Are you eating beans? That should help a bit- beans are what keeps me going during phase 1. Yesterday I made bean soup- you can see the recipe on my blog here:
www.thistimeits4real.com - just scroll down a bit. It's got 26 grams of carbs per serving BUT it's only from the beans and it's got 10 grams of fiber as well.
Black beans and kidney beans are great for phase 1
I think pinto is not allowed during the first phase.
This is another great link:
http://www.**/shoppinglist_p1.htm
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If you scroll down it's a list of all you can eat in phase 1.