OK, so I thought that I should post this now since I am hungry now. I'm on day 2 of phase 1, and finding it easy to do so far. As long as I remember what I look like naked, I have no problem. Anyhoo, I had scrambled eggs and 2 slices of bacon (OK, I had 1 because my 3-yr-old stole the other one) for breakfast, as well as a low-sodium V8. I had my cheesestring almost an hour ago. I am still starving and I am trying to hold off for lunch until about 12pm. Please tell me what to do in the meantime. Can I snack? Should I have lunch early? Help me, my stomach is eating my insides...

Eat something if you're hungry.

Eat some beans of some sort.
Eat some veggies...the legal kind, not french fries
Drink some lowfat/skim milk

You don't have to be hungry to be successful on the beach.

Eat Eat Eat! When I am on phase 1 I usually pig out for the first couple of days. By the time I get to week 2 I am full a lot more--I guess because I have detoxed and I am drinking more water and eating more protein and fiber in veggies. I eat a lot of beans and stuff like that...

Eat or you won't make it! Enjoy yourself...manga manga

Thank you so much for your quick responses. I am having a salad as we speak...

Are you drinking water, sometimes I think that I am hungry and I am really thirsty... But you should not be hungry on ph 1, so a salad is a great thing to eat. As we should be having lots of veggies. Have a great day.

Good stuff, Steen. Now come and join the group on the Phase I Starters thread. http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124754

Steen, you'll find adding veggies to your meals and snacks will make you feel more full. So have bell peppers with hummus, celery with Laughing Cow cheese, celery with peanut butter, homemade three bean salad, refried beans with salsa (no sugar) and lowfat cheese, etc. Try to incorporate beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, and dairy as much as you can on Phase 1...they have good carbs that will help make your detox much less painful.

Ruth is right--you'll find tons more advice in the Phase 1 thread! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Thanks Beachgal, I didn't know I could have peanut butter on phase 1.

peanut butter is fine on any phase. Just make sure it is natural (only peanuts and possibly salt) and that you limit it to 2 TBSP a day. If you want nuts that day then you have to skip the peanut butter or split the servings of each.

Veggies are really filling. I still love to eat raw zucchini and cauliflower and I've been eating this way for years now.

I find myself with the same problem! At night I can't sleep because I'm starving, but once I distract myself it isn't as bad. I KNOW I'm supposed to eat till I'm satisfied but, and this will sound WACKED, I'm not sure I can seperate hunger from boredom.

I know it isn't thirst though, I drink loads of water. Idk. Maybe you could eat more fiber rich foods? I'm really probably not the best one to respond to this, haha.

i'm not currently on the beach but i've done it before and i was not really all that hungry, but with what i'm doing now i stay hungry. it's really all that bad because i think it's more a matter of me wanting what i can't have as opposed to me actually being hungry. my stomach growls all the time but i personally would rather be hungry than have eaten something off plan and have ruined my whole day.

How about having your milk at bedtime? Calcium helps with sleep.

You know what part of the problem is? I'm going by the book, and I can't seem to convince myself that there is an updated food list. I mean, milk and nuts? That isn't on phase 1 of the book. I think I'm too scared to leave the book. I'll have to glue the updated list into my book or something...

OH OH SAME HERE!

I keep thinking "why did they change it? does this mean I'll lose less weight? Will this effect my carbs detox?". Once again, it's paranoia!