I just started the Zone diet. Based on the calculations I found on one of the forums - I have 16 blocks to eat each day. I weight 360 lbs. I find that I am hungry about 2-3 hours after breakfast. I only have 4-5 hours between breakfast and lunch. I have found that I am hungry between breakfat and lunch no matter what type of diet I have tried over the past many many years. Since I have 16 blocks - can I add a morning snack as well as the other two snacks? Or do you have any other suggestions. I am currently using 4 blocks per meal and 2 per each snack.

You can split your blocks any way you want to - do what works best for you.
The only guidelines are to have a meal/snack soon after waking up, and to not go more than 4-5 hours without eating, and to eat a snack about an hour before you go to sleep. Other than those as far as timing, you can split your day as you see fit. The old saying "eat like a king in the morning, like a prince mid-day, and like a pauper at night - does have some merit. So I will have 4 blocks at breakfast and only 3 at dinner for my 12 block per day requirement.

Yes, you can Barb.  You goal is to eliminate hunger.  If you're hunger 4 hours after a Zonebalanced meal, it indicates you need to adjust the amount of carbohydrate.  If you have focused hunger you'd add 1 carbohydrate block to each meal, and if you have unfocused hunger you'd drop 1 carbohydrate block from each meal.  

I highly suggest you read Toxic Fat.  It explains about hunger in more detail than in other Zone books,  and it shows you how to eliminate hunger.  

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