of 2010 and today im at 134, i guess its just really depends on your self control and how u feel, i would never do the cruise on ph 2 though :-)