Hi! Today is day 2 for me being completely on the Zone Diet. I am hungry ALL the time! Will my body adjust to my new eating habits? I'm supposed to eat 13 blocks a day. Yesterday I ate 14 because I worked out a lot longer than I typically do and my stomach was longing for more all afternoon/evening. Today is a day off from working out, I'm halfway through the day and I feel the same way.

Jen, there are some great people on this forum who will be a big help to you in your journey. I'm in my second month and find that I'm often too full as opposed to too hungry. Can you post a sample of what you are eating throughout the day, when you eat it, and what your activity level is? That will help to determine if there is something that you can tweak to combat the hungry feeling. Hang in there this is a great program!

Thank you for the response! I am eager to do the program and excited to see the results work for me. Here is a grid of my meals yesterday and today (I haven't had my evening snack yet). Date Block Amt. Time Food Consumed Feelings Afterwards 11/4/2010 4 7am 1 cup yogurt GREAT! Very slightly nauseous at gym, but I went 1 cup blueberries almost immediately after eating and only 3 strips turkey bacon deadlifted so it wasn't too bad 1 oz. cheddar cheese 12 almonds 4 12pm 6 cup romaine lettuce hungry after about 1 - 1 1/2 hours 1 cup cucumber 1 cup mushroom 2/3 cup celery 2 oz. mozzerella cheese 3 oz. deli ham Trader Joe's Tuscan Italian Dressing 1 apple 1+ 3pm 8 oz. skim milk Still hungry. Ate a bit more protein to try and help 6 peanuts hunger die down, but didn't help 2 slices deli ham 4 5:20pm 4 oz. teriyaki chicken Hungry not too long after dinner 1/3 cup peas 2 cups green beans 1/2 cup pineapple 1 7:45pm 1 oz. cheddar cheese Could have eaten more, but it sustained me 1 tangerine enough for the night w/o much hunger 6 peanuts 11/5/2010 4 7am 1 cup yogurt Content overall 1 cup blueberries 2 eggs 12 almonds 3 12pm 1 slice Ezekiel Bread Hungry about an hour after lunch 3 oz. tuna 1 tsp. mayonaise 1/2 cup pineapple 1/2 apple 1+ 3pm 1/2 apple Tried to include more protein to help ease hunger, 6 peanuts didn't help 1.25-1.5 oz. tuna .75-1 oz. deli ham 4 4:50pm 3 cups lettuce Hungry after about 45 min. 1/2 cup salsa 1/3 cup peas 1/2 cup kidney beans 1 oz. cheddar cheese 3 oz. chicken I typically work out Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat. Of those days, Mon, Tues and Sat I do a 20-30 min. high intensity workout involving cardio as well as weights and then do one strength lift (usually as much weight as I can, 3 reps, 3 rounds). Thursdays I do one weight strength lifting and then bike at least 12 miles. Thanks for any help I can get!!

That didn't post properly. I tried to copy/paste an Exel sheet and it messed it all up. Here is what I have eaten today: 7am - 1 cup yogurt, 1 cup blueberries, 2 eggs, 12 almonds. 12pm - 1 slice Ezekiel bread, 3 oz. tuna, 1 tsp. mayonaise, 1/2 cup pineapple, 1/2 apple 3pm - 1/2 apple, 6 peanuts, 1/2 oz. tuna, 3/4 oz. deli ham 4:50pm - 3 cups lettuce, 1/2 cup salsa, 1/3 cup peas, 1/2 cup kidney beans, 12 olives, 1 oz. cheddar cheese, 3 oz. chicken Other than breakfast, every meal/snack leaves me hungry all day long, as in stomach growling and all I think about it wanting to eat.

I typically work out Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat. Of those days, Mon, Tues and Sat I do a 20-30 min. high intensity workout involving cardio as well as weights and then do one strength lift (usually as much weight as I can, 3 reps, 3 rounds). Thursdays I do one weight strength lifting and then bike at least 12 miles. Thanks for any help I can get!!

Hi Jen,

For starters, it can take a few days for your insulin to lower into the Zone and to be hunger free, so give it some time.  In the meantime here are a few tips. Make sure you have enough fat in your meals and snacks.  The block system assumes that half the fat needed for Zone balance is in the low fat protein source.  Your deli ham and tuna may be almost fat free, which will result in too little fat in the meal.  When your protein is fat free, you should be doubling the number of fat blocks you add to the meal/snack.  Also, switching a lot of the fruit and unfavorable carbohydrates (peas, bread, pineapple) to lower density veggies will give you a better result.  The food block list found here is a good resource for Zone favorable veggies: http://www.zonediet.com/Tools/Quick...fault.aspx

Last, it's recommended by Dr. Sears to take a minimum of 5g Omega Rx daily (that's 8 capsules, or 2 teaspoons liquid) when you begin the diet.  You can find out more about it here:   http://www.zonediet.com/Shop/Omega-...rates.aspx

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sue
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Lost 100 lbs 15 yrs ago, off BP meds, thanks to the Zone diet and Zone fish oil.   ZoneFast 1-2-3 is the best!

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Thank you Sue for your information! I had read about adding extra fat to my meal/snack if the protein was fat free but already forgot about it. I also didn't know that pineapple was unfavorable. I'll look into getting some omega capsules as well.